Oracle Applications Framework

Jason Reedy Sales Consultant Oracle Corporation

Oracle Applications Framework The development and deployment platform for HTML-based Oracle E-Business Suite Applications 100% Java & XML J2EE based, middle-tier application framework and services for the rapid development & deployment of HTML based applications

OA Framework-Based Page: The View

The View – Regions and Items

Personalization vs. Extensibility Personalization Declaratively tailoring UI look-and-feel, layout or visibility of built-in content to suit a business need or a user preference Use the Personalization Framework Extensibility Extending the functionality of an application: Adding new content or business logic Extending/overriding existing business logic Use JDeveloper

Integrated Development Environment Oracle JDeveloper OA Extension comes with a number of resources including: A Developer’s Guide Development Standards A set of Tutorials Javadoc A Samples Library Online Help

OAF Personalization 30 Minute Quick Start

Quick Start Agenda 1.Environment Setup 2.Add/Remove Columns 3.Rename Fields 4.Reorder a Displayed Table 5.Add a Tip or Message 6.Change Style Sheet 7.Remove OAF Personalizations

Environment Setup

Personalize Self-Service Defn – Grant the permission to personalize the interface. Users will see the “Personalize” link Disable Self-Service Personal – Will override the above profile option, hiding the “Personalize” link. The “Personalize” link will be removed from the page FND: Personalization Region Link – Allows users to quickly jump to a particular region for personalization.

Add/Remove Columns

Choose Personalization Context Choose a region of the view to Personalize Identification is easier with the “FND Personalize Region Links” option set to “Yes”

Choose Personalization Context Alternately, click the “Personalize Page” link Select the Scope, Function, Location, Organization, and Responsibility and click “Apply”

Locate the Column Expand the selected region’s table Identify the column to add or remove Click the “Personalize” icon The “Shown” column identifies which columns are visible or hidden

Update Properties The field value “Rendered” identifies whether a column is show or hidden Change the value to “True” at the desired level (e.g. User, Responsibility, etc.)

Rename Fields

Locate the Column Expand the selected region’s table Identify the column to add or remove Click the “Personalize” icon The “Shown” column identifies which columns are visible or hidden

Update Properties The field value “Prompt” identifies the text displayed for the column field Replace the text “Inherit” with your desired text

Reorder a Displayed Table

Choose Personalization Context Identify the table for which columns you want to re-order Click the “Reorder” icon

Reorder Columns Select a Hierarchy level (e.g. User, Responsibility, etc.) Re-arrange the order of columns by selecting a column and using the arrow keys to reorder Click “Apply”

Add a Tip or Message

Choose Personalization Context Identify the page for which you would like to add a Tip or Message Click the “Create Item” icon

Create the Tip or Message Set the “Item Style” to “Tip” Create a unique ID for your Tip or Message (e.g. “iExpMonthTip”) Enter the text of the Tip or Message into the “Text” field Click “Apply”

Change Style Sheet

Custom Style Sheets OA Personalization Framework uses custom style sheets (.xss files) to specify and manage the visual characteristics of Oracle Self–Service Web Applications The custom style sheets employ the XML Style Sheets (XSS) language The BLAF (Browser Look and Feel) style sheet (blaf.xss) defines Oracle’s corporate look and feel for HTML applications.

OA Framework Style Sheets In OA Framework, style definitions for the look and feel of the Oracle Self–Service Web Applications are defined by the blaf.xss style sheet Specific Oracle Self–Service Web Applications products may modify or extend those default styles. These product–specific styles are defined in the oa.xss style sheet document, which includes blaf.xss As a customer, you may also want to modify existing styles in blaf.xss or oa.xss, or add new styles to suit your needs. Rather than directly modify blaf.xss or oa.xss, you should place all your style sheet customizations in a style sheet document called custom.xss, located in OA_HTML/cabo/styles

Preserve Existing Styles As of version and higher, OA Framework always calls custom.xss as its main style sheet The document custom.xss uses the element to include all the styles defined in oa.xss, as llustrated above The document oa.xss, in turn, uses the element to include all the styles defined in blaf.xss You can define your own style without altering the default application styles Any changes made by Oracle to the oa.xss or blaf.xss do not impact your style personalizations

Example: Customizing Colors The Oracle Browser Look and Feel standards make use of four colors that you may potentially want to change: 1.Text foreground 2.Text background color 3.Core background color 4.Accent background color

Example: Customizing Colors If you wish to change the colors in the user interface, you need only override the following four named styles: TextForeground, TextBackground, DarkBackground, DarkAccentBackground The ”DarkBackground” and ”DarkAccentBackground” styles define the primary colors in the core and accent background color ramps respectively

Remove Personalizations

Restore Default Value You may remove a Personalization for any single Property Open the “Personalization Properties” for the desire item Click the “Restore Default” icon Click “Apply”

Manage Levels Choose the Personalization context Click the “Manage Levels” button Select the “Personalization Level” (i.e. User, Responsibility, etc.) Click the “Delete Personalizations” button

For Additional Information Oracle University Training and Enrolment: – dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq- dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3 Oracle Product Information: –Oracle.com - –AppsNet - –MetaLink - Oracle Product Documentation: –AppsNet - /documentation/content.htmlhttp:// /documentation/content.html –Oracle Applications Framework Documentation Roadmap – Note

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Jason Reedy Sales Consultant Oracle Corporation