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What you will learn from this book     Get quickly up and running by downloading, installing and optimizing JDeveloper on Linux     Absorb the foundational techniques presented for laying out the Fusion Web ADF Application during the application architectural phases     Get to grips with using custom properties and property sets for generic programming and overriding doDML() to populate sequence attributes     Work with View objects, List-of-Values, Bind Variables and View Criteria     Handle security, exceptions, logging and session timeouts     Create and use generic extension interfaces, service-enabling Application Modules and shared Applications Modules     Go further with ADF Faces techniques like using custom listeners for query panel operations and programmatically executing operation bindings     Master Task Flow techniques such as using a Method Call activity to initialize a page and using Task Flow Initializers In Detail Oracle’s Application Development Framework (ADF) for Fusion Web Applications leverages Java EE best practices and proven design patterns to simplify constructing complex web solutions with JDeveloper, and this hands-on, task-based cookbook enables you to realize those complex, enterprise-scale applications. With the help of real-world implementations, practical recipes cover everything from design and construction, to deployment, testing, debugging and optimization. This practical, task-based cookbook takes you, the ADF developer, on a practical journey for building Fusion Web Applications. By implementing a range of real world use cases, you will gain invaluable and applicable knowledge for utilizing the ADF framework with JDeveloper 11gR2. “Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook” is a task-based guide to the complete lifecycle of Fusion Web Application development using Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 and ADF. You will get quickly up and running with concepts like setting up Application Workspaces and Projects, before delving into specific Business Components such as Entity Objects, View Objects, Application Modules and more. Along the way you will encounter even more practical recipes about ADF Faces UI components and Backing Beans, and the book rounds off by covering security, session timeouts and exceptions. With “Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook” in hand you will be equipped with the practical knowledge of a range of ready to use implementation cases which can be applied to your own Fusion Web ADF Applications. Approach “Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook” is a practical cookbook which goes beyond the basics with immediately applicable recipes for building ADF applications at an intermediate-to-advanced level. Who this book is for If you are a JavaEE developer who wants to go beyond the basics of building ADF applications with Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 and get hands on with practical recipes, this book is for you. You should be comfortable with general Java development principles, the JDeveloper IDE, and ADF basics. About the Author Nick Haralabidis has over 20 years experience in the Information Technology industry, and a multifaceted career in such positions as Senior IT Consultant, Senior Software Engineer and Project Manager for a number of U.S. and Greek corporations (Compuware, Chemical Abstracts Service, NewsBank, CheckFree, Intrasoft International, Unisystems, MedNet International and others). His many years of experience have exposed him to a wide range of technologies ranging from Java, J2EE, C++, C, and Tuxedo, to a number of database technologies. For the last four years Nick has been actively involved in large implementations of next generation enterprise applications utilizing Oracle’s JDeveloper, Application Development Framework (ADF) and SOA technologies. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Bridgeport. When he is not pursuing ADF professionally, he writes on his blogs JDeveloper Frequently Asked Questions (http://jdeveloperfaq.blogspot.com) and ADF Code Bits (http://adfcodebits.blogspot.com). He is active in the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) JDeveloper and ADF forum where he both learns from and helps other forum users. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Prerequisites to Success: ADF Project Setup and Foundations     Introduction     Installation of JDeveloper on Linux     Breaking up the application in multiple workspaces     Setting up BC base classes     Setting up logging     Using a custom exception class     Using ADFUtils/JSFUtils     Using page templates     Using a generic backing bean actions framework Chapter 2: Dealing with Basics: Entity Objects     Introduction     Using a custom property to populate a sequence attribute     Overriding doDML() to populate an attribute with a gapless sequence     Creating and applying property sets     Using getPostedAttribute() to determine the posted attribute's value     Overriding remove() to delete associated children entities     Overriding remove() to delete a parent entity in an association     Using a method validator based on a view object accessor     Using Groovy expressions to resolve validation error message tokens     Using doDML() to enforce a detail record for a new master record Chapter 3: A Different Point of View: View Object Techniques     Introduction     Iterating a view object using a secondary rowset iterator     Setting default values for view row attributes     Controlling the updatability of view object attributes programmatically     Setting the Queryable property of a view object attribute programmatically     Using a transient attribute to indicate a new view object row     Conditionally inserting new rows at the end of the rowset     Using findAndSetCurrentRowByKey() to set the view object currency     Restoring the current row after a transaction rollback     Dynamically changing the WHERE clause of the view object query     Removing a row from a rowset without deleting it from the database Chapter 4: Important Contributors: List of Values, Bind Variables, View Criteria     Introduction     Setting up multiple LOVs using a switcher attribute     Setting up cascading LOVs     Creating static LOVs     Overriding bindParametersForCollection() to set a view object bind variable     Creating view criteria programmatically     Clearing the values of bind variables associated with the view criteria     Searching case insensitively using view criteria Chapter 5: Putting them all together: Application Modules     Introduction     Creating and using generic extension interfaces     Exposing a custom method as a web service     Accessing a service interface method from another application module     A passivation/activation framework for custom session-specific data     Displaying application module pool statistics     Using a shared application module for static lookup data     Using a custom database transaction Chapter 6: Go with the Flow: Task Flows     Introduction     Using an application module function to initialize a page     Using a task flow initializer to initialize a task flow     Calling a task flow as a URL programmatically     Retrieving the task flow definition programmatically using MetadataService     Creating a train Chapter 7: Face Value: ADF Faces, JSF Pages, and User Interface Components     Introduction     Using an af:query component to construct a search page     Using an af:pop-up component to edit a table row     Using an af:tree component     Using an af:selectManyShuttle component     Using an af:carousel component     Using an af:poll component to periodically refresh a table     Using page templates for pop-up reuse     Exporting data to a client file Chapter 8: Backing not Baking: Bean Recipes     Introduction     Determining whether the current transaction has pending changes     Using a custom af:table selection listener     Using a custom af:query listener to allow execution of a custom application module operation     Using a custom af:query operation listener to clear both the query criteria and results     Using a session scope bean to preserve session-wide information     Using an af:popup during long running tasks     Using an af:popup to handle pending changes     Using an af:iterator to add pagination support to a collection Chapter 9: Handling Security, Session Timeouts, Exceptions, and Errors     Introduction     Enabling ADF security     Using a custom login page     Accessing the application's security information     Using OPSS to retrieve the authenticated user's profile from the identity store     Detecting and handling session timeouts     Using a custom error handler to customize how exceptions are reported to the ViewController     Customizing the error message details     Overriding attribute validation exceptions Chapter 10: Deploying ADF Applications     Introduction     Configuring and using the Standalone WebLogic Server     Deploying on the Standalone WebLogic Server     Using ojdeploy to automate the build process     Using Hudson as a continuous integration framework Chapter 11: Refactoring, Debugging, Profiling, and Testing     Introduction     Synchronizing business components with database changes     Refactoring ADF components     Configuring and using remote debugging     Logging Groovy expressions     Dynamically configuring logging in WebLogic Server     Performing log analysis     Using CPU profiler for an application running on a standalone WebLogic server     Configuring and using JUnit for unit testing Chapter 12: Optimizing, Fine-tuning, and Monitoring     Introduction     Using Update Batching for entity objects     Limiting the rows fetched by a view object     Limiting large view object query result sets     Limiting large view object query result sets by using required view criteria     Using a work manager for processing of long running tasks     Monitoring the application using JRockit Mission Control Chapter 13: Miscellaneous Recipes     This chapter is not present in the book but is available as a free download from:http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/4767EN_Chapter 13_Miscellaneous Recipes.pdf Index