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ADF EMG

• A place to discuss best practices and methodologies for JDeveloper ADF enterprise applications

• Founded mid-2008 by Chris Muir, now 650+ members, staffed by many ACE Directors & ADF experts

• Focus is Fusion Tech Stack (ADF Faces, ADF BC)

• Online forum plus sessions at major Oracle conferences (OOW, ODTUG, UKOUG, DOAG…)

http://groups.google.com/group/adf-methodology

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Chris Muir

Consultant – “I do Oracle Stuff”

http://one-size-doesnt-fit-all.blogspot.com

Oracle ACE Director

The Ultimate Sales Pitch for ADFOn Strategic Importance and Practical Value

The Ultimate Sales Pitch for ADFOn Strategic Importance and Practical Value

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Part 1What is ADF?

Part 2Why is ADF Strategically Important to Oracle?

Part 3.1 – 3.3Why is ADF of Practical Value to You?

Part 1

What is ADF?

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) is an end-to-end application framework that builds on J2EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. If you develop enterprise solutions that search, display, create, modify, and validate data using web, wireless, desktop, or web services interfaces, Oracle ADF can simplify your job. Used in tandem, Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF give you an environment that covers the full development lifecycle from design to deployment, with drag-and-drop data binding, visual UI design, and team development features built-in.

Part 2

Why is ADF Strategically Important to Oracle?

Enterprise Content Management

Performance Management

Identity & Access Management

Middleware Platform and Management

Business Intelligence

Data Integration

Operating Systems Systems Management Virtual Machines

(Pending)

Fusion Applications

Industry Applications

Fusion Middleware

Custom Applications

ADF

ADF

Oracle WebCenter

Grid Control, IDM

Management etc.

BI

BPM and Human

Taskflow

Content Management

Business Activity

Monitoring

Mapviewer and Spatial

Data Integration

Exalogic

Part 3

And (Most Importantly!)

Why is ADF of Practical Value to You?

Part 3.1Future Proof

Part 3.2Choice

Part 3.3Reuse

Part 3.1

Future Proof

Investing wisely in your technology choices

Part 3.2

Choice

Avoid limiting your options

Part 3.3

Reuse

The old rules are still the best

Easier to designEasier to readEasier to comprehendEasier to testEasier to debugEasier to changeEasier to reuse

Axiom: any duplicated code should become a module

= Reduced system cost+ Increased developer productivity+ Less time to market+ Increased business satisfaction

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Skins

• Defines basic application look & feel• An abstracted named extension of CSS files• No different from other web solutions, except:– All ADF components support skin styleclasses– At runtime the user can switch skins

Page Templates

• Define a single common page template• Contains:

– Static content shared by all consumers– Dynamic content injected by each consumer– Attributes

• Define attributes:– Values passed from consumer– Displayed by page template

• Reuse– By 1 or more pages or fragments– By 1 or more applications

Logo

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Navigation

Main Content

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Declarative Components

• Pages are made up of repetitive components• Easy for programmers to mess these up

• Declarative components – Define a component group– Reuse throughout your application– Parameter driven– Consistent look & feel & behaviour– Can be shared across applications too

The Killer Reuse Feature

These features are goodbut they’re not revolutionary in web design

Here’s the feature that sets ADF above all other web frameworks

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Task Flows

Mimic business processes

Has a unique name

Single entry point & multiple exit points

Supports transactions

Pages/Page Fragments

Named navigation rules

Routers based on decisions

Method calls

Parameters in/out

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Task Flow Benefits

• Wizards/trains• Reentrant• Multiple transactions• Portlets

• Design focuses on processes, not pages• Team composition• Easier re-architecture• Reusable

– Across 1 application or many– In other Oracle solutions (eg. WebCenter)

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