Accessing @DataModel (List) in Seam POJO - Always null

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Carrying on from yesterday's problem.

I have a Seam POJO;

@Name("imagesBean")
@Interceptors(SeamInterceptor.class)
@Scope(ScopeType.SESSION)
public class ImagesBean implements Serializable, NOTiFYPiNPOiNTConstants {

     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     
     @DataModel 
     private List <Postcards> postcardsList;     

The DateModel - postcardsList is created and populated in my Stateless EJB;

@DataModel
private List <Postcards> postcardsList;

with;

@Factory("postcardsList")  
public final void getPostCardsByDomain() {
    Query query = entityManager.createQuery(GET_POSTCARDS_BY_DOMAIN);
    query.setParameter(ONE, this.getDomain(credentials.getUsername()));
          
    this.postcardsList = query.getResultList();
    log.info(">>>>> getPostCardsByDomain postcardsList.size = " + postcardsList.size()); // Shows the x number of postCard entities
}

The Facelet (XHTML) is populated with all the data from 'postcardsList'.

But when the Facelet calls a method my Seam POJO and I try to get the 'postcardsList' it is always null.

Any suggestions why the 'postcardsList' is not being injected?

Thanks.