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Oracle Application Express Forms Converter

By : Douwe Pieter van den Bos
Book Image

Oracle Application Express Forms Converter

By: Douwe Pieter van den Bos

Overview of this book

<p>Although Oracle Forms remains popular, many developers now see Oracle APEX as a preferred technology. Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX conversion projects follow a well-defined procedure, but sub-procedures and complexities can arise that make such conversion projects a challenging job. <br />This book will take you through a real Oracle Forms to APEX conversion project. It explains all the elements of the conversion, from generating XML files to the deployment of a working APEX application. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the process of Forms conversion.<br /><br />The book starts with the details of the Forms project, and prepares you for the conversion process. You will use the rwconverter and Reports Builder in Oracle Developer Suite to generate XML and other useful files. You will plan and define the business logic for your conversion project. You will use the Forms Converter in Oracle APEX to convert and customize your Oracle Forms applications. Finally, you will deploy your application.<br /><br />With this book you will understand what a Forms Conversion project in Oracle APEX means, what needs to be done, and what steps are necessary in order to create a fully functional and meaningful conversion project. This book shows the best way to convert applications from Forms to APEX.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Oracle Application Express Forms Converter
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
3
Create your Forms Conversion project

Titles and names


One of the easiest ways to edit the look and feel of an application is to edit the names and titles in the application. This gives the user a better understanding of the functionality in an application, and we can better tell how the system works.

When we look at the title on top of our application, we notice that it still has the same name we gave it when we created it. And let's face it, nobody would like to work with an application that's called FormsConversion1, would they?

To change the title of an application, we need to navigate to the shared components page in the Application Builder. In the shared components, we go to the Application Definition.

In the Application Definition screen, we go to the Logo section. Here we can alter the logo or name of the application. We have the possibility to enter a link to an image that can function as a logo for our application. But in this example, we just give the application a functional name; in my case Order Management Module...