JSF VariableResolver that first delegates to the original resolver of the underlying JSF implementation, then to the Spring root WebApplicationContext.

Configure this resolver in your faces-config.xml file as follows:

 <application>
   ...
   <variable-resolver>org.springframework.web.jsf.DelegatingVariableResolver</variable-resolver>
 </application>

All your JSF expressions can then implicitly refer to the names of Spring-managed service layer beans, for example in property values of JSF-managed beans:

 <managed-bean>
   <managed-bean-name>myJsfManagedBean</managed-bean-name>
   <managed-bean-class>example.MyJsfManagedBean</managed-bean-class>
   <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
   <managed-property>
     <property-name>mySpringManagedBusinessObject</property-name>
     <value>#{mySpringManagedBusinessObject}</value>
   </managed-property>
 </managed-bean>

with "mySpringManagedBusinessObject" defined as Spring bean in applicationContext.xml:

 <bean id="mySpringManagedBusinessObject" class="example.MySpringManagedBusinessObject">
   ...
 </bean>