Oracle Developer: Forms Fundamentals

This course is the first in a six-part Oracle Developer series that is based on Oracle Developer Release 6. This course introduces the learner to the key features components and capabilities of Oracle Developer. In addition this course helps learners to run create and customize a form module.

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Duration: 8 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

Application developers database administrators designer/developers and technical support professionals. Participants should have knowledge equivalent to the following courses: Oracle SQL: Basic SELECT Statements (61110); Oracle SQL: Data Retrieval Techniques (61111); Oracle SQL: DML and DDL (61112); Oracle PL/SQL: Basics (60113); Oracle PL/SQL: Procedures Functions and Packages (60114); and Oracle PL/SQL: Database Programming (60131).

Objective

• Identify the key features components and capabilities of Oracle Developer.
• Identify the features of the Form Builder environment.
• Run and create a basic form module.
• Customize a form module.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Oracle Developer: Form Builder

• Identify the features of Oracle Developer.
• Match the components of Oracle Developer with the tasks that they enable.
• Identify the common features of Oracle Developer Builder Components.
• Identify the features of Oracle Toolkit.
• Identify the features of the Oracle Developer main menu.
• Set preferences to customize a Oracle Developer session by using the Preferences dialog box.
• Match the main environment variables with their descriptions.
• Identify the tasks of various Form Builder executables.
• Match each Form Builder module type with its corresponding description.
• Identify the descriptions of the main components of a form module.
• Identify the features of the Form Builder block types.
• Match each form module object type with its description.

Unit 2: Running and Creating a Form Module

• Match the components of the Form Builder runtime environment with their features.
• Match the different methods for navigating the Forms Runtime with their features.
• Identify the tasks that can be performed in the two modes of operation in Forms Runtime.
• Perform an unrestricted query by using the default functionality.
• Perform a restricted query by using the Query Where dialog box.
• Insert a record by using the default functionality.
• Update a record by using default functionality.
• Delete a record by using the default functionality.
• Make changes permanent by using the default functionality.
• Display run time errors by using the help option.
• Exit a run time session by using the default functionality.
• Using a specified option create a new form module by invoking the Welcome page.
• Create a new form module in a Form Builder component by using a given method.
• Set the properties of a form module in the Object Navigator by using the Property Palette.
• Identify the features of the Form Builder wizards.
• Use the Data Block Wizard to create a new data block.
• Use the Layout Wizard to layout a new data block.
• Modify the layout of a data block by using the Layout Wizard.
• Deliver a form module conforming to specifications.
• Match the module type extensions with their storage format.
• Identify the definition of a master-detail relationship.
• Use the Data Block Wizard to create a master-detail relationship.
• Create a master-detail form module explicitly in the Object Navigator.

Unit 3: Customizing a Form Module

• Match the component names with their components in the Property Palette.
• Create a visual attribute in the Object Navigator by using the Create icon.
• Modify the properties that control the behavior of a data block by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that control the appearance of a data block by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the frame properties of a data block by using the Property Palette.
• Set properties on multiple objects by using the Property Palette.
• Create a control block in the Object Navigator by using the Create icon.
• Delete a data block in the Object Navigator by using the Delete icon.
• Create a text item in a builder component by using a specific method.
• Modify the appearance of a text item by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that control the data of a text item by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that enhance the relationship between text item and database by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that add functionality to a text item by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that alter the navigational behavior of a text item by using the Property Palette.
• Modify the properties that provide context sensitive help by using the Property Palette.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM
Web Based Training

• Oracle Developer: Controlling the User Interface Programmatically
• Oracle Developer: Enhancing the User Interface
• Oracle Developer: Including Reuseable Oracle Components
• Oracle Developer: Project Builder and Menu Modules
• Oracle Developer: Writing and Debugging Code