I'm using <template:put name='<%=description%>' content='<%=aBean.getDescription() %>' direct='true'/> inside an iterate to fill a template with values - inside the Template i want to check wether the value is not null -> then show a link or show it, when it is bull - I tried <logic:present name="Description"> hey, I'm present </logic:present> but the putted values don't seem to be in scope - anyone tried something like this before and came up with a better solution?! Greetings Stefan