Use s:convertEntity and s:selectItems as demoed in a number of examples (e.g. ui example) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052503#4052503 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4052503