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25.4 Using the Oracle Business Rules Dictionary Task Flow

This section discusses the Oracle Business Rules Dictionary Editor task flow. It also provides information on how to create and run an application using the Rules Dictionary Editor task flow, and then deploy the application.

25.4.1 Introduction to the Oracle Business Rules Dictionary Task Flow

The Rules Dictionary Editor Task Flow is basically a wrapper around the Rules Dictionary Editor declarative component. The task flow is used in ADF-based Web applications that require a task flow instead of a declarative component. For more information on Rules Dictionary Editor Component, see Section 25.3, Using the Oracle Business Rules Dictionary Editor Declarative Component.

25.4.2 How to Create and Run a Sample Application By Using the Rules Dictionary Editor Task Flow

This section lists the steps for creating and running a sample application by using the Rules Dictionary Editor task flow. selectedTab java.lang.String no - yes Switches to the specified tab name either GLOBALS, BUCKETSETS, DESC_ FUNCS or the ruleset name. showDTButtons java.lang. Boolean no true yes Displays the add and delete Decision Table buttons. showValidationPanel java.lang. Boolean no true yes Displays the validation panel by default. You can choose to hide this by setting this to false. timeStyle java.lang.String no Gets it from the locale yes If specified, the time style is used in all inputDate components, for example, HH:mm:ss. timezone java.util. TimeZone no TimeZone. getDefault yes Used for Localization viewOnly java.lang. Boolean no true yes If true, in the viewOnly mode, you can view the existing dictionary data, but you cannot edit the data. If false, which is the edit mode, you can edit existing the dictionary data. Table 25–3 Cont. Supported Rules Dictionary Editor Attributes Name Type Required Default Value Support s EL? Description Using Declarative Components and Task Flows 25-43 The prerequisites for using the Rules Dictionary Editor task flow to create ADF-based Web applications is having a running installation of SOA Suite and Oracle JDeveloper on your computer. To create a sample application by using the Rules Dictionary Editor task flow: The first task is to create a sample application. The steps are: 1. Open Oracle JDeveloper.

2. From the File menu, select New and then Generic Application to create an

application.

3. Enter a name for the application in the Application Name field, for example,

useRuleDictTaskFlowApp, and click Next as shown in Figure 25–48 . Figure 25–48 Creating a Generic Task Flow Application

4. Enter useRuleDictTaskFlow in the Project Name field and ensure that ADF

Faces is selected in the Project Technologies tab, as shown in Figure 25–49 . Click Finish to create the project.