My guess is the client vs server state saving problem is due to a bug in ealier versions of MyFaces that JBoss may still ship with. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3970220#3970220 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3970220