Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Core Development and Extension Cookbook

Deploying forms

Now we have created the form, we should test it. We cannot run the form locally on our PC, so we need to transfer it to the application tier and compile it. We also need to register the form and create a function for it. Then we can add the function to a menu. In this recipe, we are going to perform the following tasks:

• Registering a form
• Creating a function that calls a form
• Adding a form to a menu
• FTP the form to the application tier
• Compiling a form
• Testing a form

Registering a form

Before we can run the form, it needs to be registered in the application.

How to do it...

To register the form, perform the following tasks:

1. Log in to Oracle and select the Application Developer responsibility.
2. Navigate to Application | Form and the Forms ...