Mockups in Oracle ADF

Every UI designer will be familiar with the word MockUps. This is the first cut to the customer while proposing a application which can be a Stand alone or Web or Mobile Application.

Below are different ways to develop mockups.

• Place holder Data Control - Static Data

             Oracle ADF provides an in built approach using Placeholder Data Control to support Mockups.
             Below are easy references to the mockup development using place holder data control            
             https://blogs.oracle.com/jdeveloperpm/entry/options_for_creating_poc_mockups_in_adf

             Note that the placeholder data control is meant to help you design the page visually - not 

             to actually achieve functionality in the page.
             For that you'll need to actually build the application.

• URL Service Data Control - Data from XML There is an interesting alternative to the Placeholder Data Controls. It is illustrated in this article: Creating an ADF URL Service DataControl for binding a File or Servlet/JSP service and using it in an ADF Faces Web Application. It illustrates the creation of a URL based Data Control on a CSV file that is part of the application itself. That approach too allows for the creation of an ADF application running against an off line Data Control – no database required. I am not sure whether we can create master detail relationships that way though.
  
  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/ccset10-all-091120.html
    

•  Microsoft Visio Stencils provided by Oracle

             You may also develop the mockups using Microsoft Visio Stencils provided by Oracle 

              out of JDeveloper as pointed out below pretty quickly

              Download ADF_Faces_Stencils_for_Visio.zip from below link
              http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/samplecode/jdeveloper-adf-sample-522118.html


              Below links explain how to develop mockups using Stencils provided by Oracle
              http://lucbors.blogspot.com/2011/03/adf-11g-ui-designer-meets-adf-developer.html

             https://blogs.oracle.com/jdeveloperpm/entry/adf_faces_stencils_for_visio_available_on_samplecode
 

Oracle ADF Table FeaturesOff Property

Oracle ADF Table comes with lot of out of box features which can be hidden using featuresoff property of Oracle adf table.

Almost all the combinations are explained in detail here

https://blogs.oracle.com/aramamoo/entry/what_does_featureoff_attribute_do

Oracle Alta UI

Oracle's Alta UI is a one stop solution for Rich UI. This UI is built for Oracle's latest Cloud Applications, Fusion Applications, Mobile (Oracle MAF)

Oracle documentation about Oracle Alta UI
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/ux/middleware/alta/index.html


Demo to play around the rich components
http://jdevadf.oracle.com/adf-richclient-demo/faces/index.jspx

Work Better Demo Application from Oracle
http://jdevadf.oracle.com/workbetter/faces/index.jsf