Oracle

Applications
Framework

Jason Reedy
Sales Consultant
jason.reedy@oracle.com
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 Developers Guide
Development Standards

A set of Tutorials
Javadoc
A Samples Library
Online Help

OAF Personalization
30 Minute Quick Start

Quick Start Agenda

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Environment Setup
Add/Remove Columns
Rename Fields
Reorder a Displayed Table
Add a Tip or Message
Change Style Sheet
Remove OAF Personalizations

Environment Setup

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 regions
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 regions
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
SelfService Web Applications
The custom style sheets employ
the XML Style Sheets (XSS)
language
The BLAF (Browser Look and
Feel) style sheet (blaf.xss)
defines Oracles corporate look
and feel for HTML applications.

OA Framework Style Sheets

In OA Framework, style definitions for the look and feel of the
Oracle SelfService Web Applications are defined by the
blaf.xss style sheet
Specific Oracle SelfService Web Applications products may
modify or extend those default styles. These productspecific
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 5.5.2 and higher, OA Framework always calls
custom.xss as its main style sheet
The document custom.xss uses the <import> element to
include all the styles defined in oa.xss, as llustrated above
The document oa.xss, in turn, uses the <import> 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

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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:
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

Oracle Applications Framework Documentation

Roadmap Note 275880

Questions & Answers

Q&
A

QUESTIONS
ANSWERS

Jason Reedy
Sales Consultant
jason.reedy@oracle.com
Oracle Corporation