Chapter 3. Tabular Forms

by Denes Kubicek

A Tabular Form provides a way to display, create, edit and delete multiple records using a grid. With Tabular Forms you can edit and change multiple records at once, without having to go back and forth as in a normal single record form.

How did Tabular Forms evolve? The feature has been part of APEX from the very beginning. Until version 4.0, however, there were no major changes in the way Tabular Forms operate. A wizard was available to lead users through the creation of a Tabular Form. This wizard would create a simple editable report. In addition to the report, it would create some buttons required for saving or discarding changes and four processes for creating, updating, and deleting data. That was ...

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