Preface

Welcome! This manual describes:

• Features and functionality that have been removed from Forms Developer and Forms Services

• Information about migration events that automatically occur when you open or deploy a Forms 6i application in Oracle Forms.

• Information about the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant, a tool to help you convert your applications.

• Information about steps that developers, system administrators, and DBAs need to take to migrate Forms applications from Forms 6i to Oracle Forms Forms.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for developers, system administrators, and DBAs who develop and deploy Oracle Forms applications.

Structure

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, "Why Migrate?"

This chapter explains why Oracle Forms is desupporting a number of features and replacing them with new functionality. It also lists the Forms 6i features and the Developer suite components that have been removed for the 9i release.

Chapter 2, "Using the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant"

This chapter describes the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant, a command line tool or wizard that will help you migrate Forms applications from Forms 6i to Oracle Forms. This tool will help you detect and migrate obsolete features.

Chapter 3, "Converting Forms 6i FMTs to Oracle Forms FMBs"

This chapter describes how to convert Forms 6i FMTs and MMTs to Oracle Forms FMBs and MMBs.

Chapter 4, "Built-ins, Packages, Constants, and Syntax"

This chapter describes the PL/SQL Built-ins, packages, constants, and syntax that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 5, "Triggers"

This chapter describes the triggers that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 6, "Properties"

This chapter describes the properties that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 7, "Changes to Client-Server Deployment and Forms Runtime"

This chapter describes the runtime changes for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 8, "Logical and GUI Attributes"

This chapter describes the logical and GUI attributes that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 9, "Item Types"

This chapter describes the items that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 10, "List of Values (LOVs)"

This chapter describes the LOVs that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 11, "User Exits"

This chapter describes the user exits that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 12, "Menu Parameters"

This chapter describes the menu parameters that have been removed for the 9i release and information that will help you replace the obsolete functionality.

Chapter 13, "Java-Related Issues"

This chapter describes migration steps to take if your Forms applications use Java-related components.

Chapter 14, "Integrating Reports and Graphics"

This chapter describes changes that you need to make to Forms applications in order to integrate existing Graphics6i and Reports applications.

Chapter 15, "Migrating Client-Server Applications to the Web"

If you deployed Forms applications in a client-server environment in the past, use the information in this chapter to understand the changes you need to make in order to deploy your Forms applications on the Web. Additional information is available in the manual Oracle Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide (Part No. A92175-01).

Chapter 16, "Upgrading from Pre-Forms 6i Applications to Oracle Forms"

This chapter contains hints to help you convert pre-Forms 6i applications to Forms 6i. After converting applications to Forms 6i, you can migrate to Oracle Forms.

Related Documents

For more information, see the following manuals and online help:

• Oracle Forms Developer and Forms Services: Release Notes for Windows (Part No. B10472-01)

• Oracle Forms Developer and Forms Services: Release Notes for UNIX (Part No. B10471-01)

• Oracle Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide (Part No. B10470-01)

• Oracle Forms Developer Online Help, available from the Help menu in Oracle Forms Developer.

In addition, you will find white papers and other resources at http://otn.oracle.com.