Louis, post your source for Bean A and Bean B. @DataModel does a conversion to a DataModel and then outjects the result - it doesn't do a subsequent injection. Based on your description above I wouldn't expect sections, created in A, to be available in B if annotated with @DataModel (you need to use @In). If you want the underlying list you can use @In("#{sections.wrappedData}"). The code you post just deals with outjecting a DataModel from the bean - and as you outject a different object it is dirty... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4038043#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...