Oracle Forms Developer 10g: Build Internet Applications

What you will learn:

Audience:

• Application Developers
• Developer
• Forms Developer
• PL/SQL Developer
• Support Engineer
• Technical Consultant

Prerequisites:

Required Prerequisites:

• A good familiarity with Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Working experience with the Web browser
• Oracle Database 10g: Introduction to SQL
• Oracle Database 10g: Program with PL/SQL
• Oracle Database 10g: Develop PL/SQL Program Units

Suggested Prerequisites:

• Oracle Database 10g: Advanced PL/SQL

Course Objectives:

• Create form modules, including components for database interaction and GUI controls
• Display form modules in multiple windows and use a variety of layout styles
• Test form modules in a Web browser
• Debug form modules in a 3-tier environment
• Implement triggers
• Reuse objects and code
• Link one form module to another

Course Topics:

Introducing Oracle Forms Developer and Forms Services

• Grid Computing
• Oracle 10g Products
• Oracle Application Server 10g Architecture
• Benefits and Components of Oracle Developer Suite 10g
• Running a Forms Developer Application
• Working in the Forms Developer Environment

Creating Forms Modules

• Creating a Basic Forms Module
• Creating a Master-Detail Forms Module
• Modifying the Data Block
• Modifying the Layout

Working with Data Blocks and Frames

• Using the Property Palette
• Managing Object Properties
• Creating and Using Visual Attributes
• Controlling the Behavior and Appearance of Data Blocks
• Controlling Frame Properties
• Creating Control Blocks
• Deleting Data Blocks

Working with Input Items

• Creating Text Items
• Controlling the Behavior and Appearance of Text Items
• Creating LOVs
• Defining Editors
• Creating Check Boxes
• Creating List Items
• Creating Radio Groups

Working with Non Input Items

• Creating a Display Item
• Creating an Image Item
• Creating a Push Button
• Creating a Calculated Item
• Creating a Hierarchical Tree Item
• Creating a Bean Area Item

Working with Windows and Canvases

• Overview of Windows and Canvases
• Displaying a Forms Module in Multiple Windows
• Creating a New Window
• Displaying a Forms Module on Multiple Layouts
• Creating a New Content Canvas
• Creating a New Stacked Canvas
• Creating a New Toolbar Canvas
• Creating a New Tab Canvas

Producing Triggers

• Grouping Triggers into Categories
• Defining Trigger Components: Type, Code, and Scope
• Specifying Execution Hierarchy
• Using the PL/SQL Editor
• Writing Trigger Code
• Using Variables and Built-ins
• Using the When-Button-Pressed and When-Window-Closed Triggers

Debugging Triggers

• The Debugging Process
• The Debug Console
• Setting Breakpoints
• Debugging Tips
• Running a Form in Debug Mode
• Stepping through Code

Adding Functionality to Items

• Coding Item Interaction Triggers
• Defining Functionality for Check Boxes
• Changing List Items at Run Time
• Displaying LOVs from Buttons
• Populating Image Items
• Populating and Displaying Hierarchical Trees
• Interacting with JavaBeans

Run-Time Messages and Alerts

• Built-ins and Handling Errors
• Controlling System Messages
• The FORM_TRIGGER_FAILURE Exception
• Using Triggers to Intercept System Messages
• Creating and Controlling Alerts
• Handling Server Errors

Query Triggers

• SELECT Statements Issued During Query Processing
• WHERE and ORDER BY Clauses and the ONETIME_WHERE Property
• Writing Query Triggers
• Query Array Processing
• Coding Triggers for Enter-Query Mode
• Overriding Default Query Processing
• Obtaining Query Information at Run Time

Validation

• Validation Process
• Controlling Validation Using Properties
• Controlling Validation Using Triggers
• Performing Client-Side Validation with PJCs
• Tracking Validation Status
• Using Built-ins to Control When Validation Occurs

Navigation

• Navigation Overview
• Understanding Internal Navigation
• Using Object Properties to Control Navigation
• Writing Navigation Triggers: When-New-Instance, Pre- and Post- Triggers
• The Navigation Trap
• Using Navigation Built-ins in Triggers

Transaction Processing

• The Commit Sequence of Events
• Characteristics and Common Uses of Commit Triggers
• Testing the Results of Trigger DML
• DML Statements Issued During Commit Processing
• Overriding Default Transaction Processing
• Running Against Data Sources Other Than Oracle
• Getting and Setting the Commit Status
• Implementing Array DML

Writing Flexible Code

• What Is Flexible Code?
• Using System Variables for Flexible Coding
• Using Built-in Subprograms for Flexible Coding
• Referencing Objects by Internal ID
• Referencing Items Indirectly

Sharing Objects and Code

• Working with Object Libraries
• Working with SmartClasses
• Reusing PL/SQL
• Working with PL/SQL Libraries

Using WebUtil to Interact with the Client

• Benefits of WebUtil
• Integrating WebUtil into a Form
• Interacting with the Client`

Introducing Multiple Form Applications

• Multiple Form Applications Overview
• Starting Another Forms Module
• Defining Multiple Form Functionality
• Sharing Data Among Modules