There is an NPE in your initData2 method (for a start you are trying to use injection inside a non-seam component) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4061885#4061885 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4061885