// User
@NodeEntity
public class User {

    private String firstName;

    // getter, setter, ...
}

// SessionBean
@SessionScoped
@Named
public class SessionBean {

    @Transactional
    public User getUser() {
         User user = ...;
         System.out.println(user.getFirstName()); // (1) gives firstName-value.
    }
}

// sometpl.xhtml
${sessionBean.user.firstName} // (2) gives "null".