This chapter describes the tasks involved in customizing the Model layer of Siebel Self-Service Applications. It includes the following topics:

• About the Java Object Cache
• Configuring the Java Object Cache
• Creating Java Object Cache Loader Classes
• About ADF Business Components
• Optimizing ADF Business Component Performance
• Process of Creating New ADF Business Components from Siebel Web Services
• Process of Extending ADF Business Components
• Configuring Failover on the SessionAM Application Module
• About ADF Data Control
• About ADF Binding
• Binding a View Object to a User Interface Page