Can Update and creation be done in the same page

Question

Hi
ADF BC application.
Situation :
I have a search screen , in which the details are shown as Master-inline table.
For the first column in the table ,I have a link,clicking on which takes to the other page for updating that record.
And below the table , I have a Button create which takes to other page for creating a new record.
Questions:
1. Can the update page and Creation page be same? If yes how?
2. How to make the first column into a link?
Note : In update and Creation , I have 2 tables linked i.e., master details.
Please Help.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,
if you simply navigate from one page to the other then the selected row currency is shown in the edit form.
If you execute a operation binding that executes the CreateInsert operation then this will create an empty new row.
The way you do this is:
- create a pageDef entry under the bindings node (StructureWindow)
- Select InsertInto Bindings and choose action binding
- In the editor, give a name to this new binding e.g. CreateInsert and select the CreateInsert operation from the underlying ViewObject
- In ADF Faces -
- add a command link to the UI
- Instead of adding a static navigation case, point teh Action property to a managed bean method
- in teh managed bean method, access the CreatInsert binding, execute it and ten navigate to the next page
FacesContext fctx = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
Application app = fctx.getApplication();
ValueBinding vb = app.createValueBinding("#{bindings}");
DCBindingContainer dc = (DCBindingContainer) vb.getValue(fctx);
OperationBinding oper = (OperationBinding) dciter.get("CreateInsert");
oper.execute();
return "<static navigation case to navigate to edit form>"
Frank