ADF Taskflows with EJB and pageflow scope

Question

Hi,
I am trying to create a simple registration page which is very simillar to FOD customer registration using EJBs instead of ADF BC.
I can achieve the registration in one page but I wanted to try this using a wizard based process using ADF taskflows.
I created a bounded taskflow with 3 pages. page1 is employee details, page2 is job details, page 3 is the summary page. I have JPA entities for Employee and Jobs and an EJB3 session Facade. I have used the Employees default constructor to create the UI bindings from the constructor section of the data controls. This creates an EmployeesIterator which I use it for bindings on all the three pages.
My question is can I use this Iterator binding in pageflow scope? If yes How do I do this?
The other way is to use a managed bean in pageflow scope and have UI bindings to the variables in managed bean. This option will work but I will not be utilising any of the features of ADF bindings.
Can anyone please suggest which is the better option.
Thanks
Venkatesh

Answer 1

Hi,
pageDef files can be shared, but their instances aren't. The caching is on the data control side, which means that instead of using a constructor you would break up the input form into method calls like
createPerson(String, fn, String ln, String address)
createInterest(String hobby1, String hobby2);
dagging and dropping the method calls should the reate an input form. Submitting the forms allows you to build a new person object on the session facade which at the end is committed. This way the ADF binding works across pages, operating on a single new object
Frank
Ps.: Note that I did not run this example for a test