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Although Oracle Forms remains popular, many developers now see Oracle APEX as a preferred technology. Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX conversion projects follow a well-defined procedure, but sub-procedures and complexities can arise that make such conversion projects a challenging job. This book will take you through a real Oracle Forms to APEX conversion project. It explains all the elements of the conversion, from generating XML files to the deployment of a working APEX application. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the process of Forms conversion. The book starts with the details of the Forms project, and prepares you for the conversion process. You will use the rwconverter and Reports Builder in Oracle Developer Suite to generate XML and other useful files. You will plan and define the business logic for your conversion project. You will use the Forms Converter in Oracle APEX to convert and customize your Oracle Forms applications. Finally, you will deploy your application. With this book you will understand what a Forms Conversion project in Oracle APEX means, what needs to be done, and what steps are necessary in order to create a fully functional and meaningful conversion project. This book shows the best way to convert applications from Forms to APEX. What you will learn from this book Create a fully functional and meaningful APEX conversion project using the Forms Converter in Oracle Application Express Generate XML files using conversion tool, the rwconverter, and Reports Builder in the Oracle Developer Suite Create a Forms Conversion Project and upload the generated XML files into the conversion project Implement the business logic in your APEX application Customize your converted APEX application using the Foms Converter in APEX Deploy the APEX application Master the working of Forms Converter in Oracle APEX Understand the difficulties in a Forms Conversion project and address them Master the different stages of a successful Oracle Forms to APEX conversion project Approach Packed with plentiful screenshots and clear explanations, this book is a step-by-step tutorial that demonstrates a successful Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX Conversion project. Who this book is written for This book is for Oracle Forms developers who want to migrate to Oracle APEX. The book will also be useful for Oracle APEX developers who want to convert their older Forms applications to Oracle APEX applications. About The Author Douwe Pieter van den Bos started working as an Oracle Developer using Oracle Designer and Oracle Forms. Soon he discovered the wondrous world of Oracle Application Express and was one of the first people in the Netherlands to be using this tool in real live applications. His first encounters with the development of APEX applications and, later on, his thoughts on web development and project management were written down on his own personal website, http://ome-b.nl. This web site became the only Dutch APEX related website and a knowledge base on everything APEX. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Understanding your Project Reasons for conversion Functional reasons Technical reasons Understanding the functionality The application Business process User interaction User roles Understanding the technicality Components Architecture Forms builder Modules and iterations Modules Iterations Summary Chapter 2: Preparing your Forms Conversion Get your stuff! Creating XML files The Forms2XML conversion tool Forms Modules Object Libraries Forms Menus Report Files PL/SQL Libraries Understanding XML The target database Summary Chapter 3: Create your Forms Conversion project Getting started Creating the project Adding additional sources The project page Editing the project Deleting the project Editing project details Applicability Set application defaults Summary Chapter 4: Planning your Project The project page Inside our project Component Count Equivalent component Implementation Details Included File Name Applicable What we need to do Blocks Triggers Lists of Values Alerts Program Units Component annotations Completion status Assign developers Project planning Using annotations Applicability and completeness Assignees Tags Summary Chapter 5: Getting your Logic Right! Pre-generation editing Investigating Data blocks Block items Original versus Enhanced Query Triggers Custom Query Generation Editing Analyzing business logic Alerts Program units Libraries Triggers Summary Chapter 6: Generating your Application Setting the project Start the generation Application design models Check the pages Adding pages Selecting a theme Create the application Run the application Summary Chapter 7: Reviewing and Customizing your Application The home page Lists of Values Validations Back to the project page Titles and names Summary Chapter 8: Delivering your Application Steps in application delivery Integrating modules and applications Authentication integration Integrating with Oracle Single Sign-On User acceptance Training Deploying Exporting the application Importing the application Summary Index