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About Building Forms

So, how do you get from beginning a form to a finished application, ready for operators to run? Here's the basic process:

  1. Create modules
  2. Create blocks and items
  3. Apply user interface standards to your objects
  4. Fine-tune the layout
  5. Set properties
  6. Add code
  7. Test your application

To do this...

Use this Oracle Forms tool:

Create modules

Object Navigator

Create blocks and items

Data Block Wizard

Apply standards

Object Library

Fine-tune the layout

Layout Wizard or Layout Editor

Set properties

Property Palette

Add code

PL/SQL Editor

Test the form

Forms Runtime Debugger

 


Creating a module

Creating a data block from a table

Using the Layout Wizard to arrange items

About PL/SQL in Oracle Forms

Setting properties in the Property Palette