Richard Dalvi D

Doyen Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Integration of Oracle FORMS

with ADF

Session# 201531 MW/BI Track

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Agenda

• Why to Integrate?

• Possible Methods of Integration

• The “Integration”

• Advantages of Integration

• Demo

• Q & A

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Why to Integrate?

• Large Applications developed using Forms

• “Do not Disturb”

• Move on the Innovative J2EE Framework

• Oracle recommended technology upgrade path

• Look and Feel, High-level Reporting

• Mobile Computing

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Possible Methods of Integration

• OraFormFaces

• Oracle JHeadStart

• Custom Architecture

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OraFormFaces

• Licensed Product

• Support dependency

• JavaScript API requires standardization

• Expensive Applet loading time

• Arch: regiondef + JavaScript + applet

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Oracle JHeadStart

• Migration Tool (Forms/Report ADF)

– Do not clone Forms; ADF use-cases are different

• all Business Logic ADF Business

Components

• Licensed Product

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Custom Architecture

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Process

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Software Versions

• Oracle Weblogic 10.3.5

• Oracle Forms & Reports 11gR2

• JDeveloper 11gR1 (11.1.1.7)

• JDK 1.6

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Advantages of Integration

• Free to Start

• No need to Migrate

• No need to provide FORMS training

• RAD using J2EE technologies, Resources

• Calling a Form with dynamic parameters

• Rich User Interface (Dashboard Drill-down)

• Pooled Database Connection

• Secure Interface; Mobile Interface

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Demo

• Virtual Machine

– S/w installed and configured

• Simple ADF Application

– Select an Employee Record

• Calling the Form

– Parameters passed dynamically

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Q & A

Masood Mohammed

Senior Consultant - ADF

Thank You

Visit our stall “Doyensys”

richard.dalvi@doyensys.com

www.Doyensys.com

Blog

“…. its going to be a considerable effort and cost

to migrate from Forms to something else…”

- Grant Ronald, Nov 2011Director of Product Management, Oracle

Mobility and Development Tools

https://blogs.oracle.com/grantronald/entry/migratin

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