Don't use @Factory if you don't want it to be triggered on first load. Just hit the method after user hit command button. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4100493#4100493 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4100493