Thanks for the explanation. It has helped me turn my attention on the In annotation. Here is what the javadoc states: | /** | * Specifies that a component should be instantiated | * if the context variable is null. | */ | boolean create() default false; | and have a look at Component.java private static Object getInstance(String name, boolean create, Object result) where it is said that: | if (result==null && create) | { | result = getInstanceFromFactory(name); | if (result==null) | { | if (component==null) | { | //needed when this method is called by JSF | if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("seam component not found: " + name); | } | And here it is: 2007-08-23 13:26:51,459 DEBUG [org.jboss.seam.Component] seam component not found: examData I understand it better now. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4077246#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...