>>> So I assume the action returns just fine?
>>> Is this occurring in response to an Ajax request, or to a portlet
>>> submission? You should be able to tell with Firebug. If Ajax, what does the
>>> Ajax response look like?
>>
>> We're in noscript mode so there's no Ajax involved. I described the set up
>> in the first post of this thread.
>>
>> As I interpret things, the action itself seems to return fine but the view
>> makes the portlet return to initial state. This happens only when a field is
>> left empty and a toggle is used towards a next or previous case.
>
> The next step would be to look at XFormsServer.java. In there, around line
> 418 ("if (contentHandler != null)"), a decision is made as to what the
> response should look like.
>
> I am not sure I am helping much because this is obviously  a bit tricky to
> debug.