I have a SFSB in conversation scope. But I want to have the option of passing it request parameters. So, for example: <s:link value="Search" action="search"> | <f:param name="searchPattern" value="#{oldbean.searchPattern}"/> | </s:link> Now, I need some way of telling the searchActionBean to use the RequestParameter searchPattern instead of another one living in conversation scope (they cant be the same property b/c of some other complication). Now, if i put an action=... in pages.xml this will get called everytime the page/view is accessed. Instead I only want this action method to be invoked when the request parameter comes in. I thought I could stick a call to this method in the setter but the setter seems to be called regardless of whether the RequestParameter is specified. Anyone have any ideas what i can do? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4000128#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...