So (point 2 is the key) 1) You presumably don't get any exceptions 2) What does <h:messages /> give for the dropdown box. You've probably hit a conversion error. (You have <h:messages globalOnly="true" /> but none for the h:selectOneMenu) 3) Try adding a public void setExample(Room example) {...} method - how else can the roomFinder.example get updated?! 4) You don't want @Out and @SelectItems on the same outjection as @SelectItems does an outjection itself (having wrapped the list you provide in a list of SelectItem) 5) In the @Factory method for roomListByOrganisation you are setting List to be a List - this is wrong. Just set it to be a list of Room as you do about 2/3rds of the way down the method. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3979958#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...