Oracle Forms (beginner to expert)

Uplatz offers comprehensive training on Oracle Forms. This is video-based online course (self-paced training). You will be awarded Course Completion Certificate at the end of the course.

Oracle Forms is a software product for creating screens that interact with an Oracle database. It has an IDE including an object navigator, property sheet and code editor that uses PL/SQL. It was originally developed to run server-side in character mode terminal sessions. Oracle Forms is a software product for creating screens that interact with an Oracle database. It has an IDE including an object navigator, property sheet and code editor that uses PL/SQL. It was originally developed to run server-side in character mode terminal sessions.

Oracle Forms, previously called “SQL*Forms”, is part of Oracle’s Internet Developer Suite (iDS). It is a 4GL Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment that allows forms to be deployed across the Web via Oracle’s Internet Application Server (iAS) Forms Services.

Because Oracle Forms is based on Java technology, before you can record and replay Oracle Forms transactions, you must configure Java Virtual Machine using Silk Performer profile settings. The Java Just-In-Time Compiler must also be disabled while recording Oracle Forms 6i or higher.

By the end of the Oracle Forms course, you will be understand the following:

• What are Oracle Forms?
• Oracle Form Builder Components
• Application Code Partitioning
• Exercise: Preparing to Work with Oracle Forms

• Oracle Forms - all lectures 1:53:45

  • 1: Introduction to Oracle Forms - Creating Datablock and Simple Form Preview 29:03
  • 2: Triggers and Alerts and Editors 14:30
  • 3: LOV and Record Group 10:00
  • 4: Master Detail Form 06:47
  • 5: Menu 08:18
  • 6: Visual Attribute and Property Class 13:20
  • 7: Program Units and PL-SQL Libraries 22:13
  • 8: Parameters 09:34

Oracle Forms - Course Curriculum

INTRODUCTION TO ORACLE FORMS

• Creating an Oracle Form
• Running an Oracle Form
• The Runtime Interface
• Performing Queries
• Updating Records
• Exercise: Creating and Running an Oracle Form

THE FORM BUILDER INTERFACE

• The Main Menu
• The Object Navigator
• Basic Components of a Form
• Property Palettes
• The PL/SQL Editor
• The Layout Editor
• Exercise: Using Oracle Form Builder Tools

BUILDING A FORM

• Basic Steps in Development
• Creating a Data Block
• Customising the Layout
• Setting Properties For Data Blocks and Items
• Adding Trigger Code
• Running the Oracle Form
• Exercise: Building a Simple Oracle Form
• Exercise: Building a Master-Detail Oracle Form

TRIGGERS

• What is Navigation?
• Navigational Triggers
• Item and Block Validation
• Commit Form Triggers
• Query Triggers
• Trigger Types and Scope
• Trigger Code
• Global, System and Bind Variables
• Handling Errors
• Exercise: Implementing Navigational Triggers
• Exercise: Implementing Commit-time Triggers
• Exercise: Implementing Query Triggers

INTRODUCING STANDARD BUILT-INS

• Unrestricted Built-in Procedures and Functions
• Restricted Built-in Procedures
• Calling Built-ins
• Getting and Setting Properties at Runtime
• Using Internal Object IDs
• Error Handling
• Exercises: Enhancing Oracle Form Applications using Built-ins

MORE INTERFACE OBJECTS

• Basic Controls - Text and Display Items
• Iconic Push-buttons
• Check Boxes and Radio Groups
• List Items
• Image Items
• Alerts
• Editors
• Record Groups and LOVs
• Hierarchical Trees
• Exercises: Creating Additional Interface Items

PROGRAM UNITS

• Oracle Form Module Program Units
• PL/SQL Libraries
• Database Procedures
• Exercise: Using PL/SQL Libraries
• Exercise: Using Database Procedures

CANVASES AND WINDOWS

• Content Canvases
• Stacked Canvases
• Toolbar Canvases
• Tab Canvases
• Handling Windows
• Exercise: Generating Canvases and Toolbars
• Exercise: Handling Multi-Window Applications

RE-USING COMPONENTS

• Visual Attributes
• Property Classes
• Copying Objects
• Subclassing
• Object Groups
• Object Libraries
• Exercise: Creating and Using a Property Class
• Exercise: Creating and Using an Object Library

INTRODUCTION TO CALLING OTHER FORMS

• Built-in Procedures
• Methods for Calling other Oracle Forms
• Exercise: Calling one Oracle Form from Another

DEBUG FACILITIES

• Running in Debug Mode
• Creating Break Points
• Monitoring Application Data

ORACLE FORMS SERVICES

• Overview
• Oracle Forms Compatibility Issues
• Architecture and Components of the Oracle Forms Client

GETTING STARTED

• Preparation
• Default Deployment
• Using runform htm for Testing
• Generating URLs
• Default Configuration Files
• Exercise: Test an Oracle Form using runform htm
• Exercise: Create a URL to Deploy and Test an Oracle Form

CONFIGURING FORMS SERVICES

• The formsweb cfg Configuration File
• System and Runform Parameters
• Forms Applet and HTML Tag Parameters
• Archive Parameters
• Creating Application-specific Configurations
• Renaming and Relocating formsweb cfg
• Customising the base HTML Files
• Exercise: Create Application-specific Configurations
• Exercise: Create a Custom Configuration File

DEALING WITH ICONS AND IMAGES

• Boilerplate and HTML Images
• Forms Icons and Images
• Images Loaded at Runtime
• Other Images
• SplashScreen, Background and Logo Images
• Using jar Files
• Exercise: Deploy a Variety of Icons and Images
• Exercise: Create and Use a jar File

OTHER CONFIGURATION ISSUES

• Icons in Form Builder
• The Environment File default env
• The Registry File registry dat
• Font Mappings
• The web xml and forms90 conf Config Files
• Notes on Configuring for SSO
• JInitiator
• Exercise: Configure registry dat and default env
• Exercise: Configure web xml and forms90 conf

PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS

• Built-in Optimisation Features
• Using and Customising JInitiator
• Improving Performance
• Exercise: Implement Features to improve Performance

MOUSE AND KEY TRIGGERS

• Mouse Triggers
• Cursor Styles
• Key Triggers
• Exercise: Implementing Mouse and Key Triggers

TIMERS

• Use of Timers
• Creating and Handling Timers
• Timer Triggers and Built-ins
• Exercise: Creating a Clock Timer

RECORD GROUPS

• LOVs and Record Groups
• Record Group Types
• Creating Run-time Record Groups
• Built-in Procedures and Functions
• Record Groups and Lists
• Exercise: Using Run-time Record Groups

DATA BLOCK RELATIONSHIPS

• Relation Object Properties
• Creating Relationships Manually
• Procedures and Triggers for Coordination
• Modifying Default Functionality
• Exercise: Creating and Modifying a Relation Object

MULTI-FORM APPLICATIONS

• Calling Other Forms
• The OPEN_FORM Procedure
• The CALL_FORM Procedure
• The NEW_FORM Procedure
• Related Built-ins
• Passing Data between Forms
• Creating Parameters and Parameter Lists
• Exercise: Calling Oracle Forms and Passing Parameters

CREATING CUSTOM MENUS

• Menu Modules, SubMenus and Menu Items
• The Menu Editor
• Menu and Menu Item Properties
• PL/SQL in Menu Modules
• Menu Item Built-ins
• Menu Security
• Menu Parameters
• Popup Menus
• Exercise: Generating a Custom Menu

HANDLING DATABASE OBJECTS

• Object Support and Object Types
• Object Tables
• Column Objects
• Handling REF Columns
• Exercise: Handling Objects with an Oracle Form

Everyone

Passion and determination to achieve your goals!

• Oracle Reporting Analyst
• Application Developer
• Application Deployment Engineer
• Software Developer
• Program Manager
• Technical Lead
• Solution Lead
• Architecture Lead

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Uplatz Certificate of Completion

Digital certificate - Included