Oracle9i Application Server Application Developer's Guide -- Index

absolute paths (for portal), 9-15

absoluteLink method (for portals), 9-8, 9-9, 9-15

AbstractActionHandler abstract class, 4-8, 9-12

action handlers, 4-8

wireless support and, 7-2

Action tag (in wireless clients), 7-16

ActionHandler interface, 4-8

ActionHandlerFactory class, 4-8

add benefits, 6-9, 6-10

for wireless clients, 7-16

retrieving benefits for a user, 6-11

sequence (high-level), 6-10

sequence diagram, 6-13

updating database, 6-12

Add Benefits page, 2-5

for portal, 9-5

for wireless, 7-4

Add More Benefits page (wireless), 7-5

AddBenefitToEmployee class, 3-6, 7-17

addBenefitToEmployee.jsp, 4-21

addBenefitToEmployeeWireless.jsp, 7-17

AppJNDINames class, 4-25

benefit data, retrieving, 6-7

BenefitCatalog bean, 4-18

details, 4-20

home interface, 4-18

remote interface, 4-19

BenefitItem class, 4-20

BenefitModel class, 4-19, 4-20

benefits table, 2-7

blueprints URL on Sun site, 3-7

business logic, 3-6

objects needed for, 4-2

caching. See web cache.

chaining pages design, 3-3

clientType parameter, 7-7, 7-11

configuration files, A-1

data-sources.xml, A-2

default-web-site.xml, A-2

server.xml, A-1

content type, for wireless clients, 7-12

controller, 3-6, 4-5

mappings to classes, 3-6

DAOs, 3-7

employee data and, 4-14

implementation, 4-14

interface for, 4-14

JDBC, 4-15

specifications for, 4-14

SQLJ, 4-15

data access objects. See DAOs.

database schema, 2-7

data-sources.xml, A-2

Debug class, 4-25

default-web-site.xml, A-2

design of application, 3-1

chaining pages, 3-3

design goals, 3-2

model-view-controller, 3-4

Design Patterns Catalog URL on Sun site, 3-7

development steps, 1-5

development tools, 1-6

EJBs, 1-2

employee data, 4-9

needed by application, 4-2

when to use, 4-3

empbft.xml, 7-4, 7-7, 7-11

Employee bean, 4-9

DAO for, 4-14

home interface, 4-10

load method, 4-12

persistence, 4-12

remote interface, 4-11

Employee Benefit application

accessing from desktop browsers, 6-3

accessing from wireless clients, 7-18

add benefit operation (high-level), 6-10

caching, 8-1

clientType parameter, 7-7

configuration files, A-1

design, 3-1

development steps, 1-5

development tools, 1-6

differences between wireless and desktop versions, 7-5

EJBs, 4-2

objects needed, 4-2

overview, 1-1

portal support, 9-1

query employee operation (high-level), 6-3

remove benefit operation (high-level), 6-14

requirements, 2-2

screenshots (desktop version), 2-3

screenshots (portal version), 9-3

screenshots (wireless version), 7-3

starting URL (for desktop browsers), 6-3

starting URL (for portal), 9-11

starting URL (for wireless clients), 7-18

updating links in a portal, 9-9

wireless support, 7-1

employee data, 4-9

retrieving, 6-4

employee_benefit_items table, 2-7

EmployeeDAO interface, 4-14

EmployeeDAOImpl class, 4-14, 4-16

EmployeeManager bean, 4-21

home interface, 4-22

JSPs and, 6-2

remote interface, 4-23

EmployeeModel class, 4-12

employees table, 2-7

Enterprise JavaBeans. See EJBs.

entity beans

Employee bean, 4-9

JSPs and, 4-21

Error page, 2-6

errorWireless.jsp, 7-17

findByPrimaryKey method (Employee bean), 4-17, 6-6

findByPrimaryKey method (EmployeeDAOImpl class), 6-7

header information for wireless clients, 7-12

hr schema, 2-7

hr.benefits table, 2-7

hr.employee_benefit_items table, 2-7

hr.employees table, 2-7

htmlFormActionLink method, 9-15

htmlFormActionLink method (for portals), 9-8, 9-15

HttpPortletRendererUtil class, 9-8

ID page, 2-4

for portal, 9-3

for wireless, 7-3

IDEs

JDeveloper, 1-6

include method (for portals), 9-8, 9-12

Info page, 2-4

for portal, 9-4

for wireless, 7-3

invalidating pages in web cache, 8-2, 8-4

using database triggers, 8-7

J2EE, 1-2

specifications, 1-2

jar, 1-6

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS), 1-2

Java Message Service (JMS), 1-2

Java objects

when to use, 4-3

Java Transaction API (JTA), 1-2

javac, 1-6

JavaServer Pages. See JSPs.

JDBC, 4-15

JDeveloper, 1-6

JSPs, 1-2, 5-5

advantages of, 5-5

EmployeeManager bean and, 6-2

entity beans and, 4-21

supporting different client types, 5-6

tag libraries, 5-5

load method, 4-12, 4-16

model (business logic), 3-6

model-view-controller (MVC) design. See MVC.

MVC, 3-4

controller, 3-6, 4-5

diagram, 3-4

model, 3-6

view, 3-7

next_page parameter, 9-10

objects needed by application, 4-2

Oracle Web Cache Manager, 8-2, 8-4

pageParameterName tag, 9-10

parameter names and portals, 9-13

parameterizeLink method (for portals), 9-9

performance

using web cache to improve, 8-1

persistence

Employee bean, 4-12

portal support, 9-1

absolute paths, 9-15

absoluteLink method, 9-8, 9-15

changes to the application, 9-7

htmlFormActionLink method, 9-8, 9-15

include method, 9-8, 9-12

next_page parameter, 9-10

pageParameterName tag, 9-10

parameter names, 9-13

parameterizeLink method, 9-9

portletParameter method, 9-8, 9-13

provider.xml file, 9-10

request processing, 9-2

retrieving parameter values, 9-14

sample figure, 9-7

screenshots, 9-3

setting parameter values, 9-14

setting up provider, 9-7

updating links between pages, 9-9

portals, 1-2

portletParameter method (for portals), 9-8, 9-13

presentation data, 3-7

wireless clients, 7-3, 7-7

provider, portal, 9-7

provider.xml file (for portals), 9-10

query employee, 6-3

findByPrimaryKey method, 6-6

for wireless clients, 7-13

retrieving benefit data, 6-7

retrieving data, 6-4

sequence (high-level), 6-3

sequence diagram, 6-8

Query Employee button, 2-3

QueryEmployee class, 3-6

queryEmployee.jsp, 4-20, 6-4

queryEmployeeWireless.jsp, 7-15

references

blueprints, 3-7

DAO, 4-14

Design Patterns Catalog, 3-7

J2EE specifications, 1-2

remove benefits, 6-9, 6-14

for wireless clients, 7-16

getting benefits list, 6-15

sequence (high-level), 6-14

sequence diagram, 6-17

updating database, 6-16

Remove Benefits page, 2-5

for portal, 9-5

Remove More Benefits page (wireless), 7-5

RemoveBenefitFromEmployee class, 3-6, 7-17

removeBenefitFromEmployee.jsp, 4-21

removeBenefitFromEmployeeWireless.jsp, 7-17

requests

getting origin of (wireless or desktop), 7-7

requirements of application, 2-2

sample application. See Employee Benefit application.

schema, database, 2-7

screenshots of application

desktop browser client, 2-3

portal version, 9-3

wireless client, 7-3

sequence diagrams

add benefits, 6-13

query employee, 6-8

remove benefits, 6-17

server.xml, A-1

servlets, 1-2, 5-2

automatic compilation, 5-2

calling EJB, 5-3

example, 5-3

when to use, 4-3

session beans

BenefitCatalog bean, 4-18

EmployeeManager bean, 4-21

SessionHelper class, 4-25

SimpleResult DTD, 7-3

specifications

J2EE, 1-2

SQLJ, 4-15

Success page, 2-5

for portal, 9-6

successWireless.jsp, 7-5, 7-17

tag libraries for JSPs, 5-5

technologies used, 1-2

J2EE, 1-2

portals, 1-2

wireless support, 1-3

text/vnd.oracle.mobilexml value for contentType, 7-12

triggers to invalidate pages in web cache, 8-7

utility classes

AppJNDINames class, 4-25

Debug class, 4-25

SessionHelper class, 4-25

view, 3-7

web cache, 8-1

analyzing the application, 8-3

choosing pages to cache, 8-2

invalidating pages, 8-2, 8-4, 8-7

Oracle Web Cache Manager, 8-4

specifying pages to cache, 8-3

wireless support, 1-3, 7-1

accessing the application, 7-18

action handler objects, 7-2

add benefits operation, 7-16

changes to the application, 7-2

clientType parameter, 7-7

content type, 7-12

details, 7-13

differences from desktop application, 7-5

header information, 7-12

presentation data, 7-3, 7-7

query operation, 7-13

remove benefits, 7-16

screens, 7-3

SimpleResult DTD, 7-3

using a simulator, 7-18

using actual wireless devices, 7-18