11g Task flow - Method call with router Issue

Question

Hi, I am using bounded task flow method call - which is default activity. The outcome of method call will go to a router and that decides which method/page fragment has to be selected. But when ever i try to call the default activity only the default out come of the router (Page fragment) is shown in the jspx. When click on some button which is binded with the default activity - the task flow is not working as i expected. Pls find the code of my task flow below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252" ?>
<adfc-config xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/controller" version="1.2">
<task-flow-definition id="methodcall2task-flow-definition">
<default-activity>initiatetaskflow</default-activity>
<data-control-scope>
<shared/>
</data-control-scope>
<input-parameter-definition>
<name>methodname</name>
<value>#{CompanyBean.methodname}</value>
</input-parameter-definition>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>CompanyBean</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>com.boeing.seds.view.company.CompanyBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<method-call id="initiatetaskflow">
<method>#{CompanyBean.test}</method>
<outcome>
<fixed-outcome>#{CompanyBean.methodname}</fixed-outcome>
</outcome>
</method-call>
<router id="selectMethod">
<case>
<expression>#{CompanyBean.methodname eq 'default'}</expression>
<outcome>default</outcome>
</case>
<case>
<expression>#{CompanyBean.methodname eq 'addcompany'}</expression>
<outcome>addcompany</outcome>
</case>
<case>
<expression>#{CompanyBean.methodname eq 'gotoAddress'}</expression>
<outcome>gotoAddress</outcome>
</case>
<case>
<expression>#{CompanyBean.methodname eq 'gotoDist'}</expression>
<outcome>gotoDist</outcome>
</case>
<default-outcome>gotoAddress</default-outcome>
</router>
<view id="default">
<page>/includes/company/default.jsff</page>
</view>
<view id="addnewcompanyFrgmt">
<page>/includes/company/addnewcompanyFrgmt.jsff</page>
</view>
<method-call id="methodCall1">
<method>#{CompanyBean.addCompany}</method>
<outcome>
<to-string/>
</outcome>
</method-call>
<view id="supplierAddressFrgmt">
<page>/includes/company/supplierAddressFrgmt.jsff</page>
</view>
<view id="supplierDistributorFrgmt">
<page>/includes/company/supplierDistributorFrgmt.jsff</page>
</view>
<control-flow-rule>
<from-activity-id>initiatetaskflow</from-activity-id>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>#{CompanyBean.methodname}</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>selectMethod</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
</control-flow-rule>
<control-flow-rule>
<from-activity-id>selectMethod</from-activity-id>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>default</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>default</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>addcompany</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>methodCall1</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>gotoAddress</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>supplierAddressFrgmt</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>gotoDist</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>supplierDistributorFrgmt</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
</control-flow-rule>
<control-flow-rule>
<from-activity-id>methodCall1</from-activity-id>
<control-flow-case>
<from-outcome>goAddNew</from-outcome>
<to-activity-id>addnewcompanyFrgmt</to-activity-id>
</control-flow-case>
</control-flow-rule>
<use-page-fragments/>
</task-flow-definition>
</adfc-config>
Kindly let me know what may be the issue and help me to resolve it.
Thanks!
Sankari Kannan

Answer 1

Hi Sankari,
Since after the initial method call, your control flow has the router as its next stop, the //method-call/method/outcome/fixed-outcome can be set to a literal value(go to router) instead of an EL.
And let router decide where to go next(by EL).
Or you can discard your router activity, let the method-call activity decide where to go directly by setting //method-call/method/outcome/to-string to "true". Then the return value of the method decide the next stop.
Todd