Personalization in OAF

Personalization in OAF

Now we are going to learn how to do the personalization in OAF page.

Personalization is making changes in the page without touching the code.

Steps for personalization:-

For doing personalization first we have to enable the personalization.

            Login to Apps

              Switch to:- Functional Administrator Responsibility--

Core Services

Profile

In the profile page search for Personalize Self-Service Defn

Initially the profile value is NO

Click on Update Value make the value YES and update

Now the personalization will enable.

Go to the page on which u want do the personalization.

           

Ex1:-   Adding an item to the page

Click on about this page and analyze the structure of the page.

If u wants to add an extra column then check which VO is attached to that and click on that VO,

It will give u all the column attribute names and type which are attached to the VO

Note down the attribute name of the column which u want to add.

Go back to the page

Click on Personalize Page it's in top of the page

After that it will give the structure of the page.

In the page structure click on expand all it will displays all the items of the page

Find out the table in which u want to insert the column

In the item level scope click on create item it will populate one page there give the following info

Level:-site

Item Style :-( Any one)    Message Text Input

ID :-( Any name)

Admin Personalization:-True

Prompt :-( Any name)

View Attribute :-( Give the view attribute name of the item that u want to add)

View Instance :-( Give the view instance name for which this table attached)

Then Apply.

The column is successfully added return back to the page and see the new column will populated on the page.

Ex 2:- Reorder the items position.

            First click on personalization then it will display the structure of the page.

            In the structure  in table level scope click on Reorder.

After that it will display another window there u can set the positions.

And click Apply.

Return back to page and see the position.

Ex 3:-Changing the prompt of the item.

            First click on personalization then it will display the structure of the page.

            In that select the item u want change the prompt and click on update icon.

            

After that it will populate the window there give the prompt name what u want.

And click on Apply.

Return back to page and see the result.

Ex 4:- To hide the item.

            To make field read only etc.

            First click on personalization then it will display the structure of the page.

            In that select the item and click on update icon.

            For

 Read only --- > True (To make read only set true)

Rendered--- > False (To hide the button set False)

Required--- >Yes (To make mandatory set Yes)