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Oracle Forms 12cChange Begins Here
Michael Ferrante
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Michael FerrantePrincipal Product ManagerApplication Development ToolsNovember 2015
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Program Agenda
Support Lifecycle
Feature Comparison
Installation
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Installation
v12.2.1.0 New Features Overview
Beyond v12.2.1
Q & A
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Product support timeline
Lifetime Support Policy
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http://www.oracle.com/us/support/lifetime-support
Note: Oracle Forms and Reports 12c (12.2.1.0) will be added to the Lifetime Support Policy shortly after its release.
Highlighted features and enhancements
Oracle Forms
Oracle Forms 11.1.1
• WLS Integration
GA 2005 GA 2009 GA 2011
Oracle Forms 10.1.2
• Runtime Pooling
• JVM Pooling
Oracle Forms 11.1.2
• Support for OVAB
• Integration with OAM
Oracle Forms 12.2.1
• BI-Publisher integration
• System Events (5)
GA 2015
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• JavaScript Integration
• Enhanced Java support
• Server-side events
• DB Proxy user support
• Enhanced sql logging
• Integration with ODL
• JVM Pooling
• Improved SSO Integration
• Improved EM Interface
• XML Conversion
• Integration with OAM
• Schedule Runtime Prestart
• Forms Metric Agent
• Enhanced Net Diagnostics
• Oracle RUEI
• URLs in Image Items
• guiMode Parameter
• True window maximizing
• System Events (5)
• Client configurations (3+1)
• JVM Controller improvements
• OPSS support for RADs
• SSO Logout support
• Tab canvas label icons
• Record Manager improvements
• New applet parameters
• Customizable colorSchemes
• And many, many more …
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The Features
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The Features
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Oracle Forms 12c
• Refer to documentation
• Install 64bit JDK (v8u51+)
• Install WebLogic Server 12.2.1 (Infrastructure)
Complete Installation and Configuration
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Install WebLogic Server 12.2.1 (Infrastructure)
• Install Forms/Reports 12.2.1 (and any other desired components)
• Create repository using RCU (11.2.0.4+ Oracle DB required)
• Create domain using Config Wizard
• Start all servers (Node Manager, Admin Server, etc)
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Oracle Forms 12c
• Refer to documentation
• Install 64bit JDK (v8u51+)
• Install Forms/Reports 12.2.1
Form Builder Only Installation and Configuration
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Install Forms/Reports 12.2.1
• Create instance using Form Builder Config Wizard
– Standalone Report Builder is not available.
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Runtime
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Client Deployment Configurations
• Google Chrome 42+, no longer supports plugins. Java Plugin can no longer be used.
• Mozilla Firefox to support plugins until December 2016*.
• Microsoft plans to continue supporting IE-11 through the life of Windows 10 (~2020). Windows 10 supports both IE-11 and Edge. Edge does not support the Java Plugin.
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Windows 10 supports both IE-11 and Edge. Edge does not support the Java Plugin.
*Reminder: Oracle Forms 11gR2 Premier Support ends December 2016
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• Applet embedded in HTML
– Default configuration.
– Support for SSO, SSO Logout, and Java Script integration.
– Requires Java Plugin and browser.
• JNLP embedded in HTML
– Support for SSO, SSO Logout, and Java Script integration.
– Base64 encodes JNLP code in client side html source.
Client Deployment Configurations
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– Requires Java Plugin and browser.– Requires Java Plugin and browser.
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• Java Web Start
– Limited SSO support (requires browser). SSO cookie will not be shared with browsers launched from Forms.
– No support for SSO Logout or Java Script Integration.
• Standalone
– No support for SSO, SSO Logout or Java Script Integration.
– Requires either JDK or Java Plugin (JRE) installation.
Client Deployment Configurations
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Script Integration.
– Requires either JDK or Java Plugin (JRE).
– Browser optional (required with SSO).
– Presents application with native appearance.
– Browser not required.
– Presents application with native appearance .
– Example page available at: /forms/html/fsal.htm
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Oracle Forms and Microsoft Edge Oracle Forms and Google Chrome
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BI-Publisher integration
Oracle Forms
• Provides an optional alternative to using Oracle Reports.
• Can be used in conjunction with Oracle Reports.
• Communicate with Oracle BI-Publisher via Web Services.
• Send report output to several delivery destinations simultaneously.
• All calls to BI-Publisher are asynchronous.
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• All calls to BI-Publisher are asynchronous.
• Coding syntax similar to integration with Oracle Reports.
• DEJVM load balancing.
– Random (default)
– Least Loaded First
– Round Robin
• DEJVM auto removal of child JVMs.
• DEJVM enhanced logging.
– off
– debug
– warn
– error
JVM Pooling
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• DEJVM auto removal of child JVMs.
• DEJVM free global references.
– error
– crit
– info (default)
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Oracle Forms
• By default, leverage in-memory archive record storage rather than disk.
• Reduces record memory usage for both Data Blocks and Record Groups.
• Customizable.
Record Manager
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Customizable.
• Access Record Manager statistics with new built-in (GET_RECMGR_STATS).
• New System Variables to inspect memory used by Record Manager.
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Client
Forms Runtime
Record Manager
DE MM
TK VGS
DBServlet
New System Events
• Allows applications to react to a variety of events.
• Developers decide how to react.
– Client-Idle
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– DB-Idle
– Single-Sign-Off
– Notification
– Media Completion
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Single Sign-off
• On demand single sign-off (built-in)
– LOGOUT_SSO;
• SSO Logout on exit (applet parameter)
– ssoLogout=TRUE
– ssoLogoutRedirect=http://www.oracle.com
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– ssoLogoutRedirect=http://www.oracle.com
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Oracle Forms AuthenticationOracle Platform Security Services (OPSS)
OAM with OID
• OID stores Oracle Forms RADs.
• OID stores single sign-on users.
• Using other LDAP servers not possible.
OAM with OPSS
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OAM with OPSS
• OPSS stores Oracle Forms RADs.
• Use any LDAP server supported by OAM.
• OID
• OVD
• OUD
• MS-AD
• OpenLDAP
• Enhancements planned for future versions.
LDAP
Refer to the Oracle Access Manager Certification Matrix to determine supported LDAP servers for your OAM version.
Audio Playback
• Provides audio playback support.
• Audio files stored in jar files on a remote server and delivered to client.
• End of file playback can be detected using the Audio Completion System Event.
• Audio playback is based on JavaFX, therefore most audio formats supported by
JFX will be supported by Forms with the exception of the streaming formats.
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JFX will be supported by Forms with the exception of the streaming formats.
• Playback control includes PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, TOGGLE MUTE.
• Create a customized colorScheme without changing application code.
• Colors are set in Registry.dat.
• Nine attributes are settable in this release. More planned for future releases.
• Uses new applet parameter “customColorScheme” (e.g. customColorScheme=sample).
Customizable ColorSchemes
# Sample custom color scheme
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# Sample custom color schemecolorScheme.sample.description=Sample custom color schemecolorScheme.sample.lightest=0xFFFF33colorScheme.sample.lighter=0xFFCC33colorScheme.sample.light=0xCC3333colorScheme.sample.dark=0x993333colorScheme.sample.darker=0x660033colorScheme.sample.darkest=0x003333colorScheme.sample.selection=0x4169E1colorScheme.sample.pinstripe1=0xEE82EEcolorScheme.sample.pinstripe2=0xF5DEB3
Tab Label Icons
• Supports web formatted images (e.g. gif, jpg, etc).
• 16x16 pixel size recommended.
• Can only be set in plsql. Builder support planned in a later version.
SET_TAB_PAGE_PROPERTY(‘tab1’, ICON_NAME, ’blueDot.gif’);
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SET_TAB_PAGE_PROPERTY(‘tab1’, ICON_NAME, ’blueDot.gif’);
Add custom text
Logon and Change Password Dialogs
• Add up to 255 single-byte characters of alphanumeric to either of these dialogs by setting
FORMS_LOGON_HINT and/or FORMS_CHANGE_PASSWORD_HINT
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Password change example (210 characters):
Password must; contain at least 2 letters, be at least 8 characters
long, contain at least 1 number, contain at least 1 uppercase letter,
not match or contain user ID, not match or contain first or last name.
Logon example (48 characters):
Username and password fields are case sensitive.
Design-time
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Form BuilderEnhancements
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New object group excluding third party libraries
WebUtil Object Library
• WEBUTIL_NO_OLE can be used when OLE functionality is not used in the module.
• JACOB libraries are not needed when WEBUTIL_NO_OLE is used.
• Existing modules need to be manually altered to replace WEBUTIL with WEBUTIL_NO_OLE
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Miscellaneous
• Improvements to JDAPI.
• Send custom messages to ODL logging from running form.
• Get/Set value in non-current item
• Returned values from Java Script events increased in size from 255 to 32k
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• Returned values from Java Script events increased in size from 255 to 32k
• Perform most RAD administration tasks in Fusion Middleware Control
• Form Builder Only install option
• And many more …
Applet Parameters
• idleTimeout
• ssoLogout
• customColorScheme
• alwaysOnTop*
centerOnStartup
Properties• SET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY
(RECORD_COUNT_DISPLAYED)
• SET_TAB_PAGE_PROPERTY(ICON_NAME)
• SET_ITEM_PROPERTY(CURSOR_STYLE)
• SET_APPLICATON_PROPERTY
Environment Variables
• FORMS_SELECT_ON_CLICK
• FORMS_LOGON_HINT
• FORMS_CHANGE_PASSWORD_HINT
• FORMS_HTTP_PROXY_HOST
• FORMS_HTTP_PROXY_PORT
Miscellaneous
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• centerOnStartup*
• isResizable
• dynamicLayout
• hideActivityBar
• WebUtilVersion
• hideClientExceptions
* Not supported with Java Web Start
• SET_APPLICATON_PROPERTY(MAX_EVENT_WAIT)
• GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(USER_IP_ADDRESS)
• GET_FORM_PROPERTY(FORM_QUERY_ONLY)
• GET_RECMGR_STATS (…)
– all_record_data
– archived_record_data
– active_record_data
– record_anchors
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• FORMS_HTTP_PROXY_PORT
• FORMS_HTTPS_PROXY_HOST
• FORMS_HTTPS_PROXY_PORT
• FORMS_PROXY_BYPASS
Beyond 12.2.1.0
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Beyond 12.2.1.0A look ahead …
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On-going development
Oracle Forms
Features being reviewed for future releases:
• Oracle Cloud
• Application packaging and deployment utilities
• Fusion Middleware Control Forms Advanced configuration
• New applet parameters
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• New applet parameters
• Enhancements to customColorScheme feature
• Form Builder improvements
• New and/or enhanced UI components
• WebUtil improvements
• New and improved security features
• Improved diagnostic features
• Enhancements to client deployment options
• Installation/configuration improvements
Contact Information
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