try putting an f:param inside the commandlink you should be able to get it from the request parameter map through the faces context. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4091370#4091370 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4091370