Oracle.jbo.NoDefException: Error in Quick Search when we use View Criteria

Question

We encountered NoDefException error in Quick Search. We are using JDeveloper 11.1.1.6.0, JHeadstart 11.1.1.4
I am able to reproduce the error by applying Oracle's HR schema. The following are the steps to reproduce with HR schema:
1. Create an employee view named EmpVw by using the following query:
select
employee_id,
first_name,
last_name,
email,
phone_number,
salary
from employees
2. Create a lookup view named CountryLookupView by using the following query:
select
country_id,
country_name
from countries
3. Create a view named EmpCountryVw by using the following query:
select
emp.employee_id,
emp.first_name,
emp.last_name,
cnty.country_id,
cnty.country_name
from employees emp
inner join departments dept
on emp.department_id = dept.department_id
inner join locations loc
on dept.location_id = loc.location_id
inner join countries cnty
on loc.country_id = cnty.country_id
4. Create a LOV for the CountryId attribute in EmpCountryVw. The data source for this LOV is the CountryLookupView we just created. UI hints list type is Input Text with List of Values.
5. Create View Criteria for EmpVw view, name it as EmpVwSearchCriteria Select EmpCountryVw from Attribute list, Operator is Exists, Operand is Inline View Criteria.
6. Create new service EmployeeSearchService. Select EmpVw to the data model.
7. In JHeadStart Application Definition Editor, create a new service node EmloyeeSearchService, set EmpVwSearchCriteria as Quick Search View Criteria in Search Settings section. Run the JAG, and then run the application.
8. On the application screen, select EmployeeSearchService from the module drop-down list, on Emp Vw screen, click the glass icon to display the pop-up country search dialog, type in CA as country code, run the search, select the row with "Ca Canada" and then click OK button to close off the pop-up dialog. on Emp Vw screen, click "->" to run the search with Country Id = CA. Note the error dialog popup.
The error message is: oracle.jbo.NoDefException: JBO-25058
Caused by: oracle.jbo.NoDefException: JBO-25058: Definition data_MyJhsTutorial_UIShellPageDef_mainRegion_oracle_hr_pageDefs_EmpVwPageDef_WEB_INF_adfc_config_EmpVw_xml_EmpVwTaskFlow_EmpVwIteratorEmpVwSearchCriteriaQuery.vcrow125.EmpCountryVw.EmpCountryVwNestedCriteria.vcrow128.CountryId of type Attribute is not found in EmpVw.
     at oracle.jbo.server.ViewObjectImpl.findAttributeDef(ViewObjectImpl.java:7310)
     at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.model.binding.FacesCtrlSearchBinding._isTransientAttribute(FacesCtrlSearchBinding.java:585)
     at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.model.binding.FacesCtrlSearchBinding._changeQueryModeIfNeeded(FacesCtrlSearchBinding.java:577)
     at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.model.binding.FacesCtrlSearchBinding.processQuery(FacesCtrlSearchBinding.java:397)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
     ... 63 more
Please let me know if you have solution for this error. Thanks in advance.
Sarah

Answer 1

Sarah,
I could reproduce the error.
However, I created a drag-and-drop page fragment with quick search and table, and modified the adfc-config-EmpVw task flow to reference the drag and drop page:
<view id="EmpVwTable">
<page id="__120">/EmpvwDD.jsff</page>
</view>
And then I still get the same error, so this looks like an ADF bug to me.
I also created a stand-alone jspx page using drag and drop, same error as well. I suggest you make a testcase without JHeadstart and contact Oracle Support.
Steven Davelaar,
JHeadstart Team.