Create Simple Search form in Oracle ADF

1. Create a New Application
New > Applications > Fusion Web Application (ADF)
Application Name – SearchForm
Directory -- (Jdev install dir)/jdeveloper/(project name)
Application Package Prefix – Demo.adf.searchform
 

 

 

 

 

 
2. Create Test Table and insert data some data in it (For Testing Purpose)
CREATE TABLE xx_search_demo
(    -- ---------------------
     -- Data Columns
     -- ---------------------
     column1                  VARCHAR2(100),
     column2                  VARCHAR2(100),
     -- ---------------------
     -- Who Columns
     -- ---------------------
     last_update_date   DATE          NOT NULL,
     last_updated_by    NUMBER   NOT NULL,
     creation_date          DATE          NOT NULL,
     created_by               NUMBER   NOT NULL,
     last_update_login  NUMBER
);
INSERT INTO xx_search_demo VALUES (‘val1’, ’val2’, SYSDATE, 0, SYSDATE, 0, 0);
INSERT INTO xx_search_demo VALUES (‘val1’, ’val2’, SYSDATE, 0, SYSDATE, 0, 0);
INSERT INTO xx_search_demo VALUES (‘val3’, ’val4’, SYSDATE, 0, SYSDATE, 0, 0);
INSERT INTO xx_search_demo VALUES (‘val5’, ’val6’, SYSDATE, 0, SYSDATE, 0, 0);

 
3. Create EO
Right Click on Model > New > ADF Business Components > Entity Object
 

 
Package -- Demo.adf.searchform.model.entities
Name – SearchEO
Schema Object – XX_SEARCH_DEMO
Note – By default ROWID will be the primary key if we will not make any column to be primary key in Attribute Settings Page 
Check the Accessors, Create Method, and Remove Method
 

 

 

 

Check Generate Default View Object CheckBox

Package – Demo.adf.searchform.model.queries

Name – SearchVO

 

Check Application Module CheckBox

Package – Demo.adf.searchform.model.services

Name – SearchAM

 

 

 

4. Define Bind Variables

Double Click on SearchVO in Model Project go to query page

Expand the Bind variable accordion and click on Green button

 

 

Bind Variable name and type as following make sure required check box is un-checked

Name – Col1

Type -- String

 

 

5. Create Named View Criteria

Double Click on SearchVO in Model Project go to query page. Expand the View Crriteria accordion and click on Green button

 

 

View Criteria is actually conditions on VOs which you usually define declaratively

     1.      Expand the View Critieria Section in SearchVO page and click the Green plus sign

     2.      Give a proper name to your View Criteria

          Criteria Name -- SearchVOCriteria

     3.      Click on Add Item

           Click the ( ) group press Add item and select values as sown in slide make sure you have selected the bind variable Col1

          Attribute – Column1

          Operator – Equals

          Operand – Bind Variable

          Parameter – Col1

          Un-check Ignore Case and Check Ignore Null Values

 

 

6. Create Search Form

Right Click on ViewController > New > Web Tier > JSF > JSF Page

File Name – Search

Initial Page Layout and Content – Quick Start Layout

Click on Browse and select One Column Stretched and check Apply Theme

 

 

 

Expand Page Implementation and Select Automatically Expose UI Components in a New Managed Bean

Select SearchVO and Expand the Data Control panel and Drag and drop the Named View Critieria “SearchVOCriteria” to the page

Choose Query > ADF Query Panel with Table as shown in the slide

 

 

 

 

The Page would look like this --

 

 

7. Refine Layout

Change the Header from “SearchEO” to “Search Demo”. To change select panel Header and change Text property to “Simple Search Demo”

 

Note - You can change form properties like Column names and page width as per your requirements

 

8. Congratulation you have successfully finished. Test Your Work Your Simple Search Form is Ready