myModel is a Seam component, and attribute is a property of that component that definitely does NOT have an @In! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3993391#3993391 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3993391