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R12 Building OA Framework Applications

Setting Up Your Development Environment
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Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
Install your JDeveloper 10g development environment on a
Windows or Linux system
Discuss the JDeveloper 10g development environment used
for your course
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Installing and Setting Up JDeveloper
1. Refer to MetaLink note 416708.1 to obtain the proper
patch for your E-Business Suite instance.
2. Download the proper JDeveloper patch.
3. Install JDeveloper by unzipping it to a directory of your
choice.
4. Configure your environment variables.
5. Obtain the database connection file (.dbc) for your E-
Business Suite instance.
6. Create a shortcut to the JDeveloper executable.
7. Create a Framework Development user and
responsibility for OA Framework testing.
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Installing and Setting Up JDeveloper
8. Uncompress Tutorial.zip into your JDEVHOME
directory.
9. Launch JDeveloper 10g.
10. Configure the connections.
11. Test your install and configuration.
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Configure Your Environment Variables
1. JDEV_USER_HOME is a mandatory environment
variable that points to the base directory where your
development files are stored.
2. JDEV_JAVA_HOME is an optional environment
variables that points to a specific Java SDK.
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Get the DBC File
The file is located in:
$INST_TOP/appl/fnd/12.0.0/secure

Put the file into your:
JDEV_USER_HOME/dbc_files/secure
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Create a Shortcut
The executable for JDeveloper is located as follows:
Windows D:\JDev\jdevbin\jdev/bin\jdevW.exe
Linux \JDev\jdevbin\jdev\bin\jdev

Note: Linux does not run the .exe (Windows) executable.

Creating a shortcut varies by operating system as follows:
Windows create a desktop shortcut to the JDeveloper
executable noted above.
Linux create an alias or shell script the points to the
JDeveloper executable noted above.
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Assign the E-Business Suite User
By default in the examples and in the OU classroom, you
will use the following connection information:

Applications User: FWKTESTER
Applications Password: FWKDEV
Application Short Name: AK
Responsibility Key: FWK_TBX_TUTORIAL
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Uncompress Tutorial.zip
In the JDEVBIN directory, there is a file named,
Tutorial.zip. Uncompress this file into your JDEVHOME
directory.

Because the .zip file contains the ./jdev/ and other
directories, it will create the proper structure for you as it is
uncompressed.
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Launch JDeveloper 10g
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Configure the Connections and Test
The steps to configure the connections and test are as
follows:
1. Configure the database connection.
a. Connections tab on Navigator panel.
b. Right-click Database, select New Database
Connection
c. Name the connection
d. Username = apps
e. Password = apps
f. Set the host name and SID. If you dont know
the settings, look at the DBC file.
g. Test the connection
h. Finish
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Configure the Connections and Test
2. Click the Applications Navigator tab.
3. Choose File > Open > myprojects > toolbox.jws.
4. Expand toolbox in the Applications Navigator panel.
5. Double-click Tutorial to open Project Properties
window.
6. Expand the Oracle Applications menu entry.
7. Choose Oracle Applications > Runtime Connection.
8. Set the DBC File Name to the directory and name
for your DBC file.
9. Click the Save All icon to save your progress
10. Expand Tutorial.
11. Expand the Web Content folder.
12. Right-click test_fwktutorial.jsp, and choose Run.
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Configure the Connection and User
13. You should see the test_fwktutorial.jsp page as
follows:
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Configure the Connection and User
14. You should see the Hello, World! Page as follows:
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Summary
In this lesson, you should have learned how to:
Install your JDeveloper 10g development environment on a
Windows or Linux system.
Discuss the JDeveloper 10g development environment used
for your course.