Menu for bounded task flow

Hi experts,
can we create menu for bounded task flow?.....we can do it in a unbounded task flow by using "create or update menu"......
PMS
Edited by: pms on Jan 6, 2012 5:31 AM

Hi,
well, if you want a menu that is owned by the bounded task flow, then you can use trains, as explained in this article
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/93-differentuifortrainstops-1413952.pdf
Just bind a menu to the train model (which afaik, extends the menu model)
Frank

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Hi Tushar,
In step# 14, the value should be "#{pageFlowScope.inputValue}" (should be the same as the value in step#2) .
tushar wrote:
Now when we try to fetch the value of parameter using #{pageFlowScope.parm1} in the jspx in called taskflow, its not giving the desired value.To display the passed parameter, you should use "#{pageFlowScope.inputValue}"<----- should be the same as the value in step#8
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Rommel Pino

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Shay Shmeltzer wrote:
What do you mean when you say:
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The ViewObject does have both a query and bind variable defined for the parameter in the query.
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