Easiest way is to use a Seam component | @Name("myConverter") @BypassInterceptors @Converter | public class MyConverter implements Converter{ | | @In EntityManager entityManager; | | @Transactional | public Object getAsObject(FacesContext arg0, UIComponent arg1, String arg2) { | entityManager.joinTransaction(); | ... | } | } <h:selectOneMenu ... converter="myConverter"> View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4058647#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...