Information for Oracle SOA Suite 10g Release 2 10.1.2 Users

3 Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF Information for 10g Users 3-1 3 Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF Information for 10g Users This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF software available in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. The following sections compare the architecture and directory structure of these technologies in 10g Release 3 10.1.3 and in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: ■ Information for Oracle ADF Users ■ Information for Oracle SOA Suite Users ■ Information for Oracle WebCenter Users

3.1 Information for Oracle ADF Users

In Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3, Oracle provided the Oracle Application Development Framework ADF, an end-to-end application framework that builds on Java EE standards and open-source technologies to simplify and accelerate implementing service-oriented applications. The development and runtime environment required to deploy and manage ADF applications is similar in many ways to the environment required for other Java EE applications. For information about the types of Java EE environments available in 10g and instructions for upgrading those environments to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Java EE. The difference between a typical Java EE environment and an environment that supports ADF applications is the availability of the ADF runtime libraries: ■ In Oracle Application Server 10g, each instance of OC4J automatically provided the ADF runtime libraries required to support ADF applications. ■ In Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, an Oracle WebLogic Server domain, by default, does not contain the ADF runtime libraries. However, you can optionally configure or extend your domain to include the Java Runtime Files JRF. The Oracle ADF runtime libraries are included as part of the JRF component. Figure 3–1 compares how Oracle ADF applications are supported in OC4J and in Oracle WebLogic Server. Note that the Oracle WebLogic Server domain can be extended with the Java Runtime Files JRF domain template, which includes the required Oracle ADF libraries, as well as other important Oracle-specific technologies. 3-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF Figure 3–1 Support for Oracle ADF Applications in OC4J and Oracle WebLogic Server For more information about extending your domain to support Oracle ADF, see Chapter 17, Scaling Your Environment, in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide. Note that unlike Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle HTTP Server is not automatically installed and configured to route requests to Oracle WebLogic Server. Instead, you install Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Web Cache in a separate Oracle home using the WebTier and Utilities CD-ROM. For more information, see Upgrading a Web Server and Java EE Environment in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Java EE.

3.2 Information for Oracle SOA Suite Users

Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3 provided installation options that allowed you to install and configure the Oracle Service Oriented Architecture SOA system components except for Oracle BAM as part of the Oracle Application Server installation. You could then use Oracle JDeveloper to develop and deploy SOA applications on the OC4J instances where the SOA components were installed. Similarly, for Oracle Fusion Middleware, you can install and configure an Oracle WebLogic Server domain that supports the Oracle SOA infrastructure and system components, including Oracle BAM. For more information, refer to the following sections: ■ Comparing Oracle SOA Suite on OC4J and Oracle WebLogic Server ■ Comparing the Oracle SOA Suite Directory Structure on OC4J and Oracle WebLogic Server ■ Upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite Enterprise Deployment ■ About Oracle BAM and Oracle B2B in Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g

3.2.1 Comparing Oracle SOA Suite on OC4J and Oracle WebLogic Server

Figure 3–2 shows how the SOA system components are installed as part of an OC4J 10g instance and compares that to how the SOA components are installed on a managed server when you install and configure the Oracle Fusion Middleware Oracle SOA Suite 11g. Note that the SOA system components require a set of SOA schemas, which you install using the Repository Creation Utility RCU. For more information about the schemas installed by RCU, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility Users Guide.