For Release 11.1.2.0.0, this guide has been updated in several ways. The following table lists the sections that have been added or changed.
For changes made to Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) for this release, see the What's New page on the Oracle Technology Network at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/documentation/index.html.
| Sections | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1, "Introduction to Building Java EE Web Applications with Oracle ADF" | |
| Section 1.1, "Introduction to Oracle ADF" | Replaced architecture diagram with one that focuses on a smaller set of core elements |
| Section 1.2, "Developing with Oracle ADF" | Divided the section to distinguish between core technologies covered in this guide and supplemental technologies |
| Section 1.3, "Introduction to the Summit Demo Application" | Revised section to incorporate the Summit demo application. |
| Chapter 2, "Using ADF Model Data Binding in a Java EE Web Application" | |
| Section 2.1, "Introduction to ADF Model Data Binding" | Revised section to simplify initial discussion of binding. |
| Section 2.2, "Exposing Business Services with ADF Data Controls" | Revised section to include information on new tabs in overview editor and add information on transactional operations. |
| Section 2.3, "Using the Data Controls Panel" | Revised section to include examples from the Summit demo application and to better distinguish between validation on data controls and on pages. |
| Chapter 3, "Adding Business Logic to Data Controls" | New chapter on configuring data controls |
| Section 3.1, "Introduction to Adding Business Logic to Data Controls" | Created overview section on modifying data controls. |
| Section 3.2, "Configuring Data Controls" | Created new section on creating data control structure file for a bean. |
| Section 3.3, "Working with Attributes" | Created new section that provides details on existing and new features of attributes, including, validation rules, setting default values, etc. |
| Section 3.4, "Adding Transient Attributes to a Bean" | Created new section on the new support for transient attributes. |
| Section 3.5, "Defining Validation Rules on Attributes Declaratively" | Created new section to cover setting up validation rules on attributes in the data control. |
| Section 3.6, "Filtering Result Sets with Named Criteria" | Created new section on setting view criteria in data control structure files. |
| Section 3.7, "Testing Bean Metadata Using the Oracle ADF Model Tester" | Created new section on using the Oracle ADF Tester for EJB data controls. |
| Section 3.8, "Groovy Language Support" | Added new section to provide a reference for the overall Groovy support. |
| Chapter 4, "Creating a Basic Databound Page" | Revised chapter to incorporate examples from the Summit demo application. |
| Chapter 5, "Creating ADF Databound Tables" | Revised chapter to incorporate examples from the Summit demo application. |
| Chapter 7, "Creating Databound Selection Lists" | Revised and updated screenshots and samples. |
| Chapter 8, "Creating Databound Search Forms" | Revised and updated screenshots and samples. |
| Chapter 9, "Deploying an ADF Java EE Application" | Revised chapter to incorporate clickable maps and include screenshots and code samples from the Summit demo application. |