Hi Wolfgang Sorry long time ago i've posted! I have a person which i can edit and this person could be assigend to a compnay. But this assignment is optional! Here's the code for the selection <s:decorate id="companyField" template="layout/edit.xhtml"> | <ui:define name="label">Firma</ui:define> | <h:panelGrid columns="3" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> | <h:inputText id="companySelection" converter="#{companyConverter}" value="#{personHome.instance.company}" required="false"/> | <h:graphicImage value="img/arrow.png" | onclick="#{rich:element('companySelection')}.value = '';#{rich:component('suggestion')}.callSuggestion(true)" | alt="call company list" /> | <a4j:outputPanel id="companyEdit"> | <s:link view="/companyList.xhtml" id="companyLink" | value="#{personHome.instance.company.name} bearbeiten" propagation="none" | rendered="#{personHome.instance.company.id > 0}"> | <f:param name="companyId" value="#{personHome.instance.company.id}" /> | </s:link> | </a4j:outputPanel> | <rich:suggestionbox id="suggestion" for="companySelection" suggestionAction="#{companyBean.autocomplete}" var="_c" ajaxSingle="true"> | <a4j:support event="onselect" reRender="companyEdit,companyAddress"> | <f:param name="companyId" value="#{_c.id}" /> | <f:param name="company" value="#{_c}" /> | </a4j:support> | <h:column> | #{_c} | </h:column> | </rich:suggestionbox> | </h:panelGrid> | </s:decorate> Yes i got @Transient annotation used within person.java Thanks for you advice View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4266722#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...