For requirements #1 and #2 I am now prototyping the following, but I am not sure if it is the proper way. It appears to work, but I do not know if the conversation etc. are handled properly from the perspective of optimality: | @Stateful | @Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION) | | ... | | @DataModel | private List<BusinessItem> businessItems; | | /** | * This method TODO | * | */ | @Begin(join=true) | public void populateItems() { | ... | } | | ... | For requirement #3 I found a solution at: http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4055599#... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4060671#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...