This post is based on Steve Muench sample Nr. 156. In my personal opinion, ADF samples implemented by Steve Muench still remain one of the best source of examples and solutions for various ADF use cases. Sample Nr. 156 describes how to use Shared AM to display cached data in UI table. Typically Shared AM's are used to implement cached LOV's (session or application scope). But it could go beyond LOV, based on the use case we could display cached data in the table or form. I have tested this approach with 12c and it works fine.
Download sample application - ADFBCSharedSessionLOVApp.zip. AM is defined with application scope cache level - this means cached data will be available for multiple users:
In order to display cached data on UI and pass it through ADF bindings layer, we need to use Shared AM configuration in bindings:
You should create new Data Control reference entry manually in DataBindings.cpx file. JDeveloper doesn't provide an option to select Shared AM configuration. Simply change configuration property to Shared (HrModuleShared as per my example):
Make sure to use correct Data Control entry for iterator in the Page Definition. Cached table iterator binding should point to shared Data Control configuration:
This is how it looks like on UI - readonly table data is fetched once and cached in application scope cache. Other users will be reusing cached data, without re-fetching it from DB:
Jobs VO is set with AutoRefresh = true property. This turns on DB change notification listener mechanism and keeps VO data in synch, when changes happen in DB. This helps to auto refresh cached VO (read more about it Auto Refresh for ADF BC Cached LOV):
Here is the test. Let's change Job Title attribute value in DB:
Click on any row from Jobs table, or use any buttons (make a new request). Cached VO will be re-executed and new data will be fetched from DB, including latest changes:
You should see in the log, DB change notification was received and VO was re-executed, VO data was re-fetched:
Download sample application - ADFBCSharedSessionLOVApp.zip. AM is defined with application scope cache level - this means cached data will be available for multiple users:
In order to display cached data on UI and pass it through ADF bindings layer, we need to use Shared AM configuration in bindings:
You should create new Data Control reference entry manually in DataBindings.cpx file. JDeveloper doesn't provide an option to select Shared AM configuration. Simply change configuration property to Shared (HrModuleShared as per my example):
Make sure to use correct Data Control entry for iterator in the Page Definition. Cached table iterator binding should point to shared Data Control configuration:
This is how it looks like on UI - readonly table data is fetched once and cached in application scope cache. Other users will be reusing cached data, without re-fetching it from DB:
Jobs VO is set with AutoRefresh = true property. This turns on DB change notification listener mechanism and keeps VO data in synch, when changes happen in DB. This helps to auto refresh cached VO (read more about it Auto Refresh for ADF BC Cached LOV):
Here is the test. Let's change Job Title attribute value in DB:
Click on any row from Jobs table, or use any buttons (make a new request). Cached VO will be re-executed and new data will be fetched from DB, including latest changes:
You should see in the log, DB change notification was received and VO was re-executed, VO data was re-fetched:
1 comment:
Hi Andrejus,
I followed the exact steps to create Shared AM and autoRefresh my VO when there is any update in VO. My Share AM is working properly but any updates in database are not auto refreshed on UI.
My Jdev version is 11.1.1.7.
Same application i have migrated to 12.1.3 and its start working. Can you please let me know if there is any change in 11.1.1.7 and 12.1.3 in terms of implementation for auto Refresh with Shared AM.
Thanks,
Umesh
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