ACR: Oracle Forms-based Applications Release 12.2.15

Oracle Accessibility Conformance Report

VPAT® Version 2.5

Name of Product:

 Oracle Forms-based Applications Release 12.2.15

Product Description:

Oracle Forms-based applications are also referred to as Professional Forms and optimized for processing a large volume of transactions.

This ACR applies to the Oracle Forms-based runtime user interface within Oracle E-Business Suite and assumes that the user is operating screens that were developed with Oracle Forms according to all of the principles, standards and guidelines documented at:

The statements in the ACR apply to an environment consisting of, at a minimum:

The following My Oracle Support Knowledge documents should be reviewed and followed:

This ACR is not for the Oracle Forms Builder.

Report Date:

25-AUG-25

Contact Information:

accessible_ww@oracle.com

Notes:

This ACR does not cover the following product areas:

Oracle Forms supports the Java Access Bridge, which allows integration with assistive technologies that also support Java. The Java Access Bridge must be enabled so that Oracle Forms, the Java Runtime Engine (JRE) and the Java enabled assistive technology may interact. Oracle Forms can be run as either a Java applet embedded in a browser page or Java Web Start application. Both need the JRE installed to access the content and the Java Access Bridge enabled.  For information how to enable the Java Access Bridge, please see the Java Accessibility Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/access/index.html. Also review the Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide, Part No. E22956 which contains detailed information about accessibility in Forms-based applications.

Evaluation Methods Used:

Oracle's policy is to design, develop and test both products and documentation to be accessible. The recommended styles of testing for accessibility include: (i) algorithmic automated tests, (ii) human judgement tests such as tool-assisted tests, visual inspection and manual operation, and (iii) testing with assistive technology by people with and without disabilities. Additional information about Oracle's accessibility program is available on http://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility/

Accessibility Standards/Guidelines

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guideline:

Standard/GuidelineIncluded In Report
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0Level A - Yes
Level AA - Yes
Level AAA - No
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1Level A - Yes
Level AA - Yes
Level AAA - No
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2Level A - Yes
Level AA - Yes
Level AAA - No
Revised Section 508 standards published January 18, 2017 and corrected January 22, 2018Yes

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

Supports
The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criteria without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
Partially Supports
Some functionality of the product does not meet the criteria.
Does Not Support
Majority of functionality of the product does not meet the criteria.
Not Applicable
The criteria are not relevant to the product.

WCAG 2.2 Report

Table 1 also documents conformance with:

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.2 Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.1 Conformance Requirements.

Table 1: WCAG Conformance Criteria

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Information about UI elements is programmatically exposed.
  • CAPTCHAs are not used
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)Partially Supports

The product was tested for:

  • User interface component labels are associated with the fields they are labeling.

Exceptions:

  • Output of radio buttons within a radio group are dependent on layout when using a screen reader. The wrong radio button numbering may be spoken or which arrow keys to change the selection. (Bug 22135574)
  • Selected state of list items and checkboxes directly placed on tab pages are not spoken by screen reader. Only the Concurrent Processing Submit Requests form is known to have this issue. (Bug 36290219)
  • There is no concept of read-only checkbox state visually nor to screen reader. (Bug 36284807)
  • Required poplists/comboboxes don't have the required attribute for screen reader. (Bug 36229679)
  • Required fields need a primary way of showing required fields in addition to the secondary 'yellow' color coding way. (Bug 35480348, 35384005)
  • When a form opens with a hidden fields and then they are programmatically displayed, screen reader does not speak the prompts for those fields. Only the General Ledger Journals Enter form is known to have this issue. (Bug 35954553)
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • The reading/presentation sequence matches the logical reading sequence
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Instructions provided do not refer to things solely based on their sensory characteristics such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, color, or sound
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • A fixed display orientation is required for essential functionality.
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • The content is implemented using technologies without support for identifying the expected meaning for form input data.
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)Partially Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Information is not conveyed using color.

Exception:

  • Required fields need a primary way of showing required fields in addition to the secondary 'yellow' color coding way. (Bug 35480348, Bug 35384005)
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)Not ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Large-scale text and images of large-scale text have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.
  • Other text and images of text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

Text (and application) resizes up to 200% using the platform's built-in magnifier or zoom feature.

1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Images of text are only used when the technology can't create the desired visual presentation, the image can be customized or the particular image is essential
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA)Not Supported

The product was tested for:

  • Text information reflows so that only one direction of scrolling is required while at 400% zoom.
  • Content that requires two-dimensional layout only presents scroll bars in the component used to present the two-dimensional content.

Exception:

  • Bug 38352849
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA)Partially Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Non-text items have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1

Exception:

  • Non-text contrast of images in iconic buttons such as toolbar (Bug 33181819)
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • The product does not have content implemented using markup languages that support editing the text style properties in this criteria. 
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA)Partially Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Dismissable -The content can be dismissed without moving the pointer or keyboard focus
  • Persistent - The additional content remains visible until the hover or focus trigger is removed, the user dismisses it, or its information is no longer valid.

Exception:

  • The additional content is not hoverable (Bug 38352770)
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Ability to perform functions from the keyboard only, and without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes
  • Proper operation of unique keystrokes and access keys, including those listed in the product documentation
  • The ability to use the product with OS keyboard aids: StickyKeys and FilterKeys (feature names may be different on different platforms)
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Movement of focus through controls only using the keyboard, with no "keyboard trap" that prevents focus from moving away from any control
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • There are no single character keyboard shortcuts.
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Time limits are not used
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • There is no moving, blinking or scrolling content
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • No portion of the screen flickers or flashes with a frequency between 2 Hz and 55 Hz
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)Supports

Oracle non-Web software products, including bundles and suites of software, do not behave as a set of software programs as the term is defined. Therefore this guideline is always automatically met.

2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • The name of the software application is meaningful.
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Logical movement through the focusable components using only the keyboard, in an order that follows a meaningful sequence
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Links are not used in the product
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)Supports

Oracle non-Web software products, including bundles and suites of software, do not behave as a set of software programs as the term is defined. Therefore this guideline is always automatically met.

2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Headers describe the topic or purpose of the content below them
  • Labels describe the purpose of the associated field
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Visual indication of the location of the focus
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • The initial position of user interface components receiving keyboard focus are not hidden entirely by author-created content.
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • There are no multipoint or path-based gesture actions.
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • When an operation uses a single pointer, the down-event of the pointer is not used to execute any part of the function
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • User interface components that include text or images of text and have a label, have a name that contains the text that is presented visually.
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • There are no functions that require motion of the device.
2.5.7 Dragging Movements (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • All functionality that uses a dragging movement for operation can be achieved by a single pointer without dragging.
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA)Not Supported

This product has not yet been evaluated for this criterion.

3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Properly set locale/language
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Proper use of lang attribute for text passages that are in a different language than that of the software
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • When an element receives focus, it does not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window
3.2.2 On Input (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Changes in the value of user interface components does not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)Supports

Oracle non-Web software products, including bundles and suites of software, do not behave as a set of software programs as the term is defined. Therefore this guideline is always automatically met.

3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Images and controls are used and identified consistently throughout the product
3.2.6 Consistent Help  (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Help mechanisms (or a link to different software containing help mechanisms) occur in the same order relative to other software content.
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • When input errors are detected, they are described to the user in text
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Labels or instructions are provided when the product requires user input
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Where suggestions for fixing an input error are known, they are provided to the user
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Data is checked for input errors with an opportunity for the user to correct them
  • Data can be reviewed, corrected, and confirmed by the user before they are finalized
3.3.7 Redundant Entry  (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Information previously entered by or provided to the user that is required to be entered again in the same process is either auto-populated, or available for the user to select except when re-entering the information is essential.
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum)   (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for: 

  • The product supports copy and paste while authenticating.
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)Not ApplicableThis criterion is considered as always satisfied for any content using HTML or XML.
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • User interface components have a programmatically associated name and role
  • State information, properties, and values are programmatically exposed for user interface components
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA)Supports

The product was tested for:

  • Status messages have role or properties set so information is conveyed to assistive technology without the component receiving focus.

2018 Section 508 Report

Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria (FPC)

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
302.1 Without VisionNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.2 With Limited VisionNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.3 Without Perception of ColorNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.4 Without HearingNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.5 With Limited HearingNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.6 Without SpeechNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.7 With Limited ManipulationNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.8 With Limited Reach and StrengthNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning AbilitiesNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.

Chapter 4: Hardware

These criteria are all Not Applicable because the product is not Hardware

Chapter 5: Software

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
501.1 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AASupportsSee the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report.
502 Interoperability with Assistive TechnologyHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility FeaturesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.2.2 No Disruption of Accessibility FeaturesSupports

The product was tested for:

  • Does not disrupt platform accessibility features such as Sticky Keys, High Contrast and Large Fonts.
502.3 Accessibility ServicesHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
502.3.1 Object InformationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.2 Modification of Object InformationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.3 Row, Column, and HeadersNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.4 ValuesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.5 Modification of ValuesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.6 Label RelationshipsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.7 Hierarchical RelationshipsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.8 TextNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.9 Modification of TextNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.10 List of ActionsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.11 Actions on ObjectsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.12 Focus CursorNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.13 Modification of Focus CursorNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.14 Event NotificationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.4 Platform Accessibility FeaturesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
503 ApplicationsHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
503.2 User PreferencesSupports

The product was tested for:

  • Responds to platform settings for color, contrast, and focus cursor
503.3 Alternative User InterfacesNot ApplicableThe product does not have assistive technology features.
503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio DescriptionHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
503.4.1 Caption ControlsNot ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
503.4.2 Audio Description ControlsNot ApplicableThe product has no multimedia.
504 Authoring ToolsHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
504.2 Content Creation or EditingNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.2.1 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format ConversionNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.2.2 PDF ExportNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.3 PromptsNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.4 TemplatesNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.

Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
602 Support DocumentationHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
602.2 Accessibility and Compatibility FeaturesSupports

For additional information, refer to My Oracle Support Knowledge documents and E-Business Suite document:

602.3 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AASupportsSee the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report.
602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support DocumentationNot Applicable

Product documentation is in electronic format.

603 Support ServicesHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
603.2 Information on Accessibility and Compatibility FeaturesSupportsOracle Global Customer Support can provide information about accessibility features of the product.
603.3 Accommodation of Communication NeedsSupportsOracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support or by calling Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. Hearing-impaired customers in the U.S. who wish to speak to an Oracle Support representative may use a telecommunications relay service (TRS). Information about the TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of telephone numbers is available at https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-relay-services-directory. International hearing-impaired customers should use the TRS at +1.605.224.1837. An Oracle Support engineer will respond to technical issues according to the standard service request process.

Oracle Legal Disclaimer

The information above describes this product's ability to support the applicable Standards/Guidelines, subject to Oracle's interpretation of those standards (available at https://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility/policy.html#standards-tab) and the remarks in this document. For more information regarding the accessibility status of this product or other Oracle products, see http://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility or contact: accessible_ww@oracle.com.

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