I think the original post is conceptually wrong. <ui:repeat> is an iterator. It can iterate over lists of things, including DataModels. However it doesn't modify the model that is iterates over. For example it will never set a DataModel's selected row and using @DataModelSelection with it will never work. <ui:repeat> is a powerful substitue to using c:forEach. It is not a direct replacement for h:dataTable. Maybe I misunderstand the original question. If you need @DataModelSelection to work, you'll need to go back to h:dataTable. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3961410#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...