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Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Audience
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction to Building Java EE Web Applications with Oracle ADF

• 1.1 Introduction to Oracle ADF
• 1.2 Developing with Oracle ADF
• 1.3 Introduction to the ADF Sample Application
  • 1.3.1 Running the Suppliers Module of the Fusion Order Demo Application
  • 1.3.2 Taking a Look at the Supplier Module Code
  • 1.3.3 Touring the Supplier Module

2 Using ADF Model Data Binding in a Java EE Web Application

• 2.1 Introduction to ADF Model Data Binding
• 2.2 Exposing Services with ADF Data Controls
  • 2.2.1 How to Create ADF Data Controls
  • 2.2.2 What Happens in Your Project When You Create a Data Control
• 2.3 Using the Data Controls Panel
  • 2.3.1 How to Use the Data Controls Panel
  • 2.3.2 What Happens When You Use the Data Controls Panel to Create UI Components
  • 2.3.3 What Happens at Runtime
  • 2.3.4 What You May Need to Know About Iterator Result Caching
  • 2.3.5 What You May Need to Know About Configuring Validation

3 Creating a Basic Databound Page

• 3.1 Introduction to Creating a Basic Databound Page
• 3.2 Using Attributes to Create Text Fields
  • 3.2.1 How to Create a Text Field
  • 3.2.2 What Happens When You Create a Text Field
    • 3.2.2.1 Creating and Using Iterator Bindings
    • 3.2.2.2 Creating and Using Value Bindings
    • 3.2.2.3 Using EL Expressions to Bind UI Components
• 3.3 Creating a Basic Form
  • 3.3.1 How to Create a Form
  • 3.3.2 What Happens When You Create a Form
• 3.4 Incorporating Range Navigation into Forms
  • 3.4.1 How to Insert Navigation Controls into a Form
  • 3.4.2 What Happens When You Create Command Buttons
    • 3.4.2.1 Action Bindings for Built-in Navigation Operations
    • 3.4.2.2 Iterator RangeSize Attribute
    • 3.4.2.3 EL Expressions Used to Bind to Navigation Operations
• 3.5 Creating a Form Using a Method That Takes Parameters
  • 3.5.1 How to Create a Form or Table Using a Method That Takes Parameters
  • 3.5.2 What Happens When You Create a Form Using a Method That Takes Parameters
  • 3.5.3 What Happens at Runtime: Setting Parameters for a Method
  • 3.5.4 What You May Need to Know About Setting Parameters with Methods
  • 3.5.5 What You May Need to Know About Using Contextual Events Instead of Parameters
• 3.6 Creating a Form to Edit an Existing Record
  • 3.6.1 How to Create Edit Forms
  • 3.6.2 What Happens When You Use Methods to Change Data
    • 3.6.2.1 Method Bindings
    • 3.6.2.2 Using EL Expressions to Bind to Methods
  • 3.6.3 What You May Need to Know About the Difference Between the Merge and Persist Methods
  • 3.6.4 What You May Need to Know About Overriding Declarative methods
• 3.7 Creating an Input Form
  • 3.7.1 How to Create an Input Form Using a Task Flow
  • 3.7.2 What Happens When You Create an Input Form Using a Task Flow
  • 3.7.3 What Happens at Runtime: Invoking the Create Action Binding from the Method Activity
• 3.8 Using a Dynamic Form to Determine Data to Display at Runtime
  • 3.8.1 How to Use Dynamic Forms
  • 3.8.2 What Happens When You Use Dynamic Components
  • 3.8.3 What Happens at Runtime: How Attribute Values Are Dynamically Determined
• 3.9 Modifying the UI Components and Bindings on a Form

4 Creating ADF Databound Tables

• 4.1 Introduction to Adding Tables
• 4.2 Creating a Basic Table
  • 4.2.1 How to Create a Basic Table
  • 4.2.2 What Happens When You Create a Table
    • 4.2.2.1 Iterator and Value Bindings for Tables
    • 4.2.2.2 Code on the JSF Page for an ADF Faces Table
  • 4.2.3 What You May Need to Know About Setting the Current Row in a Table
• 4.3 Creating an Editable Table
  • 4.3.1 How to Create an Editable Table
  • 4.3.2 What Happens When You Create an Editable Table
• 4.4 Creating an Input Table
  • 4.4.1 How to Create an Input Table
  • 4.4.2 What Happens When You Create an Input Table
  • 4.4.3 What Happens at Runtime: How Create and Partial Page Refresh Work
  • 4.4.4 What You May Need to Know About Creating a Row and Sorting Columns
• 4.5 Modifying the Attributes Displayed in the Table

5 Displaying Master-Detail Data

• 5.1 Introduction to Displaying Master-Detail Data
• 5.2 Identifying Master-Detail Objects on the Data Controls Panel
• 5.3 Using Tables and Forms to Display Master-Detail Objects
  • 5.3.1 How to Display Master-Detail Objects in Tables and Forms
  • 5.3.2 What Happens When You Create Master-Detail Tables and Forms
    • 5.3.2.1 Code Generated in the JSF Page
    • 5.3.2.2 Binding Objects Defined in the Page Definition File
  • 5.3.3 What Happens at Runtime: ADF Iterator for Master-Detail Tables and Forms
  • 5.3.4 What You May Need to Know About Displaying Master-Detail Widgets on Separate Pages
• 5.4 Using Trees to Display Master-Detail Objects
  • 5.4.1 How to Display Master-Detail Objects in Trees
  • 5.4.2 What Happens When You Create an ADF Databound Tree
    • 5.4.2.1 Code Generated in the JSF Page
    • 5.4.2.2 Binding Objects Defined in the Page Definition File
  • 5.4.3 What Happens at Runtime: Displaying an ADF Databound Tree
• 5.5 Using Tree Tables to Display Master-Detail Objects
  • 5.5.1 How to Display Master-Detail Objects in Tree Tables
  • 5.5.2 What Happens When You Create a Databound Tree Table
    • 5.5.2.1 Code Generated in the JSF Page
    • 5.5.2.2 Binding Objects Defined in the Page Definition File
  • 5.5.3 What Happens at Runtime: Events
  • 5.5.4 Using the TargetIterator Property
• 5.6 Using Selection Events with Trees and Tables
  • 5.6.1 How to Use Selection Events with Trees and Tables
  • 5.6.2 What Happens at Runtime: RowKeySet Objects and SelectionEvent Events

6 Creating Databound Selection Lists

• 6.1 Introduction to Selection Lists
• 6.2 Creating a Single Selection List
  • 6.2.1 How to Create a Single Selection List Containing Fixed Values
  • 6.2.2 How to Create a Single Selection List Containing Dynamically Generated Values
  • 6.2.3 What Happens When You Create a Fixed Selection List
  • 6.2.4 What Happens When You Create a Dynamic Selection List
• 6.3 Creating a List with Navigation List Binding

7 Creating Databound Search Forms

• 7.1 Introduction to Creating Search Forms
  • 7.1.1 Query Search Forms
  • 7.1.2 Quick Query Search Forms
  • 7.1.3 Filtered Table and Query-by-Example Searches
• 7.2 Creating Query Search Forms
  • 7.2.1 How to Create a Query Search Form with a Results Table or Tree Table
  • 7.2.2 How to Create a Query Search Form and Add a Results Component Later
  • 7.2.3 How to Persist Saved Searches into MDS
  • 7.2.4 What Happens When You Create a Query Form
  • 7.2.5 What Happens at Runtime: Search Forms
• 7.3 Setting Up Search Form Properties
  • 7.3.1 How to Set Search Form Properties on the Query Component
• 7.4 Creating Quick Query Search Forms
  • 7.4.1 How to Create a Quick Query Search Form with a Results Table or Tree Table
  • 7.4.2 How to Create a Quick Query Search Form and Add a Results Component Later
  • 7.4.3 How to Set the Quick Query Layout Format
  • 7.4.4 What Happens When You Create a Quick Query Search Form
  • 7.4.5 What Happens at Runtime: Quick Query
• 7.5 Creating Standalone Filtered Search Tables

8 Deploying an ADF Java EE Application

• 8.1 Introduction to Deploying ADF Java EE Web Applications
  • 8.1.1 Developing Applications with Integrated WebLogic Server
  • 8.1.2 Developing Applications for Standalone Application Server
• 8.2 Running a Java EE Application in Integrated WebLogic Server
  • 8.2.1 How to Run an Application in Integrated WebLogic Server
  • 8.2.2 How to Deploy a MAR Deployment Profile to Integrated WebLogic Server
• 8.3 Preparing the Application
  • 8.3.1 How to Create a Connection to the Target Application Server
  • 8.3.2 How to Create Deployment Profiles
    • 8.3.2.1 Adding Customization Classes into a JAR
    • 8.3.2.2 Creating a WAR Deployment Profile
    • 8.3.2.3 Creating a MAR Deployment Profile
    • 8.3.2.4 Creating an EJB JAR Deployment Profile
    • 8.3.2.5 Creating an Application-Level EAR Deployment Profile
    • 8.3.2.6 Viewing and Changing Deployment Profile Properties
  • 8.3.3 How to Create and Edit Deployment Descriptors
    • 8.3.3.1 Creating Deployment Descriptors
    • 8.3.3.2 Viewing or Modifying Deployment Descriptor Properties
    • 8.3.3.3 Configuring the application.xml File for WebLogic Compatibility
    • 8.3.3.4 Configuring the web.xml File for WebLogic Compatibility
    • 8.3.3.5 Enabling the Application for Real User Experience Insight
  • 8.3.4 How to Deploy Applications with ADF Security Enabled
    • 8.3.4.1 Applications with JDBC Data Source
    • 8.3.4.2 Applications That Will Run Using Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • 8.3.5 How to Replicate Memory Scopes in a Clustered Environment
  • 8.3.6 How to Enable the Application for ADF MBeans
• 8.4 Preparing the Target Environment
  • 8.4.1 How to Install the ADF Runtime to the WebLogic Server Installation
    • 8.4.1.1 Installing the ADF Runtime into an Existing WebLogic Server Installation Using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Developer Installer
    • 8.4.1.2 Installing the ADF Runtime into an Existing WebLogic Server Installation Using the Oracle Installer for JDeveloper
  • 8.4.2 How to Create and Extend Oracle WebLogic Server Domains
    • 8.4.2.1 Creating an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain for Oracle ADF
    • 8.4.2.2 Extending the Oracle WebLogic Server Domain for Oracle ADF
    • 8.4.2.3 Setting Up Remote Managed Servers for Oracle ADF
  • 8.4.3 How to Create a JDBC Data Source for Oracle WebLogic Server
• 8.5 Deploying the Application
  • 8.5.1 How to Deploy to WebLogic Server from JDeveloper
  • 8.5.2 How to Create an EAR File for Deployment
  • 8.5.3 What You May Need to Know About ADF Libraries
  • 8.5.4 What You May Need to Know About EAR Files and Packaging
  • 8.5.5 How to Deploy the Application Using Scripts and Ant
  • 8.5.6 What You May Need to Know About JDeveloper Runtime Libraries
• 8.6 Postdeployment Configuration
  • 8.6.1 How to Migrate an Application
  • 8.6.2 How to Configure the Application Using ADF MBeans
• 8.7 Testing the Application and Verifying Deployment