Oracle JDeveloper & Oracle ADF - Books , Certification and Training

This page lists Oracle and commercial books as well as training for Oracle JDeveloper 11g. More learning resources including tutorials and samples are available from the JDeveloper home page.

Official Documentation - JDeveloper  and Oracle ADF 

  • Oracle's Fusion Developer's Guides (free)
    A set of books Including:
    • Fusion Developer's Guide - The complete guide to the Oracle ADF framework
    • Web User Interface Developer's Guide - The complete guide to the Oracle ADF Faces
    • Desktop Integration Developer's Guide - The complete guide to the Oracle ADF Desktop Integration
    • Mobile Developer's Guide - The complete guide to the Oracle ADF Mobile
    • And more...
  • Commercial Books

    Certification - Get an official Oracle ADF Certification

    • Developer Certification - Oracle Application Development Framework 12c Certified Implementation Specialist
    • Oracle Application Development Framework 12c Essentials
      Exam Number: 1Z0-419
      Get ready with the ADF Study Guide (PDF)
    • Service Integrator Company Certification - Oracle Application Development Framework Specialization

    Instructor Lead Training from Oracle University

    • Oracle ADF Training Offerings
    • Oracle Middleware 12c: Build Rich Client Applications with ADF Ed 1
      Oracle University Code: D53979GC10
      Outline: This Oracle Middleware 12c: Build Rich Client Applications with ADF Ed 1 training teaches you how to use Oracle JDeveloper 12c to build, test and deploy an end-to-end web application. It's ideal for developers who want to build Java EE applications using Oracle ADF.
      Duration: 5 days
    • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF I
      Oracle University Code: D53979GC10
      Outline: This course teaches developers how to build web applications by using ADF Business Components (ADF BC), rich ADF Faces, and ADF data binding. Participants use Oracle JDeveloper 11g to build, test, secure, and deploy their applications. Participants are assumed to be already familiar with the basics of the Java language. This first-level ADF course provides the essential skills to build applications with the Oracle Fusion technology stack, including topics on input validation, customizing a data model, planning the user interface, and implementing transactional capabilities.
      Duration: 5 days
    • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF II
      Oracle University Code: D67020GC20
      Outline:

      This course is aimed at web developers who need to apply more advanced techniques and comprehensive functionality to their applications using Oracle ADF. The course covers topics that are beyond the scope of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF I, but this second-level ADF course assumes that participants are already familiar with the 11g techniques covered by the first course.

      The course takes a practical approach to development, with labs that handle events, ADF BC service interfaces, the use of skins, and the reuse of components.

      Learn To:
      • Apply company standards to the data model
      • Provide Lists of Values (LOV)
      • Display dynamically changing data
      • Use skins to control the look-and-feel
      • Integrate ADF with SOA and WebCenter

      A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

      Duration: 3 days
    • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF Accelerated
      Oracle University Code: D72215GC20
      Outline: This is a bundled course comprising of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF I Ed 2 and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with ADF II Ed 2 courses. The ADF I course is aimed at developers who need to build Java EE applications using Oracle ADF. The ADF II course deals with advanced techniques and aids developers add more comprehensive functionality to their applications. Participants use Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 1 Patch Set 1 to build, test and deploy an end-to-end web application. The data model is built with ADF Business Components and the user interface with ADF Faces. During the course, participants learn to build each part of the application with the Fusion technology stack and then deploy it to WebLogic Server. The course takes a practical approach to development, with labs that handle events, ADF BC service interfaces, the use of skins, and the reuse of components.
      Duration: 5 days
    • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build ADF Faces Clients for EJB and JPA
      Oracle University Code: D62792GC10
      Outline: This course is designed for Java EE developers who need to build web applications based on a JPA/EJB data model. The course focuses on Java EE 5 technologies, such as Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaServer Faces(JSF), and ADF Faces with EJB 3.0 as the application model. Weblogic Server 10.3 is used as the application execution environment, and Oracle JDeveloper 11g is used as the development tool for the course. To build their web application, students utilize Oracle ADF, including page design, task flow analysis and security implementation. Topics also include transaction management with Session Beans, Message-Driven beans, handling application events, and deploying and troubleshooting applications.
      Duration: 5 days
    • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: ADF Desktop Integration - Online Course
      Outline: In this course you learn how to develop Excel workbooks that can be integrated with Fusion Web applications. You learn:
      How to customize the appearance of the workbook so that it matches a corporate style
      How to internationalize it if it is to be used in remote locations, and, once finished
      How to deploy it with the Fusion Web application with which, it is integrated.
      Duration: 8 hours, Self Paced Online

    Online Training - by Oracle JDeveloper/ADF Product Management

  • Oracle ADF Insider
    The ADF Insider series contains recorded sessions that will help you get up to speed with Oracle ADF. The Oracle ADF Insider Basics series gives you introduction to the core functionality of Oracle ADF and the various layers of the framework. The Oracle ADF Insider series also covers advanced topics and techniques with Oracle Application Development Framework. Check back regularly for updates by experts, for experts.
  • Advanced ADF Series Part 1
    Outline: This self-paced "eCourse" is the first in a series that addresses Oracle ADF 11g topics through video presentations, quizzes and practices. The course was designed to provide you with the most relevant and performance-based learning experience possible in a self-study environment. You'll find tips, tricks, and best practices from Oracle experts. You decide the way you want to learn as well as the sequence in which you want to study the modules in the course. Topics in Part 1 include:
    • ADF Overview
    • ADF Bindings
    • Project Considerations for Team Development
    • ADF Task Flows
    Duration: 11 hours & 40 minutes
  • Advanced ADF Series Part II
    Outline: This course brings together a collection of video presentations where ADF experts take you through the concepts and processes needed for particular tasks. To enhance the learning experience, we have interspersed these presentations with additional content types, each accessible through left-hand menu, and allowing you to check your knowledge as you progress through the topics. Topics in Part II include:
    • ADF Region Interaction
    • ADF Region Contextual Events
    • Building User Interfaces
    • Page Templates and Declarative Components
    • ADF Faces Skinning
    • Building Visually Appealing Web 2.0 Data Dashboards
    Duration: 13 hours & 20 minutes
  • Oracle ADF Architecture TV
    This is a free TV channel which will deliver a huge array of short, distinct topics as relating to all parts of the ADF development lifecycle, from planning, to design, to development, deployment and delivery.
  • ADF Academy - Oracle ADF Mobile
    Outline: This self paced course provide an introduction to mobile application development with Oracle ADF Mobile. Topics include:
    • Introduction to Oracle ADF Mobile
    • Designing Oracle ADF Mobile applications
    • Integrating Device Services
    • Accessing Web Services