Insert Only Forms with custom Page Lifecycle class

Question

I discovered a bug/inconsistency in the JHS Generator:
The business case (translated to the HR schema) is
We have an Insert Only form for creating new Departments. (Group name: DepartmentsEntry)
When the user saves a new Department, we want to forward them
using the Faces Navigation Handler to the group named "Departments".
The implementation we used:
- Create a custom class which extends oracle.jheadstart.controller.jsf.lifecycle.JhsPageLifecycle.
This class overrides the onCommit method: if there are errors we stay on this page,
otherwise we redirect the user.
- Specify this classname in the Page Lifecycle Class property (under "Customization Settings") within the Application Definition Editor.
When we then try to run the page, the Insert-Only form does not work as expected;
The user has to click on the "New Department" button first.
I see that the specified classname occurs in the ControllerClass property of
the Page Definition file DepartmentsEntryPageDef.xml file.
The way I solved the problem was to create a custom groupFacesConfig.vm template
which specifies the managed-bean-class property of the ${JHS.current.group.name}PageLifecycle managed bean.
This then solves the problem - the InsertOnly form works as expected.
This is not as I would expect the "Page Lifecycle Class" property to be used.
In my opinion the "Page Lifecycle Class" property should also be used in the default groupdFacesConfig.vm template and not only in the Page Definition file.
Is this behaviour expected?

Answer 1

Cliff,
You are right, this is a bug that has been fixed for the upcoming 10.1.3.2 release.
Steven Davelaar,
JHeadstart Team.