EBS Object Types - Forms
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. |
Object Type
Name | Code |
|---|---|
Forms |
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Object Type Attributes
Name | Code | 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/: | |
File Permissions |
| Permissions to apply to the file after it is deployed | Defaults to the project property FDEBS_FILE_PERMISSIONS |
Related Project Properties
Name | Code | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Forms Root Source Directory |
| Source folder for Forms (e.g. Form). | forms |
Forms Root Stage Directory |
| Stage directory for form files (fmb). (e.g. $XXAR_TOP/forms). | $AU_TOP/forms |
Forms Root Destination Directory |
| Target directory for form files (fmx). (e.g. $XXAR_TOP/forms). | $<PROD_TOP>/forms |
Forms Classpath |
| Set the classpath if needed for Forms compilation. | |
File Permissions |
| Target File Permission. Will be set to target file after deployment using chmod. eg: 755 |
Sample Build Commands
N/A - Build commands not supported for this type.
Sample Deploy Commands
cp "$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 - style