ok, again just for the record and in case there are some other seam dummies like me: A pdf file can only be viewed if there is an existing converstation. That means, at least in my case, that a simple call to /test.pdf does not work, unless there is a long running conversation, that was started by any component. hope that helps someone... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4033407#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...