Seam team, I think it might be helpful to adjust the wording of the documentation and maybe add some additional explanation for the @DataModelSelection annotation in relation to @DataModel. The following documentation for @DataModelSelection: anonymous wrote : value ? name of the conversation context variable. Not needed if there is exactly one @DataModel in the component. seems to indicate to developers that you are naming the @DataModelSelection context variable by specifying the value. The reason I bring it up is, I have heard this same question from every new member of my team when they try to use 2 DataModels in one component. Thanks. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4084824#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...