ADF Syllabus

Version

Oracle ADF 10.1.x & ADF 11.1.x

JDeveloper 10g & 11g

JSF 1.2

Introduction to Fusion and ADF

• Describing Fusion architecture

• Describing the ADF technology stack (MVC)

• More about ADF

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

Modeling the Database Schema

• Creating a database diagram

Building a Data Model with ADF Business Components

• Types of 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

Exposing Data to Clients

• Creating Application Modules

• Using Master-Detail View Objects in Application Modules

• Managing Business Components transactions

• Abstracting Business Services with ADF Model

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

• Handling validation errors

• Using Groovy expressions in validation

• Using programmatic validation

Troubleshooting ADF BC Applications

• Troubleshooting the Business Service

• Troubleshooting the UI

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 u se ADF Faces skins

• Using dynamic page layout

Ensuring Re-usability

• 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

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

• Sharing Data Controls

Implementing Security in ADF BC Applications

• Understanding ADF Security Framework

Deploying ADF BC Applications

• Creating Deployment Profiles

• Configuring Deployment Options

• Deploying an application with JDeveloper

• Deploying an application with WebLogic Server / OAS Administration Console

Duration 30-40hrs training.