I think its better to use a PAGE-scoped context variable for that, or even a Seam page parameter. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4061679#4061679 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4061679