A component of Oracle Fusion Middleware used to develop and deploy Forms applications. The Forms applications provide a user interface to access Oracle Database in an efficient and tightly-coupled way. The applications can be integrated with Java and web services to take advantage of service oriented architectures (SOA).
Object Type Identification
- Files with the extensions .fmb, .fmx are included regardless of location
File Extensions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| .fmb | A module, specifically, a Forms module binary file, created by Forms Builder. It uses Oracle for its back-end database |
| .fmx | A compiled form. |
Attributes
| Name | Description | Default Value | Supported Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Object Source Location Type | SCM | SCM |
| Target Location | Path to where the file should be deployed to. | $<PROD_TOP>/forms/ | |
| Stage Location | Path to where the file is staged. | $AU_TOP/forms/ | |
| Country | Specifies the current country of the session. | ||
| Module Type | Specifies the type of module to make from the Form. | FORM | FORM | LIBRARY | MENU |
| Compile All | Package compile preference. | special | special | YES | NO |
| Additional Parameters | Optional parameters to supply to the FNDLOAD command. | ||
| Classpath | Specifies the location of classes and packages. | $FORMS_PATH:$AU_TOP/forms/:$XXHR_TOP/forms/:$AU_TOP/resource/: |
Related Project Properties
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| EBS Forms Root Source Directory | Source folder for Forms (e.g. Form). | forms |
| EBS Forms Root Stage Directory | Stage directory for form files (fmb). (e.g. $XXAR_TOP/forms). | $AU_TOP/forms |
| EBS Forms Root Destination Directory | Target directory for form files (fmx). (e.g. $XXAR_TOP/forms). | $<PROD_TOP>/forms |
| EBS Forms Classpath | Set the classpath if needed for Forms compilation. |
Sample Build Commands
N/A - Build commands not supported for this type.
Sample Deploy Commands
cp $SOURCE_FILE $AU_TOP/forms/US/; export FORMS_PATH=$FORMS_PATH:$AU_TOP/forms/US/:$XXHR_TOP/forms/US/:$AU_TOP/resource/:; frmcmp_batch $AU_TOP/forms/US/AKDATTRS.fmb $FDEBS_DB_USER/$FDEBS_DB_PASSWORD output_file=$XXHR_TOP/forms/US/AKDATTRS.fmx compile_all=special