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14. Form Builder validations

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Lab Content

- Form Builder Variables

- What is validations
- Validation types
- Validation Examples :
Validations using System Variables
Validations using form builder item properties
Validations using Parameters
Validations using screen items
Validations Using Global Variables
- Navigations

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Form Builder Variables

1. Screen Items : ( items listed under the item node in any block )
Syntax  :Block_name.item_name
2. Parameter : owned by certain form create parameter from parameter node
Syntax  :parameter.parameter_name
3. System Variables : owned by oracle form runtime session , we can read system variables values
Syntax  :system.variable_name
4. Global variables : owned by session runtime , we use global variables to transfer values among opened forms
Syntax  :global.variable_name
5.Local variable : any variable declared within block ( between declare – begin for any block )
can be used with-in this block only

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

What is validation ?
How to ensure that the item value is accepted ( pass all conditions applied to this item )
Validation Types :

1. Form Builder Validation 2. Database Validations

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1.1 Item Properties 2.1 Constraints validation
- Required Primary key validation
- Lowest allowed value , Highest allowed value Foreign key Validation
- Data type , format mask not null validation
1.2 Using Triggers Check constraint validations ( sal >0 )
when-validate-item payment_type in ( cash , credit )
when-validate-record Unique Constraint ( no duplication )
2.2 Database Triggers
insert , update , delete triggers can be used for validation

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14. Form Builder validations

When does validation happen ?

Validation happens with enter key , save action

Validation Sequence
1. Form Builder validation
1. Item Properties
2. Form builder triggers

2. Database Validations

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
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14. Form Builder validations

Validations Using System Variables

System variables : group of variables for each form owned by oracle forms runtime

We can read system variables values in our coding

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
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14. Form Builder validations

Validations Using System Variables

Example :

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Validations Using Parameters

When-validate-item

Item:hiredate

Alert

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Validations Using Parameters

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Validations Using Parameters

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
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14. Form Builder validations

Screen Items : When-Validate- Record

Used when your code check the value of more than one item

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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Screen Items : When-Validate-Record

Used when your code check the value of more than one item

Syntax :

:Block_name.Item_name

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Screen Items : When-Validate-Record

Used when your code check the value of more than one item

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

AzzaShoukr
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology
AAST : CSP : Oracle Courses : Developer
14. Form Builder validations

Global Variables

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