How to add LOV field on OAF page without OAF customizations

Adding LOV field on OAF page, requires creation of many OAF objects. Those not having much exposure on OAF can use below to achieve same –

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• Check if any DFF is available on the page and can be reused by adding the new segments
• Adding value set to any segment will display LOV on segment on OAF pages
• If no DFF available, create custom DFF using respective table
• Create new flex item on page to include the custom DFF
• Assign the value set to the segment will fulfill the need.

 

This is simple and easily maintainable as LOV data will be fully controlled by your value set used.

How to add custom flexfield on OAF page

This is similar to adding any new fields on OAF page and will be achieved using OAF personalization.

 

Go to OAF page >> Personalize Page >> Create Item >>

 

Item Style = Flex

Id – DFF   (Any unique Value)

Appl Short Name – ICX ( Oracle iProcurement)

Name – TESTDFF  (DFF Name) Click Here to create custom DFF

View Instance –  OneTimeLocationDisplayVO  (Associated VO of the page)

This will show the DFF available on the screen. Re order as per requirement.

 

Associated VO Details ( About This Page)

 

Note – Add Flex item on page layout region.

 

 

How to create custom DFF

Mostly we use standard DFF by adding more context and segment combination.  This will be very useful when we don’t have standard DFF enable and need to store some additional details.

 

Oracle provides option to create custom DFF –

 

Login to EBS >>Application Developer (R) >> Flexfield >>Descriptive >> Register

Application – Oracle IProcurement

Title – Sandeep

Table Application – Oracle IProcurement

Structure Column – Attribute15 (This should be attribute category. Taken attribute15 as no category was available on selected table)

 

Name – TESTDFF

Description –

Table Name – POR_ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES

Context Prompt – TestSandeep

DFF View Name – SANDEEP_DFV (Name should be ending with _DFV)

 

 

Sandeep DFF on table POR_ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES has been created successfully.

 

 

Flexfield >>Descriptive >> Segment >> select segment and create attribute as standard DFF

 

 

Now we can use this DFF at any page. In case any LOV is required define the segment and add the value set with attribute.

 
 

Submit concurrent Program from standard Oracle Form using Form personalization

To launch a concurrent program directly from core forms ( without going to SRS window), we can use oracle form –

 

>Create a custom PL/SQL package.

>>Call the concurrent program

>>>Add accustom menu using form personalization – Click here

>>>>Create a new form personalization

Event – SPECIAL[n]

Action –Built In 

                Execute a procedure

                                                     

 

>>>>>How to execute procedure using form personalization – Click here

 

 
 

How to show message dynamically in Oracle Forms

Using form personalization we can show custom message on defined actions.

To show the different message content based on the form data, we can use form personalization.

Create a PL/SQL function

>> Return different message based on predefined rules (conditions)

Function –

xxx_pkg.getmessage(param1 VARCHAR2) return VARCHAR2

IS

BEGIN

If param1 = 1 THEN return ‘Sandeep’ end if;

If param1 =2 THEN return ‘OAL’ END IF;

EXCEPTION

Return ‘Exception in custom program’

END ;

>>> Create a form personalization to display message

= select xxx_pkg.getmessage(Paramaer) from dual

 
 

 

Inventory organization Check using Form Personalization

This is for Inventory related core forms. Oracle inventory pops us change organization form to pick an organization before launching any form.

Based on the selection only forms are appearing and are applicable only for selected organization.

 

Change organization set the organization value in

Block – PARAMETER

Field – ORG_CODE

 

Using form personalization, we can check if we are in expected organization or not.

 

While opening the form below message will pop up -

 

Org check condition will not work for WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE trigger.

We should use this at WHEN-NEW-BLOCK-INSTANCE.

 
 

Create custom Menu in forms

As OAF provides adding new items and flexibility to change the code on any button press, Oracle form is not flexible enough to accommodate such requirement.

But instead of extending the action logic of existing forms, oracle form offers to disable the existing button (removed option to perform standard action) and execute custom logic from menu.

 

For any to- do action from core forms, using form personalization we can add custom menus (Menu >> Tools>>) and instruct any action as per requirement.

 

Steps to add new menu –

Form >> Menu >> Help >> Diagnostics >>Custom Code >> Personalize>> Create a new personalization at form/function level

 

Event – WHEN NEW FORM INSTANCE

Action – Menu >> Select Special options from LOV (SPECIAL1) >> Give user defined name >> Save and Exit

 

 

Go To form >> Menu >> Tools >> This will show you new menu

 

We can add any action for custom menu –

Create a new personalization

 

Event – SPECIAL1

Action – Message

                 “This is custom menu helpful to execute custom actions”           

 

 

 

 

  

 
 

Procedure Call using Form Personalization

How to Launch a procedure using form personalization ?

 

Form >> Menu >> Help >> Diagnostics >>Custom Code >> Personalize

 

Create a personalization

Event–        Any trigger

Action –               Built in >> Execute procedure >>

 

 

Syntex –

 

='begin

xxxxx_pkg.call_program('''||${item.<BLOCK_NAME>.<FILED_NAME>.value}||''', '''||${item.<BLOCK_NAME>.<FILED_NAME>.value}||''',1,’Test’);

end'

 

 

Description –

Procedure declaration

XXXX_PKG.call_program(pramaetr1 VARCHAR2,

   parameter2 VARCHAR2,

  parameter3 NUMBER,

  parameter4 VARCHAR2);

 

Parameter1 & 2 , value will be passed form form field.

Parameter3, constant value 1 is being passed.

Parameter4, constant value ‘Test’ is being passed.

                                 

 

LOV in WebADI - Component

Interface property can be used to set the value set. This will provide list option in excel sheet and will have limitation on values.

Usages of component will provide standard EBS LOV option. Steps are as below -

 

 

1)      Desktop Integration Manager (R) >> Manage Component >> Create Component

Provide display name, internal name and application.

Component Type:

LOV-Table -  

Ø  SQL details will be provided into interface column properties

Ø  Component name should be provided in interface column properties

 

LOV-JAVA (Please click here)

Complete component details and apply.

Table_column-alias – Interface column name

Table_column – Value set column name (Meaning)

Table-select-column - Interface column name

 

 

Go to interface >> properties window and provide the component created.

 

 

Make Dependent VS Enterable Without Passing Parent VS

While creating dependent value set in EBS, we found dependent (child) field is greyed (disabled) at beginning until parent field gets some value.

Requirement is to enable child field from beginning even though parent field does not have any value passed.

Supplier site is dependent on supplier and hence is disable initially and get enabled once supplier name will have value.

Above will be achieved by adding below in where condition –

WHERE and ORDER BY

Vendor_id = :$FLEX$.Supplier_test

Solution dependent VS can be enabled since beginning by modifying the above WHERE condition as below –

WHERE and ORDER BY

Vendor_id = :$FLEX$.Supplier_test:NULL

This will enable site value set.

From : Dixidha