Why is your faces-config.xml empty? Shouldn't it contain: <view-handler> com.sun.facelets.FaceletViewHandler </view-handler> <el-resolver>org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamELResolver</el-resolver> <!-- Select one of the standard transaction models for the Seam application -->^ <phase-listener>org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener</phase-listener> When your examples don't work properly it makes trying to learn/work with Seam very frustrating. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4067239#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...