ORACLE FORMS DEVELOPER – NEW FEATURES

Why Upgrade to Oracle9i /10g Forms?

• Describe the benefits provided by Oracle9i /10g Forms

• Explain the reasons why Forms has been optimized for the Web
• Describe Oracle9i /10g Forms productivity enhancements
• Explain the features for global deployment of Forms applications
• Explain how Oracle9i /10g Forms provides integration features
• Describe the openness of Oracle9i /10g Forms

• Explain how Oracle9i /10g Forms has been streamlined

• Explain the types of features removed from the product
• Explain components that have been removed from the product

Deploying Forms Applications on the Internet

• Describe the architecture of Oracle9i /10g Application Server
• Explain the role of Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) in deploying applications
• Describe the components of Oracle9i /10g Forms Services
• Describe the process of starting a run-time session
• Run a form from the Forms Builder using OC4J
  • Start and stop an OC4J session
  • Set Forms Builder perferences to use OC4J
• Customize the Forms Services configuration
  • Define environment variables
  • Define Forms Servlet parameters

Deploying Forms Applications Globally

• Specify item length for single-byte, multi-byte, and variable-byte character sets
• Adjust functionality for different time zones
  • Explain how time zone conversion works
  • Modify environment variables to enable time zone conversion
  • Use built-ins to manipulate time zones
• Publish one URL for applications that will be displayed in different languages based on the browser setting
  • Explain how browser language settings are communicated to the application server
  • Describe how the language setting determines the application that runs
  • Deploy language-specific applications
• Describe the TranslationHub tool to translate Forms modules into different languages
  • Explain how to start TranslationHub
  • Describe the TranslationHub user interface
  • Explain the steps to translate an application

Migrating Existing Applications to Oracle9i /10g Forms

• Describe the migration path for applications written in previous versions of Forms
• Explain the methods you can use to upgrade applications
• Use the Oracle9i /10g Forms Migration Assistant to upgrade a Forms6i application
• Explain issues that can be encountered when upgrading from Forms versions prior to 6i
• Describe design and upgrade issues with applications previously deployed by other means
• Explain how to integrate graphs from Forms6i applications
• Run Reports from Oracle9i /10g Forms

Designing Forms Modules Outside the Builder

• Explain the batch methods of modifying Forms modules
• Describe the benefits of modifying Forms with a batch method
• Use the Java API (JDAPI) to modify Forms modules
  • Explain the advantages of using JDAPI
  • Describe the architecture of JDAPI
  • Use JDAPI to:
    • Manage the JDAPI session
    • Create a new Form module
    • Add objects to modules
    • Save and compile modules
    • Load existing modules
    • Access child objects of a Forms module
    • Modify Forms objects
    • Delete Forms objects
    • Copy and subclass Forms objects
    • Handle exceptions
    • Explain how to write generic code
    • Use javadoc for JDAPI
  • Use the Forms to XML conversion utility to modify Forms modules

Enhancing the User Experience

• Design an LOV that can be canceled for long-running queries
• Write code that retrieves the Forms version
• Write code to restrict a query only the first time it is executed

Troubleshooting Forms Applications

• Describe the components of the Forms Debugger
• Use the Debugger to diagnose problems with a Forms module:
  • Set breakpoints
  • Run a form in debug mode
  • Step through code
• Debug an application remotely
• Enable tracing and logging to help troubleshoot problems:
  • Configure Forms Track
  • Start a trace
  • View Forms Trace output
  • Describe servlet logging levels
  • Turn on Forms Listener Servlet logging
  • Turn on Forms Servlet logging
  • View the servlet log file

Integrating Java into Forms Applications

• Explain the methods for using Java in Forms applications
• Explain the significance of using JDK 1.3
• Use the improved support for JavaBeans
  • Describe JavaBeans
  • Explain how Forms and JavaBeans interact
  • Describe the functionality provided by the FBean package
  • Set bean area item properties
  • Set JavaBean properties
  • Respond to JavaBean events
  • Interact with non-event JavaBeans
  • Deploy JavaBeans for use with Forms applications
• Use Pluggable Java Components
  • Describe Pluggable Java Components (PJCs)
  • Implement PJCs

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