Oracle Magazine DEVELOPER: Frameworks Columns

Calling bounded task flows as inline popups

• Overview
• Calling a Task Flow in a Dialog Box
• Configuring Return Values
• Implementing a Return Listener

Modularizing your application using ADF libraries

• Overview of the Sample
• Using a Library from the Resource Palette
• Creating Libraries and Configuring Dependencies
• Using a Task Flow from a Library

Simplifying development using inheritance

• Defining Entity Subtypes
• Using Polymorphic Entity Usages
• Defining View Object Subtypes
• Using Polymorphic View Rows

Use task flow routers for conditional navigation

• Using Page Definition Variables
• Using a Wildcard Rule and Default Router
• Initializing a Task Flow with a Client Interface Method
• Routing Based on Method Results

Let end users choose, search for, or manually enter valid values

• Using a Combobox LOV Component
• Controlling List Choices
• Making the Filter Smarter
• Using Combobox LOV in Search

Debug more effectively with Oracle Application Development Framework

• Using an Exception Breakpoint
• Using Binding and Activity Breakpoints
• Using Method Breakpoints
• Fine-Tuning Your Breakpoints

Creating Hierarchical Displays Is Surprisingly Simple

• From View Links, A Tree Grows
• Creating the Tree
• Configuring Root Nodes
• Targeting Another Iterator on Tree Selection

Add Custom Features to Improve Team Productivity

• Setting Up Your Framework Extensions Project
• Enabling Optional SQL Tracing
• Putting a Framework Extension Class to Work
• Improving View Object Query Logging
• Simplifying Sequence-Valued Primary Keys

Configuring Nested Transactions Using Task Flows

• Exploring the Example
• Understanding Transaction Options
• Putting Theory Into Practice
• Exercising Your OKs and Cancels
• Scoping Out One Final Detail

Improving the User Experience with Declarative Popup LOVs and Auto-PPR

• Adding Reference Information to a View Object
• Defining the LOV on a Reference Attribute
• Configuring the LOV for Auto-Completion
• Seeing Data Changes Reflected Automatically

Use task flows as regions to improve UI reuse

• Creating a Bounded Task Flow of Page Fragments
• Performing an Operation Before the Page Renders
• Adding the Task Flow as a Region

Visually assemble applications from reusable task flows

• Understanding Task Flows
• Exploring a Bounded Task Flow
• Configuring the Method Activities
• Calling a Task Flow

Easily Enforce Consistent Look and Feel with Page Templates

• Creating a Page Template
• Designing the Page Template
• Using a Page Template
• Changing the Template

Simplifying Common Navigation and Coding Tasks

• Exploring Component Relationships
• Finding Usages
• Navigating Code
• Using Code Assist Suggestions

Easily define multiple query expressions and build search forms

• Using Declarative SQL Mode
• Defining Named View Criteria
• Using Named View Criteria
• Creating Search Forms

Create data-centric Web services for SOA development in minutes

• Enabling the Service Interface
• Testing the Service
• Deploying the Service

Do even more common development tasks in ADF 11g without code

• Simplifying Calculated Attributes
• Validating Foreign Keys
• Constraining Dependent Values
• Writing Groovy Validation Rules

Setting up LOVs has never been easier

• Setting Up the Model
• Defining the Lists of Values
• Testing Your Lists of Values
• Using Lists of Values in JSF

Retrieving rows to view or edit using request parameters

• Using Declarative Actions to Retrieve Data
• Creating an Action Binding to Find a Row
• Invoking the Action Before the Page Displays
• Using the ExecuteWithParams or setCurrentRowWithKey Actions
• Passing Parameters Within a Single Oracle ADF Application

Implementing more complex business logic using Java

• Programmatic Business Logic Basics
• Creating Method Validators
• Assigning Default Values
• Creating Your Own Reusable Validation Rules

Simplify your Java desktop applications with Oracle ADF Swing

• A Bit About Swing
• Creating an Empty Form
• Adding an Edit Form
• Adding a Data-Driven Combo Box
• Deployment Options and Third Party Resources

Maintain your data-centric business services using visual diagrams

• Visualizing Your Database Schema
• Creating Your Business Components
• Perfecting, Printing, and Publishing the Diagram

Finish development faster with Oracle JHeadstart.

• What is Oracle JHeadstart?
• Generating Your First Web Application
• Running the Default Application
• Customizing Preferences and Regenerating

Going beyond basic data access with custom service methods

• Understanding the Active Data Model
• Adding a Custom Service Method
• Publishing Custom Service Methods to Clients
• Calling a Custom Service Method

ADF 10.1.3 offers new JSF support and enhanced visual, declarative development

• JDev and JSF
• Creating a Search Page Using Bind Variables
• Creating a Search Page Using Find Mode
• Fine Tuning the Result

What you don’t know can hurt your application’s performance

• Understanding When to Use Entities
• Tuning Your Queries
• Setting Your Tuning Options
• Creating View Objects at Design Time

Insure maximum query performance by using bind variables.

• Creating View Objects with Bind Variables
• Setting Bind Variable Values
• Using Multiple Bind Variables
• Bind Variable Enhancements in 10.1.3

Declare and configure Oracle ADF entity objects instead of hand-coding Java.

• Working with Entities and Tables
• Declarative XML, No Java Required
• Attribute-Level Settings
• Labels, Tooltips, and Format Masks

Working with related data in a simpler way.

• Relating Entity Objects with Associations
• Exploiting Associations for Business Rules
• Linking Master/Detail Queries with View Links
• Setting Up Multiple Masters or Details

Helping your end-users find what they're looking for.

• Using "Enter Query" Mode
• The Role Bindings Play
• Creating a Quick-Search Field

Dragging and dropping your way to the web.

• Browsing Data Page by Page
• Improving the Web User Experience
• Creating an Input Form
• Connecting the Pages

Using Oracle ADF to query, update, and publish data.

• Creating a View Object for a SQL Query
• Working with View Object Query Results
• Creating Updateable View Objects
• Publishing an Application Module as a Web Service

Understanding the basics of application organization.

• Basic Organization of Oracle ADF Applications
• What Goes into Which Project?
• What Sort of Code Do I End Up Writing?
• Unique Features of Framework- Based Development

Leverage your Oracle Forms skills in J2EE frameworks.

• Separating UI and Application Data
• Meet the ADF Business Components
• Familiar Tasks with a Java Twist