JDev/ADF sample - Form Opening in Find Mode

• Form Opening in Find Mode. It can be that topic for current blog post looks very basic, however I will describe one simple thing that can make your development life easier. I will explain how to use Method Call in ADF Task Flow in order to open called form in Find mode, without using invokeAction in Page Definition. How often you develop forms, where one of key requirements is to open form in Find mode. From my experience, it is quite common behavior. However, usually it is not enough just to define invokeAction in Page Definition and execute Find action each time when page is opened (postback == false). For example, form can be opened in Find mode from main menu, but it should be opened in Edit mode, when is called from separate specific form. In such case, JDeveloper/ADF 10.1.3 developer will create parameters and evaluate through expression language in invokeAction. This approach works, however as always there is a better approach. You can download sample application I have developed. This application is based on standard HR schema from Oracle and implements two pages - index.jspx and main.jspx. First page is defined in unbounded ADF Task Flow and calls second page from bounded ADF Task Flow. Second page is opening in Find mode automatically, without invokeAction in Page Definition.

Download - FindMethod.zip