<h:commandButton action="#{backingBeanName[actionCancelUpdateName]}" /> pass them to the template like this | <cu:yourCustomTag backingBeanName="${yourBackingBean}" | actionEditName="youActionName"/> | This works for me, but I wish I could just pass in the action. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4025643#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...