diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTargetStateResolver.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTargetStateResolver.java
index 26c732c8..a56ce6cb 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTargetStateResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTargetStateResolver.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TextToTargetStateResolver extends AbstractConverter {
 		if (targetStateId.startsWith(BEAN_PREFIX)) {
 			return flowBuilderContext.getBeanFactory().getBean(targetStateId.substring(BEAN_PREFIX.length()));
 		} else {
-			Expression expression = parser.parseExpression(targetStateId, new ParserContextImpl().eval(
+			Expression expression = parser.parseExpression(targetStateId, new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(
 					RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 			return new DefaultTargetStateResolver(expression);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTransitionCriteria.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTransitionCriteria.java
index 864e1620..778f1d61 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTransitionCriteria.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/support/TextToTransitionCriteria.java
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ import org.springframework.binding.convert.support.AbstractConverter;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.ExpressionVariable;
-import org.springframework.binding.expression.ognl.OgnlExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.binding.expression.support.ParserContextImpl;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionCriteria;
 import org.springframework.webflow.engine.WildcardTransitionCriteria;
 import org.springframework.webflow.engine.builder.FlowBuilderContext;
 import org.springframework.webflow.engine.support.BooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria;
-import org.springframework.webflow.engine.support.EventIdTransitionCriteria;
 import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContext;
 
 /**
@@ -89,30 +87,10 @@ class TextToTransitionCriteria extends AbstractConverter {
 			return flowBuilderContext.getBeanFactory().getBean(encodedCriteria.substring(BEAN_PREFIX.length()),
 					TransitionCriteria.class);
 		} else {
-			if (parser instanceof OgnlExpressionParser) {
-				// 1.0 compatability
-				OgnlExpressionParser ognl = (OgnlExpressionParser) parser;
-				if (ognl.isTemplateExpression(encodedCriteria)) {
-					return createBooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria(encodedCriteria, parser);
-				} else {
-					return createEventIdTransitionCriteria(encodedCriteria);
-				}
-			} else {
-				return createBooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria(encodedCriteria, parser);
-			}
+			return createBooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria(encodedCriteria, parser);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Hook method subclasses can override to return a specialized eventId matching transition criteria implementation.
-	 * @param eventId the event id to match
-	 * @return the transition criteria object
-	 * @throws ConversionException when something goes wrong
-	 */
-	protected TransitionCriteria createEventIdTransitionCriteria(String eventId) throws ConversionException {
-		return new EventIdTransitionCriteria(eventId);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Hook method subclasses can override to return a specialized expression evaluating transition criteria
 	 * implementation.
@@ -123,7 +101,7 @@ class TextToTransitionCriteria extends AbstractConverter {
 	 */
 	protected TransitionCriteria createBooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria(String encodedCriteria,
 			ExpressionParser parser) throws ConversionException {
-		Expression expression = parser.parseExpression(encodedCriteria, new ParserContextImpl().eval(
+		Expression expression = parser.parseExpression(encodedCriteria, new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(
 				RequestContext.class).variable(new ExpressionVariable("result", "lastEvent.id")));
 		return new BooleanExpressionTransitionCriteria(expression);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
index 5d2f7776..f54daad4 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/XmlFlowBuilder.java
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class XmlFlowBuilder extends AbstractFlowBuilder implements ResourceHolde
 	private Expression parseSubflowExpression(Element element) {
 		String subflow = element.getAttribute("subflow");
 		Expression subflowId = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(subflow,
-				new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
+				new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 		return new SubflowExpression(subflowId, getLocalContext().getFlowDefinitionLocator());
 	}
 
@@ -595,26 +595,26 @@ public class XmlFlowBuilder extends AbstractFlowBuilder implements ResourceHolde
 			} else {
 				encodedView = getLocalContext().getViewFactoryCreator().createViewIdByConvention(parseId(element));
 				Expression viewName = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(encodedView,
-						new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
+						new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 				return getLocalContext().getViewFactoryCreator().createViewFactory(viewName,
 						getLocalContext().getResourceLoader());
 			}
 		} else if (encodedView.startsWith("externalRedirect:")) {
 			String encodedUrl = encodedView.substring("externalRedirect:".length());
 			Expression externalUrl = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(encodedUrl,
-					new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
+					new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 			return new ActionExecutingViewFactory(new ExternalRedirectAction(externalUrl));
 		} else if (encodedView.startsWith("flowRedirect:")) {
 			String flowRedirect = encodedView.substring("flowRedirect:".length());
 			Expression expression = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(flowRedirect,
-					new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
+					new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 			return new ActionExecutingViewFactory(new FlowDefinitionRedirectAction(expression));
 		} else if (encodedView.startsWith("bean:")) {
 			return (ViewFactory) getLocalContext().getBeanFactory().getBean(encodedView.substring("bean:".length()),
 					ViewFactory.class);
 		} else {
 			Expression viewName = getExpressionParser().parseExpression(encodedView,
-					new ParserContextImpl().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
+					new ParserContextImpl().template().eval(RequestContext.class).expect(String.class));
 			return getLocalContext().getViewFactoryCreator().createViewFactory(viewName,
 					getLocalContext().getResourceLoader());
 		}
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
index fdc29af3..dd99b1ad 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd
@@ -41,11 +41,40 @@ The unique identifier of this state; must be unique to this flow.
 		</xsd:attribute>
 	</xsd:complexType>
 
+	<!-- Reusable types -->
+	<xsd:simpleType name="type">
+		<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
 	<xsd:simpleType name="expression">
 		<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"/>
 	</xsd:simpleType>
 
-	<xsd:simpleType name="type">
+	<xsd:simpleType name="template">
+		<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="viewFactory">
+		<xsd:restriction base="template"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="transitionCriteria">
+		<xsd:restriction base="template"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="targetStateResolver">
+		<xsd:restriction base="template"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="flowId">
+		<xsd:restriction base="template"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="beanName">
+		<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"/>
+	</xsd:simpleType>
+
+	<xsd:simpleType name="resource">
 		<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"/>
 	</xsd:simpleType>
 	
@@ -656,11 +685,12 @@ If specified and the result is not compatible with the expected type, a type con
 
 	<xsd:element name="render">
 		<xsd:complexType>
-			<xsd:attribute name="fragments" type="expression" use="required">
+			<xsd:attribute name="fragments" type="xsd:string" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
 The fragments of the next view to render.  Multiple fragments may be specified by using the comma delimiter.
+Each fragment is a template expression.
 ]]>
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
@@ -723,7 +753,7 @@ Secures this transition.
 				</xsd:element>
 				<xsd:group ref="actionTypes" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
 			</xsd:sequence>
-			<xsd:attribute name="on" type="expression">
+			<xsd:attribute name="on" type="transitionCriteria">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
@@ -758,7 +788,7 @@ Superclasses of the configured exception class match by default.  Use this attri
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
-			<xsd:attribute name="to" type="expression" use="optional">
+			<xsd:attribute name="to" type="targetStateResolver" use="optional">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
@@ -854,7 +884,7 @@ Handles exceptions that occur within this state.
 							</xsd:annotation>
 						</xsd:element>
 					</xsd:sequence>
-					<xsd:attribute name="view" type="expression">
+					<xsd:attribute name="view" type="viewFactory">
 						<xsd:annotation>
 							<xsd:documentation>
 								<![CDATA[
@@ -1013,7 +1043,7 @@ For example:
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
-			<xsd:attribute name="then" type="expression" use="required">
+			<xsd:attribute name="then" type="targetStateResolver" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
@@ -1022,7 +1052,7 @@ The state to transition to if the boolean expression evaluates to true.
 					</xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
-			<xsd:attribute name="else" type="expression">
+			<xsd:attribute name="else" type="targetStateResolver">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
@@ -1114,7 +1144,7 @@ Handles exceptions that occur within this state.
 							</xsd:annotation>
 						</xsd:element>
 					</xsd:sequence>
-					<xsd:attribute name="subflow" type="expression" use="required">
+					<xsd:attribute name="subflow" type="flowId" use="required">
 						<xsd:annotation>
 							<xsd:documentation>
 								<![CDATA[
@@ -1123,7 +1153,7 @@ The subflow to start.
 							</xsd:documentation>
 						</xsd:annotation>
 					</xsd:attribute>
-					<xsd:attribute name="subflow-attribute-mapper" type="xsd:string">
+					<xsd:attribute name="subflow-attribute-mapper" type="beanName">
 						<xsd:annotation>
 							<xsd:documentation>
 								<![CDATA[
@@ -1189,7 +1219,7 @@ Handles exceptions that occur in this state.
 							</xsd:annotation>
 						</xsd:element>
 					</xsd:sequence>
-					<xsd:attribute name="view" type="xsd:string">
+					<xsd:attribute name="view" type="viewFactory">
 						<xsd:annotation>
 							<xsd:documentation>
 								<![CDATA[
@@ -1264,7 +1294,7 @@ All transition actions must execute successfully for the transition itself to ex
 
 	<xsd:element name="exception-handler">
 		<xsd:complexType>
-			<xsd:attribute name="bean" type="xsd:string" use="required">
+			<xsd:attribute name="bean" type="beanName" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
@@ -1278,7 +1308,7 @@ The bean id of the custom exception handler.
 
 	<xsd:element name="bean-import">
 		<xsd:complexType>
-			<xsd:attribute name="resource" type="xsd:string" use="required">
+			<xsd:attribute name="resource" type="resource" use="required">
 				<xsd:annotation>
 					<xsd:documentation>
 						<![CDATA[
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/AttributeMapperActionTests.java b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/AttributeMapperActionTests.java
index f7ce1dfd..87e992de 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/AttributeMapperActionTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/AttributeMapperActionTests.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public class AttributeMapperActionTests extends TestCase {
 
 	public void testMapping() throws Exception {
 		DefaultAttributeMapper mapper = new DefaultAttributeMapper();
-		mapper.addMapping(mappingBuilder.source("${externalContext.requestParameterMap.foo}")
-				.target("${flowScope.bar}").value());
+		mapper.addMapping(mappingBuilder.source("externalContext.requestParameterMap.foo").target("flowScope.bar")
+				.value());
 		AttributeMapperAction action = new AttributeMapperAction(mapper);
 
 		MockRequestContext context = new MockRequestContext();
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/config/FlowBuilderServicesBeanDefinitionParserTests.java b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/config/FlowBuilderServicesBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
index f0567af1..83d9a87a 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/config/FlowBuilderServicesBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/config/FlowBuilderServicesBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public class FlowBuilderServicesBeanDefinitionParserTests extends TestCase {
 		public ViewFactory createViewFactory(Expression viewId, ResourceLoader viewResourceLoader) {
 			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Auto-generated method stub");
 		}
+
+		public String createViewIdByConvention(String viewStateId) {
+			return viewStateId;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	public static class TestConversionService implements ConversionService {
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/EndStateTests.java b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/EndStateTests.java
index 6378a52f..fad32479 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/EndStateTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/EndStateTests.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class EndStateTests extends TestCase {
 		EndState state = new EndState(flow, "end");
 		DefaultAttributeMapper mapper = new DefaultAttributeMapper();
 		MappingBuilder builder = new MappingBuilder(DefaultExpressionParserFactory.getExpressionParser());
-		Mapping mapping = builder.source("${flowScope.x}").target("${y}").value();
+		Mapping mapping = builder.source("flowScope.x").target("y").value();
 		mapper.addMapping(mapping);
 		state.setOutputMapper(mapper);
 		MockRequestControlContext context = new MockRequestControlContext(flow);
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/FlowTests.java b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/FlowTests.java
index 1c4a0baa..1b7993dd 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/FlowTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/FlowTests.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class FlowTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testStartWithMapper() {
 		DefaultAttributeMapper attributeMapper = new DefaultAttributeMapper();
 		MappingBuilder mapping = new MappingBuilder(DefaultExpressionParserFactory.getExpressionParser());
-		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("${attr}").target("${flowScope.attr}").value());
+		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("attr").target("flowScope.attr").value());
 		flow.setInputMapper(attributeMapper);
 		MockRequestControlContext context = new MockRequestControlContext(flow);
 		LocalAttributeMap sessionInput = new LocalAttributeMap();
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class FlowTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testStartWithMapperButNoInput() {
 		DefaultAttributeMapper attributeMapper = new DefaultAttributeMapper();
 		MappingBuilder mapping = new MappingBuilder(DefaultExpressionParserFactory.getExpressionParser());
-		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("${attr}").target("${flowScope.attr}").value());
+		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("attr").target("flowScope.attr").value());
 		flow.setInputMapper(attributeMapper);
 		MockRequestControlContext context = new MockRequestControlContext(flow);
 		LocalAttributeMap sessionInput = new LocalAttributeMap();
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class FlowTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testEndWithOutputMapper() {
 		DefaultAttributeMapper attributeMapper = new DefaultAttributeMapper();
 		MappingBuilder mapping = new MappingBuilder(DefaultExpressionParserFactory.getExpressionParser());
-		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("${flowScope.attr}").target("${attr}").value());
+		attributeMapper.addMapping(mapping.source("flowScope.attr").target("attr").value());
 		flow.setOutputMapper(attributeMapper);
 		MockRequestControlContext context = new MockRequestControlContext(flow);
 		context.getFlowScope().put("attr", "foo");
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/flow-inputoutput.xml b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/flow-inputoutput.xml
index 312c6c9d..2a9cfd47 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/flow-inputoutput.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/engine/builder/xml/flow-inputoutput.xml
@@ -2,21 +2,22 @@
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/webflow http://www.springframework.org/schema/webflow/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd">
 
-	<input name="${foo}" value="${flowScope.foo}"/>
-	<input name="${foo}" value="${flowScope.bar}"/>
-	<input name="${number}" value="${flowScope.baz}" type="integer"/>
-	<input name="${required}" value="${flowScope.boop}" required="true"/>
+	<input name="foo" value="flowScope.foo"/>
+	<input name="foo" value="flowScope.bar"/>
+	<input name="number" type="integer" value="flowScope.baz"/>
+	<input name="required" value="flowScope.boop" required="true"/>
 
 	<end-state id="end">
-		<output name="${foo}" value="${flowScope.foo}" />
+		<output name="foo" value="flowScope.foo" />
 	</end-state>
 
 	<end-state id="notReached">
-		<output name="${notReached}" value="${flowScope.foo}"/>
+		<output name="notReached" value="flowScope.foo"/>
 	</end-state>
 
-	<output name="${differentName}" value="${flowScope.bar}"/>
-	<output name="${number}" value="${flowScope.baz}" type="integer"/>
-	<output name="${required}" value="${flowScope.baz}" type="integer" required="true"/>
-	<output name="${literal}" value="a literal"/>
+	<output name="differentName" value="flowScope.bar"/>
+	<output name="number" type="integer" value="flowScope.baz" />
+	<output name="required" type="integer" value="flowScope.baz" required="true"/>
+	<output name="literal" value="'a literal'"/>
+	
 </flow>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/test/search-flow.xml b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/test/search-flow.xml
index 9d524247..73060941 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/test/search-flow.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/test/java/org/springframework/webflow/test/search-flow.xml
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@
 
 	<view-state id="enterCriteria" view="searchCriteria">
 		<on-render>
-			<evaluate expression="#{formAction.setupForm}" />
+			<evaluate expression="formAction.setupForm" />
 		</on-render>
 		<transition on="search" to="displayResults">
-			<evaluate expression="#{formAction.bindAndValidate}" />
+			<evaluate expression="formAction.bindAndValidate" />
 		</transition>
 	</view-state>
 
 	<view-state id="displayResults" view="searchResults">
 		<on-render>
-			<evaluate expression="#{phonebook.search(searchCriteria)}" result="#{flowScope.results}" />
+			<evaluate expression="phonebook.search(searchCriteria)" result="flowScope.results" />
 		</on-render>
 		<transition on="newSearch" to="enterCriteria"/>
 		<transition on="select" to="browseDetails"/>
 	</view-state>
 
 	<subflow-state id="browseDetails" subflow="detail-flow">
-		<input name="#{id}" value="#{requestParameters.id}" type="long" required="true"/>
+		<input name="id" value="requestParameters.id" type="long" required="true"/>
 		<transition on="finish" to="displayResults"/>
 	</subflow-state>