Naming Rules in OAF

General Naming Convention in OAF

File Name length:-

File names are limited to 30.3 characters for OA Extension XML files (50.java for Java files).

Object Name length (regions, items, and so on):–

            For performance reasons, object names (internal ID’s) are limited to 30 characters.

           Common abbreviations are acceptable to keep names as short as possible.

           Acceptable abbreviations can be instantly understood by a third party consultant.

          Object names in pages must be unique in the entire page.

          Most names follow Java naming convention (mixed case).

Naming Standards for a Page:- The page name should convey the object it Presents.

            Page name ends with PG:- <object name>PG

            For ex:-    EmpSearchPG,

    EmployeePG,

    SupplierPG

Naming Standards for a Region:- The region name should convey the object it Presents.

            Region name ends with RN:- <object name>RN

            For ex:-   MainRN,

   EmpSearchRN,

   PoHeaderRN

Naming Standards for an Object:-

                        EmpName

SearchEmpName

ResultsEmpName

Naming Standards for an Entity Object:- The EO should be named for the objects stored in its 

                                                                     underlying entity.

            Entity Object name ends with EO:- <EntityName>EO

            For ex:-  EmployeeEO,

                             SupplierEO,

                             PurchaseOrderHeaderEO.

 Naming Standards for an Entity Association Object:-The AO name should convey the relationship

                                                                                         between a parent and its child entities.

            Entity Association name ends with AO:-<parent>TO<child>AO

            For ex:- PoHeaderToLinesAO,

   SupplierToSitesAO,

   DepartmentToEmployeeAO

Naming Standards for a View Object:-The VO name should convey the nature of

                                                                the query.

View Object name ends with VO:- <Descriptive Name>VO

For ex:-  EmployeeVO,

                             SupplierVO,

                             PurchaseOrderVO.

Naming Standards for a View Link:- The VL name should convey the relationship

 between the master and detail VOs.

View Link name ends with VL:- <Master>To<Detail>VL

For ex:- EmployeeToDepartmenstVL

    PoHeaderToLinesVL

 Naming Standards for an Application Module:- The AM name should convey the purpose of the UI 

                                                                                module it services.

Application Module name ends with AM:-  <ModuleName>AM

For ex:-HelloWorldAM,

   EmployeesAM,

                SupplierAM.