Thanks for the help. I will look at a possible solution with @DataModel and @DataModelSelection. FYI: Example 1.11 in Seam reference 1.2.1.GA is relevant to @DataModel My apologies. I am new to Seam and misunderstood what you meant by data model. I thought you guys were referring to my database. To help other newbies it will be more clear if one uses @DataModel in a post to indicate it is the Seam annotation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4073162#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...