anonymous wrote : public ClassE getClassEInst() { | | return classEInst; | | } | <h:inputText id="classEInst" value="#{classAInst.classEInst}" /> An inputText takes a value of type String, or, a value that has been converted to/from String NOT an embeddable EJB3 bean. So, either reference specific fields on the embeddable object: <h:inputText id="classEInst" value="#{classAInst.classEInst.classEVar}" / or, as Gavin said, provide a converter for ClassE to be set via a input string. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3958719#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...