Oracle Forms Developer: Creating a Basic Form Module

Flashcards covering terminology, tools, file formats, and deployment processes for Oracle Forms Developer and Services.

Form Module

The core component of Oracle Forms Developer applications, consisting of data blocks built from database table specifications.

Data Block

A collection of related items in a form module base on database objects like tables, views, or stored procedures.

Object Navigator

The Forms Builder tool used to manage form objects and create empty modules through a hierarchical view.

Data Block Wizard

A tool used to quickly create or modify data blocks and define their data source, such as a Table or View.

Layout Wizard

A tool used to define the visual presentation of data block items, including canvas and frame properties.

Property Palette

An interface used to view and set specific properties that define the behavior of form objects.

PL/SQL Editor

The tool in Forms Builder used to write and edit code for application logic.

Layout Editor

A graphical tool used for fine-tuning the layout and appearance of items on a canvas.

$$MODULEXX$$

The default name assigned by Forms Builder to a new module, where $XX$ is the next available number.

$12c$ ($12.2.1$)

The specific version of Oracle Fusion Middleware Forms Services mentioned as a reference for deployment.

Form (Layout Style)

A layout style generally used for data blocks that display only a single record at a time.

Tabular (Layout Style)

A layout style generally used for data blocks that display multiple records simultaneously.

.fmb

The portable binary source file format for form modules that can be opened and edited in Forms Builder.

.fmx

The non-portable binary executable file format for form modules generated by compiling a $.fmb$ file.

.fmt

The text format storage file for form modules, which is useful for creating documentation.

.mmb

The portable binary source file format used for saving menu modules.

.pll

A portable storage format for PL/SQL Libraries that contains both source code and compiled pcode.

Enforce data integrity

A checkbox in the Data Block Wizard that allows the wizard to generate triggers to enforce database integrity constraints.

Reentrant mode

A wizard state featuring a tabbed interface that allows developers to modify existing blocks or layouts.

Middle-tier

The server machine where production form applications are deployed and typically recompiled if the platform differs from the development environment.

Forms Compiler

A tool used on the middle tier to generate executable files from source files like $.fmb$.

Frame object

An object automatically created by Forms Builder to group and arrange items within a data block for visual interaction.

Canvas

The surface in a form module where items are placed for the user to see and interact with.

Forms Servlet

The component on the middle-tier Web server used to invoke the application in a browser via a URL.