The document discusses form builder in Oracle Forms, including creating form modules, data blocks, and different types of items such as text items, buttons, and list items. It also covers topics like triggers, windows, canvases, and how to display forms across multiple windows.

5. Form Builder Executables Forms Builder Forms Runtime Forms Compiler Definitions Runfiles ! @ @

6. Form Builder Module MENUS FORMS LIBRARIES Developer /2000 Components Database ! @

7. Blocks, Items and Canvases Canvas 1 Canvas 2 Items Block A Block B Items ! @

9. Data Blocks A B C D X Y Z A B C A B C Master Data Block Detail Data Block Table Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Base Table source 3. Trigger Access 5. Multirecord data block 2. Single-record data block 4. Nonbase table source 6. Record !

10. Forms and Data Blocks Block 1 Block 2 Block 4 Block 3 Block 1 Block 1 Block 2 Block 1 Form A Form B Form C Open Form Open Form Multiple Form Modules Single Form Module ! @

11. Form Module Hierarchy !

12. Creating a New Form Module Set object properties Create a New Module Create datablock items Fine- tune layout Add code Test for module !

13. Form Module Properties !

23. Module Types .FMB .FMX .FMT .MMB .MMX .MMT .PLL .PLX .PLD FORM MODULE MENU MODULE PL/SQL LIBRARY ! @

24. Form Block Relationships MASTER MASTER MASTER DETAIL DETAIL DETAIL DETAIL DETAIL !

29. Displaying the Property Palette Toolbar Expand/Collapse Property Name Find field Search Backward Search Forward Property Value !

31. Data Block Properties !

33. Navigation Properties BOOKS Items Previous navigation Data block Same Record Next Record !

35. Vertical Record Orientation Number of Records Displayed Current record Item !

36. Horizontal Record Orientation Items Number of records displayed Current Record !

37. Scrollbar Properties Item Scroll bar X/Y position Scroll bar height Scroll bar width !

38. Frame Properties Distance between Records Form Layout Style Member Tabular Layout Style Member Details !

49. Conceal Data Property LOG SCREEN Enter Userid : Enter Password : scott ***** !

51. Hint and ToolTip Properties Tooltip Hint ! @

56. Creating a Check Box !

59. List Styles Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Poor Poplist Tlist Combo Box !

65. Creating a Display Item !

71. Creating a Button !

77. Items Based on Summary Book id Book name Price No of copies Total 1 2 3 4 200 120 50 25 5 4 9 3 1000 480 450 75 Books Summarised Item Total Price 2,005 Summary Item !

80. LOVs Book Name Author Name select bookname, authorname from books ; Books Table Books record group Books LOV !

81. New LOV !

83. LOV Properties Column mapping (X,Y) Height Width Return Items Automatic Display Automatic Skip LOV Automatic column width Filter before display Automatic select ! @

84. LOV Column Mapping Book Name Author Name select bookname, book_id,authorname from books; Books table Books record group Books LOV Book id Book id Tc0001 St0002 Hidden columns Book Name Author Name ! @

89. Window, Canvas and Viewport Document Window MDI Parent Window Canvas ! @

92. Window Properties MDI Parent Window X/Y Position Title Document Window Dialog Window Vertical Scrollbar Horizontal Scrollbar !

95. Content Canvas Properties Viewport X/Y Position on Canvas Canvas Viewport Height Width !

96. Canvas Types Content Canvas Content Canvas Stacked Canvas Horizontal Toolbar Tab Tab Canvas !

98. Stacked Canvas Properties Content Canvas Stacked Canvas Viewport X/Y position Viewport Height Viewport Width !

102. Tab Canvas Related Properties Viewport X/Y position Tab attachment edge Viewport Height Viewport Width !

104. Form Builder Triggers PL/SQL PL/SQL PL/SQL Queries Validation Navigation Interaction Internal Events Errors/Messages Others Event Fire Trigger Types !

106. Scope of a Trigger Item Level (ON-MESSAGE) Block Level (ON-MESSAGE) Form Level (ON-MESSAGE) ! @

108. Creating a trigger !

109. Trigger Properties General Functional Help !

110. Trigger PL/SQL Blocks BEGIN END ; !

115. Standard Built-ins !

118. Item Interaction Triggers When-Button-Pressed When-Checkbox-Changed When-Radio-Changed When-Image-Pressed When-Image-Activated When-List-Changed When-List-Activated !

120. Example of When-Image Activated BEGIN READ_IMAGE_FILE ('C:rantoolsoc20uide21ifsookicon.gif’ , 'GIF’, 'BEGIN.IMAGE’ ); END; !

121. Runform Messages and Alerts System Alerts Application Messages Informative Error Working Application !

126. Alerts Title Message Alert Style - (1) Caution Button1 Button2 Alert Styles (2) Stop (3) Informative messages !

128. Query Triggers Fire PRE-QUERY trigger Fetch A Row Into A New record Mark Record As valid Fire POST-QUERY trigger Validate any Record Changes Perform Query Construct SELECT….. Abort query on failure Flush record on failure Query Processing !

140. Validation Unit Property !

146. Navigation Triggers Pre- and Post- When New object Instance Fire during navigation Fire after navigation Does not fire if validation Does fire when validation unit is larger than trigger unit is larger than the object trigger object Allows unrestricted Allow restricted and built-ins unrestricted built-ins Handle failure by Is not affected by failure returning to initial object ! @

149. Using Pre and Post Triggers Trigger Type Use to Pre-Form Pre-Block Validate - User, Time of day Initialize control blocks - Call another form to display messages Post-Form Perform housekeeping - erase global variables Before exit - Display messages to user Authorize access to the block Post-Block Validate the last record that had input focus Test a condition and prevent the user from leaving Pre-Record Set global variables Post-Record Clear global variables - Set a visual attribute for an item as the user scrolls down through a set of records. Perform cross field validation Pre-Text-Item Post-Text-Item Derive a complex default value. Record the previous value of a text item Calculate or change item values ! @

151. Navigation in Triggers Built-in routines for Navigation Function GO_FORM Navigates to an open form (in a multiple fprm application) GO_BLOCK Navigates to an indicated block Navigates to an indicated item Navigates to a specific record GO_ITEM GO_RECORD NEXT_BLOCK Navigates to the next enterable block NEXT_ITEM Navigates to the next enterable item NEXT_RECORD Navigates to the first enterable item in the next record NEXT_SET Fetches another set of records from the database and navigates to the first record that the fetch retrieves UP Navigates to the instance of the current item in the previous record DOWN Navigates to the instance of the current item in the next record PREVIOUS_BLOCK Navigates to the previous enterable block PREVIOUS_ITEM Navigates to the previous enterable item PREVIOUS_RECORD Navigates to the previous enterable record SCROLL_UP SCROLL_DOWN Scrolls the block so that the records above the top visible one display Scrolls the block so that the records below the bottom visible one display ! @

154. The Commit Sequence of Events Validate the form Pre-Commit Validate the block Pre-Delete Delete Row On-Delete Post-Delete 1 2 More records? Contd. !

155. The Commit Sequence of Events Copy value from item Pre-Update Check uniqueness Insert row On- Insert Post-Insert 1 2 More blocks? INSERT UPDATE More records? Pre-Insert Check uniqueness Update row On-Update Post-Update Post-Forms-Commit Commit changes Post-Database-Commit STOP !

157. Commit Trigger Uses !

160. Overriding Default Transaction Additional Transactional Triggers Trigger Do-the-right-thing Built-in On-Check-Unique On-Column-Security On-Commit On-Rollback On-Savepoint On-Sequence-Number CHECK_RECORD_UNIQUENESS ENFORCE_COLUMN_SECURITY COMMIT_FORM ISSUE_ROLLBACK ISSUE_SAVEPOINT GENERATE_SEQUENCE_NUMBER !

161. Overriding Default Transaction Transactional Triggers for logging on and off Trigger Do-the-right-thing Built-in Pre-Logon Pre-Logout On-Logon On-Logout Post-Logon Post-Logout - - LOGON LOGOUT - - !

176. Referencing Objects Indirectly Item A Item B Item A Item A thornbirds thornbirds Direct Reference Indirect Reference !

179. Property Classes Canvas View Properties Relation Properties Item Properties LOV Properties Block Properties A property class is a named object that contains a list of properties and their settings ! @

180. Property Class Icons Add Property Delete Property Property Class Inherit Property !

182. Inherited and Variant properties Property Palette Default property Default property Default property Property Palette Default property Default property Changed property Property Palette Inherited property Inherited property Inherited property Property Class Apply Change Change Inherit Property Palette Inherited property Inherited property Inherited property !

186. Copying Objects Bookname Author name Price Bookname Author name Price Ability to make an exact copy of the object !

187. What Is Subclassing? Bookname Author name Price Bookname Author name Price Ability to make an exact copy of the object Bookname Author name Price Category Book-id Ability to add properties to an object !

188. Subclassing Bookname Author name Price Bookname Author name Price Ability to make exact copy of object Bookname Author name Price Category Book-id Ability to add to object Bookname Author name Price Ability to alter properties !

189. Inheriting Changes Bookname Author name Price Bookname Author name Price Bookname Author name Price Category Book-id Ability to inherit changes Bookname Author name Price Making changes to parent Ability to inherit changes Ability to inherit changes !

193. Creating Library Program Units and attaching Libraries !

195. Multiple Form Session Global Variables Form A Form D Form B Form C Forms Runtime Open Open Open !