In this chapter, we will cover:
Installing the database objects
Using messages from the message dictionary
Creating tabs within a form
Creating program units
Adding lookups, date fields, and lists
Controlling menu items
Creating pop-up menu items
Adding flexfields to forms
Creating triggers for flexfield events
Adding a zoom using the custom library
Adding a spreadtable to a form
Capturing events for a spreadtable
In the previous chapter, we created a form which has a master and detail blocks. We created objects and became familiar with the user interface and how it is used within e-Business Suite. In this chapter, we are going to add to the form we have already created and also look at extending an Oracle standard form.
In this chapter, we will continue from the recipes we developed in Chapter 2, Oracle Forms. We will be adding some more advanced features to the form. We will learn how to add messages to our forms from the message dictionary.
We will also add...