FORM DEPLOYMENT PROCESS IN ORACLE APPS:

Form Name: Customers.fmb Deployed Application: Custom AR Application Responsibility: US Receivables Super User Step 1: COPYING FILES FROM THE SERVER a) Copy TEMPLATE.fmb file from $AU_TOP/forms/US folder to a local directory. Also download APPSTAND.fmb file and place it in D:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms b) Copy All PL/SQL Libraries from $AU_TOP/resource/US folder (one time only). Download all the .pll and .plx files to D:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms

Step 2: DESIGN THE FROM IN ORACLE FORMS BUILDER a) Remove the Defaults >Open Oracle Forms Builder >Open the form TEMPLATE.fmb >Rename the form (ex XXARCUST_1) >Delete the followings from object nevigator. >Go to Data Blocks and delete BLOCKNAME, DETAILBLOCK >Go to Windows and delete BLOCKNAME >Go to Canvases and delete BLOCKNAME b) Create a new Window (ex WINDOW10) c) Create a new Canvas (ex CANVAS10) and attached it to the new Window via Property Palate d) Create a new Datablock (ex CUSTOMERS) wth items from a table. e) Create a frame in the Canvas and attached the items f) Modify the PRE-FORM Trigger >Go to triggersPREFORM >Original Code:

FND_STANDARD.FORM_INFO($Revision: 120.0 $, Template Form, FND, $Date: 2005/05/06 23:25 $, $Author: appldev $); app_standard.event(PRE-FORM); app_window.set_window_position(BLOCKNAME, FIRST_WINDOW);

>Modified Code:

FND_STANDARD.FORM_INFO($Revision: 1.0 $, XXARCUST_1,CUST_FORM, $Date: 2010/01/06 16:25 $, $Author: Dibyajyoti $); app_standard.event(PRE-FORM); app_window.set_window_position(WINDOW10, FIRST_WINDOW);

> Compile the code g) Modification for Program unit > Go to APP_CUSTOM*(Package Body) >Type your First window name in place of <your first window>

> Compile the code h) If any Item in the Datablock is of Date type and you want to attach a standard calender to it (ex Orderdate item of Customers datablock), do the following > Go to Orderdate > Property palate > Subclass Information > Property Class > Give property class name as TEXT_ITEM_DATE > Attach LOV as ENABLE_LIST_LAMP > Create KEY-LISTVAL item level trigger & add following code into it calendar.show; and compile the trigger. Step 3: DEPLOY THE FORM IN THE SERVER > Upload your .fmb file

Step 4: CREATE THE .fmx FILE IN THE SERVER >Type the code $ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmcmp_batch module=$XXAR_TOP/forms/US/CUSTOMERS.fmb userid=<username>/<password> output_file=$XXAR_TOP/forms/US/

CUSTOMERS.fmx module_type=form compile_all=special Step 5: REGISTARING THE FORM IN ORACLE APPS a) Registaring the FORM in Oracle Apps > Go to Application Developer > Application > Form > Give the details:

FORM: CUSTOMERS(name of the custom form) APPLICATION: Custom AR Application User Form Name: CUSTOMERS_DETAIL Description: Customer Detail form > save b) Registaring the FORM to a form function > System Administrator ->Application -> Function > Give the details: Form->form:CUSTOMERS_DETAIL Function:XX_CUSTOMER_DETAIL APPLICATION: Custom AR Application Properties > Type: Form User Function Name: CUSTOMERS_DETAIL_FUNCTION > save c) Finding the menu to which the above form function is to be attached. Again the menu is attached to a responsibilty. So we have go in the reverse order to find the menu name. > System Administrator ->Security -> Responsibility ->Define > Press F11 > Responsibility Name: %US%Rec (searching for US Receivables Super User) > Press Ctrl + F11

> This things will come in the form Responsibility Name: US Receivables Super User Application:Receivables (will come automatically ) >Take the Menu name >AR_NAVIGATE_GUI

d) Attaching the function to a Submenu of the above Main menu > System Administrator ->Application > Menu > Press F11 > Menu: AR_NAVIGATE_GUI > Press Ctrl+F11 > Promt: Custom Interfaces > Submenu: XXAR_CUSTOM

>System Administrator ->Application > Menu > Press F11 > Menu: XXAR_CUSTOM > Press Ctrl+F11 > Create a new > Promt: Customer Detail Form (It will display in the nevigator) >Function: CUSTOMERS_DETAIL_FUNCTION (Attach the function to the submenu) > save >One request has been submitted to recompile your menus in the database e) Viewing the request submitted in the background to recompile the menus to attach the function > Go to View>Requests>Find >The status should be :Compiled Normal Step 6: VIEWING THE FORM IN ORACLE APPLICATION: >Go to Oracle apps front end. >Login with username and password >Go to US Receivables Super User>Custom Interfaces >Customer Detail Form