Forms Features
- By Anuj Kumar
Forms Features:
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Forms Servlet Mode is default. Socket Mode supported
o Simple SSL Configuration (as no separate ssl configuration is required for
Forms as connections are via web/http server)
o No port need to open to access forms in firewall
o No need to start form server
o More secure method of deployment over Internet
o Result in more network traffic being http
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Forms Trace
- Replacement for FRD.( record=all&log=/tmp/username_frd.log)
- Ability to record debugging and performance data.
- Two step process
1) Activate/Record .trc file, which is binary and is not port specific.
2) Translate to provide XML or HTML output
Manual command line translation through Xlate utility.
- Enabled via URL by passing ?record=forms&tracegroup=<tracegroup> or
from Start Trace in OAM
Updated Swan UI
FORMS_ environment variables replace FORMS60_.
New environment variables e.g. FORMS_TRACE_DIR.
Generation tools are delivered as part of the Runtime Services and Developer
Suite installations.
frmcmp.sh and frmcmp_batch for generation.
Modify the shell script to customize settings.
New frmbld.sh to replace f60desm.
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Forms 10g Features Removed from Oracle Forms in 11G
The following features have been dropped from Oracle Forms 10g and later:
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Graphics Integration
Chart Items
Forms 6i Features Removed from Oracle Forms
The following features have been dropped from Oracle Forms 9.0.2 and later:
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Client-server Runtime
Character mode Runtime
Various runform command line options
Character mode properties and logical attributes
Item types that are specific to operating systems
Various Built-ins
Various properties
Various menu features including:
o Character mode menu properties
o Obsolete types from the Menu-Items command type property
o Menu parameters
o Menu Built-ins
o Full screen menu style
o Bar (Lotus) menu style
Forms version 2 style triggers and list of values (LOVs)
Graphics Chart Wizard
Oracle Forms Upgrade
Overview
 Forms developed using form builder version 6i were used in Application
Version 11.5.9 and 11.5.10
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Forms are now upgraded to produce the same output in Application Version
R12
Prerequisites
 The forms\rp2rro.pll and forms\EnableDisableItem.pll files should be in the
FORMS_PATH.
 In UNIX, set the variable FORMS_PATH, such as setenv FORMS_PATH
$ORACLE_HOME/forms.
 To convert multiple applications by running the Forms Migration Assistant in
batch mode from the command line.
On UNIX, create a shell script (for example upgrade.sh) that contains the
following:
for file in $*
do
frmplsqlconv.sh module=$ff
done
Then run the shell script as follows:
upgrade.sh *.fmb
or
upgrade.sh foo*.mmb
 To start the Migration Assistant in batch mode in Windows:
frmplsqlconv mode=batch module=<filename> log=<logname>
 To start the Migration Assistant in batch mode in UNIX:
frmplsqlconv.sh mode=batch module=<filename> log=<logname>
Eg: frmplsqlconv mode=batch module=d:\temp\test.fmb log=d:\temp\test.log
By default the log file is written in $ORACLE_HOME\bin.
The module parameter can take only one value.
Step-By-Step Instructions
 Open the custom form (XXFORM.fmb) in Form Builder Version 10g.
 Compile the form and save it
 Form enabled for MOAC should have the following in PRE-FORM trigger
BEGIN
MO_GLOBAL.init('SQLAP');
END;
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Custom application short code that we registered in fnd_mo_product_init
table . Please refer to my MOAC TOI.
e.g. Say custom form XXMRECOM.fmb is run from responsibility”XXCHR Resp’. Then,
the following query will give us the application short name
SELECT FAV.application_short_name
FROM fnd_application_vl
FAV,
fnd_responsibility_vl FRV
WHERE FRV.responsibility_name = ‘XXCHR Resp’
AND
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FAV.application_id
= FRV.application_id
Make the data model changes in the form.
Please note that the following features are obsolete in Forms 10g. So modify.
Sr. No
Trigger
Restricted Usage
1.
WHEN-CLEAR-BLOCK
Allowed at the block and form level
only.
WHEN-CLEAR-RECORD
WHEN-DATABASERECORD
No longer allowed at item level
WHEN-NEW-RECORDINSTANCE
WHEN-REMOVE-RECORD
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WHEN-NEW-FORMINSTANCE
Allowed at form level only. No
longer allowed at the Block and
Item level.
Save the changes that you made to the form. Compile and save it again.
Transfer the compiled form to the corresponding top.
f60gen replaced with frmcmp_batch. To generate the fmx use the following
command.frmcmp_batch XXFORM.fmb <username/password>
Converting PLD to PLL
frmcmp_batch Module=CUSTOM.pld Userid=apps/apps@MYDEVDB parse=yes
Module_Type=LIBRARY
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Converting PLL to PLX
frmcmp_batch Module= CUSTOM.pll Userid= apps/apps@MYDEVDB
compile_all=yes Module_Type=LIBRARY
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Converting PLL to PLD
If you already have something in PLL format and want to convert it to text
frmcmp_batch Module= CUSTOM.pll Userid= apps/apps@MYDEVDB Script=YES
Module_Type=LIBRARY Output_File= CUSTOM.pld