Adf faces: execute bean method after table is loaded

Hi,
How can I execute a method after an adf table is rendered on the page?
This is what I want to do:
I have a master/detail:
- the master part contains a list of materials
- the details contains a list of customers and volumes depending on the selected material.
I tried to add totals on the details table:
- I created an output text in the footer-facet of the colums containing volumes
- I created a binding of the detail table to a CoreTable.
- I created a method in a managed bean related to this CoreTable binding, so I can browse to all rows in the table and calculate the sum.
- I then set the value of the output text to the total calculated in the managed bean.
the problem is that I don't know how to execute the calculate procedure after the data in the detail table exists.
What I tried:
- call the calculate procedure in the setCoreTable method. --> at this point, there is no data in the table and this results in a nullPointerException when the pages is loaded.
- call the calculate procedure on the valueChangeListener of the material list --> this doesn't work because totals are calculated for the previous details set.
- I tried to add the call in one of the table listeners but I cannot find a listener that is executed after data is loaded in the table...
for testing purpose only, I added a button: calculateTotals that calculates the totals. This works correctly.

Hi,
if you use page fragments exposed in an ADF region, you have two options I see
1. Use a method call activity to call the managed bean
2. Use a hidden UI component that references the setter/getter exposed in a managed bean and just use this as an indication for the page fragment being loaded
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