Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF I Training  

Introduction to Fusion and ADF

• Describing Fusion architecture
• Explaining how ADF fits into the Fusion architecture
• Describing the ADF technology stack (MVC)

Getting Started with JDeveloper

• Listing JDeveloper benefits for application development
• Using the features of the JDeveloper IDE
• Defining IDE preferences
• Creating applications, projects, and connections in JDeveloper

Building a Data Model with ADF Business Components

• Introducing ADF Business Components
• Creating Business Components from tables
• Testing the data model

Querying and Persisting Data

• Using view objects
• Using entity objects to persist data
• Synchronizing entity objects with database table changes
• Creating associations
• Creating updateable view objects
• Creating master-detail relationships
• Refactoring

Exposing Data

• Creating application modules
• Using master-detail view objects in application modules
• Managing Business Components transactions
• Abstracting business services with ADF Model

Declaratively Customizing Data Services

• Internationalizing the data model
• Editing business components
• Modifying default behavior of entity objects
• Changing the locking behavior of an application module

Programmatically Customizing Data Services

• Generating Java classes
• Programmatically modifying the behavior of entity objects
• Programmatically modifying the behavior of view objects
• Adding service methods to an application module
• Using client APIs

Validating User Input

• Understanding validation options: Database, Data Model, or UI
• Triggering validation execution
• Handling validation errors
• Using Groovy expressions in validation
• Using programmatic validation

Troubleshooting ADF BC Applications

• Troubleshooting the business service
• Troubleshooting the UI
• Using logging and diagnostics
• Using the JDeveloper debugger

Understanding UI Technologies

• Describing the use of Web browsers and HTML
• Describing the function of Servlets and JSPs
• Defining JavaServer Faces
• Explaining the JSF component architecture and JSF component types
• Explaining the purpose of backing beans and managed beans
• Describing the JSF life cycle
• Explaining how ADF Faces augments the JSF life cycle

Binding UI Components to Data

• Creating a JSF page
• Adding UI components to a page
• Describing the ADF Model layer
• Using Expression Language in data bindings
• Using a Page Definition file
• Examining data binding objects and metadata files
• Binding existing components to data
• Running and testing the page

Planning the User Interface

• Describing the Model-View-Controller design pattern
• Differentiating between bounded and unbounded task flows
• Creating and converting task flows
• Defining control flows
• Defining global navigation
• Creating routers for conditional navigation
• Calling methods and other task flows
• Implementing validation in the user interface

Adding Functionality to Pages

• Internationalizing the user interface
• Using component facets
• Displaying tabular data in tables
• Displaying hierarchical data in trees
• Displaying text or media with icons and images
• Defining search forms and display results
• Displaying data graphically

Implementing Navigation on Pages

• Using ADF Faces navigation components
• Using buttons and links
• Using menus for navigation
• Using breadcrumbs
• Using a train component

Achieving the Required Layout

• Using complex layout components
• Explaining how to use ADF Faces skins
• Using dynamic page layout

Ensuring Reusability

• Designing for reuse
• Using task flow templates
• Creating and using page templates
• Creating and using declarative components
• Creating and using page fragments
• Deciding which type of reusable component to use

Passing Values Between UI Elements

• Defining the data model to reduce the need to pass values
• Using a managed bean to hold values
• Using page parameters
• Using task flow parameters
• Passing values from containing pages to regions

Responding to Application Events

• Using managed beans
• Coordinating JSF and ADF lifecycles
• Using phase and event listeners
• Using action listeners and methods
• Understanding additional AJAX events

Implementing Transactional Capabilities

• Handling transactions with ADF BC
• Using task flows to control transactions
• Sharing data controls
• Handling transaction exceptions
• Defining response to the Back button

Implementing Security in ADF BC Applications

• Exploring ADF Application security options
• Understanding ADF security framework
• Enabling users to access resources
• Implementing a Login page
• Understanding ADF controller authorization
• Using Expression Language to extend security capabilities