ORA10g401 - Oracle 10g Forms I: Build Internet Applications

Course ORA10g401

Table of Contents

Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Course Outline

Introduction

The objective of this course is provide application software developers with the skills to build enterprise-scale Internet applications using the Oracle10g ODS Forms product.

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Audience

The target audience for this course is application developers and designers, as well as their management, who will be developing Internet applications using the Oracle10g ODS Forms product.

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At Course Completion

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• Rapidly build form applications using the wizards and other productivity features.
• Building complex form modules using the Forms Builder.
• Building menu bar modules using Forms Builder.
• Customizing the precise appearance of modules using the Layout Editor.
• Linking individual modules within an application.
• Including simple PL/SQL programs to customize module behavior.
• Understanding the Oracle Forms runtime environment.

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completed ora10g008, Oracle Database 10g: Introduction to SQL I, or equivalent.
• Completed ora10g009, Oracle Database 10g: Introduction to SQL II, or equivalent.
• Completed ora10g101, Oracle Database 10g: Program with PL/SQL, or equivalent.

The following course is also recommended:

• ora10g002, Oracle Database 10g: Architecture for Developers

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Certified Professional Exams

This course, along with ora10g402, Oracle 10g Forms II: Customize Internet Applications, will help the student prepare for the following Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 1Z0-141, Oracle9i Forms Developer: Build Internet Applications

Following the training sessions, Oracle Corporation recommends six-months production experience with the technology prior to taking the certification examinations. While this is good practice, it may not be necessary for all individuals.

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Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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Course Outline

ABOUT THE WIZARDS
• AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WIZARDS
• FORMS BUILDER WELCOME WIZARD
• USING THE DATA BLOCK WIZARD
• USING THE LAYOUT WIZARD

MODIFYING FORMS WITH WIZARDS
• BUILDING MASTER-DETAIL BLOCK RELATIONSHIPS
• USING RE-ENTRANT WIZARDS
• MODIFYING FORMS WITH WIZARDS

FORMS RUNTIME
• UNDERSTANDING FORMS RUNTIME
• THE DEFAULT RUN TIME MENU
• UNDERSTANDING QUERY MODE
• UNDERSTANDING ROW LOCKING
• UNDERSTANDING COMMIT PROCESSING

BEGINNING APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
• ORGANIZING THE DEVELOPER'S DESKTOP
• HOW YOU MIGHT APPROACH DEVELOPMENT
• WORKSHOP SECTION
• BEGINNING APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

FORMS BUILDER INTERFACE - THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR
• USING THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR
• THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR EDIT MENU
• THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR VIEW MENU
• THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM MENU
• THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR TOOLS MENU

FORMS BUILDER INTERFACE - THE PROPERTY PALETTE AND STATUS LINE

THE LOV WIZARD
• USING THE LOV (LIST OF VALUES) WIZARD
• INVOKING THE LOV AT RUNTIME

THE LAYOUT EDITOR
• WHAT IS THE LAYOUT EDITOR?
• CONCEPTS WITHIN THE LAYOUT EDITOR
• USING THE TOOL PALETTE
• THE LAYOUT EDITOR EDIT MENU
• THE LAYOUT EDITOR VIEW MENU
• THE LAYOUT EDITOR LAYOUT MENU

THE FILE AND HELP MENUS

BUILDING TEXT AND DISPLAY ITEMS
• USING TEXT ITEMS
• USING CALCULATION TEXT ITEMS
• USING DISPLAY ITEMS

BUILDING FORMS GUI ITEMS
• USING CHECK BOXES
• USING RADIO GROUPS & RADIO BUTTONS
• USING LIST ITEMS
• USING BUTTONS
• USING IMAGE ITEMS

INTRODUCTION TO CLIENT-SIDE TRIGGERS
• UNDERSTANDING CLIENT-SIDE TRIGGERS
• USING THE PL/SQL EDITOR

BUILDING MODULES AND DATA BLOCKS

BUILDING RELATIONS AND VISUAL ATTRIBUTES

BUILDING OTHER FORM OBJECTS
• BUILDING ALERTS
• BUILDING LOVS AND RECORD GROUPS
• BUILDING EDITORS
• BUILDING PARAMETERS

BUILDING CANVASES, FRAMES AND WINDOWS

BUILDING CUSTOM MENUS
• UNDERSTANDING THE MENU BAR
• MENU MODULE OBJECTS
• MENU ITEM TYPES
• THE MENU EDITOR
• CREATING A MENU BAR THE EASY WAY
• MENU ITEM PROPERTIES
• MENU MODULE PROPERTIES
• MENU SUBMENU PROPERTIES
• ATTACHING A MENU TO FORM

ADVANCED MENU CONCEPTS

THE REPORT WIZARD

THE FORM COMPILER

THE MAIN APPLICATION FORM

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