1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Getting Started with Oracle SOA Suite
  3. Getting Started with Developing SOA Composite Applications
  4. Developing SOA Projects in Reference Configuration Mode

Developing SOA Projects in Reference Configuration Mode

Beginning with Release 12c (12.2.1.4), you can create either a Reference Configuration domain or a Classic domain on the Templates screen in the Configuration Wizard during installation. A Reference Configuration domain guards servers from running into out-of-memory, stuck threads, endpoint connectivity, and database issues. A Reference Configuration domain supports SOA, OSB, and B2B topologies. The templates in these products include Reference Configuration in their names, and are the default templates listed in the Configuration Wizard for these products.

Notes:

  • A Reference Configuration domain does not support BPM or BAM components.
  • There is no specific Reference Configuration template for ESS. However, ESS can be added to both a Reference Configuration domain and to a Classic domain.
  • The Reference Configuration feature does not apply to MFT domains.

Developing a SOA project in Reference Configuration mode means that you enable Reference Configuration settings in JDeveloper so that new adapters that you create in the project will have special JCA endpoint properties defined in their source files. You can modify these properties directly in the Adapter Configuration Wizard for projects newly created in Release 12c (12.2.1.4). See JCA Endpoint Properties in the Adapter Configuration Wizard in Understanding Technology Adapters.

To create a Reference Configuration domain, see Selecting the Configuration Template for Oracle SOA Suite in Installing and Configuring Oracle SOA Suite and Business Process Management. To configure the domain, see Configuring a Reference Configuration Domain in Administering Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite.

Note:

If you develop SOA projects in Reference Configuration mode, Oracle recommends that you deploy them to a server that is in a Reference Configuration domain. If a SOA project is developed in Classic mode and the server to which it is deployed is in a Reference Configuration domain, or vice versa, JDeveloper displays a Mismatch notification in the Deploy Composite Wizard. For more information, see Deploying SOA Composite Applications or Projects in Oracle JDeveloper.

How to Enable Reference Configuration Settings

By default, JDeveloper is in Classic mode. To develop SOA projects in Reference Configuration mode, you must manually enable this feature in JDeveloper:

  1. From the Tools menu, select Preferences.

  2. Select Reference Configuration Settings.

  3. Select Enable Reference Configuration settings in adapters.