How do I commit with JSF + ADF Buisness components

Question

Hello
I following the Building Oracle ADF Applications: Workshop found at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/obe9051jdev/ADFWorkshop/BuildingADFApplicationsWorkshop.htm
Instead of JSP and Struts I'm using ADF Faces.
I'm now doing the "are you sure" page where you confirm that you want to delete a customer. I've added a button to do the delete with the ActionListner : #{bindings.Delete.invoke} but I need to be able to do a Commit afterwards.
Could somebody explain how this is done (I new to Jdeveloper, comming from a
Delphi background).
Thanks is advance
Paul

Answer 1

First, if you're using 10.1.3, I'd recommend the 10.1.3 OBE here so that you're following a JSF-based tutorial that corresponds with the latest-and-greatest 10.1.3 features:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/obe1013jdev/masterdetail_adf_bc/master-detail_pagewith_adf_bc.htm
Second, there are a few different approaches you can use for invoking multiple actions from a single button.
(1) The model-centric approach is to add a custom method to your application module that performs the multiple operations over encapsulated inside the AM, mark the method as exposed to clients on the "Client Interface" of the AM, then drop that method as a button from the data control palette.
(2) The controller-centric approach would be to take your existing page, with the "Delete" action binding in your page definition that was created when you dropped the "Delete" action and...
Insert a new "action" binding inside the "bindings" section of your page definition for the "Commit" operation. (By default, it will be named commit). Double-click on your (Delete) button, and allow JDeveloper to create you a method in a JSF backing bean (keeping the [x] Generate ADF Binding Code checkbox checked. Then, in the backing bean, you can find the "Commit" operation binding and invoke it after the "Delete" operation binding has been invoked. The backing bean method will already contain the generated code to invoke the "Delete" operation. You can just copy/paste that and change the name.
There are other more generic approaches, too, but these two ideas should get you started.