Integrating XML Publisher into an OAF page

Question

Hello,
I'm pretty to new to both OAF and XML Publisher...hoping someone can help me out. I created an OAF page that uses oracle.apps.xdo.oa.common.DocumentHelper to display a PDF. I created my Data Definition and Template, and tested that using concurrent manger.
When I display my OAF page and click a button to view the PDF, the page does not show the PDF. However, when I click on the export button it opens a new window and I can view the PDF no problem.
So I know the XML Publisher document is working, but why doesn't it display in the page?
We are on 11.10.2 applications and 5.6.3 XML Publisher.
Thanks,
Johnnie
CO:
private static final String APP_NAME = "PTC";
private static final String TEMPLATE_CODE = "PTC_HR_TOTAL_COMP";
* Layout and page setup logic for a region.
* @param pageContext the current OA page context
* @param webBean the web bean corresponding to the region
public void processRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processRequest(pageContext, webBean);
System.out.println( "============processRequest 10" );
pageContext.putParameter("p_DataSource",DocumentHelper.DATA_SOURCE_TYPE_BLOB);
pageContext.putParameter("p_DataSourceCode",TEMPLATE_CODE);
pageContext.putParameter("p_DataSourceAppsShortName",APP_NAME);
pageContext.putParameter("p_TemplateCode",TEMPLATE_CODE);
pageContext.putParameter("p_TemplateAppsShortName",APP_NAME);
pageContext.putParameter("p_Locale","English:United States");
//pageContext.putParameter("p_XDORegionHeight","95%");
pageContext.putParameter("p_OutputType","PDF");
System.out.println( "============processRequest 20" );
OAApplicationModule am = pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
Serializable[] parameters = { new Integer(pageContext.getEmployeeId()).toString() };
System.out.println( "============processRequest 30" );
* Procedure to handle form submissions for form elements in
* a region.
* @param pageContext the current OA page context
* @param webBean the web bean corresponding to the region
public void processFormRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processFormRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModule am = pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
System.out.println( "============processFormRequest 10" );
if (pageContext.getParameter("ViewStatement") != null)
Serializable[] parameters = { new Integer(pageContext.getEmployeeId()).toString() };
BlobDomain result = (BlobDomain) am.invokeMethod("getXMLData", parameters );
System.out.println( "============processFormRequest 20" );
pageContext.putSessionValueDirect("XML_DATA_BLOB", result );
System.out.println( "============processFormRequest 30" );
AM:
public BlobDomain getXMLData( String personId )
BlobDomain blobDomain = new BlobDomain();
OADBTransaction oadbtransaction = getOADBTransaction();
System.out.println( "============getXMLData 10" );
try
String dataDefCode = "PTC_HR_TOTAL_COMP";
String dataDefApp = "PTC";
// Create the new data template
DataTemplate datatemplate = new DataTemplate(((OADBTransactionImpl)getOADBTransaction()).getAppsContext(), dataDefApp,dataDefCode );
// Set the parameters
Hashtable parameters = new Hashtable();
parameters.put("p_person_id", personId );
datatemplate.setParameters(parameters);
// Process the template
datatemplate.setOutput(blobDomain.getBinaryOutputStream());
datatemplate.processData();
catch(SQLException e)
throw new OAException("SQL Error=" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
catch (XDOException e)
throw new OAException("XDOException" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
catch(Exception e)
throw new OAException("Exception" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
return blobDomain;
}

Answer 1

Hi Steve,
I tried the approach you mentioned using IFRAME and found that,i am able to get the region in the end of the page, but its displaying the error message "Page not Found".
Can you please let me know, what could be the reason.
Here is my code
In Controller( Process Request):
OAApplicationModule am = pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
BlobDomain result = (BlobDomain)am.invokeMethod("getXMLData");
pageContext.putSessionValueDirect("XML_DATA_BLOB", result);
// Outputs letter in PDF format inline.
String redirectURL = DocumentHelper.getOutputURL(pageContext,"XXJSDATA","XXJS_SAC_CPD",result.getInputStream(),"RTF",null,"en","US");
OAHTMLWebBean outRegion = (OAHTMLWebBean)createWebBean(pageContext, HTML_WEB_BEAN, null, "IFRAME");
outRegion.setHTMLAttributeValue("src",redirectURL);
outRegion.setHTMLAttributeValue("width", "50%");
outRegion.setHTMLAttributeValue("height", "50%");
outRegion.setHTMLAttributeValue("title ","XXJS_SAC_CPD");
outRegion.setHTMLAttributeValue("name ","XXJS_SAC_CPD");
pageContext.getPageLayoutBean().addIndexedChild(outRegion);
In AM:
/**Get XML Data*/
public BlobDomain getXMLData()
BlobDomain blobDomain = new BlobDomain();
OADBTransaction oadbtransaction = getOADBTransaction();
try
System.out.println("Now Calling Template to get XML Data>>>");
String dataDefCode = "XXJS_SAC_CPD" ;
String dataDefApp = "XXJSDATA";
DataTemplate datatemplate = new DataTemplate(((OADBTransactionImpl)getOADBTransaction()).getAppsContext(), dataDefApp,dataDefCode );
datatemplate.setOutput(blobDomain.getBinaryOutputStream());
datatemplate.processData();
System.out.println("Got XML Data>>>");
catch(SQLException e)
throw new OAException("SQL Error=" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
catch (XDOException e)
throw new OAException("XDOException" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
catch(Exception e)
throw new OAException("Exception" + e.getMessage(),OAException.ERROR);
return blobDomain;
Kindly help.
Thanks,
S