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MasterDetail
Straightforward navigation level by level by using of SelectDetailLevel handler. Context values (any objects) are passed from level to level and available via context variables. Level to go to can be set via "level" or "step" attribute (default is step=1 if nothing specified). Text for breadcrumb items is set by "levelLabel" attribute or "label" facet of MasterDetailLevel component.

Attention: You have to reference the pe:masterDetail in the "update" attribute of command components manually if you have any auto updatable components, such as p:growl or p:message with p:autoUpdate, on the page.
SportNumber of countries with leagues
Football4
Basketball3
Ice Hockey2
Source

<pe:masterDetail id="masterDetail" level="#{simpleMasterDetailController.currentLevel}">

    <pe:masterDetailLevel level="1" levelLabel="Sports">
        <p:dataTable id="sports" value="#{simpleMasterDetailController.sports}" var="sport">
            <p:column headerText="Sport">
                <p:commandLink value="#{sport.name}">
                    <pe:selectDetailLevel contextValue="#{sport}"/>
                </p:commandLink>
            </p:column>
            <p:column headerText="Number of countries with leagues">
                <h:outputText value="#{fn:length(sport.countriesWithLeague)}"/>
            </p:column>
        </p:dataTable>
    </pe:masterDetailLevel>

    <pe:masterDetailLevel level="2" contextVar="sport" levelLabel="Countries having #{sport.name} leagues">
        <p:dataTable id="countries" value="#{sport.countriesWithLeague}" var="country">
            <p:column headerText="Country">
                <p:commandLink value="#{country.name}">
                    <pe:selectDetailLevel contextValue="#{country}"/>
                </p:commandLink>
            </p:column>
            <p:column headerText="Code">
                <h:outputText value="#{country.code}"/>
            </p:column>
        </p:dataTable>
    </pe:masterDetailLevel>

    <pe:masterDetailLevel level="3" contextVar="country" levelLabel="#{country.sport} leagues of #{country.name}">
        <p:dataTable id="leauges" value="#{country.leagues}" var="league">
            <p:column headerText="League">
                <h:outputText value="#{league.name}"/>
            </p:column>
            <p:column headerText="Number of teams">
                <h:outputText value="#{league.numberOfTeam}"/>
            </p:column>
        </p:dataTable>
        <h:panelGrid columns="2" style="margin-top: 10px">
            <p:commandButton value="Go to Sports" icon="pi pi-fast-backward">
                <pe:selectDetailLevel level="1"/>
            </p:commandButton>
            <p:commandButton value="Go to Countries" icon="pi pi-step-backward">
                <pe:selectDetailLevel step="-1"/>
            </p:commandButton>
        </h:panelGrid>
    </pe:masterDetailLevel>

</pe:masterDetail>
            
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