Preparing to extend generated JSF code

Before you can extend generated JSF code for a client, you must update the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced to add support for the new human task.

About this task

When you generate a user interface, a dynamic web project is generated. This project contains the generated artifact, which consists of several Java™ Server Faces (JSF) pages, Java code, and the required configuration files. The artifacts are automatically packaged into an EAR file, which is ready to be deployed and run on WebSphere® Application Server. However, you might need to extend the JSF client code if the work scope increases. Before you extend this code, you must update the faces-config.xml file.

To update the faces-config.xml file, complete the following steps:

Procedure

Generate a new JSF client for all the affected human tasks.

Complete the actions in the following table.

Newly generated faces-config.xml file section	Description	Action
`Where clause extension for open and under work ToDos`	Contains the configuration of `toDosWhereExtension`	Copy the newly generated faces-config.xml file section to same section in the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced.
`Where clause extension for sub ToDos`	Contains the configuration of `subToDosWhereExtension`	Copy the newly generated faces-config.xml file section to same section in the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced.
`Application meta info`	Contains the configuration of `toDosClientTypes, toDosInEqualsOut, toDosMainInEqualsSubIn`	Copy the newly generated faces-config.xml file section to same section in the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced.
`Navigation rules`	Contains the map of logical name-to-file name for all infrastructure, overview, and main pages.	Copy the newly generated faces-config.xml file section to same section in the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced.

Save the faces-config.xml file of the client to be enhanced.

What to do next

After you update the faces-config.xml file, download the ModifyEnhanceJSFClient.pdf file and sample (OrderSolution_PI_V7.zip) in Understanding and enhancing the generated Java Server Faces client for human tasks for information about how to extend your generated JSF client for human tasks.