The following topic is included:
The table in this section lists the default locations of Forms configuration files on UNIX. The location of these files in Windows is similar. Samples and usage of specific Forms configuration files is also provided.
Table C-1 List of Files and their Locations in Release
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Forms Web Configuration File
formsweb.cfg is used to set applet and servlet parameters used at runtime. Applet parameters in this configuration file are defined in the Forms template files located in $FORMS_INSTANCE/server. To edit the files, see Configuring Forms Services.
Forms Environment Variable Configuration File
default.env is used to set environment variables used at runtime. To edit the files, see Managing Environment Variables.
web.xml
web.xml is the web application deployment descriptor file for forms Java EE application. This file is located at $DOMAIN_HOME/servers/WLS_FORMS/tmp/_WL_user/formsapp_12.2.1/<random_string>/war/WEB-INF/. Advanced users might want to edit the web.xml file to:
Enable extra testing options.
If you are having difficulty running Oracle Forms in your Oracle Fusion Middleware installation, it can be useful to enable certain test options which are not usually enabled for security reasons. To use these options, edit the web.xml file to set the testMode frmservlet parameter to true. Then restart the Web server (or Oracle WebLogic Managed Server). The additional options are then visible on the Forms servlet administration page (which can be accessed at a URL like http://<your_web_server_hostname>:<port>/forms/frmservlet/admin).
Run Oracle Forms using static HTML pages (rather than the Forms servlet).
When Oracle Forms applications are run using a method other than the Forms servlet (for example, static HTML pages or JSPs), parameter settings in the formsweb.cfg file are not used. You may therefore need to define servlet parameters for the Listener Servlet, such as envFile (specifying the current FORMS_PATH for the Forms runtime processes and other application specific environment settings to be used).
Such changes can be inserted into web.xml or plan.xml. See Modifying of Forms J2EE Application Deployment Descriptors.
The following table describes two servlet mappings.
Table C-2 web.xml Servlet Mappings
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Servlet mount point |
Forms servlet |
Generate HTML page to run a form |
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Servlet mount point |
Forms Listener servlet |
Handles message traffic from the Forms applet |
weblogic.xml
weblogic.xml is the web application deployment descriptor file. This file is located at $DOMAIN_HOME/servers/WLS_FORMS/tmp/_WL_user/formsapp_12.2.1/<random_string>/war/WEB-INF.
forms.conf
forms.conf in 12c, defines WebLogic handler mappings for the Managed Server where the Forms Services applications are deployed, see Oracle HTTP Listener Configuration File.
Registry.dat
Registry.dat enables you to change the default font, font mappings, and icons that Forms Services uses, see Deploying Fonts, Icons, and Images Used by Forms Services. This file is located at $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/servers/WLS_FORMS/applications/formsapp_12.2.1/config/oracle/forms/registry.
jvmcontroller.cfg
A Forms application can be configured to use a specific JVM controller using the jvmcontroller parameter. This parameter is specified in formsweb.cfg. The parameters that are used by the JVM controller are specified in the JVM controller's configuration file, jvmcontrollers.cfg, see Managing JVM Pooling from Fusion Middleware Control. This file is located at $FORMS_INSTANCE/tools/jvm/.
webutil.cfg
webutil.cfg file is one of the files used to configure WebUtil at run time, see WebUtil Configuration Files and Template HTML Files. This file is located at $FORMS_INSTANCE/server/.
ftrace.cfg
ftrace.cfg file is used to configure the various configure parameters used for diagnostics, see Enable and Configure Forms Trace. It is located at $FORMS_INSTANCE/server/.