1) Page scope is appropriate here, assuming that the edit panel is on the same view id as the search. A long running conversation would be as well, and would be the standard choice as often theses sorts of user interactions span multiple views. If the conversation is left hanging, you would just allow it to timeout. 2) Yes, a single method with multiple faces requests in it is the correct way to test this. Take a look at the tests for an example for Seam, e.g. booking, and compare it to the path a user would take through the app. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4115665#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...