Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Core Development and Extension Cookbook

Chapter 3. Advanced Oracle Forms

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

Introduction

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 ...