You should use the s:selectItems and s:convertEntity in Seam 1.2.1 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4037065#4037065 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4037065