Oracle MAF 2.4.0 released

The new release of version 2.4.0 of Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF) is announced recently. This is a major release containing significant enhancements, such as improved Android builds, shared data controls, shared libraries and iOS 3D touch support, to name a few.

Please refer to the What's New section of the developer guide for detailed information about the changes and how they may affect you.

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Error:The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64K. Learn how to resolve this issue at https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html

While building an android app in Android Studio, I got the below error and the build was failed.

Error: The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64K. Learn how to resolve this issue at https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html

The solution to avoid this error is, add the property "multiDexEnabled true" under defaultConfig in app's build.graddle file. It will look like below.

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "24.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.sonuappz.app"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        multiDexEnabled true
    }


Update:

The above solution works for the issue but the root cause is because of multiple libraries added in the app may have same references inside. Try to identify what library exactly needed for the app and remove the extras. If still the issue occurs, above is the solution for it.

Error: oracle.maf.impl.cd.datasynch not found

[maf 2.3.1]

I am developing a mobile application with MCS offline sync feature using Oracle MAF. I have used AMPA for the implementation. After deploying the application, on click of "Pending Sync Actions", I got the below error.

Feature not found with id "oracle.maf.impl.cd.datasynch"

This is because the library might be deleted or corrupted in the application. To avoid this error, we need to re-add the library. Below is the procedure to do so.

• Go to application properties -> Libraries and Classpath
• If you see libraries "DataSynchFeature.jar" and "WebServiceCallsFeature.jar", remove them
• Click on "Add JAR/Directory..." and go to the path <jdev_home>/jdeveloper/jdev/extensions/oracle.maf/FARs/CDM
• Selet both the jar files "DataSynchFeature.jar" and "WebServiceCallsFeature.jar" and add them
• Click Ok

Now clean and re-deploy the application. It worked for me.