ADF Training

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Oracle ADF Course Content

Introduction to JDeveloper and ADF

• Explain how ADF fits into the Fusion architecture
• Describe the ADF technology stack (MVC)
• Create applications, projects, and connections in JDeveloper
• Describe how ADF is used in building Mobile applications

Building a Data Model with ADF Business Components (EO, VO, AM)

• Describe the characteristics of an entity object
• Describe the characteristics of a view object
• Describe the characteristics of an application module
• Define a SQL statement on which to base a query for a view object
• Describe the persistence mechanism of entity objects
• Use the wizard to generate entity objects from database tables
• Create updatable view objects based on entity objects
• Link view objects to one another in a master-detail hierarchy
• web Server and Application Server

Exposing Data to Clients (Application Modules)

• Decoratively define the data model for an application module
• Explain how application modules can manage application state
• Create nested application modules and understand transaction considerations
• Create web service interfaces for application modules
• Creating Application Module based on web service and invoking the functionality
• Explain ADF BC transaction handling

ServletRequest

• Creating Views with ADF Faces Define JavaServer Faces (JSF) and the component architecture
• Identify ADF component types included in the ADF Faces component library
• Explain the purpose of a data control
• Define and use all kind of UI components

Defining Task Flows and Adding Navigation

• Explain how ADF extends capabilities of JSF controller
• Create task flows to define control flow in an application
• Explain how managed beans are used in an application
• Bounded Taskflows UnBounded Taskflows
• Create routers for conditional navigation
• Call methods and other task flows
• Create menu items, menu bars, popups, and context menus
• Use a bounded task flow as a region

Declaratively Customizing Business Components

• Modify the default behavior of view objects declaratively
• Modify the default behavior of entity objects declaratively
• Define a list of values (LOV) for an attribute
• Create a transient attribute
• Define control hints for entity object attributes

Validating User Input

• Describe the types of validation available for ADF applications
• Add declarative validation for an entity object
• Write Groovy expressions in validation

Programmatic Implementation of various functionality using Managed Beans

• Using Managed Beans to write action methods
• Calling PL/SQL procedures from managed beans
• Accessing Application Module from Managed Beans
• Accessing Bindings from Managed Beans
• Accessing VOs from Managed Beans executing various on on VO like Where clause, View Criteria etc

Modifying Data Bindings between the UI and the Data Model

• Describe the relationship between UI components, data bindings, data controls, and business services
• List and define the three types of data bindings Create and edit data bindings
• Examine how metadata files are used to specify parameters, methods, and return values to a data control

Adding Functionality to Pages

• Implement a list of values (LOV) to enable users to select a value from a list
• Use the table component to display structured data as a formatted table
• Display hierarchical data in trees
• Use ADF Data Visualization (DVT) components to add charts and maps to JSF pages

Passing Values between UI Elements

• Use a managed bean to hold values
• Access business logic from a managed bean through bindings
• Use parameters to pass values

Responding to Application Events

• Describe the phases of the JSF life cycle
• List other types of server events used by ADF Faces components
• Use Partial Page Rendering (PPR)

Directive Elements

• page directive
• Include directive
• taglib directive

Building Reusability Into Pages

• Identify the benefits of reusing components
• Create ADF libraries to share components within and across teams and applications
• Create a page template for reuse across the JSF pages in an application to enable a consistent look and feel
• Describe how skinning can be used to change the appearance of an ADF application

Programmatically Customizing the Data Model

• Generate Java classes for business components to modify default behavior programmatically
• Set the value of bind variables of a view object at run time
• Explain the benefits of adding service methods at the application module level
• Create a method validator for an entity object or attribute

Debugging and Deploying ADF Applications

• Identify the JDeveloper tools for logging and diagnostics
• Configure ADF logging
• Use JDeveloper to create deployment profiles and configure deployment options
• Describe the deployment process

Overview of Oracle Fusion Applications and role of ADF in Fusion

• Overview of Fusion Application Architecture
• Role of ADF and SOA in Fusion Applications
• Overview Design-time Customization of Fusion Applications