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If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld this year we wanted to point you to some sessions that you won't want to miss. First a review of the latest features added to Oracle ADF:  Oracle Application Development Framework and Oracle JDeveloper: What’s New [CON1226] Shay Shmeltzer, Director of Product Management, Oracle Tuesday, Sep 20, 4:00 p.m. | Moscone West - 2018 Then several sessions that show how Oracle ADF plays a role in new cloud native based applications:  Oracle Application Development Framework and Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit in the Cloud [CON6649] Sherry Yu, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Shray Bansal, Senior Product Manager, Oracle Abhinav Shroff, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Wednesday, Sep 21, 3:00 p.m. | Moscone South - 306 End-to-End Cloud: Oracle Java Cloud, Oracle Mobile Cloud Service, Oracle MAF, and Oracle JET [CON2388] Andrejus Baranovskis, Chief Executive Officer & Architect, Red Samurai Consulting Monday, Sep 19, 12:30 p.m. | Moscone West - 2012 Better UI is always a hot topic:  Implementing Oracle's New Alta UI Features [CON7207] Richard Wright Wright, Director User Experience, Oracle Thursday, Sep 22, 10:45 a.m. | Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate C3 If you are not familiar with our Mobile framework there is this session:  Mobile App Development Simplified: Oracle Mobile Application Framework Overview [CON5674] Kundan Vyas, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Srini Indla, Director of Product Management, Mobile Platform, Oracle Monday, Sep 19, 11:00 a.m. | Moscone West - 3002 Finally a few sessions that will show you how to do better Agile development and DevOps for applications (including ADF apps) with the cloud: A Cloud Platform for Developers: A Tour of Oracle Developer Cloud Service [CON1949] Greg Stachnick, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle Monday, Sep 19, 12:30 p.m. | Park Central - Metropolitan III A Guide to Cloud-Based Agile Development Methodology Adoption [CON1947] Shay Shmeltzer, Director of Product Management, Oracle Wednesday, Sep 21, 12:15 p.m. | Moscone West - 2018 Need a clearer picture of which framework is right for you? Join:  Oracle Development Tools and Frameworks: Which One Is Right for You? [MTE6650] Shay Shmeltzer, Director of Product Management, Oracle Denis Tyrell, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Tuesday, Sep 20, 6:15 p.m. | Moscone South - 301 There are many other sessions and hands-on labs - and a list of the top sessions that will be of interest to you is here. Don't forget to stop by our demo pod at Moscone South (far left section of the demo ground). See you at OpenWorld. The Oracle ADF team. 

If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld this year we wanted to point you to some sessions that you won't want to miss. First a review of the latest features added to Oracle ADF:  Oracle Application...

We are happy to announce the availability of a brand new version of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF : Version 12.2.1.1 While numbering wise this might seem like a very minor version, in reality there are a host of new features in this version that you can leverage in your applications. The features revolve around several key focus areas: REST support We added multiple capabilities to the "expose ADF Business Components as REST" functionality. This include features such as accessing multiple children objects,  better query capabilities, exposing list-of-values as REST and configuration and monitoring functions. These type of enhancement allow you to better leverage the investment you have in the ADF based business service when creating new type of UIs with technologies that relies on REST backends. For example native mobile apps (with frameworks as Oracle MAF) or JavaScript based client solutions (with toolkits such as Oracle JET).  New Data Visualizations Continuing our commitment to making your application the source of knowledge at your company, we added a bunch of new visualization components such as picto charts, tag cloud, stock chart and more. We also added features and capabilities to existing chart components. These capabilities allow you to show data in meaningful ways, turning data into information that can be easily understood. UI Technology Improvements This version adds several capabilities to reduce and better control client to server interactions from your ADF Faces UI. Features such as pure client-side input date component, client side caching for table component, and code editor component enhancements help you reduce network traffic and optimize your UI performance. We also continue to improve our support for using ADF based UIs on mobile devices with more options in the masonry layout, gestures on springboards, and support for the MS Edge browser. Extended Groovy Support A feature that might have flew below the radar for many developers is the introduction of Groovy based triggers in ADF Business Components, making it simpler to code logic in specific hook-points in the lifecycle of your services. In the new version we further extend this support adding triggers at both the EOs and VOs level. There are many other new features in this release (as well as various bug fixes from previous versions).  The full list of new features is here. Time for you to download the new version and start planning your upgrade.

We are happy to announce the availability of a brand new version of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF : Version 12.2.1.1 While numbering wise this might seem like a very minor version, in reality there...

One of the key announcement at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 was the release of Oracle JET - the Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit. We know that this might raise some questions among ADF developers, so we wanted to clarify the answers to some of the possible questions about the relationship between Oracle ADF and Oracle JET. Why a new framework? Java is the leading language in the industry today,  and with Oracle ADF we have a great offering for developer looking to be more productive leveraging Java on the Oracle platform. But there are other languages in the market too, and JavaScript is quickly gaining popularity and by many accounts is the second most popular language today. JavaScript is very popular for front end development of web interfaces, and even inside Oracle we had product-development teams that were looking to leverage the advantages of JavaScript in their UI. However the JavaScript ecosystem was missing some capabilities that we require for our products (such as accessibility, internationalization, and other advanced technical aspects). We wanted to have a toolkit that will guarantee that developers inside Oracle who are going with this architecture of JavaScript/HTML/REST comply with our standards for product delivery - this is why we created JET - which initially was only targeted for internal use inside Oracle. (This by the way has been going on for three years now). Over the past couple of years, we also started to hear from customers and partners who wanted to use JavaScript based UI development and were looking to see if Oracle can help them. We realized that JET can help our customers, especially if they are working on the Oracle platform and looking to leverage things like the Oracle Alta UI or REST services exposed from our SaaS applications. This is why we released JET publicly for our customers. Should I be using JET or ADF for development? You can answer this question in two ways. One way is to ask what are the skills of the developers in your company. ADF and JET target completely different audiences. ADF is for Java developers, JET is for JavaScript developers. ADF is aiming to provide a declarative development approach while JET is staying true to the code-centric approach that JavaScript developers are used to. Also ADF is very easy to get started with even if you have no previous experience - go through the tutorial and you'll be able to build a basic application. JET on the other hand is aimed at developers who are already experienced with JavaScript development - it's not for the total rookie. The other distinction is architecturally based, ADF is a Java EE framework running on the server and covering the full set of layers of your application. JET is a client side framework that takes care of UI and binding to REST services. Each of these architectures has its benefits and places were it will shine, so choose the right architecture for the implementation you are aiming to do. Are those the only differences between the two?  While the two distinctions above are the main thing to consider, there are other aspects that you would want to look into. For example, how do you feel about protection from technology shifts? ADF does a great job of abstracting you from the underlying technology by using meta-data driven implementation. So as an ADF developer you were mostly oblivious to changes such as transition from JSF1 to JSF2, or from using Flash in rendering charts to using HTML5, or from exposing ADF BC as SOAP to exposing it as REST. These type of changes didn't require you to re-write your app, and you were able to get your app upgraded to use the new technologies in a seamless way. Oracle JET doesn't offer that level of abstraction from the technology - you are actually directly coding at the technology level, and at that level things might change in the future. The JavaScript eco-system is still volatile and shifts do happen. When we designed JET we took this into account and put a lot of focus on building a modular architecture. This means that you could switch parts of the toolkit as needed. This also means that we can't promise that you won't need to re-write parts of your app if you'll want to leverage new technologies when JET picks those up. Oracle JET's modular approach aims to make it as painless as possible to adjust to future changes.  Here is a slide we used in OOW sessions that lists some other differences between the two framework. Which one is the strategic framework for Oracle? Both are. We don't see either one of them as a replacement for the other, we believe the market has a place for both frameworks. We didn't create JET to replace something - we created JET to add a solution to our tools-belt for capabilities and languages that we didn't have a solution for before. Inside Oracle you can actually see both of them being used. All our SaaS applications are built and continue to be enhanced with Oracle ADF, and so are various other cloud products. Other cloud products use JET for their UI layer - examples include Mobile Cloud Service, BI Cloud Service Visual Analyzer, Developer Cloud Service.   Each one chose the technology based on the developers skills and functionality they needed.   Are there integration points between the frameworks? From our perspective as the development organization behind both frameworks, we share resources and knowledge among the frameworks, for example the same team builds data visualization components for both JET and ADF (and MAF) - and you can see the same components available in those frameworks. In terms of using them together, JET UIs can access any REST service at the backend - for example JET can access REST services exposed from ADF Business Components. (In fact, JET knows how to leverage the detailed description provided by the ADF BC REST service to simplify binding UI to the data). On the UI side, ADF Faces provides a complete JavaScript API that can be used to interact with JavaScript components on the page - since JET components are such components, you could embed them in an ADF page. Be aware that their lifecycle is independent from the ADF page lifecycle - so do the integration with care. What's the bottom-line? At the end of the day, we are continuing our commitment to support developers with tools and frameworks that will help them leverage and integrate with the Oracle platform using their language of choice. We are now expanding to cover JavaScript UI developers.

One of the key announcement at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 was the release of Oracle JET - the Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit. We know that this might raise some questions among ADF developers, so we...

We are happy to announce that Oracle ADF and Oracle JDeveloper 12.2.1 have been released. You can get them from OTN starting today. We had several key themes for this release: 1 Infrastructure upgrade JDK 8, WebLogic 12.2.1 (Java EE7), and the rest of the Fusion Middleware components (WebCenter, BI, and SOA) 2. Responsive UI New ADF Faces components make it very easy to create responsive web interfaces with ADF. Check out the new match media behavior and Masonry layout for examples. 3. REST/JSON support You can now publish ADF Business Components as REST/JSON services. Just follow the wizards. You can also consume REST/JSON web services and expose them as data controls through the Web service data control wizard. 4. Remote Taskflows/Regions You can now consume a task flow deployed as part of another application inside your application directly. This takes reusability to a new level. 5. Better data visualization We continue to enhance our data visualization components with new components, capabilities, and easier binding dialogs. Add to this the fact that Alta UI is now the default look and feel, and the new browser based Theme Editor for simplified skin creation. 6. Cloud Integration We've extended the capabilities of JDeveloper to do complete integration with the Oracle Developer Cloud Service - providing you with hosted Git, Issues tracking, build automation and more. All accessible directly from inside JDeveloper as well as the web interfaces. That's not all - there are many other new features in this release - check out the JDeveloper 12.2.1 New Features doc. What are you waiting for - start exploring today!

We are happy to announce that Oracle ADF and Oracle JDeveloper 12.2.1 have been released. You can get them from OTN starting today. We had several key themes for this release: 1 Infrastructure upgrade JDK...

We can already start smelling it in the air, there is a lot of excitement brewing towards the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco conference. As always it is going to be the largest gathering of Oracle developers in the world, and if you are looking to keep up to date with the latest in the world of Oracle this is the place to be. So what's in there for ADF and JDeveloper users? Here is a sampling of some of the sessions that should be of interest to you - you can look up the detailed description on the public OOW15 content catalog:  What's New in the world of ADF Oracle Application Development Framework and Oracle JDeveloper—What’s New and How to Use It [CON8333] Moving Oracle ADF to the Cloud—Development and Deployment in the New Age [CON8332] Component-Based Unit Testing of Oracle ADF Applications with Selenium [CON2866]  Meet the Experts: Oracle’s Development Tools and Frameworks [MTE10022] Developing Cutting Edge Web UIs Oracle Alta UI Patterns for Enterprise Applications and Responsive UI Support [UGF2717] Oracle Alta UI Design: Implementing Oracle’s Best Practices in Your Applications [CON8296] Creating Stunning, Mobile-First User Interfaces with Oracle Data Visualizations [CON8185]  Oracle Alta UI—Quantum-Leap Change for ISV, Mobile, and Web Applications [CON4009] Next-Generation JavaScript, REST, and HTML5 Development with Oracle [CON8469]  Mobile Application Development An Introduction to Oracle Mobile Application Framework [CON8365] Give Oracle Mobile Application Framework a REST: Using REST/JSON Services [UGF2566] Real-Life Oracle Mobile Application Framework: What’s Not in the Developer’s Guide [CON2850] Dressing Up a Portal: Ross Stores Increases Employee Engagement with Oracle WebCenter [CON5840] Enterprise Mobile Persistence and Security Using Oracle Mobile Application Framework [CON8338] Building Exciting Real-World Mobile Apps with Beacons, Wearables, and Voice [CON8302] Integrating Calls in Oracle Mobile Cloud Service in Oracle Mobile Application Framework [CON8318]  Cloud Based Development General Session: Revolutionizing Application Development with Oracle Cloud [GEN9500] Better Team Development and DevOps with the Cloud [CON8182] DevOps for Mobile in the Cloud [CON8660] Rapid Enterprise JavaScript Development with Oracle Application Builder Cloud Service [CON8466] What’s in a Word: Mobile/Cloud Terminology for Dummies [UGF10048]  In addition expect to see hands-on labs that will cover: Developing Oracle Alta UIs with Oracle ADF Introduction to Oracle JET Developing Mobile Apps with Oracle MAF Leveraging Oracle Developer Cloud Service for Team Development  And more... Need help tracking all of these - check out the Development Tools and Framework Schedule. See you there

We can already start smelling it in the air, there is a lot of excitement brewing towards the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco conference. As always it is going to be the largest gathering of...

Today we released version 11.1.1.9 for the 11.1.1.* branch of JDeveloper and ADF. You can get them from the download pages for JDeveloper and ADF.  This version is aligned with the rest of Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.9 including the SOA, WebCenter and BI extensions. For ADF developers still working on the 11.1.1.* branch, this version incorporate various enhancement that are already available in the 12.1.3 version.  Specifically you'll be able to leverage many new data visualization components in your application including the richer client behavior with HTML5 rendering for chart. Also included are the new diagram and thematic map components. The deck, drawer and dashboard components will you create new layouts that incorporate animation.  There are other new features across various aspects of the product - and you can find the full list in the 11.1.1.9 New Features page.

Today we released version 11.1.1.9 for the 11.1.1.* branch of JDeveloper and ADF. You can get them from the download pages for JDeveloper and ADF.  This version is aligned with the rest of Fusion...

ODTUG's KScope conference coming in June in Florida is again going to feature excellent technical content for any ADF/MAF developer out there. With sessions presented by Oracle product managers, Oracle ACEs and other developers - this is definitely one of the more "Developer friendly" conferences out there for developers working on the Oracle platform. From our perspective, this year we are adding even more content around the cloud and mobile areas - with the anticipation that these are going to be key trends for many of our customers in the coming year. Specifically we are dedicating the Sunday Symposium to a full day discussing the new and upcoming developer tooling on the Oracle cloud platform. From ADF support, through team development platform, and all the way to mobile backends. During the week we'll be delivering advance technical sessions as well as several hands-on labs giving you a taste of Oracle's newest products. One of the thing we are looking forward the most to is the one-on-one interaction we can have with our customers in the demo ground, the Q&A at sessions and the networking events.  If you are looking for a developer oriented event that will satisfy your appetite for ADF/MAF & Cloud technical knowledge, check out the full details at http://kscope15.com

ODTUG's KScope conferencecoming in June in Florida is again going to feature excellent technical content for any ADF/MAF developer out there. With sessions presented by Oracle product managers, Oracle...

The Oracle ADF team is happy to announce the release of the Oracle Alta Workbetter ADF application sample. You can now get the complete source code for this sample application, so you can further learn how to develop cool user interfaces with Oracle ADF Faces that implement the Oracle Alta UI design patterns. At the last Oracle OpenWorld conference where we announced Oracle Alta UI, we got great reactions from people who saw the new Alta UI in our new cloud services and apps. And with Oracle ADF Faces it is very easy to implement these type of user interfaces in your application too.  The WorkBetter sample application is aimed at highlighting various aspects of Oracle Alta UI design patterns, and by looking at the source code you can learn how to implement each part of it. The application is hosted here so you can play with it. Here is a quick video that shows you how the application looks and behaves at runtime. You can get the source for the application from the Oracle ADF Sample Page Then just extract the zip file, open the jws file with Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3, and run the index.jsf file in the viewController project.  Some of the things you'll see in the demo: Responsive UI that changes based on screen size or device orientation Flow layout implementation  New layout components The infotile reusable component Extending the Alta skin  You can learn more about Alta UI concepts from this Oracle OpenWorld presentation. Need more help getting started with Alta? Check out some tips from other developers on our blog feed.  What are you waiting for? It's time to start implementing the Alta UI in your applications. We would love to see screenshots of your Alta UI implementations. 

The Oracle ADF team is happy to announce the release of the Oracle Alta Workbetter ADF application sample. You can now get the complete source code for this sample application, so you can further...

Here’s a question we spent time investigating recently. We know ADF works well on tablets, but is it suitable for smartphones too? Sometime back in the JDeveloper 11gR1 and 11gR2 branches (search for ‘tablet’ in those links) of ADF we added a wide range of support for touch gestures, mobile optimizations and more. More recently the Alta skin and UI guidelines contain considerable collateral around building ADF applications to be optimized for tablets. Yet when you consider a smartphone, say an iPhone over an iPad, or a Nexus 5 vs a Nexus 9, can you still build a usable app for this smaller form factor using ADF? To prove the point we took the recent Work Better ADF Faces demo app, and reworked some of the screens to see how they would render on an iPhone. You can see the results in the following small recorded demo. The demo shows the app running in a traditional desktop browser, then as comparison in an iOS Simulator browser, and finally just for fun embedded as a remote URL in a MAF application: &amp;amp;amp;lt;span id=&amp;amp;amp;quot;XinhaEditingPostion&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; So how did we achieve this? The main techniques for achieving this have mostly been blogged before by our staff: Steven Davelaar’s detailed blog post on getting ADF to run on mobile phones and tablets, where amongst many details Steven discusses adding the metaContainer facet to the af:document tag as follows:<f:view> <af:document title="ADF Faces Mobile Demo" id="d1">   <f:facet name="metaContainer">     <af:group id="g1">       <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>     </af:group>   </f:facet> These options allow the pages to scale appropriately to the devices screen size, otherwise you end up with something like this: Beyond Steven’s copious notes, from here you need to decide do you want to show absolutely everything on the page on a phone, potentially rearranging content or hiding it on a smaller form factor. This starts to probe into the areas of adaptive and responsive design, which is covered by Steven’s post, but also covered by Shay Shmeltzer recently too. For the sample app at hand, we cut out content, hid some other content, modified some styles and so on, but there really wasn’t any hidden magic to this beyond the techniques above from Steven and Shay. So while you might consider using MAF to build on-device applications, if you’re comfortable with providing web based solutions instead, you can happily serve content for desktop browsers, tablets and phones.

Here’s a question we spent time investigating recently. We know ADF works well on tablets, but is it suitable for smartphones too? Sometime back in the JDeveloper 11gR1 and 11gR2 branches (search for...

In case you missed it, one of the most talked about topics at Oracle OpenWorld was the new Oracle Alta UI. There was a lot of buzz around how cool the new Oracle cloud based applications and services user interface is. Oracle Alta UI is what creates these type of interfaces, and the great news for you is that you can actually start leveraging this immediately in your ADF and MAF development Oracle Alta UI was officially announced at Oracle OpenWorld - have a read to understand what is about. All the information you need to start implementing the Oracle Alta UI in your applications is at http://bit.ly/oraclealta  The Oracle Alta UI is based on four key prinicpals Mobile first design Simple and uncluttered layouts Clear information hierarchy Engage users with visual content If you want to see a quick demo of an ADF Faces Alta based UI see the WorkBetter Alta demo application. And don't forget to also resize the browser window to see how we do responsive design. We have a page with the basic instructions for turning on Alta in your ADF 12.1.3 applications. At OOW we also had a technical session about Alta - you can find the slides for it here.  One thing to keep in mind - while you can turn on the Alta skin for existing applications, to get the full UI experience you should probably start with a re-design of the UI. Remember Alta is not just about the colors - it is about the interaction!

In case you missed it, one of the most talked about topics at Oracle OpenWorld was the new Oracle Alta UI. There was a lot of buzz around how cool the new Oracle cloud based applications and services...

Oracle Developer Cloud Service is a cloud-based software development Platform as a Service (PaaS) and a hosted environment for your application development infrastructure. With the Oracle Developer Cloud Service, development teams can maximize productivity with instant access to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tooling as well as team collaboration and management utilities in addition to seamless deployment to the Oracle cloud platform. Oracle Developer Cloud Service provides an enterprise-grade platform to develop, collaborate, and deploy applications within the Oracle Cloud with support for on-premise deployment and GitHub integration. It allows businesses to reap all the benefits of PaaS including subscription based, self-service access to reliable, scalable, and elastic cloud environments with the ability to move code seamlessly between Oracle Cloud to other clouds or on-premise. Built in integration from Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE), Oracle JDeveloper and NetBeans allow you to interact with your code in the Oracle Developer Cloud Service. Get all the details from the Oracle Developer Cloud Service Product Page.  Be sure to check out the upcoming sessions and hands-on-lab at OOW '14 and JavaOne '14. Session ID: HOL7064 Session Title: Using Oracle Cloud to Power Your Application Development Lifecycle Venue/Room: Intercontinental - Sutter Date/Time: 9/29/14, 11:45 - 12:45______________________________________________________________________________  Session ID: CON1840 Sesstion Title: Java Development in the Cloud Venue/Room: Hilton - Continental Ballroom 6 Date/Time: 10/1/14, 11:30 - 12:30______________________________________________________________________________  Session ID: CON5031 Session Title: A Guide to Team Development in the Cloud with Oracle Developer Cloud Service Venue/Room: Moscone South - 270 Date/Time: 10/1/14, 12:45 - 13:30 ______________________________________________________________________________ 

Oracle Developer Cloud Service is a cloud-based software development Platform as a Service (PaaS) and a hosted environment for your application development infrastructure. With the Oracle Developer...

Are you going to be at Oracle OpenWorld this year? If so we have a lot of activities that you should know about. First and foremost - here is a summary of all the ADF/JDev/MAF activities - this will help you plan your schedule.  A few things to call out: Sunday ODTUG and ADF Enterprise Methodology Group User sessions Continuing the tradition ODTUG with ADF EMG are running back to back ADF/MAF sessions driven by users and experts. You'll find session by book authors and Oracle ACEs  that cover deep technical content - this is a must attend list of session. So remember - for ADF/MAF developers OOW starts early on Sunday! Tuesday - General Session : Next-Generation Application Development Chris Tonas who leads the Mobile and Tools development organization at Oracle will give you a sneak peek into some of the cool new things that Oracle has in store for application developers. If you want to know what you'll be doing in the near future - come and check this session out - some cool demos included.   Tuesday - ODTUG Oracle Developers Meet-up at Chevy's Come join your peers for free drinks and lots of networking opportunities in this reception. RSVP today. Don't forget to use the schedule builder today to pre-register to sessions and labs to guarantee your space in the room. Beyond the ADF/MAF labs you should also check out some of our Cloud labs - specifically the Developer Cloud Service and Mobile Cloud Service labs - spaces are running out quickly for those so book early. And remember to drop by our demo booths at Moscone South - you'll always find a product manager there that will be happy to answer your questions and just hear about what your are doing with our products.

Are you going to be at Oracle OpenWorld this year? If so we have a lot of activities that you should know about. First and foremost - here is a summary of all the ADF/JDev/MAF activities - this will...

There is a new mobile framework in town - the Oracle Mobile Application Framework (Oracle MAF) has been announced today and is available as an extension to both JDeveloper and Eclipse. Oracle MAF lets you develop a single application that will run on both iOS and Android devices. It offers a Java based MVC framework that executes in a hybrid container on the various mobile OSs. This will probably sound familiar to anyone who used Oracle ADF Mobile before, and this won't be surprising. Oracle MAF is based on the work we did for Oracle ADF Mobile, but it adds many new features and capabilities. We expect Oracle MAF to be an attractive solution to a larger set of developer extending beyond just the Oracle ADF community. For those of you who already built Oracle ADF Mobile apps - the great news is that technical migration to Oracle MAF will be trivial - just open your ADF Mobile application in the new Oracle MAF enabled JDeveloper 12.1.3, and JDeveloper will take care of migrating your application to the new framework (you'll notice some new configuration files replacing your old ones for example). Now you can start enjoying all the new features including new UI components, Cordova Plug-in integration, creating your own components, reusable AMX components, added security capabilities and many more. Note that the new Oracle MAF has a different licensing model than Oracle ADF Mobile - it doesn't require a WebLogic and ADF license. Oracle MAF is licensed as an independent product and doesn't require any specific backend server. You can license Oracle MAF per named user per app, or per app with unlimited number of end users. (And you will also be able to license Oracle MAF as part of the Oracle Mobile Suite license if you need a complete mobile enabled server infrastructure). We are looking forward to hear your opinion of the new features in the new framework and how you like the development capabilities we built for it in JDeveloper. To learn more about Oracle MAF visit - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/maf  Happy mobile development!

There is a new mobile framework in town - the Oracle Mobile Application Framework (Oracle MAF) has been announced today and is available as an extension to both JDeveloper and Eclipse. Oracle MAF lets...

We are happy to announce the release of the new Oracle ADF 12.1.3 and Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3 - this version aligns with the release of Fusion Middleware 12.1.3 which also include WebLogic and the SOA Suite. There are many new features in this version - and you can read all about it in our 12.1.3 new features doc. A few features to highlights: Oracle SOA integration - the all new SOA 12.1.3 is now integrated into Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3 as extensions with many new capabilities. This also include the all new Oracle Service Bus design time features. Many new ADF Faces components - star rating, dial status meters, deck and transition components - for animated transitions. New Diagram component - for creating complex diagrams in your browsers  New Oracle ADF Charts Component Implementation - our chart components have been updated to add many interactive capabilities that are executed on the client. Those include capabilities such as zoom in/out, hiding items, automatic scale adjustment and much more. Updatable gauges - you can now use gauge component to allow data input and not just read only. Costume base maps for thematic maps. Many enhancements to other components. There are many other updates to the core IDE and ADF layers. In addition you'll see enhancements to the overall development experience with improved editors and wizards. So what are you waiting for? Take Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3 for a spin - free download.  Here are some videos that highlight some of the new features: New Features in ADF Data Visualizations New Features in ADF Faces  ADF Data Visualizations Diagram Layout Tutorial Cool Demos to try out with the new DVT components

We are happy to announce the release of the new Oracle ADF 12.1.3 and Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.3 - this version aligns with the release of Fusion Middleware 12.1.3 which also include WebLogic and the...

Are you an ADF Developer (Oracle ADF/Oracle Mobile Framework)? If so, please submit your solution to the 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards and if you're selected as a winner, you will receive a free pass to OOW 2014! Oracle once again announces the call for nominations for the 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation.  The Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation honor organizations using Oracle Fusion Middleware to deliver unique business value. This year, the awards will recognize customers across nine distinct categories: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Oracle Cloud Application Foundation Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture Business Process Management Oracle WebCenter Oracle Identity Management Oracle Data Integration Oracle Development Tools and Framework Big Data and Business Analytics If you consider yourself a pioneer with Oracle Development Tools (Oracle ADF/Oracle Mobile Framework) and you're using these solutions in innovative ways to achieve significant business value, submit your nomination for the 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation in the category of "Oracle Development Tools and Framework" by Tuesday, June 20th, 2014, for a chance to win a FREE registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2014 (September 28-October 2) in San Francisco, California. Top customers will be showcased at Oracle Open World 2014, get a chance to mingle with Oracle executives, network with their peers and be featured in Oracle Publications. For additional details, go here

Are you an ADF Developer (Oracle ADF/Oracle Mobile Framework)? If so, please submit your solution to the 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards and if you're selected as a winner, you will receive a free pass...

Some Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.2.0.0 customers on the Mac OSX platform have reported a recurring deadlock (hang or more commonly known as a beachball on OSX) when switching between the JSF/JSPX visual editor and source editor and back again.  Oracle engineering has investigated and discovered that most if not all of these deadlocks occur due to interference from 3rd party OSX windows management software, that is software that allows users to manipulate the layout of the OSX windows beyond the default OSX behaviour.  This software to install and override the OSX default window behaviour typically installs itself though the OSX accessibility API.  The API is designed to support applications assisting users with disabilities, but can also be utilized by applications willing to change how the OSX windows manager works. You can discover the list of applications that have done this by opening the Mac System Preferences (via the Apple menu) > Security & Privacy option > Privacy tab > Accessibility options, as can be seen in the following picture: The current workaround for this JDeveloper release is to disable the 3rd party OSX windows management software extensions through the OSX options described above (you'll need to unlock the dialog by entering your administrator password after clicking the padlock).  This change should not need to apply to “real” accessibility extensions such as screen readers.

Some Oracle JDeveloper 12.1.2.0.0 customers on the Mac OSX platform have reported a recurring deadlock (hang or more commonly known as a beachball on OSX) when switching between the JSF/JSPX visual...

In November of 2013 we hosted a multi-track virtual developer day dedicated to Oracle ADF.With thousands of attendees and live question and answers with product managers, this has been a great success. But for those who weren't able to tune in for the live event, we now offer the session on-demand on youtube,Everything from an introduction to Oracle ADF to advanced tuning and debugging and from JDeveloper to Eclipse to Mobile.Check out these play lists:Track 1: Introduction to Oracle ADF (click to view playlist)Track 2: Advanced ADF Topics (click to view playlist) Track 3: Oracle ADF Mobile (click to view playlist)Track 4: Oracle ACEs on ADF (click to view playlist) Check out the content and let us know what you think.

In November of 2013 we hosted a multi-track virtual developer day dedicated to Oracle ADF. With thousands of attendees and live question and answers with product managers, this has been a great...

Oracle customers of Oracle JDeveloper and ADF are advised that a set of patches for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) compatibility has been delivered and is now available from Oracle Support.  As Oracle has several active branches of JDeveloper and ADF you need to check carefully what version of ADF you are using vs the availability of a patch for that branch. 11.1.1.7.0 patch 18071063 11.1.2.4.0 patch 18277436 12.1.2.0.0 patch 18091042 For more information of the availability of patches for ADF, please consult the following Oracle Support note via My Oracle Support: Supportability on Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) with Oracle ADF [Article ID 1599898.1] At this time Oracle will not be providing IE11 patches for earlier versions of Oracle JDeveloper and ADF, including 11.1.1.6.0 or 11.1.2.3.0.  Future versions of Oracle JDeveloper and ADF, including 11.1.1.9.0 and 12.1.3.0.0 will automatically include this patch, you will not need to pursue fixes in the future. If your interest is in another product that uses ADF and require an IE11 patch, you will need to consult the relevant products for more information, this advisory is specifically for the ADF framework only.  As example if your interest is in Oracle WebCenter, the following separate Oracle Support Note covers its IE11 support:  Supportability on Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) with Oracle WebCenter [Article ID 1602954.1] If you have any further concerns about IE11 support and ADF please contact Oracle Support, as Oracle Support remains your best port of call for inquiries in this regard.

Oracle customers of Oracle JDeveloper and ADF are advised that a set of patches for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) compatibility has been delivered and is now available from Oracle Support.  As...

With budget cuts all over the world less and less developers get to travel to conferences. So how do you keep up with the latest technical aspects of your development environment? Oracle to the rescue with our Virtual Developer Day. We are happy to announce the 2013 Oracle ADF Virtual Developer DaysOnline sessions that include a live Q&A with product managers that will cover everything you need to know about Oracle ADF - all from the comfort of your office chair.With sessions that cover best practices, tuning, mobile, Eclipse support and even some getting started information there is something in this day for every level of experience with Oracle ADF - you are sure to learn some new things too!Sessions are delivered by Oracle product managers with a special track delivered by expert customers covering some advanced topics.Check out the schedule and register for the event in your time zone.

With budget cuts all over the world less and less developers get to travel to conferences. So how do you keep up with the latest technical aspects of your development environment? Oracle to the rescue...

Calling all Oracle partners.  If you want to become specialized in Oracle ADF, now is your chance with 8 ADF worshops running in EMEA in the last quarter of this year.  No excuses not to get skilled up and become a key Oracle partner in the middleware and ADF space.

Calling all Oracle partners.  If you want to become specialized in Oracle ADF, now is your chance with 8 ADF worshops running in EMEA in the last quarter of this year.  No excuses not to get skilled...

If you are an Oracle ADF developer you should start planning on attending Oracle OpenWorld this year NOW! We are lining up a great set of seminars that aim to provide new technical content to both the novice and the expert developer. A live complete list of Oracle ADF activities at OOW is here. At last count there are close to 40 sessions focusing on Oracle ADF in the conference this year. That's about 7 sessions every day for you attend - and that is not counting all the other topics that Oracle OpenWorld covers and that can be relevant to your daily work. Some of the highlights of the event include: Special Sunday user forum presented by ODTUG in collaboration with the Oracle ADF Enterprise Methodology Group. Featuring back to back sessions by experts in the community covering best practices and new techniques. Read more here. (And also don't miss the ADF EMG get together that Oracle sponsors on Saturday night). Monday will feature a keynote by Chris Tonas who leads the Oracle Java Development Tools organization giving a state-of-the-union overview of where we are and where we are going next. Multiple hands-on labs - covering ADF Mobile, Data Visualization Components, ADF in Eclipse and more. Demo ground where you can come and ask your questions and get answers directly from the product management team. Lots of sessions covering everything from the "how to get started" through in-depth technical topics all the way to best practices and architecture tips. Of course there are also the usual set of Oracle OpenWorld parties, with the Wed evening appreciation event featuring both Maroon 5 and The Black Keys. More about that show here. Together with the great networking opportunities with your peers and with Oracle ACEs and Oracle personal, this is indeed becoming a must-attend event for Oracle ADF professionals. See you in San Francisco.

If you are an Oracle ADF developer you should start planning on attending Oracle OpenWorld this year NOW! We are lining up a great set of seminars that aim to provide new technical content to both the...

With companies tightening their hold on budget, travel & events participation are at the top of the list for cuts. Realizing this, and the fact that we can't get every developer to come and attend one of our physical events, we are happy to offer you the opportunity to participate in our upcoming virtual developer day. On Wed August 7th, we'll be hosting a full half day virtual conference on Mobile Application Development.Focusing on developing iOS and Android applications with Java and Oracle ADF Mobile, this day will cover everything from considerations for choosing a mobile platform, architecture overview of Oracle's hybrid mobile solution, to deep dive into the building blocks of Oracle ADF Mobile and how you build applications with them. We'll close the day with a guided hands-on lab. You are invited to join us for free. Get a half day training that will transform you to become a mobile developer.Click here to sign up.Here is the agenda 9:00 a.m. Keynote - Preparing to Go Mobile 9:30 a.m. Introduction to Oracle ADF Moblie 10:30 a.m. ADF Mobile - The Data Layer 11:15 a.m. ADF Mobile - UI Design and Device Integration 12:00 p.m. Hands-on Lab 1:00 p.m. Event Close

With companies tightening their hold on budget, travel & events participation are at the top of the list for cuts. Realizing this, and the fact that we can't get every developer to come and attend one...

As ADF customers continue to deliver production systems, we see an increased demand for training on ADF application design, architecture & best practices. In response to these requests, the Oracle's ADF Product Management team is announcing the new ADF Architecture TV channel on YouTube, which will use weekly episodes to discuss over 100 topics that designers, architects, team leaders and senior ADF developers will gain value from.  This new format for online training delivers small consumable chunks for seasoned ADF practitioners beyond the ADF basics. Oracle's ADF team continues with its unique goal of assisting customers at all levels of ADF adoption, from beginners requiring basic documentation & tutorials, from practitioners looking for different techniques and insider essentials presentations, to ADF developers migrating to ADF Mobile, & now senior ADF staff looking to share best practices, design and architectural patterns. We encourage you to subscribe to the ADF Architecture TV channel if you're ready to take your ADF designs to the next level.

As ADF customers continue to deliver production systems, we see an increased demand for training on ADF application design, architecture & best practices.In response to these requests, the Oracle's...

We are very happy to announce the release of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 12c This is a major new version for our tool and framework and contains a lot of new and enhanced features. And while some of the features that were developed for 12c were backported into recent 11.1.2.4 and 11.1.1.7 releases - you'll still find a lot of new things in the 12c release. Here are some highlights: Core IDE: Support for JDK7 and Java EE 6 along with WebLogic 12c (and support for GlassFish too). New Look and Feel and various usability enhancements. Based on the OSGi infrastructure introduced in the 11.1.2.0 release this version adds even further integration with NetBeans code including new windowing system, profilers and the Matisse Swing editor. New Dependency viewer shows you how various files are related visually. New HTML 5 and CSS code editors. Support for Git version management Enhanced support for Maven - including integration of Maven with ADF apps. New in Oracle ADF 12c: New ADF Faces components Layout - SpringBoard, PanelDrawer and PanelGridLayout Collections - List, and pagination table DVT - Sunburst, Treemap, timeline Other - Code editor, multi-file upload, unified link and button components New default skin (skyros) - simpler and faster, along with an improved skin editor Improved REST support - including new REST data control wizard Improved EJB/JPA based data control ADF BC now support defining components against an offline database and a new feature called viewObject Finders And there are many other new features all across the map. Check out our New Features Doc. Download the new version and try it out - we are sure you'll like it. Also - join us for the official 12c Launch event on July 31st.

We are very happy to announce the release of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 12c This is a major new version for our tool and framework and contains a lot of new and enhanced features. And while some...

Oracle Forms... anyone remember that?  Well, we do and we wanted to share an update with everyone.  First, let's start by saying the Oracle Forms product is healthy, happy, and under active development in preparation for the next release.  We have many new features and enhancements planned for the next release, so stay tuned. Second, as of Monday, June 24th Oracle Forms added its first JDeveloper extension (Forms PJC Wizard 1.0) to the JDev Update Center.  Although this extension has been around for some time, it has finally been added to the Update Center, making installation and updating simple.  For anyone not familiar with this extension, it is intended to provide a basic template for Oracle Forms developers wanting to add Pluggable Java Components to their Forms applications.  Adding PJCs to a Forms application is a great way to enhance the look-and-feel (and functionality) of any application. For more information about Oracle Forms, visit our Techlistings page on OTN: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms

Oracle Forms... anyone remember that?  Well, we do and we wanted to share an update with everyone.  First, let's start by saying the Oracle Forms product ishealthy, happy, and under active development...

We are running two small scale workshops dedicated to teaching the basics of Oracle ADF Mobile to developers this week.We still have a few places in each of the locations - so if you are based in California and interested see below:El Segundo - Wednesday, April 17, 201310:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 400El Segundo, CA 90245Irvine - Thursday, April 18, 201310:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.17901 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800Irvine, CA 92614 to sign up send an email to - mustafa.rahimi at oracle.com

We are running two small scale workshops dedicated to teaching the basics of Oracle ADF Mobile to developers this week. We still have a few places in each of the locations - so if you are based in...

Oracle is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2013 Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation. Are you using Oracle Fusion Middleware to deliver unique business value? If so, submit a nomination today for the Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation. These awards honor customers for their cutting-edge solutions using Oracle Fusion Middleware. Winners are selected based on the uniqueness of their business case, business benefits, level of impact relative to the size of the organization, complexity and magnitude of implementation, and the originality of architecture. Winners receive a free pass to Oracle OpenWorld 2013 in San Francisco (September 22-September 26) and will be honored during a special event at OpenWorld. This year, the awards will recognize customers across eight distinct categories: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Oracle Cloud Application Foundation Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture & Business Process Management Oracle WebCenter Oracle Identity Management Oracle Data Integration Oracle Application Development Framework and Fusion Development Business Analytics (Oracle BI, Oracle EPM, Oracle Exalytics) If you consider yourself a pioneer, using these solutions in innovative ways to achieve significant business value, submit your nomination for the 2013 Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation by Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 5pm Pacifict Time, for a chance to win a FREE registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2013 in San Francisco, California. The awards will be presented during Oracle OpenWorld 2013 to the winners where they'll receive a Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Trophy, get a chance to mingle with Oracle executives, network with their peers and be featured in Oracle Magazine and/or Profit Magazine, and more. To be considered for this award, complete the Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards nomination form and send to Innovation-Middleware_us@oracle.com.

Oracle is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2013 Oracle Excellence Awards for Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation. Are you using Oracle Fusion Middleware to deliver unique business...

We are happy to announce the availability of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11.1.1.7.0. This version is aligned with the rest of the component of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0. The version has several bug fixes, but also contains some new features that you can leverage. Those include: New simpler look and feel for ADF Faces - Skyros New data visualization components - Treemap, Sunburst and Timeline New ADF Faces component - List View, Code Editor and the PanelGridLayout Enhancements to various ADF Faces components includingL table component now supports pagination (scrollpolicy), file upload support multi-file upload, Calendar component enhancments Many new features in the ADF Desktop Integration functionality There are more enhancements and new features that you can read about here. You can download the new 11.1.1.7.0 version from OTN and you can get the SOA, WebCenter and BI extensions for it from the help->check for updates. Let us know what you think.

We are happy to announce the availability of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11.1.1.7.0. This version is aligned with the rest of the component of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0. The version has...

If you are attending Collaborate 13 - the biggest Oracle User Groups conference in North America - you'll get a chance to see a lot of ADF content this year. Here is a partial list of the ADF related sessions you might want to attend: Sun. Apr. 7 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm 11993 A Developers Journey From Oracle EBS Forms to Oracle EBS ADF Pages. - Mon. Apr. 8 9:45 am - 10:45 am 137 Oracle ADF - What it is and why it is important to you Mon. Apr. 8 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 11449 How Oracle ADF powers Herbalife’s touch screen order entry system Mon. Apr. 8 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 694 Don't let data push you around! An introduction to ADF active data. Mon. Apr. 8 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 718 Getting Started with ADF Mon. Apr. 8 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm 708 Is that your Portal?! A story of a better look and feel - WebCenter Portal Skinning Mon. Apr. 8 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm 12408 Experience of Rapid ADF Technology Adoption:an Oracle Partner’s Success story for Cloud-Enabled Apps Mon. Apr. 8 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 175 Develop, Integrate,and Use: Oracle ADF with Oracle E-Business Suite the SOA way Mon. Apr. 8 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 704 Building Hybrid Oracle Forms and ADF Application Mon. Apr. 8 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm 304 Oracle ADF for OAF Developers Tue. Apr. 9 8:00 am - 9:00 am 141 Developing On-device Mobile Applications with Oracle ADF Mobile Tue. Apr. 9 10:45 am - 11:45 am 292 Oracle ADF & JDeveloper for Forms Developers Tue. Apr. 9 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm 286 Talking Services Oracle ADF and Oracle SOA Suite Tue. Apr. 9 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 690 Optimize business processes by extending E-Business Suite to Business Process Management Wed. Apr. 10 9:30 am - 10:30 am 513 WebCenter Portal ADF Designing for Desktop, Mobile & Tablet - Responsive And Adaptive Design Integration Wed. Apr. 10 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 350 Integrating ADF Mobile with WebCenter (Portal and Content) Wed. Apr. 10 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm 788 Moving Forward with Oracle Forms: What Now? What's Next? Wed. Apr. 10 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 11451 Highly available online order entry framework using ADF: Herbalife approach to business success Wed. Apr. 10 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 11980 Using Application Development framework(ADF) user experience on existing Oracle e-business suite. In addition you can find us at the Oracle section of the demoground where we'll be showing and talking about both ADF Mobile and the regular Oracle ADF.A special event for Forms customers that you might also want to attend is taking place on Tue evening. Check out the details here. See you at Denver.

If you are attending Collaborate 13 - the biggest Oracle User Groups conference in North America - you'll get a chance to see a lot of ADF content this year. Here is a partial list of the ADF related...

As some of you noticed it, early this year Connotea.org announced that it was shutting down its service on March 12 2013. For more than 5 years we used this aggregation service to collect more than 4000 technical references to ADF-related content accross the web, generating thousands of Tweets and Facebook posts referencing the content that you, the ADF community have contributed non-stop all along. Establishing a single knowledge-base repository of all ADF content around the Web. Here some of the reactions on the twittersphere: Fortunately we kept regular backups and Connotea allowed us to export all of the content too. Today we are happy to announce that your contributions are safely backed up and stored into a new home - Pinboard.in. We took the opportunity to do some cleaning up in the house, as various links have changed over the years (starting for OTN) or To use RSS to track the reporitory please change the link from http://www.connotea.org/rss/user/jdeveloper to http://feeds.pinboard.in/rss/u:OracleADF/ Also let us know if you noticed broken links so we can correct them and many many thanks to all you who have contributed to building this knowledge base, without your contributions this project had never existed.The ADF Product Team!

As some of you noticed it, early this year Connotea.org announced that it was shutting down its service on March 12 2013. For more than 5 years we used this aggregation service to collect more than...

There are some great opportunities for you to get up to speed on the latest in the world of Oracle ADF next week in Denver Colorado.On Monday, we are running a half day workshop about ADF Mobile including a hands-on lab - registration is free. For details scroll to the end of this page.On Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the RMOUG Training Days conference there are several ADF focused sessions:Oracle ADF - The No Slides Overview Develop Compelling On-Device Mobile Apps - The Simple WayHow to Migrate an Oracle Forms Application to Oracle ADFComplimentary Upgrade to First-Class: ADF Development Team EssentialsOracle ADF Task Flow Beyond the 10-Minute DemoDeep Dive into Oracle ADF: Advanced Techniques Web Development Techniques from an Oracle Fusion Application DeveloperThe Arrangement of the Screens: Introduction to Layout with Oracle ADF Faces Beyond the content and the learning opportunity, there are also some great networking opportunities - with such local user groups you get a chance to meet other developers in your area who work on similar technologies - which can be a great way to further extend your knowledge. Hope to see you there next week.

There are some great opportunities for you to get up to speed on the latest in the world of Oracle ADF next week in Denver Colorado. On Monday, we are running a half day workshop about ADF...

Mobile, social, and cloud are redefining how business gets done. Discover what your company can do to take advantage of these new opportunities and gain a competitive advantage at Oracle CloudWorld. Experience insightful keynotes, real-world case studies, in-depth Q&A sessions, hands-on demos, face-to-face networking, and dedicated tracks for different audiences.In one day, you'll learn how Oracle Cloud can transform your organization. View Streams and Sessions. First event is coming soon: Dubai, UAE, January 15 followed by Los Angeles, US, January 29. Check out all the events around the world and find one that fits your schedule. Register Now!

Mobile, social, and cloud are redefining how business gets done. Discover what your company can do to take advantage of these new opportunities and gain a competitive advantage at Oracle CloudWorld. Exp...

Grant Ronald is delivering a webinar on "Is Oracle ADF Simpler Than Oracle Forms?" for ODTUG on the 1st November.  The idea is to look at ADF with half an eye on how you might develop applications in Oracle Forms and compare the development experience.  You might be surprised! Full details of the webinar and registration are published on the ODTUG website.

Grant Ronald is delivering a webinar on "Is Oracle ADF Simpler Than Oracle Forms?" for ODTUG on the 1st November.  The idea is to look at ADF with half an eye on how you might develop applications in...

Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards honor customers for their cutting-edge solutions using Oracle Fusion Middleware. Winners are selected based on the uniqueness of their business case, business benefits, level of impact relative to the size of the organization, complexity and magnitude of implementation, and the originality of architecture. The awards were presented during Oracle OpenWorld 2012 and following winners are for the category of ADF & Fusion Development. Micros – anOPN Platinum partner – has been working closely with Oracle product managementteams in applying industry best practices in the development of theirsolutions. Their current application suite for the hospitality industry wasbuilt on Oracle Forms and the Oracle database running on MS Windows. The nextgeneration of this suite is being developed and released in modules that arenow based on Oracle FMW (including ADF) 11g technologies and Oracle Database11g all running on Oracle Linux. The primary driver was that of modernization and hence the reasonOracle ADF was selected to provide a rich UI for business processes that couldbe served up through traditional methods or through mobile devices globally.SOA Suite & ADF allowed for loosely-coupled services that could evolve withthe needs of the business. Micros's application innovations includes the use of business application portlets that have been published from ADF Faces Task Flows generated using WebCenter portlet libraries  & Oracle Metadata Services (MDS) with multi-layered customizations using Oracle WebCenter Composer. PCS (Marfin Egnatia Bank of Greece) – PCS Wealth Management is a WMSoftware Solution, which captures and automates the WM business processesallowing Service Providers to allocate enough time and effort into CustomerService and Investment Strategies, under Advisory or Execution-Only Services. The Product is built upon the latest Web Technologies andensures Best Practices covering all functional expectations, meeting localregulatory requirements and discovering successful opportunities for the WMCustomers' Portfolios. The new unified WealthManagement system offers an unparalleled User Interface taking full advantage ofthe user friendly ADF Faces Components to a great extent, all serving PrivateBanking purposes. The application offers a true Account Officer Cockpit withshallow navigation, one-click access to informed decisions and a perfectcustomer service. ADF Grids and Pivots, the Data Visualization Components, aswell as the Calendar and Map Components are cleverly used to help the usereliminate the usage of Excel, Outlook and other systems. PCS's application is unique in the way it leverages the ADF Faces data visualization components to create a truly attractive and insightful dashboard for their application. PCS Wealth Management Demo Qualcomm – Qualcomm, a$17B per year company, designs and sells semiconductor products for wirelesstelecommunications, mobile and computing markets. In addition, Qualcommcompanies provide various hardware and software products to facilitate thedesign, development and deployment of phones and the applications that run onthem. Qualcomm’s challenge has been to not only developand deploy new business system functions to keep pace with customer demand, butalso to provide a customer collaboration capability that is sufficientlyrobust, easy to use, and flexible to meet emerging and future needs. Qualcomm has taken successful steps in buildingand deploying the customer engagement platform Ieveraging various Oracletechnologies including Fusion Middleware (ADF, SOA, OBIEE) and their proven ERPfoundation of EBS and 11g databases. Thenew platform delivers a more unified and “seamless” business solution with aconsistent, modern “look and feel” all based on standardbusiness processes which facilitate efficient collaboration with Qualcomm andits customers. The look and feel leveragesADF in innovative ways and includes hover over navigation, custom paginationcomponents, and skinning. Qualcomm has exposed a services layer that providessignificant functionality including order-to-ship, quote-to-order, customer on-boardingand contract validation. Qualcomm's creative designs leverage Oracle's SOA Suite to integrate with Oracle EBS and desperate applications to provide a rich user interface through the use use of Oracle ADF Faces Rich Client Components providing a self-service solution to their customers.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards honor customers for their cutting-edge solutions using Oracle Fusion Middleware. Winners are selected based on the uniqueness of theirbusiness case, business...

We are very happy to announce the release of Oracle ADF Mobile.  The new Oracle ADF Mobile enables developers to build applications that run on iOS and Android devices. Several unique aspects to Oracle ADF Mobile solution: Develop once run on many - same code base used for both iOS and Android applicaitons Uses Java - no need to learn device specific languages Leverage ADF - same concepts you are familiar with (component based UI construction, taskflow, data controls) Leverage JDeveloper - same development environment you know, same declarative and visual style. Create native looking applications - HTML 5 based UI components (that you can also skin) Use device services - Leverage the camera, SMS, location, contact etc without learning device specific APIs Create Hybrid applications - run on the device and able to consume remote data and UI if needed Here is the 3 minute introduction Oracle ADF Mobile is available as an extension to Oracle JDeveloper 11.1.2.3 - use the help->check for updates to install it. Then head over to the Oracle ADF Mobile page for all the resources you need. If you are an Oracle ADF developer, it's time to update your resume - you are now a mobile device developer too :-)

We are very happy to announce the release of Oracle ADF Mobile.  The new Oracle ADF Mobile enables developers to build applications that run on iOS and Android devices. Several unique aspects to Oracle...

With the recent release of Oracle ADF Essentials - The core of Oracle ADF which is free, numerous online news sources, developers, Oracle Aces, and Oracle PMs have been furiously blogging / writing articles about this news with excitement.  Here is some of the messaging all in one place for your review. News coverage on Oracle ADF Essentials 11.1.2.3:Computerworld, ITworld and InfoWorld: Oracle releases free ADF EssentialseWEEK: Oracle Launches Free Version of Application Development FrameworkIT Business Edge: Oracle Starts to Embrace App ServersCMSWire: Oracle Debuts Free Version of its ADF Application Building ToolsInfoQ: Oracle Launches Free Version of Application Development FrameworkComputer Business Review: Oracle unveils Application Development Framework EssentialsThe Register: Oracle woos open sourcers with free Java web framework Blog entries on Oracle ADF Essentials 11.1.2.3: Oracle ADF Core Functionality Now Available for Free - Presenting Oracle ADF Essentials by JDeveloper PMs Blog ADF Essentials - Available for free and certified on GlassFish! by delabassee JDeveloper 11.1.2.3.0 is out together with Oracle ADF Essentials by Timo Hahn ADF Essentials (A Free Version) Released by Chad Thompson ADF Essentials - Quick Technical Review by Andrejus Baranovskis Develop and Deploy ADF applications free of charge using the new ADF Essentials" by Lucas Jellema Free! ADF Essentials! by Angus Myles Oracle ADF Essentials by Stijn Haus Free Version of Oracle ADF Framework available by Robin Muller-Bady ADF Essentials Release by Eingestellt von Markus Klenke Free version of Oracle ADF - ADF Essentials by Emilio Petrangeli Oracle ADF Essentials - finally free by Jakub Pawlowski Oracle ADF Essentials, a Free Version of ADF by Jake Kuramot

With the recent release of Oracle ADF Essentials - The core of Oracle ADF which is free, numerous online news sources, developers, Oracle Aces, and Oracle PMs have been furiously blogging /...

We are happy to announce the new Oracle ADF Essentials - afree to develop and deploy version of the core technologies at the base ofOracle ADF – Oracle’s strategicdevelopment framework that was used, among other things, to build the newgeneration of the enterprise Oracle Fusion Applications. This release isaligned with the new Oracle JDeveloper 11.1.2.3 version that we released today. Oracle ADF Essentials enables developers to use thefollowing free: Oracle ADF Faces Rich Client components –over 150 JSF 2.0 components that include extensive charting and data visualization components, supports skinning, internalization, accessibility and touch gestures and providing advanced Ajax, windowing, drag and drop and other UI capabilities in a declarative way. Oracle ADF Controller – an extension on top of the JSF controller providing complete process flow definition and enabling advanced reusability of flows inside page’s regions. Oracle ADF Binding – a declarative way to bind various business services to JSF user interfaces eliminating tedious managed-beans coding. Oracle ADF Business Components – a declarative layer for building Java based business services on top of relational databases. The main goal of Oracle ADF Essentials is to bring the benefits of Oracle ADF to a broader community of developers. If you arealready using Oracle ADF, a key new functionality for you would be theability to deploy your application on GlassFish. Several otherinteresting points: We provide instructions for deployment of Oracle ADF Essentials on GlassFish and officially support this platform for Oracle ADF Essentials deployment. Developers can choose to use the whole Oracle ADF Essentials, or just pieces of the technology. Visual development for Oracle ADF Essentials is provided in Oracle JDeveloper. Eclipse support via Oracle Enterprise for Eclipse (OEPE) is also planned. Want to learn more? Here is a quick overview and development demo of Oracle ADFEssentials For more visit the Oracle ADF Essentials page on OTN

We are happy to announce the new Oracle ADF Essentials - afree to develop and deploy version of the core technologies at the base of Oracle ADF – Oracle’s strategicdevelopment framework that was...

We already wrote about all the great ADF related activities at OOW. But we wanted to also let you know about an additional activity you can participate in at OpenWorld: The Oracle Middleware User Experience team will be conducting focus groups and customer feedback activities at Oracle OpenWorld 2012 (Oct. 1st - Oct. 3rd). Customer participation helps Oracle develop outstanding products and solutions. Professionals of all types are invited to participate: Directors, Project & Product Managers, Finance, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, Recruiters, Budget Managers,  and more. **To participate in these sessions you do not have to be registered for Oracle OpenWorld.** If you or someone you know is interested in participating, please email muxtesting_us@oracle.com with the following information: Name: Company Name:  Job Title: Email: Phone Number (work, mobile, include country code):

We already wrote about all the great ADF related activities at OOW. But we wanted to also let you know about an additional activity you can participate in at OpenWorld: TheOracle Middleware User...

This year is going to be very busy for Oracle ADF developers who'll attend Oracle Open World. Check out the list of Oracle ADF related sessions, labs, demos and other Oracle ADF activities.  This list will help you not to miss any ADF related activity. We have over 50 ADF related sessions, multiple labs including new ones on ADF Mobile, Application Life Cycle Management and ADF in Eclipse, we'll have several demo booths where you can meet product managers, and we'll be featured in several keynotes as well. While we have several "beginners" sessions, you'll find that we have a lot of in-depth technical sessions and sessions that cover best-practices too. Of course, it is not just us product managers presenting about Oracle ADF, there are a lot of Oracle ADF sessions presented by customers, Oracle ACEs, and other developers. So you can learn from the experience of real life implementations. Note that the ADF content starts early on Sunday with a full set of Oracle ADF sessions arranged for you by the Oracle ADF Enterprise Methodology Group - so plan your trip accordingly and be there early Sunday morning. First thing on Monday morning, don't miss the keynote for Oracle ADF developers at 10:45 at the Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 - "The Future of Development for Oracle Fusion—From Desktop to Mobile to Cloud". We are also arranging a meet-up of developers using Oracle ADF at the OTN Lounge on Wed at 4:30pm - and we would love to meet you there - this will also give you an opportunity to meet other Oracle ADF users and members of the community. And after that we can all head over to the big Wed party to see Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon. One recommendation for those who are already registered - start planning your schedule and booking your place in the sessions now through the schedule builder. This will guarantee that you won't be left out of sessions you want to attend due room size limitations. Oracle OpenWorld 2013 will be a must attend event for serious Oracle ADF developers - don't miss it.

This year is going to be very busy for Oracle ADF developers who'll attend Oracle Open World. Check out the list of Oracle ADF related sessions, labs, demos and other Oracle ADF activities.  This list...

Don't miss your chance to get free training on Oracle's strategic development platform including Oracle ADF and the rest of Fusion Middleware.On July 10th, we are running a virtual developer conference that you can attend directly from your desktop. We have sessions covering everything from basic ADF topics such as the Controller and ADF Faces to sessions about the latest news in the ADF world including ADF development with Eclipse using OEPE and ADF Mobile for iPhone and Android development. A special track will expose you to ADF connection to the rest of FMW including BPM, WebCenter and BI.During the sessions you'll be able to chat with the presenters, and you can also do a hands-on lab. So sign up today and join us on Tuesday.

Don't miss your chance to get free training on Oracle's strategic development platform including Oracle ADF and the rest of Fusion Middleware. On July 10th, we are running a virtual developer...

From July 9th - JUly 13th 2012, Frank Nimphius and Grant Ronald from the JDeveloper and ADF Product Management team present an 4 1/2 day advanced ADF Training Lisbon for the EMEA Oracle SOA Community. The training runs in parallel to an advanced WebCenter training giving you a chance to network with your peers during breaks and lunch. See below announcement by the ORACLE EMEA SOA Community for details:For Specialized partners who are working on following projects & opportunities, we (Oracle) offer these advanced summer camps:    ADF 11g     WebCenter Portal     SOA Suite 11g     ADF for BPM Suite 11     WebCenter Sites 11g All training sessions will be from HQ product management and our PTS team. The sessions will take place in July in Lisbon Portugal and Munich Germany. . Participation is limited to two people per company and bootcamp. Registration is handled by first come first serve, please pay attention to the skill requirements, the pre-requisitions and the follow up! We will not accept people onto the training who do not match the criteria!Lisbon: Monday, July 9th 11:00AM - Friday July 13th 16:00 PM (Lisbon time)ADF 11g advanced training by Grant Ronald and Frank NimphiusWebCenter Portal advanced training by Stefan Krantz and Angelo SantagataCost: Free of charge, cancelation or no-show fee 2.000€Bootcamps are limited to 20 persons first come first serveFor details and registration please visit Lisbon registration page

From July 9th - JUly 13th 2012, Frank Nimphius and Grant Ronald from the JDeveloper and ADF Product Management team present an 4 1/2 day advanced ADF Training Lisbon for the EMEA Oracle SOA Community....

We're hiring! The Oracle ADF Product Management team is looking for experienced and talented individuals to be responsible for the development of key areas of ADF. As a software framework for application developers in the enterprise market, these product management positions require a blend of business savvy and technical expertise, with a strong dose of results orientation. 1. Inbound Product Manager for ADF Model Are you an oracle of Java EE? Wizard of database design? Do you excel in working in fast-paced team environments? Bring your energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to Oracle and grow your career by delivering the next-generation software platform for applications deployed on-premise or available in the cloud. 2. Inbound Product Manager for ADF FacesADF Faces is cutting edge -- providing dynamic user interface components that are changing the way users interact with browser-based applications. If you have what it takes to lead ADF Faces through the twists and turns of evolving standards and ever-shifting trends, we want to hear from you!3. Outbound Product Manager - Oracle ADFDo you have a desire to help others be successful with Oracle ADF? The ADF Product Management team are looking for a candidate with strong ADF skills to join a team tasked with enabling the success of ADF customers and developers. You could be performing an architecture review, advising on best practices, training new ADF developers, convincing a company that ADF is the best choice for them or even building on line learning material. If you want to work with the brightest minds in the ADF world we want to hear from you! 4. Curriculum DeveloperIf you are an instructional designer with an eye for technologies like ADF, or if you are an ADF enthusiast and excel at creatively producing technical content, then we would like to hear from you. We’re looking for a curriculum developer to join our ADF Curriculum team, which is tasked with ensuring that our customers develop ADF applications successfully by publishing high quality courses, tutorials, demonstrations, and more for both classroom-based and online delivery. 

We're hiring! The Oracle ADF Product Management team is looking for experienced and talented individuals to be responsible for thedevelopment of key areas of ADF. As a software framework...

We just released the new Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11.1.2.2 versions out to OTN.You can download the new version from here. This is an update to the 11.1.2.* branch and it mainly offers bug fixes along with some new functionality. You can read more about the new features and bug fixes here.Enjoy. 

We just released the new Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11.1.2.2 versions out to OTN. You can download the new version from here.  This is an update to the 11.1.2.* branch and it mainly offers bug...

The inaugural Oracle ADF Developer Newsletter is scheduled to make its appearance the first week of June. This newsletter will cover everything Oracle JDeveloper/ADF and OEPE/ADF from Events, Blog entries not only from Oracle Product Management and Development but also from ACE Directors and others developing with Oracle ADF, new ADF Insiders and much more.  What is required of you to receive this newsletter? Simply subscribe via your Oracle Web Account or if you don't have one, it only takes a few steps to create one. Here are the steps, along with images, to follow in modifying/creating your Oracle Web Account and subscribing to the new Oracle ADF Newsletter. Creating a new Oracle Web Account Go to http://www.oracle.com and select "Sign In/Register for Account". Select "Sign Up for a free Oracle Web account". Complete the New User Registration Page. Under Subscription Center | Oracle Technology News select "Oracle ADF Developer". Be sure to Confirm/Save the page and you will receive the first Oracle ADF Developer newsletter in June.  Modify existing Oracle Web Account Go to http://www.oracle.com. Login with your credentials by selecting "Sign In/Register for Account". Once authenticated, select "Account". Under Subscription Center | Oracle Technology News select "Oracle ADF Developer". Be sure to Confirm/Save the page and you will receive the first Oracle ADF Developer newsletter in June. Oracle employees can subscribe via the Access Provision System (APS) and should follow these steps internally: Go to APS Click the Access & Mailing Lists tab Choose the Beehive Groups subtab Under "Group Action" select "Subscribe to Groups" In Groups Name field, view all newsletters by searching for "%ADF%" Select the newsletters needed and click "Next Step"The group name of the newsletter is  NL_ORACLE_ADF_DEVELOPER_WW_GRP

The inaugural Oracle ADF Developer Newsletter is scheduled to make its appearance the first week of June. This newsletter will cover everything Oracle JDeveloper/ADF and OEPE/ADF from Events, Blog...

Oracle is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2012 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards. Jointly sponsored by Oracle, OAUG, QUEST, ODTUG, IOUG, AUSOUG and UKOUG, the Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards honor organizations using Oracle Fusion Middleware to deliver unique business value. This year, the awards will recognize customers across eight distinct categories: Oracle Exalogic Cloud Application Foundation Service Integration (SOA) and BPM WebCenter Identity Management Data Integration Application Development Framework and Fusion Development Business Analytics (BI, EPM, Exalytics) If you consider yourself a pioneer, using these solutions in innovative ways to achieve significant business value, submit your nomination for the 2012 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards by Friday, July 17th, 2012, for a chance to win a FREE registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2012 in San Francisco, California.   Top customers will be showcased at Oracle OpenWorld 2012, get a chance to mingle with Oracle executives, network with their peers and be featured in Oracle Magazine. To be considered for this award, complete the Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards nomination form and send to Innovation-Middleware_us@oracle.com.

Oracle is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2012 Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards. Jointly sponsored by Oracle, OAUG, QUEST, ODTUG, IOUG, AUSOUG and UKOUG, theOracle...

We are a few hours away to the opening of Oracle Develop Russia 2012. The ADF Product Management team will be delivering the following sessions at the event: Tuesday, April 17: From Oracle Forms to Oracle ADF - Why, When and How: White Room 11.30 a.m – 12.15 p.m Quick Start Guide to Oracle Fusion Development with Oracle ADF: Green Room, 03.15 p.m – 04.00 p.m. Hands-On Lab, Introduction to Oracle ADF: Oracle Develop HOL 1, 4.15 – 6.15 p.m Wednesday, April 18: Building Web Data Dashboards without Coding: White Room, 2.15 p.m – 3.00 p.m An Oracle ADF Eye for the Java Guy: White Room, 4.30 p.m – 5.15 p.mDevelop Mobile Apps for Smart Devices: Converging Web and Native Applications, 5.30 p.m - 6.15 p.m Also we have our Demo Grounds booth located right at the entrance of the venue. We hope to see you all there and tell us your feedback. photo source: www.blottr.com

We are a few hours away to the opening of Oracle Develop Russia 2012. The ADF Product Management team will be delivering the following sessions at the event: Tuesday, April 17: From Oracle Forms to...

If you are attending the Collaborate 12 conference this month in Las Vegas and you are interested in Oracle ADF you are going to be very busy. There are more than 20 sessions covering ADF and a special Wednesday ADF Enterprise Methodology Group event focused on ADF. Session range from how to get started to deep technical dives and real world war stories of customers and their implementations. Also don't forget to drop by the Oracle ADF booth at the Oracle Demoground and say hello. Here is a quick list of session that list ADF as a keyword in their content: Sun. Apr. 22 9613 A Fusion Approach to Building Unified and Scalable Applications With Rich User Experience 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mon. Apr. 23 669 Fusion DBA Boot Camp: Tailoring Your Application to Customer Needs in a Upgrade-safe Way - Support in ADF and Fusion Apps 9:45 am - 10:45 am Mon. Apr. 23 438 Oracle Fusion Applications Security 9:45 am - 10:45 am Mon. Apr. 23 176 How to get started with Oracle ADF 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Mon. Apr. 23 330 Fusion DBA Boot Camp: Implementing Self-Service Portals for Partners/Distributors Using EBS/WebCenter/Fusion Technologies 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Mon. Apr. 23 288 Working with Portlets in ADF and Webcenter 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tue. Apr. 24 503 Who’s Converting My Portal? 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Tue. Apr. 24 9370 Coexistence of Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Applications: Platform Perspective 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 647 Developing Custom BI Solutions - OBIEE vs. Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 9:30 am - 10:30 am Wed. Apr. 25 173 ADF: A Path to the Future for Dinosaur Nerds 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 581 How Will You Build Your Next System? 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 10351 Integrating CRM On Demand With the E-Business Suite to Supercharge Your Sales Team 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 9348 Mobile,ADF, Coherence and Live Data Streaming? A Herbalife Case Study 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 566 Getting Started with ADF 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 775 WebCenter Portal Template Design and Development Best Practices 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 791 Surfacing Oracle Social Network into Your Business Applications 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 9407 The Latest Oracle E-Business Suite Release User Interface and Usability Enhancements 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 100080 Extending JD Edwards with Oracle ADF and Oracle SOA Suite 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 172 JDeveloper ADF and the Oracle database – friends not foes 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 595 Achieving Real-Time Social Collaboration in WebCenter 11g 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Wed. Apr. 25 164 ADF + Faces: Do I Have to Write ANY Java code? 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Thu. Apr. 26 257 Mobile App Development with Oracle ADF Mobile: develop once and for all 8:30 am - 9:30 am Thu. Apr. 26 177 Understanding Oracle ADF and its role in Oracle Fusion Middleware 9:45 am - 10:45 am Thu. Apr. 26 523 Making Next-Generation Mobile Apps With The Latest ADF Mobile Tools 9:45 am - 10:45 am Thu. Apr. 26 356 ADF Integration with WebCenter Content 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

If you are attending the Collaborate 12 conference this month in Las Vegas and you are interested in Oracle ADF you are going to be very busy. There are more than 20 sessions covering ADF and a...

Starting today, the call for papers for this year's Oracle Open World and Java One are open. This year the event will take place in San Francisco September 30 - October 4. Today we are reaching out to all of you that are part of the ADF Community to submit your abstracts, your knowledge can help others and you could also learn from others as well. This event has one of most diverse content that reaches from the beginners to the most experienced ones. Remember as a presenter you have access to the event for Free! Besides you could come and visit the hearth of the Silicon Valley in one of the biggest events of the year in San Francisco. Also you could come and greet to the hole JDeveloper PM team! How about that? If you would like to submit your paper for Oracle Open World use this link: http://www.oracle.com/openworld/call-for-papers/information/index.html?origref=http://www.oracle.com/openworld/index.html To submit your paper for JavaOne use this link: http://www.oracle.com/us/dm/h2fy11/65538-wwmk10042957mpp001-cif-w-304050.html

Starting today, the call for papers for this year's Oracle Open World and Java One are open. This year the event will take place in San Francisco September 30 - October 4. Today we are reaching out to...

The JDeveloper PM team will be coming to Toronto to deliver afree technical workshop on March 21st. This workshop introduces the Oracle Fusion Development Platform - covering Oracle ADF, Oracle WebCenter and Oracle BPM. This one day event is divided: half day of sessions and live demos, and the other half day is an actual hands-on lab where attendees can work with the product and ask questions to the experts.At this workshop you will learn about: Fusion Middleware Development Platform Overview Developing Reusable Business Services Developing rich Web application with ADF and WebCenter Developing Agile Business Processes with BPM Hands-on Lab with Oracle ADF and Oracle WebCenter This workshop is designed for developers, project managers, and architects. Don't miss your opportunity to learn and discuss Oracle technologies with Oracle experts as well as network with your peers. Sign up today - http://www.oracle.com/webapps/events/ns/EventsDetail.jsp?p_eventId=149999

The JDeveloper PM team will be coming to Toronto to deliver afree technical workshop on March 21st. This workshop introduces the Oracle Fusion Development Platform - covering Oracle ADF, Oracle...

Next week (March 6/7) the UTOUG is holding it's 2 day Training Days confrence. For attendees who are interested in learning more about the framework at the base of Fusion Applications and the Oracle enterprise development strategy - Oracle ADF - there are a lot of session to catch. Here is the list - visit the online agenda for more information about timing and content: Is Oracle ADF Simpler than Oracle Forms?Fusion Web and Mobile UIs for E-Business Suite and Other ApplicationsUnderstanding the Fusion Development PlatformBuilding Web Data Dashboard Without CodingADF on Ramp: What You Need to Know to use the ADF Fusion Technology StackWebLogic Server Application Security - Implementin...The Tie That Binds: An Introduction to ADF ...JDeveloper and Oracle Self-Service ExtensionsIntroduction to Oracle Webcenter - The User Engage...

Next week (March 6/7) the UTOUG is holding it's 2 day Training Days confrence. For attendees who are interested in learning more about the framework at the base of Fusion Applications and the Oracle...

We are happy to announce the release of Oracle JDeveloper 11.1.1.6 - a.k.a Oracle JDeveloper 11g R1 Patch Set 5.This release is aimed for developers who are leveraging the full Fusion Middleware stack (SOA, WebCenter, BI etc) and therefor can't  use the more recent 11.1.2.* version. This patchset actually contains some new features mostly on the ADF Faces area and they include:Support for HTML 5 rendering for the data visualization componentsSupport for touch gestures when accessing ADF Faces from an iPadBetter support for search engines and Web crawling.This version also includes the infrastructure for Oracle JDeveloper deployment to the upcoming Oracle Cloud. There are even more new features in this release - for the full list see "Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0): New Features" Happy downloading! P.S.For those asking when can they expect these new features on the 11.1.2.* branch - we are aiming to add many of them in an upcoming patch 11.1.2.2.

We are happy to announce the release of Oracle JDeveloper 11.1.1.6 - a.k.a Oracle JDeveloper 11g R1 Patch Set 5. This release is aimed for developers who are leveraging the full Fusion Middleware...

We've been running ADF workshops in the US for a while, and now they are spreading across the world. We just learned that there are three events planned in Germany and another three planned in India. In these events you'll get to know the basics of Oracle ADF along with learning about WebCenter Portal and Oracle BPM. At the end of the day you'll be walking out with an ADF/WebCenter Portal application that you built on your own. You can register and get more information about the agenda for these free events here: Germany Feb 21 2012 - Hamburg Feb 23 2012 - Düsseldorf Mar 01 2012 - München India February 14, 2012 Bangalore Oracle Technology Network: ADF Workshop- Bangalore February 15, 2012 Mumbai Oracle Technology Network: ADF Workshop- Mumbai February 16, 2012 New Delhi Oracle Technology Network: ADF Workshop- New Delhi

We've been running ADF workshops in the US for a while, and now they are spreading across the world. We just learned that there are three events planned in Germany and another three planned in India. In...

The PM team is taking to the road to several local upcoming Oracle User Group.Next Week you can find us in Denver , CO at the annual Rocky Mountain User Group (RMOUG) conference. We listed some of our sessions here.On the first week of March we'll be hitting the Utah Oracle User Group (UTOUG) training days conference held in Salt Lake City, UT. See their full event schedule here.Then in April we'll be at the Collaborate 2012 conference - the biggest user group conference in the US.Want more ADF content in your local Oracle User Group as well? Let us know about your upcoming conference and we'll try and attend those too.

The PM team is taking to the road to several local upcoming Oracle User Group. Next Week you can find us in Denver , CO at the annual Rocky Mountain User Group (RMOUG) conference. We listed some of our...

We are happy to see a new addition to the learning resources available for developers looking to work with Oracle ADF and JDeveloper.The new "Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook" by Nick Haralabidis is now available from Packet Publishing.You can check out a sample chapter from the new book.We'll be glad to hear your feedback on this book, and what other books you think are missing in our arsenal.

We are happy to see a new addition to the learning resources available for developers looking to work with Oracle ADF and JDeveloper. The new "Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook" by Nick Haralabidis is no...

We are currently running a 2-page online survey that will help us understand how our customers are using JDeveloper and Oracle ADF and will also enable us to identify areas for improvement in future versions.If you haven't answered the survey yet, please do so today at: https://www.oraclesurveys.com/se.ashx?s=705E3EFC4861B8EF Your feedback is important to us and can help us help you.

We are currently running a 2-page online survey that will help us understand how our customers are using JDeveloper and Oracle ADF and will also enable us to identify areas for improvement in...

Customers & Partners, We invite you to the 2-day Oracle Developer Day 2011, Athens, Greece, which will take place at the Hotel Royal Olympic, on Tuesday, December 6th and Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The Developer Day 2011 event covers a large range of technical information by Oracle Development Tools Product Management and includes various tracks including Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) using Oracle JDeveloper, ADF development for .NET developers, SOA and BPM. This is a FREE event but requires that you register for each session you want to attend.The maximum number of participants in each session is topped out at 20 so it is important to register immediately before the event fills up. Each participant may not attend more than one session per day (with the exception of the Plenary session on the first day) and must bring their own laptop (minimum installed RAM: 4GB) to be able to participate. For more information contact  Elena Diamond at 210 6789 200 or marketing_gr@oracle.com REGISTER TODAY! Program Developer Day 2011 Tuesday 6 / 12 Plenary session 08.30 - 09.00 Registration and coffee 09.00 - 09.45 Oracle Development Tools Strategy,   09.45 - 10.30 Oracle JDeveloper / ADF 11g AS Strategic and Middleware Fundamental enablers HandsOn Seminars Tuesday 6 / 12, Hands on seminar I: 11.00 - 17.00 Enterprise Java 6, Open Source and the Cloud Includes presentations and hands-on products and tools such as Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Glassfish Server, NetBeans, Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse, TopLink, Maven, Hudson. 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break Tuesday 6 / 12, Hands on seminar II: 11.00 - 17.00 ADF Development with Oracle JDeveloper Includes presentations and hands-on products and tools such as Oracle JDeveloper Studio, Oracle ADF 11g, Oracle WebCenter Portal 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break Wednesday 7 / 12, Hands on Seminar III: 09.00 - 17.00 ADF Development  for. Net Developers Includes presentations and hands-on emphasis on productivity and operational solutions that includes Java, Oracle JDeveloper Studio and Oracle ADF 11g compared to Microsoft. Net Framework. 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break Wednesday 7 / 12, Hands on seminar IV: 09.00 - 17.00 SOA / BPM Development with Oracle JDeveloper Studio Includes presentations and hands-on products and tools such as Oracle BPM Studio, Oracle BPM Composer, Oracle Business Rules and Oracle JDeveloper with  focus in particular on the modeling and integration of business flows / processes and the handling of human tasks. 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break

Customers & Partners, We invite you to the 2-day Oracle Developer Day 2011, Athens, Greece, which will take place at the Hotel Royal Olympic, on Tuesday, December 6th and Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The...

The JDeveloper & ADF team is looking to get feedback on your experience using JDeveloper and Oracle ADF. We developed a short online survey that will help us understand your usage patterns as well as locate the areas where we need to improve our product. Your input will be helping us help you. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey - https://www.oraclesurveys.com/se.ashx?s=705E3EFC4861B8EF Thanks for helping,The JDeveloper team

The JDeveloper & ADF team is looking to get feedback on your experience using JDeveloper and Oracle ADF. We developed a short online survey that will help us understand yourusage patterns as well as...

The Oracle's Middleware User Experience team is currently looking for Java developers on Mac OS . If Mac OS is your primary development platform, we would like to invite you to participate in a customer usability feedback session allowing us to learn more about your experiences developing Java software on Mac OS. Sessions are typically 1.5 hours and would be conducted in your office via web conferencing.If interested, please send an email to this email address with the following information: Name:Job Title / Role:Daytime Phone:Provide a brief description of the programs you create in Java:Is MacOS your primary development platform?What is your primary development environment, tool, or IDE?What version(s) of the JDK do you currently use?

The Oracle's Middleware User Experience team is currently looking for Java developers on Mac OS . If Mac OS is your primary development platform, we would like to invite you toparticipate in a customer...

We are bringing our OTN Developer Day - Rich Enterprise Applications event to Santa Clara, CA this week - On Nov 9th at the Oracle campus.In this event you can get an introduction to the development platform we used for building the new Oracle Fusion Applications, and that you can use to build your own custom applications.Come and experience Oracle ADF, Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle BPM and see how they can simplify application development in your org.You don't need any previous experience with the products - by the end of the day you'll build a complete customizable rich Web application with the latest Java technologies. Register today here. See you  Wed Oracle Santa Clara Agnews Campus Auditorium 4030 George Sellon Circle (Building 3) Santa Clara, CA 95054

We are bringing our OTN Developer Day - Rich Enterprise Applications event to Santa Clara, CA this week - On Nov 9th at the Oracle campus. In this event you can get an introduction to the...

Get Hands-on with Oracle Jdeveloper, Oracle Application Developer Framework and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.You are invited to attend Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Developer Day, a free, hands-on workshop that will give you insight into how to create Ajax-enabled rich Web user interfaces and Java EE-based SOA services with ease.We'll introduce you to the development platform Oracle is using for its Fusion enterprise applications, and show you how to get up to speed with it. The workshop will get you started developing with the latest versions of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF 11g, including the Ajax-enabled ADF Faces rich client components, Oracle WebCenter and Oracle BPM.Tuesday November 1, 20118:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.Hilton Anaheim 777 Convention WayAnaheim, CA 92802 This workshop is designed for developers, project managers, and architects. Whether you are currently using Java, traditional 4GL tools like Oracle Forms, PeopleTools, and Visual Basic, or just looking for a better development platform - this session is for you. Get explanation from Oracle experts, try your hands at actual development. Come see how Oracle can help you deliver cutting edge UIs and standard -based applications faster with the Oracle Fusion Development software stack. At this event you will: Get to know the Oracle Fusion development architecture and strategy from Oracle's experts.Learn the easy way to extend your existing development skill sets to incorporate new technologies and architectures that include Service-Oriented Architecture, Java EE, and Web 2.0Participate in hands-on labs and experience new technologies in a familiar and productive development environment with Oracle experts guidance.Click on the Register Now Anaheim, CA to register for the FREE event. Don't miss your exclusive opportunity to network with your peers and discuss today's most vital application development topics with Oracle experts.

Get Hands-on with Oracle Jdeveloper, Oracle Application Developer Framework and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. You are invited to attend Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Developer Day,a free, hands-on...

We are a few weeks away for Oracle OpenWorld 2011, an event that gets bigger every year as well as the different areas of interest around ADF and JDeveloper, creating a very large offering of sessions and labs available for all kinds of users. To make your life easier we have collected all the sessions, labs, panels, bird-of-feather, User Group meetings and demos into one single document - Focus on Application Development Framework. I suggest you start building your agenda for the week, if by any chance you are presenting and you don't see your session on the list, please send us your comment so we can update the document. For all of you that follow us on Twitter, we expect to provide you the latest information through this channel during the week of the event. See you at OOW11! 

We are a few weeks away for Oracle OpenWorld 2011, an event that gets bigger every year as well as the different areas of interest around ADF and JDeveloper, creating a very large offering of sessions...

Register Now! Tuesday, August 30, 2011: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Four Seasons Hotel Austin: 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 In Person: Space is limited. Register today! Discover a Faster Way to Develop Ajax-enabled Applications - Based on Java and SOA Standards Get Hands-on with Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Application Developer Framework, Oracle WebCenter, and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g You are invited to attend Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Developer Day, a free, hands-on workshop that will give you insight into how to create Rich Enterprise Applications – server side, rich web applications that are pre-integrated to enterprise technology. You’ll learn how to develop Rich Internet Applications that connect to Portals, Collaboration Services, Business Processes and Workflows. We’ll introduce you to the development platform Oracle is using for its Fusion enterprise applications, and show you how to get up to speed with it. The workshop will get you started developing with Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle ADF 11g, Oracle BPM Suite and Oracle WebCenter, including the Ajax-enabled ADF Faces rich client components. This workshop is designed for developers, project managers, and architects. Whether you are currently using Java, traditional 4GL tools like Oracle Forms, PeopleTools, and Visual Basic, or just looking for a better development platform – this session is for you. Get explanation from Oracle experts, try your hands at actual development. Come see how Oracle can help you deliver cutting edge UIs and standards-based applications faster with the Oracle Fusion Development software stack. At this event you will: Get to know the Oracle Fusion development architecture and strategy from Oracle experts. Learn the easy way to extend your existing development skill sets to incorporate new technologies and architectures that include Service-Oriented Architecture, Java EE, Collaboration and Portal Services, and Web 2.0. Participate in hands-on labs and experience new technologies in a familiar and productive development environment with Oracle experts guidance. Click on the Register now link for this FREE event. Don't miss your exclusive opportunity to network with your peers and discuss today's most vital application development topics with Oracle experts. Agenda 8:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. The Fusion Development Platform Overview 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Developing Reusable Business Services 11:30 a.m. Developing Rich Web User Interface and Portals 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. Developing Agile Business Processes 2:00 p.m. Hands on Lab 4:30 p.m. Wrap up and prize drawing Click here to view Session Abstracts. Register Now!

Register Now! Tuesday, August 30, 2011: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Four Seasons Hotel Austin: 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 In Person: Space is limited. Register today! Discover a Faster Way to...

Oracle Germany is organizing a series of consecutive workshops about ADF development for customers in Germany held by experienced Oracle partners.  The hands-on workshops will start in September in Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg and will cover the main steps to develop ADF applications. Further information can be found here: Munich -http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/de/community/adf/documents/Einladung_ADF_Project_Sessions_MUC.PDF Frankfurt -http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/de/community/adf/documents/Einladung_ADF_Project_Sessions_FRA.PDF Hamburg -http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/de/community/adf/documents/Einladung_ADF_Project_Sessions_HAM.PDF Feel free to attend or to invite people who are interested.

Oracle Germany is organizing a series of consecutive workshops about ADF development for customers in Germany held by experienced Oracle partners.  The hands-on workshops will start in September inMunic...

If you are using the stand alone ADF Faces Skin Editor, please use the help->check for update option to get the latest updates for the tool. You'll get the option to create skins for ADF 11.1.1.5 as well as several bug fixes.

If you are using the stand alone ADF Faces Skin Editor, please use the help->check for update option to get the latest updates for the tool. You'll get the option to create skins for ADF 11.1.1.5 as...

I was recently asked if the navigationPane component could be styled to look like the below example.  The answer is, obviously, yes.  In this article, I will show how to skin a navigationPane of type Bar to meet a desired look and feel.   Default navigationPane with hints=bar Styled navigationPane with hints=bar First, determine if you want to set any background for your navigationPane and style the af|navigationPane-bar::body selector accordingly.  af|navigationPane-bar::body {background-color:aqua;} Then determine the style of the commandNavigationItem links inside of the navigationPane and set the af|navigationPane-bar::link selector accordingly.  Set properties such as font-size, font-weight, color, padding. af|navigationPane-bar::link{  color:#333333;  font-size: 16px;   padding-top: 20px;   padding-bottom: 20px;   padding-left: 18px;   padding-right: 15px;} Consider whether you want to skin the commanNavigationItem links for :hover or :selected.  For instance, if you want a background image with an arrow to show the currently selected.  (Note, in the below code snippet we are reusing an image that is delivered as a part of our ADF skins for simplicity of this code sample.) af|navigationPane-bar::link:selected{  font-weight: bold;   background-image: url("/afr/fusion/splittervc.png");  background-repeat: no-repeat;   background-position: bottom; } Lastly, either replace the existing separator icon whose dimensions are 2px by 17px with a new image and set the height and width to your new image using the af|navigationPane-bar::separator-icon-style selector. Or, choose not to have a separator icon as the example shows below. af|navigationPane-bar::separator-icon-style{  background-image: none;   width: 0px; }af|navigationPane-bar::separator-icon{  content: inhibit; } There are other changes that you can make to this component such as the style of the access key, the overflow indicators, and more states such as disabled.  Check out the new ADF Skin Editor and discover the available selectors for all of ADF Faces components.  

I was recently asked if the navigationPane component could be styled to look like the below example.  The answer is, obviously, yes.  In this article, I will show how to skin a navigationPane of type...

This question comes up time and time again, should I be using ADF,JDeveloper, Java, Eclipse, Forms, Apex, Web Center?  Confused?The UKOUG are running a Special event on the 22nd June inLondon with some of the leading experts in Oracle development.  Thetheme of the day is Oracle Development Tools Landscape and coverstopics such as Forms migration, ADF as part of Oracle's Fusioninitiative, customer experiences, SQL developer, Web Center and UImodernization.http://www.ukoug.org/events/ukoug-development-event-220611/Theevent is based in Oracle's City office in London on the 22nd June. There are only a few places left for what should be a "sell out"event.  Please go to the link for the full agenda and registration details.

This question comes up time and time again, should I be using ADF, JDeveloper, Java, Eclipse, Forms, Apex, Web Center?  Confused? The UKOUG are running a Special event on the 22nd June inLondon with...

This is a question that comes up again and again, should I be using Forms, or ADF, or Eclipse, or JDeveloper?  And how about Web Center, BPM, SQL Developer etc etc.  To get to the bottom of this debate, the UKOUG is arranging a special Development SIG (Special Interest Group) on the 22nd June in London to address this very topic.  Experts from Oracle, customers and partners will be talking about their experiences and the choices you can make.The full agenda an registration details are available here.

This is a question that comes up again and again, should I be using Forms, or ADF, or Eclipse, or JDeveloper?  And how about Web Center, BPM, SQL Developer etc etc.  To get to the bottom of this...

Oracle partner iAdvise are running a full day workshop on Forms modernization and Oracle ADF in Belgium on the 6th June 2011.  For those interested in JDeveloper and ADF, there is a full afternoon of ADF training, as well as a copy of the Quick Start Guide to Fusion Development JDeveloper and Oracle ADF.So, if you have any investment in Oracle Forms and are looking at ADF, you need to attend!

Oracle partner iAdvise are running a full day workshop on Forms modernization and Oracle ADF in Belgium on the 6th June 2011.  For those interested in JDeveloper and ADF, there is a full afternoon of...

We've just released two new training demos (nearly three hours worth of material) on ADF Task flows. This is part of the ADF Insider series and covers an introduction to task flows and more advanced task flow topics. These presentations and demos are based on the advanced ADF training we have been running internally and is delivered by Frank Nimphius who many of you will know as an ADF Guru. As always, we're interested to hear your feedback on this delivery mechanism and of course, new topics as well.

We've just released two new training demos (nearly three hours worth of material) on ADF Task flows. This is part of the ADF Insider series and covers an introduction to task flows and more advanced...

If you are attending the OUGF Harmony conference this week in Helsinki Finland make sure to drop by the ADF related sessions delivered by Grant Ronald and Shay Shmeltzer.Thu13:00 From Forms to ADF 14:15 Accelerated Java EE Application DevelopmentFri11:00 How to skin an ADF Application13:00 Quick Start Guide to Fusion Development14:15 Adding Mobile and Web 2.0 UIs to Existing Applications See you there. 

If you are attending the OUGF Harmony conference this week in Helsinki Finland make sure to drop by the ADF related sessions delivered by Grant Ronald and Shay Shmeltzer. Thu 13:00 From Forms to ADF  14:1...

A common question that comes up from customers is "which Oracle toolshould I be using?" Forms? ADF? Apex? and then throw into the mix WebCenter, BPM, SOA, SQL Developer!To address the common questions, and to no doubt kick off some livelydebate, the UKOUG are running an "Oracle Development Tools Landscape"SIG on the 22nd of June in the Oracle London City office.This event will be a mix of strategy, demo and customer use cases andincludes some a leading experts on Oracle Development tools - from bothinside and outside of Oracle.You can register for the eventhere

A common question that comes up from customers is "which Oracle tool should I be using?" Forms? ADF? Apex? and then throw into the mix Web Center, BPM, SOA, SQL Developer!To address the common...

OTN Virtual Developer Day is back! This event on Rich Enterprise Applications, powered by ADF, is our biggest ever: Keynotes, Sessions, demos, moderated chat, VirtualBox hands on labs, Enterprise Methodology Group and ACE presentations, and much more!  The event features five content tracks, lots of hands on and session content, and as always, ADF experts to engage with you 1:1  ----  Basic, Advanced, Hands On, Best Practices, Enterprise.Learn about JDeveloper/ADF, WebCenter and BPM. Register now for May 3rd event in the US, or other international - friendly times and dates in May & June.REGISTER TODAY: OTN Virtual Developer Day: Rich Enterprise Applications, powered by ADFUPCOMING DATES:N. America / US West - Tuesday, May 3rd, 201108:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. US PT US East / Central and South America - Tuesday, May 17th, 201108:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. US Eastern Time09:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Brazil time Europe / Russia - Tuesday, May 31st, 201108:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. U.K. Time9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CET Asia Pacific / All English Speaking Countries - Thursday, June 2nd, 20119:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. India Standard Time12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Singapore Time2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time Asia Pacific / China - Thursday, June 9th, 20119:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Beijing Time

OTN Virtual Developer Day is back! This event on Rich Enterprise Applications, powered by ADF, is our biggest ever: Keynotes, Sessions, demos, moderated chat, VirtualBox hands on labs,Enterprise...

The ADF Insider Essentials series rolls on with a new demo showing how you can handle OK and Cancel in an af:dialog popup.  This is actually a tricky test since OK and Cancel are handled slightly differently by the framework.  If you want to test yourself to see if you can find the solution then go to the ADF Insider Essentials task page.  Alternatively, if you go to the ADF Insider Essentials page and go to the ADF Faces section for this particular demo.Note, we couldn't load this on YouTube because we are currently limited to 15 minutes content for YouTube.  However, there will be two more coming out in the next week which will be loaded on YouTube

The ADF Insider Essentials series rolls on with a new demo showing how you can handle OK and Cancel in an af:dialog popup.  This is actually a tricky testsince OK and Cancel are handled slightly...

Discover a Faster Way to Develop Ajax-enabled Applications Based on Java and SOA StandardsGet Hands-on with Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Application Developer Framework and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Register now for the FREE workshop. Space is limited. Click HereThursday April 21, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Westin Galleria Houston5060 West Alabama Houston, Texas 77056

Discover a Faster Way to Develop Ajax-enabled Applications Based on Java and SOA Standards Get Hands-on with Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Application Developer Framework and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Re...

I'm pleased to announce we have just launched a new series ofonline learning aids for Oracle ADF.  The ADF Insider Essentialsseries is a collection of short live demonstrations of the essentialskills, tips and techniques that developers and their teams will requireforbuilding ADF applications.  Not only will this series act as agoogleable list of common ADF recipes, but can also serve as a valuablelearning aid to bridge the gap between the formal education of, forexample, an Oracle University course, and the real-world hands-onapplication building.So, if you are looking for how to iterate through the rows in aview object you might google and find this ADF Insider Essentials example.  Alternatively, aspart of your skilling up in ADF, a new developer might visit the pageof ADF Insider Essentials Tasks and test to see ifthey can work out the answer to a common ADF task.  They can then checkyour answer against the recorded demo.The ADF Insider Essentials Tasksis therefore a great way of setting a new development team goals thatencourage working out common real world ADF problems which will reallypush and strengthen ADF skills.We are launching with 11 sample tasks, which are available onOTN on the ADF Insider Essentials page and the ADF Insider Essentials Tasks page.  We've alsouploaded the content onto YouTube where we have an ADFInsiderEssentialschannel.  And of course, we'll be adding more content.

I'm pleased to announce we have just launched a new series of online learning aids for Oracle ADF.  The ADF Insider Essentials series is a collection of short live demonstrations of the essentialskills...

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new tool aiming to help visual designers and UI developers to build mockups for ADF applications outside of JDeveloper in a fast and quickly way. Available through samplecode.oracle.com, the ADF Visio stencils provide you with a large set of shapes, icons and layouts representing the most commonly used visual components. You can check out this video that shows you how to get you started using the Visio stencils. Let us know what do you think about the stencils on the JDeveloper Forum, your feedback is always important to us.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new tool aiming to help visual designers and UI developers to build mockups for ADF applications outside of JDeveloper in a fast and quickly way. Available...

If you are attending the RMOUG conference this week, you might be interested in checking out some of the sessions we are doing about Oracle ADF:Lynn is delivering:The Fusion Development Platform - Wed at 9:00 (404)Put Your Good Taste Into Action: How to Skin ADF Faces Rich Client Applications - Wed 5:00 (4 c/d)Shay is delivering:From SQL to Rich Web Data Visualization - The Fast Route - Thu at 9:00 (404)Adding Mobile and Web 2.0 UIs to Existing Applications - The Fusion Way - Thu at 10:15 (404)There are also lots of ADF related sessions delivered by customers and partners including:Drinking the Kool-Aid - My Journey to Becoming an ADF BelieverCase Study: Performance Tuning New ADF Applications Using Oracle Application Testing Suite (ATS)Oracle ADF & JDeveloper: Coming of AgeHello Worldwide Web: Your First JSF in JDeveloperMore details see the schedule here.If you are using ADF already, please drop by and let us know what you think. We are always looking for user feedback.

If you are attending the RMOUG conference this week, you might be interested in checking out some of the sessions we are doing about Oracle ADF: Lynn is delivering:The Fusion Development Platform -...

If you are participating of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, don’t forget to stop by the Oracle Demo booth located at the App Planet right at the entrance. Today (Tuesday) at 4 p.m. we will have a 30 minute presentation providing an overview of the ADF Mobile Browser and Native Client. Enterprise Mobility with Oracle Technology. Come and Join Us!

If you are participating of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, don’t forget to stop by the Oracle Demo booth located at the App Planet right at the entrance. Today (Tuesday) at 4 p.m. we will...

With the increased adoption of ADF out there among our customers, we (the JDeveloper PM team) have been getting a lot of requests from the field for names of companies who specialize in ADF implementations.Specifically we have customers that are looking for service providers and consultants that can help them complete ADF implementations in their sites.While we know of several consulting companies out there with the right skill set, we are sure we are missing some others.So, if you are a service provider in the business with proven experience building ADF based systems, and you would like to hear about more opportunities, we would like to know about you.Please reply to this thread (replies won't be published publicly), and specify1. Company name and Web site2. A short description of your ADF experience (which projects have you done, any specific areas of expertise, and any other info that might be relevant),We promise to only share your company name and Web site with other Oracle employees and potential customers.

With the increased adoption of ADF out there among our customers, we (the JDeveloper PM team) have been getting a lot of requests from thefield for names of companies who specialize in...

On Friday the new version of Oracle JDeveloper 11g (11.1.1.4) made it to OTN.We recommend that you upgrade to this new version which contains bug fixes and various new features such as support for WebSphere, improved ADF Desktop Integration, more animations for graphs and other little nuggets.For more details on what's new read this.To download go here.

On Friday the new version of Oracle JDeveloper 11g (11.1.1.4) made it to OTN.We recommend that you upgrade to this new version which contains bug fixes and various new features such as support for...

Last year we started recording various sessions about advanced ADF topics (binding, security, skinning etc) and published them in the new Oracle ADF Insider page on OTN.These are the type of sessions we usually deliver in the Oracle Develop or ODTUG conferences. But now you can watch them whenever you need to better understand these topics.Now we are extending the series to also cover the basics of Oracle ADF.We just published three sessions that cover an overview of Oracle ADF, an introduction to Oracle ADF Business Components, and an overview of Oracle ADF Faces.So if you are starting out and need to quickly understand what ADF is all about, or if you just want to understand what does ADF offers these might be a good starting point.Check out the ADF Insider Basics Sessions here.

Last year we started recording various sessions about advanced ADF topics (binding, security, skinning etc) and published them in the new Oracle ADF Insider page on OTN.These are the type of sessions...

There are plenty of ADF related session planned for this year's ODTUG KScope 2011 conference. See the list here.However there isn't a session about database modeling with JDeveloper right now - if you would like this session to happen please vote for this in the "People's Choice - Database Development" page.

There are plenty of ADF related session planned for this year's ODTUG KScope 2011 conference. See the list here.However there isn't a session about database modeling with JDeveloper right now - if you...

  Ni Hao! This year we have lots of ADF and JDeveloper content at Oracle Open World and Oracle Develop in Beijing come to our sessions to learn about all the latest and exciting features of JDeveloper and ADF and the Fusion Development Platform. Wednesday Oracle Develop Keynote with Duncan Mills 13:45 – 15:15 S316857 - Accelerated Java EE Development: The Oracle Way S317234 - Moving from Oracle Forms to Java and Oracle Application Development Framework S318563 - Oracle Fusion Applications Development Experience: An Oracle ADF Overview S316896 - Creating Great-Looking Apps with Oracle Application Development Framework Faces   Thursday S317048 - Enabling Multichannel Access to Your Applications: Web, Mobile, and Desktop S318566 - On-Device Mobile Application Development S316899 - RIAs and Web 2.0 Development Made Simple S316906 - Adding Web 2.0 Interfaces to Your Enterprise Applications: The Oracle Fusion Way S318565 - Simplified Web 2.0 User Interface Development with JSF and Oracle ADF Faces Also we have the Rich Internet Application Development demo booth located on the Exhibit Hall, swing by to check out some nice demos and solve your questions!

  Ni Hao! This year we have lots of ADF and JDeveloper content at Oracle Open World and Oracle Develop in Beijing come to our sessions to learn about all the latest and exciting features of JDeveloper...

If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld/Oracle Develop/JavaOne in Sao Paulo Brazil this week, there are a few sessions dedicated to ADF that you might want to catch,Wed 3:45 S316863 An Introduction to Oracle Application Development Framework Task Flows (Salon 9)Wed 6:00pm An ADF Hands-on Lab: S318563 Oracle Fusion Applications Development Experience: An Oracle ADF Overview (Salon 7)Thu 5:15 S316857  Accelerated Java EE Development: The Oracle Way (Salon 9)And don't forget the JDeveloper booth at the JavaOne Demoground area.See you there.

If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld/Oracle Develop/JavaOne in Sao Paulo Brazil this week, there are a few sessions dedicated to ADF that you might want to catch,Wed 3:45 S316863 An Introduction to...

If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld/Oracle Develop/JavaOne in Sao Paulo Brazil this week, there are a few sessions dedicated to ADF that you might want to catch,Wed 3:45 S316863 An Introduction to Oracle Application Development Framework Task Flows (Salon 9)Wed 6:00pm An ADF Hands-on Lab: S318563 Oracle Fusion Applications Development Experience: An Oracle ADF Overview (Salon 7)Thu 5:15 S316857  Accelerated Java EE Development: The Oracle Way (Salon 9)And don't forget the JDeveloper booth at the JavaOne Demoground area.See you there.

If you are attending Oracle OpenWorld/Oracle Develop/JavaOne in Sao Paulo Brazil this week, there are a few sessions dedicated to ADF that you might want to catch,Wed 3:45 S316863 An Introduction to...

The ADF Insider series provides Camtesia recordings introducing Oracle ADF and Oracle JDeveloper feature areas in depth. The recordings are meant to be on an intermediate level, but should be good to follow for beginners as well. The latest session uploaded to the ADF Insider page http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/adfinsider-093342.html is "How to use JavaScript in Oracle ADF Faces". In this 60 minute recording we introduce the ADF Faces client architecture and show how to work with JavaScript in ADF Faces. If you never heard about dos and donts of using JavaScript in ADF Faces, watch  the recording - it surely saves you time:http://download.oracle.com/otn_hosted_doc/jdeveloper/11gdemos/adf-insider-javascript/adf-insider-javascript.htmlIf you have ideas/requirements for recordings you want to see on the ADF Insider site, feel free and start a thread on the OTN forum for Oracle JDeveloper: http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83. For example, already on our list are recordings about contextual events, debugging and exception handling. However, your feedback helps us to provide an even better service.Also note that "ADF Insider Essentials" is in the planning. This "little brother" of te ADF Insider site will focus on 5-10 minutes how-to recordings addressing beginners that just quickly want to know how to implement a feature. We expect this site to be up and alive be the end of 2010 or early 2011. Again, if you have suggestions of what we should show (keep the 5 minute length in mind), post your suggestions to http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83.Frank

The ADF Insider series provides Camtesia recordings introducing Oracle ADF and Oracle JDeveloper feature areas in depth. The recordings are meant to be on an intermediate level, but should be good to...

Next week is the UKOUG in Birmingham.  This is one, if not the, biggest OUG in Europe and usually has a great turnout of presenters and presentations.  The following are some great presentations from Oracle colleagues on the topic of ADF and JDeveloper.  Please check the agenda to confirm timings.On Monday:"The Quick Start Guide to Fusion Development" Grant Ronald"ADFs Best Kept Secret - Creating Dynamic ADF tables and forms" Grant Ronald"Guidelines for moving Oracle Forms to Oracle ADF and SOA" Steven Davelaar"An Introduction to Functional Patters and Best Practices in Oracle ADF" Duncan Mills"JavaScript in ADF, A Silver Bullet that is not a weapon" Duncan Mills"Database design, generation and reporting using JDeveloper" - Susan DuncanOn Tuesday"Forms to Java and Oracle ADF.  Why, how and what skills do you need" Grant Ronald"Practical ALM, testing and build management in JDeveloper" Susan Duncan"Creating Custom Skins for Oracle ADF Applications"  Grant Ronald"Mastering Customization and Personalization in ADF applications using MDS" Duncan MillsOn Wednesday"Rapid development for mobile devices with Oracle ADF and JDeveloper" Duncan Mills"Get Answers even before asking.  Ajax push in ADF Faces" Matthias Wessendorf"Oracle JHeadstart Forms2ADF Generator: Migrating from Oracle Forms to a Best Practice ADF Application" Steven Davelaar"Tips and Tricks to add to your ADF Armoury" Grant Ronald"Putting down roots: Building the schema for an ADF genealogy application using JDeveloper 11g" - John Cobb

Next week is the UKOUG in Birmingham.  This is one, if not the, biggest OUG in Europe and usually has a great turnout of presenters andpresentations.  The following are some great presentations from...

Due to infrastructure changes in OTN's download server infrastructure you might encounter issues downloading and installing JDeveloper extensions using the Check for Updates mechanism.The problem results in empty files being downloaded and of course in non-functioning extensions.We are working to resolve this issue, but until a patch is available here is a simple workaround that you can use to download and install extensions.The list of extensions is accessible in these URLs:http://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@otn/documents/webcontent/156082.xmlhttp://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@otn/documents/webcontent/131167.xmlTo install an extension follow these simple steps:Locate the extension that you are after in the above mentioned URLsDownload the extension to your machine (the extension will be packaged as a zip file - don't unzip the extension).In JDeveloper use the help->check for updates and instead of choosing from the existing update centers choose the "Install From Local File" option, and point to the zip file you have downloaded.Restart JDeveloper to complete the extension installation.Important notesMany of the extensions will have multiple versions in the above URLs.It is important to choose the version that matches your specific JDeveloper version.To verify your current JDeveloper version use the help->about option.Some extensions might depend on other extensions being installed - to check this look at the requirements section of the extension description.

Due to infrastructure changes in OTN's download server infrastructure you might encounter issues downloading and installing JDeveloper extensions using the Check for Updates mechanism.The problem...

The OTN forum for Oracle JDeveloper (<a href="http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83">http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83</a>) contains a lot of good information that is worth digging up if only you knew what to look for. Like readers of a Sunday newspaper enjoying to get a summary of what had happen in the world during the week, ADF Code Corner OTN Harvest provides developers with a summary of interesting topics discussed on the OTN forum during the past month. The ADF Code Corner OTN Harvest blog is there to collects all the information that will make it into the monthly postil, just published earlier in small random chunks for you to - hopefully - enjoy.Now that there is some content on the blog, its time to announce it! And here it is, the ADF Code Corner OTN Harvest blogFrank

The OTN forum for Oracle JDeveloper (<a href="http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83">http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=83</a>) contains a lot of good information that...

Though busy on all frontiers, the Oracle JDeveloper / ADF Product Management team is looking forward to the German User Group conference (DOAG) next week in Nuremberg. Grant Ronald, Lynn Munsinger, Susan Duncan and Frank Nimphius attend DOAG with the following sessions: 16.11. =====10:00-10:45 Forms to Java and Oracle ADF - Why? How? (Grant Ronald)11:00-11:45 Tips and Tricks to add to your ADF armony    (Grant Ronald)12:00-12:45 Getting answers without asking, Ajax push in ADF Faces (Frank Nimphius)13:00-13:45 Mastering customization and personalisation in Oracle ADF and WebCenter (Frank Nimphius)17.11=====12:00-12:45 Rapid Development for Mobile Devices with Oracle JDeveloper (Lynn Munsinger)13:00-13:45 Database Design using Oracle JDeveloper (Susan Duncan)18.11======09:00-9:45 Enabling Application Lifecycle Management with Oracle JDeveloper (Susan Duncan)13:00-13:45 ADF best kept secret: Creating dynamic ADF forms and tables (Lynn Munsinger)... but this is just us. If you are attending the DOAG conference, check out other ADF focused presentations conducted by the who-is-who of the German ADF community. Plus, an ADF Enterprise Methodology session moderated by Simon Haslam on Thursday.Frank

Though busy on all frontiers, the Oracle JDeveloper / ADF Product Management team is looking forward to the German User Group conference (DOAG) next week in Nuremberg. Grant Ronald, Lynn Munsinger,...

If you are located around the San Francisco bay area/silicon valley we hope you'll join the North California Oracle User Group fall conference tomorrow (11/11).Among the various presentations you'll find two sessions that deal with building user interfaces with Oracle ADF Faces.http://nocoug.org/next.html"... and UIX Begat ADF Faces: How Rich is ADF Faces Rich Client"by Peter Koletzke, Quovera"Visualize Your Data on the Web - The Oracle Fusion Way"by Shay Shmeltzer, OracleA great way to expand your knowledge and meet other developers.

If you are located around the San Francisco bay area/silicon valley we hope you'll join the North California Oracle User Group fall conference tomorrow (11/11).Among the various presentations you'll...

Sometimes a working application is only a secondary goal of a job and all you want to prove is the ability to build a specific layout or functionality using Oracle ADF. So what are your options?One of my favorite option is a POJO model that I created a while ago and that mimics the Oracle HR schema. It does allow CRUD and search operations. Just download the ZIP file and add it to an Oracle JDeveloper workspace. Youcan use this POJO model toCreate a JavaBean Data Control from the SessionFacade classCreate a JAX-WS Web Service from it and the use the Web Service Data Control (in which case you wont be able to persist updates because the WS does not keep state and refreshes the POJO for each request). This also is a good approach for building simple test cases that don't require a database infrastructure.Another option built into the ADF product and recently discussed on the OTN forum, is the Placeholder Data Control. The Placeholder Data Control allows you to construct data structures that are closer to the use case you need to implement than the HR schema possibly is. To learn more about the Placeholder DataControl, see the following tutorialhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/ccset20-all-097735.htmlFor UI design:http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/obe/jdev/obe11jdev/ps1/adf_richclient/adfrichclient.htmFrank

Sometimes a working application is only a secondary goal of a job and all you want to prove is the ability to build a specific layout or functionality using Oracle ADF. So what are your options?One of...

A best practice for managed beans that is often (and I admit easily) overlooked is to implement the Java Serializable interface for beans in session, pageFlow and view scope. You wont recognize the absence of Serializable before running your application in a fail over environment. As it fits into this context: Note that managed beans can inherit from a parent. So you may want to design a base managed bean class that contains helper functions you often need and that also implements Serializable. Then, with a little change to your coding guidelines, that managed beans must extend the base bean, you ensure your application's managed beans are always serializable.Note that under the Tools | Preferences | Audit | Profiles entry, Oracle JDeveloper has an audit rule to find managed beans that are not serializableFrank

A best practice for managed beans that is often (and I admit easily) overlooked is to implement the Java Serializable interface for beans in session, pageFlow and view scope.You wont recognize the...

ADF Faces developers use facesContex.getExternalContext().redirect(String) to issue a GET request to a JSF view. Using ADFc, the redirect URL should neither be read from the current UIView root directly or provided in the form /faces/<viewId name>. Instead, have the controller generating the redirect String for a specific viewId as shown below:FacesContext fctx = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(); ExternalContext ectx = fctx.getExternalContext();  String viewId = "... add viewId...." ControllerContext controllerCtx = null; controllerCtx = ControllerContext.getInstance(); String activityURL = controllerCtx.getGlobalViewActivityURL(viewId);try{ ectx.redirect(activityURL);} catch (IOException e) {//Can't redirect e.printStackTrace();}Why ? Because a redirect is a Get request and you don't want ADFc to treat it as a new application request but instead retrieve the internal controller state. For this you need the state toke in the redirect URL, which is what the code line above does

ADF Faces developers use facesContex.getExternalContext().redirect(String) to issue a GET request to a JSF view. Using ADFc, the redirect URL should neither be read from the current UIView root...

Writing the first entry in a blog is always tricky, but here we go with the basic details you need to know about this blog.Who are we?We are the product managers working on Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle ADF. What is this blog all about?Sometimes we find quick little tips that we would like to share with our users, but we don't all have our own blog - so this would be a perfect new place to post those.We'll also use this blog to post announcements about upcoming events, workshops, trainings and other news worthy items.What if I have feedback about a specific entry?We'll love to hear from you in the comments area.What if I have a question about JDeveloper or ADF?We'll love to hear from you on the JDeveloper discussion forum :-)

Writing the first entry in a blog is always tricky, but here we go with the basic details you need to know about this blog.Who are we?We are the product managers working on Oracle JDeveloper and...