Runtime control of AutoCustomizationCriteria query

Question

Hi,
I have a PoSearch page with a queryBean with Auto Customization Criteria (ACC) construction with a simple search panel. My requirement is that when I navigate from another page to the PoSearch page, I need to execute the underlying queryBean with one of the search criteria in the panel. This is value is being passed as param through the setForwardUrl api.
Is there a way to programmitically handle the ACC, i.e. populate the search criterion and execute the queryBean, when I navigate to the PoSearch page from another page??
Since I couldnt find such techique in the devguide, I tried dynamically building my whereClause for the underlying VO in the queryBean (Posearch page) and was able to execute the query and display the results perfeclty when I do the navigation. But now the problem is, when I stay on the same PoSearch page after initial execution of query (i.e. the manual whereClause binding and vo execution after navigation from another page) and try to perform any other search by entering some other search criteria and press the 'Go' button, it does not do anything and no results are displayed as the query is not executed. Am I missing something or what would I need to do to achieve my requirement. Also the AM's are different on both pages, the initial page and PoSearch page.
Thanks and appreciate all your suggestions and insight.
-Vikram

Answer 1

Here is my controller code - both PR and PFR.
public void processRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
// Always call this first.
super.processRequest(pageContext, webBean);
String qtrName = pageContext.getParameter("QtrName");
OAMessageLovInputBean qtrText = (OAMessageLovInputBean) webBean.findIndexedChildRecursive("Qtr");
qtrText.setValue(pageContext,qtrName);
/*if ("Y".equals(pageContext.getParameter("PartIcon")))
OAApplicationModule am = (OAApplicationModule) pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
String qtrId = pageContext.getParameter("QuarterId");
Serializable[] params = { qtrId };
am.invokeMethod("initParticipantVO",params);
pageContext.removeParameter("PartIcon");
} // end processRequest()
* Procedure to handle form submissions for form elements in
* region.
* @param pageContext the current OA page context
* @param webBean the web bean corresponding to the region
public void processFormRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
// Always call this first.
super.processFormRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAAdvancedTableBean partTable = (OAAdvancedTableBean)webBean.findIndexedChildRecursive("ParticipantsTblRN");
OAWebBean actionBean = (OAWebBean) partTable.getTableActions();
OAMessageChoiceBean actionList = (OAMessageChoiceBean)actionBean.findIndexedChildRecursive("item1");
String listValue = pageContext.getParameter("item1");
String listValue1 = (String) actionList.getValue(pageContext);
//if (actionList != null)
String qtrId = pageContext.getParameter("QtrID");
OAApplicationModule am = (OAApplicationModule) pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
if (pageContext.getParameter("item2") != null)
if (("LONG").equals(listValue))
Serializable[] formFormat = { "L" , qtrId};
am.invokeMethod("AddToForm",formFormat);
pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction().commit();
else if (("SHORT").equals(listValue))
Serializable[] formFormat = { "S", qtrId };
am.invokeMethod("AddToForm",formFormat);
pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction().commit();
else if (("ENROLL").equals(listValue))
am.invokeMethod("EnrollToClass");
pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction().commit();
else if (("REMOVE").equals(listValue))
am.invokeMethod("removeParticipant");
pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction().commit();
} // end processFormRequest()