Controller Extension in OAF
Set the values of following profiles to enable Personalization Page link in OAF Pages
Profile Name
Value
FND: Personalization Region Link Enabled
Yes
Personalize Self-Service Defn
Yes
Disable Self-Service Personal
No
Oracle does not recommend that customers extend controller objects associated with regions or
webbeans in shipped E-Business Suite product pages.
Controller class (oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAControllerImpl) methods should
effectively be considered private, since their implementation is subject to change. Controller
extensions are therefore not considered to be durable between upgrades.
If it is absolutely essential to handle custom form submit events on a shipped product page,
processFormRequest() is the only method that should be overriden in a controller class,
although the risks outlined above still apply.
Let us try to Extend Controller in OAF Page
In this exercise we are going to extend CO of SearchPG.
Now we will extend this newly created CO under this exercise.
The purpose of this exercise is to modify the VO query of results table.
Now when we click on Go button all the records are displaying in the results table and our
OBJECTIVE is to bind the VO query of results table in such a way that in
result Column1 valueval5 and Column2 value val6 should not come as result on click Go
button
Now for knowing which controller to extend we click on "About This Page" Link and select
Expand All. Here we can see the Name of the controller that we need to extend
1. Create a New Workspace and Project
File > New > General > Workspace Configured for Oracle Applications
File Name MahiCOExtensionDemo
Automatically a new OA Project will also be created
Project Name -- COExtensionDemo
Default Package -- Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.coextensiondemo.webui
2. Create a New Java Class
Right Click on COExtensionDemo > New > General > Java Class
Name -- ExtendedSearchCO
Package -- Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.coextensiondemo.webui
Extends -- Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.searchdemo.webui.SearchCO
Note -- Give the Name of your Extended Class give its package path and in the extends property
select base class
3. Write below logic in ExtendedSearchCO Java Class
package Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.coextensiondemo.webui;
import Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.searchdemo.webui.SearchCO;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageContext;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.OAWebBean;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAApplicationModule;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.layout.OAQueryBean;
import Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.searchdemo.server.SearchVOImpl;
public class ExtendedSearchCO extends SearchCO
{
public ExtendedSearchCO ()
{
}
public void processFormRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
{
super.processFormRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModule am = pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
OAQueryBean queryBean = (OAQueryBean)webBean.findChildRecursive("QueryRN");
//Capturing Go Button ID
String go = queryBean.getGoButtonName();
//If its Not NULL which mean user has pressed "Go" Button
if(pageContext.getParameter(go)!=null)
{
// Setting whereClause at Runtime to restrict the query
SearchVOImpl vo = (SearchVOImpl)am.findViewObject("SearchVO1");
vo.setWhereClause(null);
vo.setWhereClause("Column1 <>:1 AND Column2 <>:2");
vo.setWhereClauseParam(0,"val5");
vo.setWhereClauseParam(1,"val6");
}
}
}
4. Attach new controller to SearchPG through personalization
Click on Personalize Page link on top right hand side of your page
Click on Complete View -> Expand All -> Click on personalize icon next to Page Layout
Now at site level give the path of extended controller as we are extending the controller at SITE
LEVEL
Mahi.oracle.apps.fnd.coextensiondemo.webui.ExtendedSearchCO
By defaylt it will come as Inherit
Click Apply -> Return to Application
Click Go
Note Record with Column1 value val5 and Column2 value val6 is not coming in result