I have two rich:datatables: orderMasterTable and orderDetailTable. For the first column of the master table I have a name and it is either rendered with an a4j:commandLink or h:outputText depending on if it is the currently selected row. If it is the currently selected row it is h:outputText and if not selected row then a4j:commandLink so that the row can be selected.

When the a4j:commandLink is clicked it selects the current item and rerenders the detail table with the details of the selected item. This part works.

The problem I have is that I also need to rerender the master table so that the newly selected row is rendered with h:outputText and all other rows are a4j:commandLink. If I only have rerender="orderDetailTable" the detail table is rerendered ok but the link rendering of the master table is not updated. If I put rerender="orderDetailTable, orderMasterTable" then neither table rerenders.

Any help is appeciated.

Here is the code:

 <h:form>
 <!-- master table -->
 <rich:dataTable id="orderMasterTable"
 onRowMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='#F1F1F1'"
 onRowMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='#{a4jSkin.tableBackgroundColor}'"
 value="#{orderTable.orderList}" var="orderItem"
 width="600px" ajaxKeys="#{orderTable.keysToUpdate}">>

 <h:column id="deviceColumn">
 <f:facet name="header">
 <f:verbatim>Device</f:verbatim>
 </f:facet>
 <h:outputText id="device" value="#{orderItem.device}"
 rendered="#{orderItem.device==orderTable.selectedOrder.device}"/>

 <a4j:commandLink id="deviceLink" value="#{orderItem.device}"
 reRender="orderDetailTable, orderMasterTable" rendered="#{orderItem.device!=orderTable.selectedOrder.device}">
 <f:setPropertyActionListener value="#{orderItem}"
 target="#{orderTable.selectedOrder}"/>
 </a4j:commandLink>
 </h:column>
 .... more columns ....
 </rich:dataTable>

 <!-- detail table -->
 <rich:dataTable id="orderDetailTable"
 value="#{orderTable.selectedOrder.details}" var="orderDetail"
 width="600px">
 <h:column>
 <f:facet name="header">
 <f:verbatim>Submit Order</f:verbatim>
 </f:facet>
 </h:column>
 .... more columns ....
 </rich:dataTable>