JHeadstart - Forms2ADF migration

This post will be showing how to install Jheadstart extension in jdev and how to use forms2adf generator tool which comes with Jheadstart to convert oracle forms to ADF Screens.

Below is the file consisting of Oracle forms ,Schema and Xml's converted from oracle forms which are used in this tutorial.

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Install Oracle JHeadstart Using “Check for Updates”

Note: In order to install full version of Jheadstart having forms2adf generator tool, one must be connected to oracle intranet while performing following steps.

Oracle JHeadstart is an Oracle JDeveloper extension (or "plug-in") that you install using JDeveloper's "Check for Updates" functionality.

Run the "Check for Updates" wizard

With JDeveloper 11.1.2 running, choose Help | Check for Updates... from the main menu. Click (Next>)on the Welcome page of the Check for Updates dialog.

Select the Source for Extensions

Ensure that you have selected the Open Source and Partners Extensions update center, then click (Next >).

Select the Oracle JHeadstart Version Extension to Install

Enter jh in the search field, and choose the Oracle JHeadstart .

Jdev will ask to restart. Click ok and jdev will restart with message that Jheadstart is successfully installed.

 Forms2ADF Conversion

First we will create a normal Fusion Web Application as shown in below screenshot.

Now we have a normal fusion web application. Next step is to run Forms2ADF generator and convert Oracle Forms to ADF BC. Follow the below steps.Click new and select forms2adf convertor like below.

Click next and click browse on next screen for selecting .fmb or .xml files to convert into ADFBC.

 After selecting files, screen will look like below:

Leave the default setting in next page as below and click next.

Now we need to give the DB connection of the schema being accessed by oracle forms.

 So DB Connection is created below. Click ok

We now have a connection to the schema used by oracle forms. Click OK and Next .

 On the next page leave the package names as it is and click next.

On next screen, provide the view controller project name and do next.

 Click finish on the summary screen.

 Now let’s see the output of Forms2ADF Generator.

We can see the ADF BC generated in Model Project. So now we are done with ADF BC. Now let’s generate the View Layer with the power of Jheadstart. Let’s make view project Jheadstart enabled. Right click on view project and click “Enable Jheadstart on this project”.

 So now Jheadstart is enabled on the project.Now follow the below step to synchronize the service in BC to view layer.

 Now click the button shown in screenshot below and press ok after it.

 Now we will generate the view layer. Right click on view project and click generate as follows.
 This will generate all the task flows, JSFF, templates etc required by view layer.

 Now just save the view controller project and run it on local WLS.

Following is the output of the Oracle Forms which are converted into ADF Screens.