Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
• 1 Changes in Release 20.2 for Oracle Application Express Accessibility Guide
• 2 Getting Started with Application Migration Workshop
  • 2.1 Understanding How to Convert an Oracle Forms Application
    • 2.1.1 About Creating an Oracle Forms Application
    • 2.1.2 Preparation Checklist for Converting Oracle Forms Applications
  • 2.2 About the Oracle Application Express Forum
• 3 Overview of the Migration Process
  • 3.1 Why Migrate to Oracle Application Express?
  • 3.2 Before Starting the Conversion Process
  • 3.3 About the Benefits of Using a Migration Project
  • 3.4 Understanding the Key Differences with Oracle Application Express
    • 3.4.1 About Stateless Web Applications
    • 3.4.2 About Evaluating User Interface Design
    • 3.4.3 About Business Logic Replication
  • 3.5 Creating an Oracle Application Express Migration Project
    • 3.5.1 About Data Structures
    • 3.5.2 About Creating a Project
• 4 Converting an Oracle Forms Application
  • 4.1 How to Convert Your Application
    • 4.1.1 About the Process of Converting Oracle Forms
  • 4.2 Converting FormModules, ObjectLibraries, or MenuModules to XML
    • 4.2.1 About the Forms2XML Conversion Tool
    • 4.2.2 Using the Forms2XML Conversion Tool From a Command Line
    • 4.2.3 Using the Forms2XML Conversion Tool in a Java Program
  • 4.3 Converting Oracle Forms to XML
    • 4.3.1 Converting a PL/SQL Library
    • 4.3.2 Converting an Oracle Report to XML
  • 4.4 About Creating a Workspace and Adding Oracle Application Express Users
  • 4.5 Uploading Database Objects into the Schema Associated with Your Workspace
  • 4.6 Creating a Conversion Project
  • 4.7 Reviewing and Editing Forms Metadata
    • 4.7.1 Understanding the Application Migrations Page
      • 4.7.1.1 Using the Project Page
        • 4.7.1.1.1 Viewing Project Details
        • 4.7.1.1.2 Utilizing Interactive Reports
        • 4.7.1.1.3 Upload Another File
        • 4.7.1.1.4 Tasks List
        • 4.7.1.1.5 Completion Status Region
      • 4.7.1.2 Uploading Additional Files
    • 4.7.2 Editing Project Details
    • 4.7.3 Reviewing Forms Modules
      • 4.7.3.1 Viewing an Imported FormModule
      • 4.7.3.2 Viewing Object Metadata and Selecting Specific Objects
      • 4.7.3.3 Understanding Viewing and Selecting Blocks
        • 4.7.3.3.1 About Block Details
        • 4.7.3.3.2 About Annotations
        • 4.7.3.3.3 About Application Express Page Query
        • 4.7.3.3.4 Relation Details
        • 4.7.3.3.5 Block Items
        • 4.7.3.3.6 Block Triggers
        • 4.7.3.3.7 About Audit
      • 4.7.3.4 Viewing and Selecting Items
        • 4.7.3.4.1 About Item Details
        • 4.7.3.4.2 About Annotations
        • 4.7.3.4.3 About Audit
    • 4.7.4 Reviewing Oracle Reports
      • 4.7.4.1 Viewing Reports
        • 4.7.4.1.1 Report Details
        • 4.7.4.1.2 About Annotations
        • 4.7.4.1.3 About SQL Query
        • 4.7.4.1.4 About Data Items
        • 4.7.4.1.5 About Summary Items
        • 4.7.4.1.6 About Audit
      • 4.7.4.2 Selecting Reports to Include
    • 4.7.5 Reviewing PL/SQL Libraries
      • 4.7.5.1 About Annotations
      • 4.7.5.2 About Audit
    • 4.7.6 Reviewing Forms Menus
      • 4.7.6.1 Viewing Form Menus
        • 4.7.6.1.1 About Annotations
      • 4.7.6.2 Viewing a Summary of Forms Menus
      • 4.7.6.3 Viewing Form Menu and Program Unit Details
        • 4.7.6.3.1 About Form Menu Details
        • 4.7.6.3.2 About Annotations
        • 4.7.6.3.3 About Program Unit Details
        • 4.7.6.3.4 About Audit
    • 4.7.7 Reviewing Object Libraries
      • 4.7.7.1 About Annotations
      • 4.7.7.2 About Audit
      • 4.7.7.3 Viewing an Uploaded Object Library
        • 4.7.7.3.1 About Annotations
        • 4.7.7.3.2 About Audit
    • 4.7.8 Using Annotations to Track the Conversion Process
  • 4.8 Deleting a Migration Project
• A Comparing Oracle Forms to Oracle Application Express Components
  • A.1 Understanding Oracle Forms Modules
    • A.1.1 About Oracle Forms Components
      • A.1.1.1 Alerts
      • A.1.1.2 Blocks
      • A.1.1.3 Canvases
      • A.1.1.4 Coordinates
      • A.1.1.5 Editors
      • A.1.1.6 List of Values
      • A.1.1.7 Program Units
      • A.1.1.8 Property Classes
      • A.1.1.9 Record Groups
      • A.1.1.10 Triggers
      • A.1.1.11 Visual Attributes
      • A.1.1.12 Windows
    • A.1.2 Understanding Block to Page Region Mappings
      • A.1.2.1 About Single Record Blocks
      • A.1.2.2 About Tabular Forms
      • A.1.2.3 About Master Detail Blocks
      • A.1.2.4 About Non-Database Block
    • A.1.3 About List of Values Implementation
    • A.1.4 Implementing Business Logic
      • A.1.4.1 About Implementing Business Logic
      • A.1.4.2 About Processes
      • A.1.4.3 About Computations
      • A.1.4.4 About Validations
    • A.1.5 About Oracle Reports
    • A.1.6 About PL/SQL Libraries
    • A.1.7 About Forms Menus
    • A.1.8 About Object Libraries
• Index