Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.2.2) Release Notes

This document contains information on the following subjects:

• What’s New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.2.2)
• Release Notes for Past Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c versions
• Supported Platform Information
• Documentation

What's New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.2.2)?

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) 12.1.1.2.2 is feature release which brings new integration tools for GlassFish Server and Java EE 7.

New GlassFish Server Tools

The GlassFish Server tooling plugins have been redesigned in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2.2 and include the following features:

• New tooling architecture improves stability and performance when developing applications against GlassFish
• Support for GlassFish 3.x and now 4.0
• Target new projects against GlassFish Server and create appropriate deployment descriptors (glassfish-ejb-jar.xml, glassfish-web.xml)
• Deploy and debug Web and Enterprise Applications directly out of the Eclipse workspace
• View and manage deployed Applications, Web Services, and Resources on active GlassFish servers
• Quick access to GlassFish Admin Console, Server Logs, and GlassFish Community Sites from within Eclipse

Support for Java EE7

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2.2 Kepler-based distributions include new design time tools for Java EE7.

• Eclipse Kepler (4.3) adds new design time support for Java EE7 through the Web Tools Platform (WTP)
• Updated Project Facets and Wizards for new Java EE7 spec levels (ie: Servlet, EJB, JPA, Web Services, JAX-RS, JSF)
• Develop Java EE7 applications in Eclipse and run, deploy, and debug with GlassFish 4

Deprecation Notice for Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2.2

Server plugins for older Oracle WebLogic Server versions 8.1, 9.0, and 9.1 have been deprecated in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2.2.

Apache XML Beans facet has been deprecated in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2.2.

What's New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.2.1)?

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) 12.1.1.2.1 is a minor release which provides updates support for the latest Eclipse service release as well as bug fixes and performance improvements.

Support for Eclipse Juno SR2 (3.8/4.2)

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse provides support for Eclipse Juno SR2 on both the Eclipse 3.8 and Eclipse 4.2 variants.

What's New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.2)?

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) 12.1.1.2 is a minor release which focuses on user suggested enhancements to tooling for Oracle ADF and Web Service Security. This release of OEPE supports Eclipse Juno (3.8.1 and 4.2.1).

Enhancements for Oracle ADF Design Time Tools

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2 provides updated tools for Oracle ADF Development

• ADF Bindings support on Taskflow activities on the diagram.
• Support for multi-node tree component bidings.
• Automatic ID generation for ADF Faces components.
• Support drag-n-drop of components and bindings into the page outline in addition to the regular jsp editor.

Web Service Security Enhancements

Building on existing tooling for WS-Policy, OEPE 12.1.1.2 includes additional features to make it easy to add security policies to existing JAX-WS Java Web Services and Web Service Clients. WS-Policy tools support both WebLogic Web Service Security and Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM).

What's New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.1.1)?

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) 12.1.1.1.1 is a minor release which adds support for Oracle Cloud and Eclipse Juno (3.8.1 and 4.2.1).

IDE Integration for Oracle Cloud

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.1.1 provides updated tools for Oracle Cloud

• Templates and wizards to create projects and server configurations for Oracle Java Cloud Service
• Develop applications to run and deploy to the cloud, including Oracle ADF.
• Check cloud server runtime and deployment logs in new log analyzers
• Test applications before deployment with integrated whitelist scans. Whitelist tools support as-you-type validation, project build validation, and on demand scans to highlight coding violations. Errors are reported in application source, the Problems view, and a new Whitelist violations view.
• Access the Oracle Public Cloud administrative consoles directly from within Eclipse.

What's New in Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.1.0)?

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) 12.1.1.1.0 is a major release which adds support for Eclipse Juno (3.8 and 4.2), new design-time tools for ADF Bindings and Data Controls, and SOAP-based Web Service security.

Support for Eclipse Juno (3.8 and 4.2)

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c (12.1.1.1.0) now supports Eclipse Juno, both 3.8 and 4.2. Eclipse Juno 4.2 users are encouraged to use the repository-based installation options to install the OEPE tools. Eclipse Indigo SR2 is also a supported Eclipse platform for this release.

 

Design-time tools for Oracle ADF Bindings and Data Controls

Buiding on previous ADF design time tools, Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.1 adds new features for the ADF Model making it easy to create ADF Data Controls and ADF Bindings. New tools and capabilities include:

• Creation of ADF Data Controls from EJB and POJOs
• Redesigned Palette displays Tags (HTML, JSP, JSF, ADF Faces) and Data (Page Variables, Managed Beans, ADF Data Controls)
• New Drag and Drop ADF Faces Patterns including Master-Detail, Forms, Data Visualizations
• Property sheet binding wizards are now ADF Bindings aware
• New AppXRay content assist, hyperlink navigation, and validation for ADF Data Controls and Page Bindings
• AppXRay-driven refactoring support for ADF Bindings and Page Definitions
• New ADF Page Definition Editor provides form-based editing, wizards, and validation
• AppXaminer dependency viewer displays ADF Bindings relationships within the application
• Eclipse Debugger enhancements for ADF Data Controls and Bindings including breakpoint support in ADF Page Definitions
• Improved iterative development of ADF applications with Oracle WebLogic Server

 

Web Service Security Tooling

Web Service Security for JAX-WS Development enables users to develop secure, SOAP-based web services and clients for both the Oracle Web Service and WebLogic Web Service Security stacks.

• WS-Policy tools for Oracle Web Services Manager and WebLogic Web Services
• Configure and browse Web Service Policy Store
• Add and Configure Web Service Policies for Java Web Service Development
• Attach Web Service Policies to web service clients
• Deploy and test against Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.4 and higher

Known Issues

MacOS Installers and JDK 1.7

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse installers for MacOS currently are experiencing issues when installing with JDK 1.7. The current workaround is to run the installer with JDK 1.6.

Supported Platform Information

For more information on platform support, including hardware and software requirements, see the Supported Platforms web site.

Documentation

Documentation for Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12.1.1.2 can be found here.