7.1 Overview

JVM pooling allows administrators to consolidate the number of JVMs that are used so that the Forms sessions can share JVMs, rather than each one having its own instance. JVM pooling results in a large reduction of memory consumption, thus freeing up more resources on your server.

JVM pooling works in conjunction with the Java Importer. The Java Importer allows developers at design-time to reference Java classes from PL/SQL within the Forms Builder. At runtime, Forms uses a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to execute Java code. JVM pooling expands the capabilities of a Forms application because it can now do operations that can't be done natively in Oracle Forms. For more information on the Java Importer, see the Oracle Forms Developer online help.