1. Developing Applications with Oracle ADF Desktop Integration
  2. What's New in Version 5.1

What's New in Version 5.1

The following topics introduce the new and changed features of ADF Desktop Integration and other significant changes that are described in this guide, and provides pointers to additional information.

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.

New and Changed Features for Version 5.1

Oracle ADF Desktop Integration, version 5.1, includes the following new and changed features:

  • A new MSI-based installer (adfdi-installer-current-user.msi) for current-user installs that replaces the existing EXE-based installer. To upgrade using this new installer, simply download and install the new one. Refer to Installing ADF Desktop Integration.
  • The EXE-based installer, adfdi-excel-addin-installer.exe, is no longer available starting with version 5.1.1.24754.
  • Support for the WebView2 embedded web browser based on Edge/Chromium. The add-in uses an embedded web browser to display web pages such as the log-in web page, various "picker" windows, and the Status Viewer task pane. See Embedded Browsers. In order for the add-in to use WebView2, the WebView2 runtime must be installed on each computer where the add-in runs.
  • WebView2 is the preferred embedded browser for all integrated workbooks starting with add-in version 5.1.1.24695.

Deprecated Features

The following features are obsolete and deprecated. You should no longer use these features. Please remove any previous usages as soon as possible. These features may be removed in the next release of this product.

Feature Description
The Internet Explorer-based embedded browser This has been replaced by the WebView2 embedded browser. See Embedded Browsers.
System Check Modern browsers don't support Java applets.
Non-blocking Action Set This feature is not sufficiently reliable to be used with confidence.
Workbook Composer & Runtime Customization This feature did not achieve sufficient adoption.