Well I hope that this post helps someone who got as frustrated as myself. tis like second nature to do this: | <h:column> | <s:fragment rendered="#{eachDisplayableCategory.refined}"> | <s:fragment | rendered="#{eachDisplayableCategory.immutableCategory.parent == null}"> | <h:selectBooleanCheckbox | value="#{eachDisplayableCategory.selected}" disabled="true" /> | </s:fragment> | <s:fragment | rendered="#{eachDisplayableCategory.immutableCategory.parent != null}"> | <h:selectBooleanCheckbox | value="#{eachDisplayableCategory.selected}" /> | </s:fragment> | </s:fragment> | <s:fragment rendered="#{eachDisplayableCategory.refined}"> | <h:selectBooleanCheckbox | value="#{eachDisplayableCategory.selected}" disabled="true" /> | </s:fragment> | </h:column> | its only a small set to add <s:fragment> outside the column!!! and you have NO IDEA why suddenly nothing happens... :/ View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4039452#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...