immediate=true will short-circuit the validation phase for non-immediate=true components and update-model/invoke-application phases for all components.
If that does what you need, you're set. Otherwise, you'll have to use an approach like the experimental OptionalValidationFramework. I'm not sure if we have it working for JSP yet. I know it works for facelets. You should read these topics: http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/How_The_Immediate_Attribute_Works http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/OptionalValidationFramework On 11/22/05, Jeremy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do you NOT run validations when certain buttons are clicked? > > Does setting the controls' immediate attributes to "true" do what you > want? > > Jeremy >

