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One of the many features that Oracle got right in JDeveloper is the Oracle Business Component Browser. This little tool is a built-in testing suite for a persistence layer that has been created in ADF BC.

Not only does it provide the ability to perform CRUD operations on the data that your Views are based on, but since some UI elements are influenced by “Hints” on the Model layer, including LOVs and validation, you can test those aspects of your Model as well.

To run it, simply right click on the Application Module that you’d like to test. When the browser starts, all of the views associated with that Application Module will be available to you to run and test. If the view requires a parameter, you will be prompted to provide it.

This is a great little feature that lets you ensure your persistence layer is up to snuff before you start worrying about the presentation. Of course, since we are all excellent programmers here we always unit test anyway, but this way your unit tests are written for you.

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