Oracle Developer Tutorial

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Oracle 10G Form Builder and Report Builder

By Anna Sidorova
Tutorial plan
Create, modify tables, insert, select data in SQL Create interface in Oracle designer
Forms based on one table or two tables Custom forms A switchboard Reports
Introduction to Oracle Form Builder
By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder
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Example:
STUDENT
COURSE_STUDENT
Grade_ Level SR SO GR SR SR JR FR SR
SID 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Name Jones Parks Baker Glass Baker Russell Rogers Jones
Major History y Acctg Math History Acctg Math Acctg History
Age 21 19 32 28 24 20 18 25
SID 100 150 200 200 300 400 400 400 450
CourseName MIS520 ACC220 MIS520 CSI312 ACC415 ACC220 CSI312 MAT101 ACC220
COURSE
Name ACC220 ACC415 CSI312 MAT101 MIS520
Time Room M-F9 BA110 MWF3 BA210 MWF8 SS213 MWF3 ES123 MWF12 BCIS4610, Spring 2009 BA224
Creating tables and inserting data in SQL Plus

Start SQL Plus and log in Download file Dev_Tutorial_SQL_SQL_Plus from the course web site Create tables STUDENT, COURSE, COURSE_STUDENT Insert data using INSERT statements
Starting Oracle Designer
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Start Oracle Form Builder
CREATING A FORM USING A WIZARD

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder 6
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Oracle Form Builder
Create a new form based on MODULE1

Go to File/New/Form a new module is added to your object navigator window Click on MODULE2 and rename it into STUDENT
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Create a data block based on a table

Right click on the STUDENT module and select Data Block Wizard Click next on the Data Block Wizard welcome page
Creating a data block (conts)

Select Table/view option Select a table by clicking on Browse button
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Selecting a table (contd)

When you click browse, you will be prompted to log in Login into your usual account and select table STUDENT from the displayed list
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Select database items

Move all the attributes into selected attributes pane using arrow buttons
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Name your data block
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Select the then call the Layout wizard option
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Creating a layout
Layout wizard allows you to create a form layout Click next on the welcome page and select content canvas type
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Select items to be displayed

Select items to be displayed Modify the labels (prompts) and widths of corresponding text boxes if necessary
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Select a layout
Select form layout Name the frame Select the number of students to be displayed
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Complete and view the form

Complete and view the form design
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MODIFYING A FORM
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Modifying the form

To change color, select the form of its element Go to Property palette Modify Foreground and background color properties
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Add a title to your form

Add a label using the toolbox on the left
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Testing your form

Go to Program/Run to view the form Use Enter Query button to enter the query Use Execute Query button to view corresponding records
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Convert Major into List Item

In the Property palette, change item type to list item
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Converting Major into a list item

Add item values using the property palette
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Converting an item into a radio group

Change Item type for Grade_level to Radio Group. The corresponding textbox will disappear.
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Adding radio buttons

Add a radio button (by clicking on the toolbox) for each of the grade levels (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Graduate). All the radio buttons will correspond to the grade level radio group.
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Format your radio buttons

If necessary, change background color of the radio buttons. Add a label and a border (a rectangle).
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Save and test your form
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CREATING A FORM BASED ON TWO TABLES

Creating a Form Based on Table Student

In order to create a form based on 2 tables:
Create a form similar to the STUDENT form we created (name it REGISTRATION) )
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Creating a form based on two linked tables

In order to create a form based on 2 tables:
Create an additional data block using a wizard based on the table course_student _ Establish master-detail relationship
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Follow the steps suggested by the wizard Include only course name as a visible attribute
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For the Courses frame, select tabular layout, 5 records per page and a scrollbar scrollbar.
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Compile and run your form
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Create an LOV
Right-click anywhere in module REGISTRATION and select LOV wizard Select record group based on a query
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Create an LOV
Type in a query that would retrieve all records from table course (do not put a semi-column at the end) Here you will may be asked to log into the DB
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Create an LOV
Select all the columns that you want to appear in you LOV
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Create an LOV
Specify the return value for COURSE_NAME field
Return value is a field where the course name from your LOV will be inserted
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Create an LOV
Specify title and dimensions Specify the number of rows displayed at once
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Create an LOV
Select COURSENAME as assigned value Complete your LOV
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Create an LOV
To test your LOV:
Run the form Cli k on Click CourseName field Press CTRL+L
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Create an LOV control button

Close your form in the browser Return to the Form buikder, Layout editor Click on the Control Button item in the toolbar on the left and drag it to a desired location on your canvas Name your button using Property pallete
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Create an LOV control button

Right click on the button, and open PL/SQL editor Select Type TRIGGER, Name WHEN_MOUSE_CLICKED WHEN MOUSE CLICKED Type in code the code below
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Test an LOV button

Compile and test your button
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CREATING A CUSTOM FORM
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Creating a custom form

Create a new form module and name it COURSE Click on data bloc and then on the plus icon. Select Build a data block manually Rename your block into COURSE_BLOCK
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Create and modify a canvas

Add a canvas by clicking on Canvas in object navigator and then on a plus sign Rename your canvas into COURSE and open it with COURSE, Layout Editor
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Create and modify a canvas

Change the background color of the canvas using the Property palette Add a header Course Information Course Information Add a picture (download any picture from the web, save in in C:\\temp, then go to Edit, Import)
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Add text boxes and prompts

Using the toolbox on the left, add the following text items and a corresponding prompts:
Course name Meeting Time Room
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Add control buttons

Using toolbox on the left, add four control buttons. Name them New, Find, Save and Clear
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Adding PL/SQL code

Create triggers for each of New and Clear buttons Add PL/SQL code to the triggers
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Adding PL/SQL code

Create triggers for each of the Save button Add PL/SQL code to the triggers
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Adding PL/SQL code

Create triggers for each of the Find button Add PL/SQL code to the triggers
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Adding PL/SQL code

Create triggers for each the Exit button Add PL/SQL code to the triggers
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Creating a switchboard
Create a new form Create a control block, similar to the one in form COURSE Add four control buttons
Add student Add course Register student Exit
Add code to open forms
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Add triggers to corresponding buttons
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Creating reports
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Opening report builder
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Use report wizard to create a report
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Using report wizard

Click OK on the welcome page and then specify the type of report that you want to create
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Using report wizard

Name your report and select the desired style
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Using report wizard

Select SQL query as a basis for the report Build your query (you may be asked to log in at this point)
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Using report wizard

Designate columns as group fields
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Using report wizard

Select columns to appear in the report
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Using report wizard

Specify labels and field length for each of the items
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Using report wizard

Select a template
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Using report wizard

Finish and view your report
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Viewing Web report
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BCIS 5420

Oracle 10G Form Builder and Report Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

SID 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Name Jones Parks Baker Glass Baker Russell Rogers Jones

Major History y Acctg Math History Acctg Math Acctg History

Name ACC220 ACC415 CSI312 MAT101 MIS520

Creating tables and inserting data in SQL Plus

Starting Oracle Designer

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Start Oracle Form Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

CREATING A FORM USING A WIZARD

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Oracle Form Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Create a new form based on MODULE1

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Create a data block based on a table

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Creating a data block (conts)

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Selecting a table (contd)

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Select database items

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Name your data block

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Select the then call the Layout wizard option

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Select items to be displayed

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Complete and view the form

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Modifying the form

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Add a title to your form

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Testing your form

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Convert Major into List Item

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Converting Major into a list item

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Converting an item into a radio group

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

Adding radio buttons

Introduction to Oracle Form Builder

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form Builder

Format your radio buttons