Here's the code. The toolbar has a button to switch between the master and the slave panel. So initially only the master panel is shown. After clicking the button the slave panel is shown, but then no item in the listShuttle can be selected.

The managed bean is in request scope, but I used it on that page with

<a4j:keepAlive beanName="theBean"/>.

 <a4j:outputPanel id="tabContainer">
 <a4j:outputPanel id="master" styleClass="#{(empty theBean.mode) ? '' : 'hidden'}">
 <rich:tabPanel binding="#{theBean.masterTabPanel}">
 <rich:tab binding="#{theBean.masterTab}">
 <a4j:outputPanel binding="#{theBean.gridContainer}"/>
 </rich:tab>
 </rich:tabPanel>
 </a4j:outputPanel>

 <a4j:outputPanel id="slave" rendered="#{!empty theBean.mode}">
 <rich:tabPanel binding="#{theBean.slaveTabPanel}">
 <rich:tab binding="#{theBean.slaveTab0}"/>
 <rich:tab binding="#{theBean.slaveTab1}">

 <a4j:outputPanel id="shuttle">
 <rich:listShuttle
 targetValue="#{theBean.securityRolesAssigned}"
 sourceValue="#{theBean.securityRolesAvailable}"
 var="item"
 sourceCaptionLabel="Available Items"
 targetCaptionLabel="Selected Items"
 converter="listShuttleConverter">

 <rich:column>
 <h:outputText value="#{item.name}"/>
 </rich:column>
 </rich:listShuttle>
 </a4j:outputPanel>

 </rich:tab>
 </rich:tabPanel>
 <rich:toolBar binding="#{theBean.slaveToolBar}"/>
 </a4j:outputPanel>
 </a4j:outputPanel>

I rerender the tabContainer.

ok. I try to create a sample war...coming soon