Use @In(create=true) or acces tickets directly via #{tickets.subject}. Regards Felix P.S.: I would prefer to use the sungular for entity names. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4088409#4088409 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4088409