Inserting an ADF List of Values Component

Working with ADF Desktop Integration Form-Type Components 6-7 Figure 6–4 ADF Output Text Component To insert an ADF Output Text component: 1. Open the integrated Excel workbook.

2. Select the cell in the Excel worksheet where you want to anchor the component.

3. In the components palette, select ADF Output Text, and click Insert Component.

Alternatively, in the Oracle ADF tab, select ADF OutputText from the Insert Component dropdown list

4. Configure properties in the property inspector to determine the appearance,

layout, and behavior of the component. For example, you must write or specify an EL expression for the Value property to determine what binding the ADF Output Text component references. For more information about the values that you specify for the properties of the ADF Output Text component, see Section A.3, ADF Output Text Component Properties.

5. Click OK.

6.6 Inserting an ADF List of Values Component

The ADF List of Values component is a component that displays a dropdown menu in the Excel worksheet cell at runtime. It displays a maximum of 250 values at runtime. You can insert the List of Values component into a cell in the Excel worksheet. You must specify a value for the ListID property. The ListID property references the list binding which populates the dropdown menu with a list of values at runtime after you invoke the worksheet DownSync action. Note: You can modify the properties of the component at a later time by selecting the cell in the worksheet that anchors the component and then displaying the property inspector. You can also right-click in the cell and choose Edit Component from the context menu to open the property inspector. 6-8 Desktop Integration Developers Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework Figure 6–5 shows an ADF List of Values component with its property inspector in the foreground. The ADF List of Values component references a list binding ProductList that populates a dropdown menu in the Excel worksheet at runtime. Figure 6–5 ADF List of Values Component To insert an ADF List of Values component: 1. Open the integrated Excel workbook. 2. Select the cell in the Excel worksheet where you want to anchor the component.

3. In the components palette, select ADF List of Values and click Insert Component.

Alternatively, in the Oracle ADF tab, select ADF List of Values from the Insert Component dropdown list 4. Invoke the binding ID picker by clicking the ellipsis button ... beside the input field for the ListID property and select a list binding that the page definition file exposes. 5. Configure other properties in the property inspector to determine the appearance, design, and layout of the component. For information about ADF List of Values component properties, see Section A.5, ADF List of Values Component Properties.

6. Click OK.

Note: You can display a dropdown menu in an ADF Table component’s column by selecting TreeNodeList or ModelDrivenColumnComponent as the subcomponent to create when you specify a value for the TableColumn array’s InsertComponent property. For more information, see Section 7.13, Creating a List of Values in an ADF Table Component Column. Note: You can modify the properties of the component at a later time by selecting the cell in the worksheet that anchors the component and then displaying the property inspector. You can also right-click in the cell and choose Edit Component from the context menu to open the property inspector. Working with ADF Desktop Integration Form-Type Components 6-9

6.7 Displaying Output from a Managed Bean in an ADF Component