Custom session timeout pop message in ADF/ Webcenter portal

Hi All,

In ADF and webcenter applications sometimes we have a requirement to show custom session time-out message.I have tried A team article approach as mentioned but this is not working for me in webcenter 11.1.1.8 not even in portal framework or run time portal. So I have tried something to handle this. In ADF application normally we have a popup before session time out and one after the session is expired.

So I need to disable standard warning message for expiry. I did that like below.

To disable to warning for session time out –

Add these entries in web.xml as

<context-param>
  <param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
  <param-value>client</param-value>
</context-param>
 
<context-param>
  <param-name>
     oracle.adf.view.rich.sessionHandling.WARNING_BEFORE_TIMEOUT
  </param-name>
    <param-value>0</param-value>
</context-param>

Fair enough. Now you will not see any ootb warning before session time out.But I need a customized session time out popup.Following is the solution for that.
Add this code in the your page template for ADF and webcenter application.

<af:resource type="javascript">
    var timeoutID;
   resetTimeout();
   function resetTimeout(){
       if( timeoutID ) clearTimeout( timeoutID );
       timeoutID = setTimeout( ShowTimeoutWarning, 1500000 ); // this is popup will come if user is idle for 25 minutes(25*6000)
   }
   function ShowTimeoutWarning() {
      var popup = AdfPage.PAGE.findComponentByAbsoluteId('pt_p1');
      popup.show();
   }
 
   document.onkeyup   = resetTimeout;
   document.onkeydown = resetTimeout;
   document.onclick   = resetTimeout;
 
   </af:resource>

and in the page template add a popup.You can also skin your popup as you like through normal skinning.

<af:popup id="pt_p1" animate="default">
          <af:dialog id="tod" title="Warning" closeIconVisible="false" type="ok">
             <af:outputText value="You session will expire in next 5 Minute." id="pt_ot1"/>
          </af:dialog>
        </af:popup>

Thats it. You can try this in ADF , webcenter portal framework and or runtime portal too.

Happy learning with Vinay in techartifact.

Vinay

I am an Oracle ACE in Oracle ADF/Webcenter. Sr Java Consultant-working on Java/J2EE/Oracle ADF/Webcenter Portal/ content and Hibernate for several years. I'm an active member of the OTN JDeveloper/Webcenter forum. Passionate about learning new technologies. I am here to share my knowledge. Give your views and suggestion on [email protected] .