Not sure if this will work, but you could look into using an el function to return the string. So, something like: | "#{s:hasRole(my:admin())}" | Of course, now you're "hard coding" a method name in a string, which is probably as difficult to refactor as the string itself. Personally, I think you're better off using a straight string. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4071801#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...