XML Publisher/Oracle Applications Framework Technology Update 11.5.10

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XML Publisher/Oracle Applications FrameworkTechnology Update

11.5.10

1-2 Copyright © Oracle Corporation, 2004. All rights reserved.

Introductions

Brent Mosher, Senior Sales Consultant, Applications Technology, Rocky Mountain [email protected]

Jason Reedy, Senior Sales Consultant, Applications Technology, Northern California [email protected]

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Topics

• XML Publisher• Oracle Applications Framework• Q & A


XML Publisher


Overview

Oracle XML Publisher is a new java-based product available within the technology stack of the Oracle E-Business Suiteand offers a template-based, easy-to-use publishing solution, based on standard,well-known technologiesand tools so customers cantake advantage of it easilyand to rapidly develop andmaintain report formats.

XML / EFT / EDI

Reports

Checks

Labels

Destinations

Invoices


Product Features in 11.5.10

• Data Source Registration• Template Registration• XML Report Publisher Program


Benefits

• Authoring - Application developers can focus on extracting the data.

• Managing - Business consultants can create templates using familiar tools such as Acrobat, Word, Excel and others.

• Delivering - End users can publish documents in multiple output formats, multiple languages, and multiple delivery options.


The Way Things Work


Design the Template using desktop applications. Your template files can be either in Rich Text Format (RTF) or Portable Document Format (PDF).

Design Templates

XSL


Set the E-Business Suite report to generate XML. Run the E-Business Suite Report using standard request submission to obtain the XML output.

Design Templates

XSL

Generate XML


Design Templates

XSL

Generate XML Publish Report

XML EFT

XML Publisher merges your design template with the XML data to generate your customized report.


Apps Products UtilizingXML Publisher

• HRMS• DBI/PMV• Purchasing• Contracts• Sourcing• Quoting• FSG• eRecords• Loans

• Order Management• iStore• Project Contracts• Marketing• Student Services• Discrete Manufacturing• Process Manufacturing• Bill Presentment• Internal Controls Manager


Product Dependencies

The two layers of XML Publisher and the Core Components have separate dependencies:

• XML Publisher– Requires OA Framework 5.7 and up– XML Publisher core components

• Core Components– Oracle XML Parser 8.1.7


Third Party Integration Points

• Microsoft Word – used to create RTF report templatesVersion: MS Word 2000 and up

• Adobe Acrobat – used to create PDF document templates.Version: Acrobat 5.x and up


For Additional Information• Oracle University Training and Enrolment:

– http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3

• Oracle Product Information:– Oracle.com - http://oracle.com/– AppsNet - http://oracle.com/appsnet/content.html– MetaLink - http://metalink.oracle.com

• Oracle Product Documentation:– AppsNet -

http://www.oracle.com/appsnet/products/documentation/content.html

– About Document: MetaLink Note: 269605.1• Oracle Product Software (on Metalink):

– XDO Core 4.5.0 - Note: 3554612 – XDO OA 4.5.0 (Apps Layer) - Note: 3554613

http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3

http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3

http://oracle.com/

http://oracle.com/appsnet/content.html

http://metalink.oracle.com/

http://metalink.oracle.com/

http://www.oracle.com/appsnet/products%0B/documentation/content.html

http://www.oracle.com/appsnet/products%0B/documentation/content.html


Oracle Applications Framework


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


Model-View-Controller (MVC) Architecture

ControllerController

ModelModel ViewView

A component-based design with clean interfaces among model, view, and controller objects

The model encapsulates underlying data and business

logic of the application

The view formats and presents data from amodel to the user

The controller responds touser actions and directs

application flowFlowsFlowsUI ObjectsUI ObjectsDB ObjectsDB Objects

Meta-dataMeta-data


The Model:Business Components for Java

Java/XML based J2EE frameworkUtilizes and adds value to the J2EE platformTakes care of application plumbingKey Benefits:

• Reusable and maintainable code• Productive development• Easy client binding• Implements J2EE best practices• Multiple deployment options


The Model:Business Components for Java

Entity object – encapsulates business logic for database table, view, or synonym. Accessed through a

View object – filtered subsets of entity objects. Clients navigate through result sets, getting and setting attribute values.

Application module – a logical container for instances of view objects.


OA Framework-Based Page: The View


The View – Under the Surface

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The View - Design Time

Developers use Oracle JDeveloper OA Extension to create pages declaratively.

Pages are made up of a hierarchy of regions and items.

• The order of the items determines their position within a page or region UI at runtime.


The View - How It Works

Page HierarchyPage Hierarchy

MetadataMetadata

OA Framework RuntimeOA Framework RuntimeOA Framework Design timeOA Framework Design time

UIX UIX Bean HierarchyBean Hierarchy

UIXUIXRenderersRenderers

JSP/HTMLJSP/HTML

BrowserBrowser

.XML.XML

Cache Cache


The Controller – User Interaction

ApplyApply

User takes an actionUser takes an action BrowserBrowsersendssendsrequest torequest toControllerController

MetadataWorkflow

ModelModel

ControllerController

1. Controller delegates data 1. Controller delegates data processing to Modelprocessing to Model

2. Determines next page2. Determines next page3. Invokes View to present the 3. Invokes View to present the

next page to usernext page to user

ViewView


The Model – Data Processing

DatabaseDatabaseTables,ViewsTables,Views

PL/SQLPL/SQL

Entity Objects (EO)Entity Objects (EO)

View Objects (VO)View Objects (VO)

Application ModuleApplication Module(AM)(AM)

Application ModuleApplication Module(AM)(AM)

DMLDMLValidationsValidationsDefaultingDefaulting

UIX UIX Bean HierarchyBean Hierarchy

View SideView SideBC4J OBJECTSBC4J OBJECTS

.XML


Architecture: Layering Promotes Reuse

dataflow up stack (pull)

dataflow down stack (push)

• Each layer only “knows” about the layers below it.

• This provides for easier reuse at any of the layer boundaries.

Entity Objects

DB

ViewObjects

ApplicationModules

OAControllers


Key Benefits

• High end-user productivity• Enterprise-grade Performance and Scalability • Low cost applications customizability• Rapid development environment• Standards based development and deployment

platform


Architecture: Performance & Scalability

• Multi-tier scalable architecture• No code on the client, minimal Javascript• Middle-Tier caching• Resource pooling• Passivation capabilities• Proven scalability with several large

deployments


Key Features

• Consistent and Compelling User Interface• User Interface Interactivity• Durable Personalizations and Extensibility• Built-in Security• A2A and B2B Interoperability• Integrated Development Environment• Mobile• Functional Administration Tool


User Interface Interactivity

• Interactivity of the user interface is necessary for end-user productivity. The OA Framework offers a set of competitive interactivity features:

– Partial Page Rendering– Hot keys– Save Model– Smart Choice List– LOV Auto Completion


Partial Page Rendering (PPR)

• PPR technology allows only the changed portion of a page to be redrawn rather than the full page.

• Partial Page Rendering Examples:– Table record-set navigation / Add a row– Hide/Show– Sub tabs can be configured to use PPR– Gantt charts can be refreshed with PPR based on

changes to associated data– Descriptive Flexfields context switching

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Accelerator (Hot) Keys

• Support alphabetic hot keys for common UI navigation and user actions

• Support numeric hot keys for application- specific UI navigation and user actions

• Hot keys can be added and personalized at the customer site using Admin Personalization

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Smart Choice List

• Smart choice list is an LOV with a choice list that includes the commonly-used values.

• 11.5.10 provides enhanced personalization capabilities for the smart choice list to allow users to delete, reorder, and add values to the choice list.

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LOV Auto Completion

• When the user enters a partial value in a field that is associated with an LOV, the OA Framework determines if the partial value leads to a unique record.

• If so, the OA Framework automatically populates the mapped values between the LOV and the page fields.

• The end-user saves time that would been wasted in bringing up the LOV popup, conducting a search and selecting the same record.U

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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








• Use JDeveloper



Personalization


Personalization




Personalization









• 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


Integrated Development Environment

• Create BC4J Components• Create OA Framework Pages• Add OA Framework Regions



Questions & Answers

AQ&Q U E S T I O N SQ U E S T I O N SA N S W E R SA N S W E R S


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