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Oracle Applications Framework 

The Oracle Applications Framework 11.5.10 was one of the exciting features that i found in the latest release of Oracle Applications 11.5.10.

Oracle Applications Framework is also referred as OA Framework. OA Framework is a Java framework that excels at creating 3-tier web-based applications that link to an 11i Oracle Applications instance while maintaining all the security features of that 11i instance.

OA Framework makes a connection to the database using JDBC drivers.

An important significance of the OA framework model is that it facilitates the customization of existing out of box i modules as well as it allows development of new Self Service Web Application modules.

As a result the OA Framework provides with benefits of Productivity, Scalability, and Customizability etc.
Though the OA Framework is J2EE based, it also used various industry standards like HTML, XML, Java, JSP, SQL and Web Services.

 

The OA Framework Architecture is based on the J2EE MVC design pattern. The MVC architecture is a component-based design pattern with clean interfaces between the Model, View, and Controller. The Model is where the application implements its business logic. The View is where the application implements its user interface and the Controller is where the application handles user interaction and directs business flow.

Additionally OA framework also contain extensions to Oracle 9I JDeveloper called Oracle Applications Extension or the OA Extension. The Jdeveloper is a IDE client which allows you to do customizations and additions to the OA Framework.

The metalink note 275878.1 contains FAQ to use JDeveloper with the OA Framework.

There are a number of profile options which are used to configure the OA Framework behaviour.

To know mare about OAF profile options reffer to note 275876.1 .

You can test your OAF by go through a series of tests which are accessible from the following URL.

http://<hostname.domain>:<port>/OA_HTML/jsp/fnd/aoljtest.jsp

 

Note: use your hostname and port identifier.

The latest release of OA Framework is 11.5.10, if you are on 11.5.9 or any prior release you can user matalink note 275874.1 to upgrade and configure your OA Framework to 11.5.10.

You must also upgrade your JDK to 1.3 before proceeding with this, The metalink note 130091.1 will be helpful for upgrading JDK to 1.3.

Another good note which might be useful is Oracle Application Framework Troubleshooting Note:275875.1 .

Extensive literature regarding OA framework has been published in the OA Framework Developers Guide.