2 Getting Started with Application Migration Workshop

Oracle Application Express Application Migration Workshop (Application Migration) enables you to convert an Oracle Forms application to an Oracle Application Express application. This section provides a general description of the steps needed to migrate applications from Oracle Forms to Oracle Application Express.

• Understanding How to Convert an Oracle Forms Application
  
• About the Oracle Application Express Forum
  

2.1 Understanding How to Convert an Oracle Forms Application

The process of converting an Oracle Forms application to Oracle Application Express involves the following:

• About Creating an Oracle Forms Application
  
• Preparation Checklist for Converting Oracle Forms Applications
  

2.1.1 About Creating an Oracle Forms Application

You begin the process by converting Oracle Forms metadata to Extensible Markup Language (XML). Then, you create a conversion project within Oracle Application Express. Once you have uploaded and annotated the Oracle Forms metadata within the project, you use this information when building your new Oracle Application Express application.

2.1.2 Preparation Checklist for Converting Oracle Forms Applications

Before you begin the conversion process, you must:

• Install Oracle Application Express release 5.0 or later

  You must install Oracle Application Express release 5.0 or later to convert an Oracle Forms application to Oracle Application Express.

• Install Oracle9i Oracle Developer Suite or later

  You must install Oracle Developer Suite to convert Oracle Forms applications and Oracle Reports to XML format. Specifically, you need:

  • Oracle Forms Builder

    You must have Oracle Forms Builder installed to access the Forms2XML conversion tool and the File Conversion utility for converting Oracle Forms application files.

  • Oracle Reports Builder

    You must have Oracle Reports installed, to convert Oracle Reports (including, binary (.RDF), ASCII (.REX), and .JSP) to XML format.

• Convert Oracle Forms Metadata

  To start the conversion process, you convert:

  • Oracle Forms FormModule (.FMB), ObjectLibrary (.OLB), or MenuModule (.MMB) files to XML format using the Forms to XML conversion tool, Forms2XML

  • Oracle Reports (including, binary (.RDF), ASCII (.REX), and .JSP) to XML format using the File Conversion option in Reports Builder

  • PL/SQL library .PLL files to .PLD text files using the File Conversion option in Oracle Forms Builder

• Associate Oracle Forms Schema with Oracle Application Express workspace

  You must ensure the schema associated with your Oracle Application Express workspace contains the database objects for your Oracle Forms application. Further information on Oracle Application Express workspaces and associating schemas is provided in subsequent chapters.

See Also:

"Converting an Oracle Forms Application"

2.2 About the Oracle Application Express Forum

In addition to Oracle support, you can post questions on the Oracle Application Express Forum. Navigate to the APEX Community Shortcuts page and select the APEX Community Technical Discussion Forum.