You need to look at the Seam example applications, or really, any JSF example application. I often had the same reflex when I started learning JSF and tried the same approach as you. You can not pass "objects" between requests by putting them into a link. Check the booking demo app and how it uses @DataModel and @DataModelSelection, this is what you probably want. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4025595#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...