Set Default Value for messageTextInput in OAF

1. Create a New OA Workspace and Empty OA Project

File > New > General > Workspace Configured for Oracle Applications

File Name – PrajkumarSetDefaultValDemo

Automatically a new OA Project will also be created

Project Name -- SetDefaultProj

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

2. Create Application Module AM

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

Name -- SetDefaultAM

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

4. Select SetDefaultPG and go to the strcuture 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	prajkumar.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 -- prajkumar.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