at the end of the doView, you can reset the parameters that are stored in the request (and that come from the formular in the page : the post param from the field). then, the portlet should not recognized that someone has yet given the value, and start again to ask the user to type a value. or you can set a parameter that say : I have yet printed the value. this parameter may be a hidden field of the form. hope it helps. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4008453#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...