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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 2

By Anna SidorovaIntro to Oracle Form
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Example:
STUDENT COURSE_STUDENT

Grade_
SID Name Major Age SID CourseName
Level
100 Jones History
y SR 21 100 MIS520
150 Parks Acctg SO 19 150 ACC220
200 Baker Math GR 32 200 MIS520
250 Glass History SR 28
200 CSI312
300 Baker Acctg SR 24
350 Russell Math JR 20
300 ACC415
400 Rogers Acctg FR 18 400 ACC220
450 Jones History SR 25 400 CSI312
400 MAT101
COURSE
450 ACC220
Name Time Room
ACC220 M-F9 BA110
ACC415 MWF3 BA210
CSI312 MWF8 SS213
MAT101 MWF3 ES123
MIS520 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 4

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Start Oracle Form Builder


CREATING A FORM USING A
WIZARD


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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 (cont’s)
• Select Table/view option
• Select a table by clicking on Browse button


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Selecting a table (cont’d)
• When you click browse, you will be prompted to log in
• Login into your usual account and select table
STUDENT from the displayed list


Select database items
• Move all the attributes into selected attributes
pane using arrow buttons


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Name your data block


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


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


Complete and view the form
• Complete and view the form design


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MODIFYING A FORM


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


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


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.


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).


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


tables
• Follow the steps suggested by the wizard
• Include only course name as a visible attribute


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tables
• For the Courses frame, select tabular layout, 5
records per page and a scrollbar
scrollbar.


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


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


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


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


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


Test an LOV button
• Compile and test
your button


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CREATING A CUSTOM FORM


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


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


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


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


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


Adding PL/SQL code
• Create triggers for each the Exit button


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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


Creating reports


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Opening report builder


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


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)


Using report wizard
• Designate columns as group fields


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Using report wizard
• Select columns to appear in the report


Using report wizard

• Specify labels and field length for each of the items


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Using report wizard
• Select a template


Using report wizard

• Finish and view your report


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Viewing Web report


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