Mobile Application Development: Introducing ADF Mobile Native

Client Framework

Denis Tyrell, Senior Director of Product Development, ADF/JDeveloper

Joe Huang, Senior Principal Product Manager, ADF/JDeveloper

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Session Agenda

• Framework

• Demo

• Roadmap

• Questions and Answers

What New Requirements Are We Trying to Meet?

• Mobile requirements not met by mobile

browser applications:

– Complete offline data capabilities

– Device native user experience

– Consistent performance regardless of network

connectivity

– Deep device services integration

• Developer requirements

– One tool that builds one application that can be

deployed multiple mobile platforms

– Reuse ADF developer skills to develop mobile

application

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“Complete Design-time & Runtime

framework for developing on-device,

Java Applications”

ADF Mobile Client

“Write once, and deploy to multiple

mobile platforms”

Introducing….A New Feature of Application

Development Framework:

What is ADF Mobile Client?

• Extends enterprise ADF applications to on-device

mobile clients

• Similar experience as developing a web

application

• Java-based runtime client

• Meta-data driven development paradigm (XML)

• Complete MVC stack on the device

• UI metadata rendered to native controls on-

device to provide a native user-interface

Model

Controller

View

Java Client

Local DB

Oracle ADF Mobile Client – Completing the Mobile

PlatformRichness of User Interaction

Native

(Full Java Clients)

Device Service Access & Offline Support

AJAX

(Smartphone Mobile Browsers)

Make business data available regardless of network connectivity.

Deep integration with device services

HTML

(HTML Mobile Browser)

Delivers a rich mobile web experiences through AJAX and Web 2.0 technologies.

UI rendering degrades gracefully to deliver HTML content to a wide set of consumer devices with basic HTML browsers.

ADF Mobile Browser(Current Offering)

ADF Mobile Client(New)

Server-side Components

• Oracle Database Lite (OpenSync) Mobile Server – Data Synchronization

– Server DB (Oracle) <-> Client (SQLite) DB

• ADF Mobile Transaction Replay Service (MTRS)– Automatically replays client-side application transaction on server

– Complements Mobile Server Synchronization

BlackBerry Device

Desktop/Mobile Browser Clients

Mobile Server

Publications

PublicationsApplication Server

ADF Mobile Client Data Synchronization

SQLite

ADF MobileClient

mSync

Windows Mobile

mSync

Others

Base ADF App

ServerDatabase

SQLite

ADF BC/EO

ADF BC/VO/AM

Web Services

Synchronization Support

• Complete and Delta

• One-way and two-way

• User-invoked, background, and programmatic

ADF MobileClient

Demonstration Scenario – Appliance Repair

Dispatch and Service

• Avitek Company

– Onsite Appliance Repair

• Personas and Scenario:

– Service Manager (ADF Mobile Browser using iPhone)

• Checks for new service requests

• Determines best technician and assigns new service

request

– Technician (ADF Mobile Client using BlackBerry smartphone)

• Receives a notification from central dispatch

• Reviews service request information, including location

• When onsite, technician launches service repair application

for product repair and status updates

Application

Demonstration

Service Manager Application - Login

• Service Manager logs

into ADF Mobile

Browser Application

Service Manager Application – Unassigned SRs

• Service Manager sees

new unassigned SR

• Native look-and-feel

– On iPhone, application

looks like native iPhone

application

– On BlackBerry, application

would be optimized for

BlackBerry browser display

– Also completely compatible

with WAP/Plain HTML

browser in consumer

phones

Service Manager Application – SR Analytics

• Service Manager

reviews SR breakdown

and assignment graphs

• Data Visualization

components for ADF

Mobile Browser

– Charts, graphs, gauges,

etc.

– Compatible with mobile

phone browsers

Service Manager Application – Search for

Technicians

• Service Manager clicks

“Assign” in the home

screen to get to this

screen

• Service Manager then

searches technician by

City

Service Manager Application – Technician List and

Current Locations

• Service Manager clicks

“Search” to return

technicians based in

San Francisco

• A Google map displays

SR location and

technician locations

– Easy integration with

Google Maps API

– Integration with

BlackBerry services for

current locations

Service Manager Application – Technician Skills

Chart and Select Technician

• Service Manager

checks for technician

skills and select

Alexander for the job

• Service Manager (ADF

Mobile Browser)

application sends a

Push Message to

BlackBerry device via

BlackBerry Enterprise

Server

Technician Application – Technician Receives

BlackBerry Push Message

• Dispatch

message is

instantly pushed

to Technician’s

BlackBerry

device

• Push message

notification is

displayed on the

BlackBerry home

screen

Technician Application – Technician Reviews

Message Inbox

• Push message is

displayed in the

BlackBerry

Message Inbox

• Technician

opens the Push

Message

Technician Application – Technician Reviews

Message and Map

• Push Message

contains

– Key SR

information

– BlackBerry Map

and Link (Not

Shown – Below

the map) to

Driving Directions

– Button to Launch

the Technician

application

Technician Application – Technician Uses

BlackBerry Map for Navigation

• Technician

opens the

BlackBerry Map

from the Push

Message

• Technician

select “Navigate

To Here” to

navigate to the

job site

Technician Application – Technician Launches the

Technician Application

• Technician

opens the

Technician App

(ADF Mobile

Client)

• New SR data is

automatically

synchronized

down to the

device via Oracle

Lite Mobile

Server

Technician Application – Technician Logs In

• Complete set of

Security APIs for

Mobile Client

Technician Application – Technician Reviews New

SRs from Server and Select

• Technician

reviews list of

open Service

Requests

• Technician

opens SR 114 for

the current job

by drilling down

(clicking) on the

SR

Technician Application – Technician Reviews

Service Request Details

• Technician

reviews Service

Request details

• Completely

mobile device

native user

experiences

Technician Application – Mobile Device Native UI

Controls

• ADF Mobile

Client renders to

mobile device

native UI

controls

• In this example,

technician

selects the Date

field on the

screen

Technician Application – Complete Integration with

Device Native Menus

• ADF Mobile

Client integrates

with device menu

systems

• In this example,

technician clicks

the BlackBerry

menu button on

the Description

field

Technician Application – Drilling down on Symptom

For Instructions to Repair Dryer

• Technician

reviews repair

instruction to

perform repairs

• Click Perform

after technician

replaces the

circuit board

Technician Application – Technician Enters Notes

and Finishes Work

• Technician

completes repair

as per

recommendation

• Enters notes into

the note field,

and click Finish

to complete the

process

Technician Application – Technician Closes the SR

and Saves the SR

• Technician

updates status to

Closed, and

Clicks Save

Technician Application – SR is Removed from My

Service Request Screen

• SR status and

history are now

saved to the

device SQLite

database

• Note that SR 114

has been

removed from

the list

Technician Application – Technician Synchronizes

Data Back to Server

• Typically

background

synchronization

(where available)

would

synchronize data

to server

• Technician can

also initiate

synchronization

using mSync

Client

Service Manager Application – Service Manager

Reviews SR Status

• Service Manager

can sees

updated SR

Status after

synchronization

Service Manager Application – Service History

Synchronization

• Service History

and Notes are

also

synchronized to

the server

Technician Application – Running on Windows

Mobile

• Windows Mobile

version of

Technicians

Application

• SR Details

Screen

– Native Windows

Mobile UI

Controls, Menus,

etc.

Technician Application – Mobile Device Native UI

Controls

• Windows Mobile

version of

Technicians

Application

• Date and Time

Picker

Technician Application – Integration with Mobile

Device Menu System

• Windows Mobile

version of

Technicians

Application

• Integration with

Windows Mobile

Menus

– Support for both

right and left

menus

Service Mgr App

(Mobile Browser

optimized)

Oracle Lite Mobile Server

Publications

Publications

WebLogic Application Server

Demonstration Application Architecture

BlackBerry Smartphone

SQLite

Technician App (ADF Mobile Client)

mSync

SRDemo/Dispatcher ADF Browser Client App.

ServerDatabase

BlackBerry

Enterprise Server fo

r MDS Apps

BlackBerryMaps

BlackBerryMessageInbox

1. Service Manager assigns SR

2. Dispatch is pushed to the BlackBerry Device as Push Message (SMS for other platforms)

3. Data is automatically synchronized from Push Message (user initiated if using SMS)

4. Technician performs repairs and sync status back

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Application Server

Mobile Server

Server Data

Transactions

Introducing Mobile Transaction Replay Service

Mobile Transaction Replay ServiceMobile Transaction Replay Service

Mobile Device

SQLite

MobileClient

mSync

Mobile Device

Mobile Client

mSync

Get Transactions Transform & Dispatch

Others

Base ADF App

ServerDatabase

• Default support for Entity Object Transaction Execution in V1

• Example Use Case: Allow technician to re-assign SRs

•Requires server-side service to send Push Message

ADF BC/EO

ADF BC/AM

Web Services

SQLite

ADF Mobile Client Development Process

Application Server

App1

ADF Business Component

UI

Pages

JSR 227

Mobile Server

App2

T1

T2

T3

Tn

…

App1

T1

T2

T3

Tn

…

Mobile Device MSync

App1

T1’

T2’

Transaction Replay Service

DB Navigator

App Deploy

Mobile App Deploy

Mobile Data Deploy

User1

Pub1

Pub2

PI1

PI2

PI6

PI7

User1

Terminology:

• Publication Item (PI) = (ADF BC) Entity Object = DB Table/View

• Publication (Pub) = Application

ServerDatabase

ADF Mobile Client Development Process

1. Deploy Base ADF Application’s Business Component as ADF

Library

2. Generate ADF BC for Mobile Client from Base ADF

Application’s ADF Business Components

3. Add/update ADF Business Components for Mobile Client

application

4. Create Mobile Client Task Flow

5. Define Mobile Client pages

6. Deploy Application Data and generate Oracle DB Lite Mobile

Server Synchronization Rules (Optional)

7. Deploy to Mobile Device or Device Package

8. Deploy Mobile Transaction Replay Service components

(Optional)

Development

Demonstration

JDeveloper – Complete and Integrated Support for

Developing Mobile Applications

• ADF Mobile

Client is simply

another type of

application

supported by

JDeveloper

• Tech Preview

will be available

as Extension

from Help-Check

For Updates

Menu Item

JDeveloper – New ADF Mobile Client Application

Template

• New Mobile

Client application

Template

• Consists of a

Model and a

Mobile Client

(Task Flow and

Pages) project

JDeveloper – ADF BC Creation Wizard for Mobile

Clients

• New wizard to

generate ADF BC

for Mobile

Clients

– Based on “Base”

ADF Application

ADF BC library

• Creates Entity

Objects, View

Objects, and

Application

Modules

JDeveloper – Familiar ADF BC Editors and Services

• Familar ADF

Business

Component

Editors to define

application logic

• Mobile Client

supports a

subset of ADF

BC functionality

as the “server”

version

JDeveloper – Visual Task Flow Editor to Define

Mobile Client Navigation Logic

• Familiar ADF

Task Flow Editor

to define

navigation logic

• Supports task

flow component

such as Router

and Method Call

JDeveloper – Visual Page Designer

• WYSIWYG

Preview Tab

– Preview multiple

device UIs at the

same time

• Drag-and-Drop

UI Components

into Structure

Pane or Code

Tab

– Preview is

updated

dynamically

JDeveloper – Data Control Drag-and-Drop Wizard

• Create Data-

bound UI

controls by drag-

and-dropping

Data Controls

• Automatically

generate data

bindings and UI

components

JDeveloper – Deployment Support for Multiple

Platforms

• Develop one

application,

and deploy to

multiple

device

platforms

JDeveloper – Deploy Application Synchronization

Rules to Mobile Server

• Automatically

generate

synchronization

rules based on

ADF Business

Components in

the Model Project

JDeveloper – Deploy to Device or to Package

• Deployment

options:

– Deploy

Application Data

synchronization

rules

– Deploy to Device

attached via USB

– Deploy to device-

native

deployment

package

ADF Mobile Client: FAQs and Additional Details

• Device Management

– Windows Mobile: Oracle

Database Lite Mobile Server

• Device provisioning and

configuration

• Application provisioning

and configuration

• User management and

management console

– BlackBerry: BlackBerry Enterprise Server

• Proven technology for device management

and application deployment

ADF Mobile Client: FAQs and Additional Details

• Licensing Requirements

– JDeveloper is completely free (Of Course!)

– ADF Runtime license

– Oracle Database Lite Mobile Server License

• If synchronization is needed

• Platform support details (plans)

– BlackBerry (5.0 and above) and Windows Mobile (5 and 6)

– Additional platforms under consideration for future releases are

Android, Symbian/Nokia, iPhone, and etc.

• Current support for iPhone, Android, Palm Pre, and all

other mobile devices are delivered through ADF Mobile

Browser

Roadmap – ADF Mobile Client and JDeveloper

• Technical Preview planned for 2009

– Targeted to be delivered as an

Extension/Update for JDeveloper 11g

PatchSet1 (11.1.1.2.0)

• Production Release planned for 2010

– Including:

• Developer feedback

• Performance optimization

– Dependent on BlackBerry OS Updates

Learn More at OOW and Oracle Develop

• Related Sessions and Hands-on Labs:

• Oracle JDeveloper and ADF at the Demoground

– Moscone West - W-114, W-116, W-109

• BlackBerry Demo Booth (Running ADF Mobile Demo)

– Moscone South – 209 (Behind the Verizon Wireless Booth)

• ADF day at OOW Un-conference

– Wed 9:00-5:00 Moscone West – Overlook 1

• Win a Wii – visit Oracle Usability pod

– In the Oracle Develop lobby

Date Session

Thur – 9 - 10 am Mobile App Development: rapid, declarative, multi-

channel, and multi-platform

Resources and Technical Preview for ADF Mobile

Client

• ADF Mobile Resources:

– Product Information:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/wireless/adf_mobile.

html

• Obtaining the Technical Preview:

– Download JDeveloper 11g PatchSet1 when available

– Look for announcements/resources at

http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/wireless/adf_mobile.

html or http://www.oracle.com/technology/jdev

– Download ADF Mobile Client extension from JDeveloper

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