What should I do to fix it? The action is stateless in nature in that the user uploads a file with some details, in this case newPaperDetails, and store them in the database. The reason I used @Out and initPaperDetails is because that the newartwork.jsf page complains about not being able to find newPaperDetails instance. What approach would you suggest me to follow? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3961622#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...