Representing a Query

Oracle ADF Business Components uses view objects to retrieve and shape data from the datasource and expose it to clients. Most commonly, view objects retrieve data from a database using a SQL query.

The following topics describe how to retrieve and shape data from the database using a Oracle ADF view object:

About Oracle ADF View Objects
About View Object Attributes
About View Object Java Classes
Creating a View Object Definition
Changing the Entity Usages in a View Object Definition
Specifying a Custom Query for a View Object Definition
Adding, Removing, and Changing Attributes in a View Object Definition