Set Default Value For messageTextInput Field In OAF

Following is step by step guide to accomplish a requirement where you have to set a default value for a Text input field in OAF:

1. Create a New OA Workspace and Empty OA Project

File > New > General > Workspace Configured for Oracle Applications

File Name – XxcustSetDefaultValDemo

Automatically a new OA Project will also be created

Project Name -- SetDefaultProj

Default Package -- xxcust.oracle.apps.fnd.setdefaultproj

2. Create Application Module AM

Right Click on SetDefaultProj > New > ADF Business Components > Application Module

Name -- SetDefaultAM

Package -- xxcust.oracle.apps.fnd.setdefaultproj.server

Check Application Module Class: SetDefaultAMImpl Generate JavaFile(s)

3. Create a OA components Page

Right click on SetDefaultProj > New > Web Tier > OA Components > Page

Name -- SetDefaultPG

Package -- xxcust.oracle.apps.fnd.setdefaultproj.webui

4. Select SetDefaultPG and go to the structure pane where a default region has been created

5. Select region1 and set the following properties:

Attribute	Property
ID	PageLayoutRN
Region Style	pageLayout
Form Property	True
Auto Footer	True
Window Title	Set Default Value Window Title
Title	Set Default Value Header
AM Definition	xxcust.oracle.apps.fnd.setdefaultproj.SetDefaultAM

6. Create the Second Region

Right click on PageLayoutRN > New > Region

Attribute	Property
ID	MainRN
Region Style	messageComponentLayout

7. Create messageTextInput

MainRN > New > messageTextInput

Attribute	Property
ID	MyTextitemId
Style Property	messageTextInput
Length	20
Maximum Length	50

8. Save Your Work

9. Add a Controller

MainRN > Set New Controller

Package Name -- xxcust.oracle.apps.fnd.setdefaultvaldemo.webui

Class Name -- SetDefaultValCO

10. Edit Your Controller

Add Following Code in processRequest

import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.message.OAMessageTextInputBean;

public void processRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean) 
{ 
 super.processRequest(pageContext, webBean);

 String myValue = "My Default Value"; 
 OAMessageTextInputBean textBean = (OAMessageTextInputBean)webBean.findChildRecursive("MyTextitemId");

 textBean.setValue(pageContext, myValue); 
}

11. Test Your Work

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