Take a look at s:selectItems, and the ui example - it gives you cleaner ui/backing layer separation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4061700#4061700 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4061700