This is what I use: http://sfjsf.blogspot.com/2006/03/usings-sets-with-uidata.html#links rewritten as a facelets function for ease. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4008723#4008723 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4008723