1) I think using h:dataTable you need to put a link in each column. In plain html you can (of course) put an onclick listener on the row. Perhaps an component set table (AFAICS trinidad can do this through a selection listener) 2) You'll need to make a non-faces request to open a new window and start a conversation, again AFAICS s:link with a target should work, otherwise consider a page action or a @Create method 3) There are very few use cases where an explicit id for a conversation makes sense View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3995820#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...