Reproduce Steps
1. Declare ckeditor instance inside jspx. i.e. jsp
2. Bind layout with ADF UIComponent
3. Partial refresh by UIComponent from server side
4. Text area can't replaced by CKEditor again after refresh from server
Source codes for 1st and 2nd step
<af:panelGroupLayout layout="scroll" xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich" [b] binding="#{pageFlowScope.entriesUI}" [/b] id="pgl2" inlineStyle="width:100%; border-color:White;"> ... ... <f:verbatim> <textarea id="EditorDefault" name="EditorDefault" rows="10" style="width:100%;" cols="2">"test"</textarea> <script type="text/javascript"> var editor = CKEDITOR.replace( 'EditorDefault',{ height:150,resize_enabled:false, toolbar : ['TextColor','BGColor'], toolbarCanCollapse : false} ) </f:verbatim> </af:panelGroupLayout>