Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Latest Release Information
• 1.2 Purpose of this Document
• 1.3 Bugs Fixed
• 1.4 About the Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) Documentation Library
• 1.5 Additional Release Notes for This Release
• 1.6 System Requirements and Specifications
• 1.7 Certification Information
• 1.8 Licensing Information

2 Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade

• 2.1 Problems Using Oracle Database 12.2 with This Release
• 2.2 Secure Access Control Configuration Requires Short Hostname
• 2.3 Error Message About a Failed Copy in the Upgrade Log File Can Be Ignored
• 2.4 OPATCH Failure Warning in the Install Log Can be Ignored
• 2.5 High Availability Documentation for Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2)
• 2.6 Upgrading JDK in Oracle Home

3 Oracle Forms

• 3.1 General Issues and Workarounds
  • 3.1.1 Backwards Compatibility with Earlier Releases
  • 3.1.2 Microsoft Windows Issues and Workarounds
    • 3.1.2.1 Patches Required for use on Windows 8.1, Windows 2012 (R1 and R 2), and Windows 10
    • 3.1.2.2 Shortcut Keys not Working with JAWS
    • 3.1.2.3 Invoking Reports when Forms and Reports are on Different Instances
    • 3.1.2.4 Using JAWS and Java Access Bridge with Oracle Forms
    • 3.1.2.5 Stop dejvm Before Stopping and Restarting WLS_FORMS
    • 3.1.2.6 Precedence of Second ORACLE_INSTANCE in Registry
    • 3.1.2.7 Unable to Run Forms of the First Installation by Default
  • 3.1.3 Linux/UNIX Issues and Workarounds
    • 3.1.3.1 Patches Required for use on Oracle Linux 7, Red Hat 7, and SUSE 12 (SP1+) Operating System
    • 3.1.3.2 LD_PRELOAD Setting Required for Signal Chaining Facility
    • 3.1.3.3 Check the Reports Engine Logs for FRM-41214
• 3.2 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
  • 3.2.1 Non-Internet Explorer Browser Proxy Settings when Using One-Button-Run
  • 3.2.2 WebUtil Client Files Allow Configuration of Destination Directory
  • 3.2.3 webutil.properties Files Renamed for Different Libraries
  • 3.2.4 Forms does not Work with JDK 1.6.0_12 on Client with WinRunner
  • 3.2.5 JavaScript Communication Does not Work in IE for Framed HTML File
  • 3.2.6 JavaScript Events Calling Forms Applications in a Safari 5 Browser Do not Work
  • 3.2.7 Forms 11gR2 Application Supports JACOB Version 1.14.3
  • 3.2.8 Issue When Navigating to Schedule Prestart Page in EM
  • 3.2.9 Issues with updating Forms RAD entries in OID from the Forms Server
• 3.3 Documentation Errata
  • 3.3.1 Passing userid in Secure Mode
  • 3.3.2 Changes and workarounds affecting the number of characters that can be typed into an item

4 Oracle Reports

• 4.1 General Issues and Workarounds
  • 4.1.1 Mapping Users and Roles to Reports Application
  • 4.1.2 Reports Server Failure in Forms and Reports 11gRelease 2 (11.1.2)
  • 4.1.3 Rwservlet Diagnostic Output Disabled in Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.1.2)