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I have seen many forums asking about Difference between OAF and ADF. May be my post will clear some points on this
OAF – OAF is a framework for extending Oracle E-Business Suite. If you want to customize and Oracle EBS system you need to use OAF. OAF is a e-biz web development framework mainly for Oracle applications. If you want to develop new pages and extensions for Oracle applications 11i and R12, then use OA framework. OAF is based on MVC model while ADF has four layers (MVC+Business Services). OA framework is an Oracle Applications Specific framework. If you build for Oracle Applications – e.g. extending it – then it is good to use their framework because of the integration points to the existing application
ADF-ADF is a framework for developing custom applications .If you want to build a new system that has some level of integration with Oracle EBS you can do it with ADF and use SOA to talk to the back-end EBS system. Oracle ADF is at the heart of the Fusion technology stack. ADF techstack is intended to utilize the benefits of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) while building the Applications.ADF does not support oracle apps. It is used SOA related application. In ADF 11g apps will also be supported. ADF is based on JSR-227, which is supposed to be turned into a J2EE standard. we can say ADF as a next version of OAF with JSF – Java Server Faces, more J2EE architecture,
more dynamic page refreshing and handling etc.
Tarun
very informative, please keep posting…..good work
Jetspeed
Nice Explanation
Raj
Very useful info… keep it up.
Sudheendra
Good essay on OAF & ADF differentiation. The question is whether ADF will make OAF redundant down the line.
vinay
well yes ,u can say this.Because in adf 10.1.3 it is not integrated with EBS.but in next version of 11g they have integrated this also.So now we can hve extended aplication of EBS in ADF also.so we can say this that ADF have more edge over OAF down the line
Suryaveer
Hi
I got some idea but i am still unclear about uses of both. Can u tell me if OAF can be used for j2ee application development other than customization of EBS or OAF can be used in place of ADF and vice-versa.
vinay
well no we can’t use oaf for j2ee standalone application.We can use ADF for that.ADF 11g can be used in place of OAF but not OAF can do this
Suryaveer
Thank you very much.
Srikanth machukuri
ThanQ very much
Abhijit
nice article and thanks for sharing this article……..
i am about to start my career in oaf and adp…
your article was helpful
Naveen Joshi
Informative explanation. Please send me if you have any documentation on ADF.
oliver
We recently upgraded our EBS from R12.1.2 to R12.1.3 to leverage the new functionalities like ADF/SOA/OBIEE integration. We were able to integrate the sample ADF application with EBS by using the oracle reference document ‘Oracle Application Framework Release Notes for Release 12.1.3’.
Oracle support Link (3.10 ADF Integration):
“https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html#tab=KBHome(page=KBHome&id=()),(page=KBNavigator&id=(bmDocTitle=Oracle%20Application%20Framework%20Release%20Notes%20for%20Release%2012.1.3&viewingMode=1143&from=BOOKMARK&bmDocType=BULLETIN&bmDocDsrc=KB&bmDocID=1087332.1))”
We would like to leverage the latest technology features and implement the EBS application Object Library (AOL) functionalities in ADF 11g (11.1.1.3) Application Development.
Functions:
FND GLOBAL
FND Session
FND Profiles
FND LOOKUPS
FND Messages
Data security
FND Attachments
FND KEY/DFF functionality
Control page navigations Between OAF and ADF.
We have 20+ OAF Custom applications and integrated with EBS R12.1.3 Production environment. We would like to build new applications in ADF 11g (11.1.1.3 or later version) and ready for the “Fusion Apps V1”.
Please let us know if any EBS (R12.1.3) extension or patch is available for the Jdev11g/ADF Application development.
Chandra
Thanks for providing info.
sunil dutt
Hi,
Its a nice explanation,
I have a small doubt , can i use Oracle Jdeveloper 11g for developing a page with 10g database , as my dba is saying copying the file will create problem, Please suggest
vinay
yes u can…..
Jayaraj
Hi
I completely understand the difference between OAF and ADF but my question is
1. if I know OAF well, can I adapt to ADF ?
2. Now we are using OAF for customization and extension of OA Applications, can I use ADF for the same(I mean can I use the underlying tables and other functionalities of OA in ADF).
3. As you have mentioned, if ADF is advanced than OAF will OAF be upgraded in the near Future.
Please reply
Thanks & Best Regards
Jayaraj J
Vinay
1. Yes you can learn ADF.VO and EO concept are same .but you need to put efforts to understand ADF well.You should have knowledge in Java.
2.Well i don’t agree.But yes you can use underlying table , and regarding functionality of OA in ADF. you cant.you need to develop from start.
3.I don’t think so .OAF up-gradation in near future by Oracle .ADF next version we can expect.