Introduction

Oracle ADF sits on top of a standard Java platform—Java EE—and takes advantage of it. Its an end-to-end application development framework and is built on top of model-view-controller architecture.

You have created ADF forms using the auto-generate facility provided for Oracle Human Tasks. This is because Oracle ADF is preintegrated with Oracle BPM 11g for the generation and development of Task Forms. These Task Forms are the user interface used by process participants to start a process or work on a task. One can even go beyond using auto-generation mechanisms and can use the Oracle ADF capabilities and framework to build Oracle BPM 11g Task Forms and applications.

You had created BPM Task Forms earlier. BPM Task Forms are user interfaces that an end user uses to initiate processes and to perform activities in the process. You will find that a BPM Task Form is a form for viewing and editing data. It empowers end users with the power to take actions such as approve, reject, and...