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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of ContentsOverview ............................................................................................ 2
Overview............................................................................................................................ 4
About this Guide ............................................................................................................... 4
Signing on .......................................................................................................................... 5
Responsibility ..................................................................................................................... 6
The Personal HomePage ................................................................................................. 7
The MDI Window ............................................................................................................... 8
The Navigator Window .................................................................................................... 9
Functions Tab................................................................................................................. 9
Top Ten List ............................................................................................................... 10
List of Values ............................................................................................................. 10
Documents Tab ........................................................................................................... 11
Menu and Toolbar .......................................................................................................... 12
Pull-Down Menus ......................................................................................................... 12
Tools > Close Other Forms ............................................................................................. 13
Toolbar Icons ............................................................................................................... 13
Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................................................................ 15
Complete list of keyboard shortcuts ............................................................................ 16
Retrieving Data ............................................................................................................... 17
Query ........................................................................................................................ 17
Using the Find Mode ................................................................................................... 17
Query Mode............................................................................................................. 18
Using the Query Mode ............................................................................................... 18
Query Mode Operators .......................................................................................... 19
Entering Data .................................................................................................................. 20
Color Coded Fields ..................................................................................................... 20
Using a List of Values................................................................................................... 21
Power List:..................................................................................................................... 25
Using the Calendar Window ..................................................................................... 25
Using Flexfields................................................................................................................. 26
Key Flexfields ................................................................................................................ 26
Descriptive Flexfields................................................................................................... 27
Accessing Online Help ................................................................................................... 28
Help Menu ................................................................................................................... 28
Display Database Error .................................................................................................. 29
Running Reports and Programs .................................................................................... 30
Concurrent Processing ............................................................................................... 30
Submit Requests ...................................................................................................... 30
View Requests ................................................................................................................. 35
Creating a Folder ........................................................................................................... 39
Defining Query Criteria ........................................................................................... 40
Folder Tools .................................................................................................................. 41
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OVERVIEW
Oracle Applications is a tightly integrated family of application products that
share a common look and feel. Using the menus and windows of Oracle
Applications, you have access to all the functions needed to manage business
information.
Oracle Applications provides you with full point-and-click capability. The mouse
or keyboard can be used to operate graphical controls such as pull-down
menus, buttons, pop-ups, and check boxes.
In addition, Oracle Applications offers many other features such as field-to-field
validation and List of Values to simplify data entry and maintain the integrity of
the data entered.
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SIGNING ON
Enter your Username and Password and then choose Connect to access the
Oracle Applications. Use the Tab key to move between fields.
You can change your initial password and update it periodically. Note that
your password does not display as you type; this prevents others from seeing
it. Keep your password confidential to prevent unauthorized access to your
business data.
Your System Administrator assigns Usernames and the initial Password. When
you sign on for the first time, a window will appear showing that your initial
password is expired. You can then set up your own password.
You can reset your password through the Edit Menu in the Navigator Window,
which we will introduce later. System Administrator can also reset your
password should you forget it.
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RESPONSIBILITY
A responsibility is a predefined set of data, menus, and forms that define your
particular level of authority while using the system.
Each Responsibility provides you access to an application, menus and a set
of functions through online screens.
The Oracle Application menus present only the functions for which your
Responsibility is given permission.
Each user has at least one responsibility and several users can share the same
responsibility.
Depending on how your system is configured and the applications you have
installed, you can log on using one of two methods. After logging on to
Oracle Applications either a Personal Homepage is displayed where your
responsibilities are listed, or you are connected directly to the Oracle
Applications Navigator after you select a responsibility from the responsibility
window.
If you are assigned to only one application you enter the application
automatically unless you have a Personal Homepage which will list only the
one responsibility. If you have more than one, choose from the pop-up list or
click a link to the responsibility.
To change responsibility within an application select File>Switch Responsibility
from the menu bar
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Message Line
Oracle Applications display pertinent information for processing your form,
including error messages.
Record Indicator
Display the information about how many records are retrieved in your query
and which record is currently opened. For example, in the above screen you
are in the second record of a total of 167.
Status Line
Oracle Applications displays status information.
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Functions Tab
The Forms tab is used to navigate to the forms. You can access the Navigator
anytime from the View Show Navigator menu or press the Show Navigator
button on the toolbar .
You navigate to the sub-menus and forms displayed in the left-hand side of
the window. The buttons below expand or collapse the hierarchical list of
menus.
At the top of the navigation window are two fields that help identify a
selection. The top field displays the name of the currently selected item. The
lower field displays the description of current selection.
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Items with a + sign are menus that can be expanded to a lower level.
Buttons below the left side expand and contract the menus:
Expands the
currently selected menu
item. Same as doubleclicking or choosing the
Open button.
Expands all
sublevels of the currently
selected item.
Collapses the
selected item. Same as
double-clicking.
Collapses all
items of the
navigation list.
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Documents Tab
The Documents tab is used to display links to documents used frequently.
The Rename button allows you to remain the document link in the Navigator
Documents region.
The Remove button allows you to remove the document link from the
Navigator Documents region.
The Open button opens the document in the respective Oracle Application
form. You can also double-click on the document link icon to open.
Select File > Place on Navigator menu item to place a document in the
Navigator Documents region. Forms that do not support adding documents
to the navigator will not have the 'Place on Navigator' menu option enabled.
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Pull-Down Menus
Note: Some pull-down menu functions will not be active in certain forms,
depending upon the functionality in the forms.
View
Tools
Product specific entries, or may be disabled if no entiries
exist.
New
Open
Save: Saves any pending changes in current form
Save and Proceed: Saves any pending changes, and
returns form to state w here next transaction can be started
Next Step
Export: Export information in folder form to a file
Place on Navigator: Place the document in the navigator
w indow under the documents tab
Log onas a different User: Display the sign on w indow
Sw itch Responsibility: Change your responsibility
Print: Print the current w indow
Close Form: Close current w indow
Exit Oracle Applications: Quit Oracle Applications
Show Navigator
Zoom
Find: Display the Find w indow to retrieve records
Find All: Retrieve all records
Query by Example
-Enter:Invoke 'Enter Query' mode to enter search criteria
-Run: Execute the query-by-example
-Cancel: Cancel the query-by-example by exiting from
'Enter Query' mode
-Show Last Criteria: Recover the search criteria used in
the previous query-by-example
-Count Matching Records: Count the number of records
that w ould be retrieved if you ran the current query-byexample
Record: First: Move the cursor to the first record
Last: Move the cursor to the last record
Translations: Display the Translations w indow
Attachments: Display the Attachments w indow
Summary/Detail: Sw itch betw een the summary and detail
view s of a combination block
Requests: Show the status of your Concurrent Requests
Edit
Folder
Help
Undo Typing
Cut: Cut the current selection to the clipboard
Copy: Copy the current selection to the clipboard
Paste: Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current
field
Duplicate: -Record Above:Copy value from pior row
-Field Above: Copy value from prior field
Clear: -Record: Erase current record from w indow
-Field: Erase data from current field
-Block: Erase all records from the current block
-Form: Erase any pending changes from the current
form
Delete Record: Delete current record from database
Select All: Select all records (for blocks w ith multi-select).
Deselect All : Deselect all selected records except for the
current record (for blocks w ith multi-select).
Edit Field: Display Editor for current field
Preferences: -Change passw ord
-Profiles
File
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Window
Cascade:Display any open w indow s in a "cascaded" or
stair stepped fashion
Tile Horizontally: Display any open w indow s in a tiled
horizontal (non-overlapping) fashion
Tile vertically: Display any open w indow s in a vertical (nonverlapping) fashion
Forms Currently Open in Oracle Applications: Each form
open in Oracle Applications w ill be listed numerically
Toolbar Icons
In addition to the pull-down menu, you can also invoke the same menu options
by selecting buttons from the toolbar.
The toolbar provides the most commonly used actions on the menu with icon
buttons.
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
You may choose, for convenience, to use function keys instead of the menus or
the toolbar. Almost everything that can be done with the mouse can also be
done with the keyboard. All the shortcuts are listed in the pull-down menu
under
Help>Keyboard Help.
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Keys
Ctrl + B
F5
F7
F8
F6
Ctrl + S
F12
Ctrl + Up
Shift + Ctrl +E
Down
Shift + F5
Shift + F6
Ctrl + E
F11
Ctrl + F11
F4
Ctrl + H
Ctrl + Down
Ctrl + L
F2
Shift + PageDown
Tab
Shift + F7
Down
Shift + F8
Shift + PageUp
Shift + Tab
Up
Ctrl + P
Return
PageDown
PageUp
Ctrl + K
Up
Ctrl + U
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RETRIEVING DATA
Query
In Oracle Application forms, you may use a Query to locate specific records or
sets of records for display and modification. There are two ways to create
queries (Find Mode and Query Mode)
Find Mode
To query for records in your current block or window, use the Find window. The
window contains fields for entering search criteria.
Select View > Find from the pull-down menu or select the Find icon with a
flashlight.
Enter you search criteria in the appropriate fields. You can use the wildcard
(%) character in the search phrase.
Click Find to find any matching records.
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Query Mode
Query by example. You can retrieve a group of records based on more
sophisticated search criteria. You can use Query mode to specify complex
criteria in most of the fields of your current block.
Select View > Query By Example > Enter from the pull-down menu or press
F11.
Once you have activated Query Mode the fields you can use in query mode
will turn light blue in color indicating that the Region is in Query Mode.
Enter search criteria in any of the blue fields, using wildcard and query
operators listed below if necessary. You can also select View > Query By
Example > Show Last Criteria to display the search criteria in your last search.
Select View > Query By Example > Run or press Ctrl + F11 to perform the
search
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Operators
Meaning
Example
Equal to
= Steve or = 107
!=
Not Equal to
!= Steve or != 107
>
Greater than
>=
>= 55
<
Less than
<1000.00
<=
<= 100
#BETWEEN
In addition, if you dont need to retrieve all the data, but only want the number
of records that match your search criteria, you can simply perform View > Query
By Example > Count Matching Records to save time.
Note: In the LUCIDITY Training documents, whenever you are instructed to
find a record, it means using Find Mode.
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ENTERING DATA
Color Coded Fields
Fields are color coded to indicate their type as follows:
Field Color
White
White with green text
Yellow
Gray with black text
Blue
Description
Permit data entry
Indicates drilldown capability
Require data entry
Display only
Indicates fields to use in Query Mode
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Example: You are trying to enter the data in an Oracle Form, If you want to
enter the Supplier name, put your cursor in the Supplier field, the List of Values
icon () appears next to the Supplier field. Click the List of Values icon next to
the field or press Ctrl + L.
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After you click the icon or press Ctrl + L, you see a window that asks you to
enter a partial value to see a limited list or keep the % to find all the Supplier
names.
Note: This partial value window only appears in fields that may have a long
list of values. In some fields you will go straight to the next window.
If you keep only the wildcard % and select Find, you will get the whole list:
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If you type an A in front of the % and then hit Find or press Enter, only
Supplier Names that start with A will display:
If you keep only the wildcard % and select Find, you will get the whole list
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Note: In some screen fields you may need to move the cursor out of the Find
field, by clicking once on the first record on the list, for power reduction to work.
If you need to initiate a query to look for specific information in the query
window, type what you are trying to query with % sign. Example above:
You clicked in ACCOUNT field but need to see all accounts where the
description has loan. Since you are trying to find the appropriate account
number for type in %LOAN% and click Find. The window will display all the
records that have the letters LOAN in the Description field.
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Power List:
The Power List feature provides you an even faster method of data entry. If a
field displays a List of Values icon and you know the value you want, simply enter
the first few characters of the value and press Tab. Power List will complete the
entry for you or bring up the LOV window with all records that match the
characters entered.
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USING FLEXFIELDS
A Flexfield is a flexible data field, made up of one or more segments, which your
organization can customize for your business needs without programming.
Oracle Applications uses two types of Flexfields.
Key Flexfields
A Key Flexfield is a pre-defined flexfield for certain key data elements, such as
Account Code, Item Numbers, Asset Categories, etc.
The number and
characteristics of the segments comprising a Key Flexfield can be customized.
In a Key Flexfield window, use the LOV icon, , next to the field to help you enter
the data. The Combinations button will display all valid segment combinations
for the flexfield, and the LOV icon will display just the value for the segment
containing the cursor.
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Descriptive Flexfields
A Descriptive Flexfield is a user-definable flexfield where you can capture
additional information that Oracle Applications has not already provided and
tailor the system to meet the needs of your business. Descriptive Flexfields are
provided in most screens and indicated by square brackets [].
Note: You can only use a Descriptive Flexfield if your System Admin has
defined it.
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Help Menu
Select Help > Window Help. A Help window is displayed through your web
browser tool, providing information and a list of topics associated with the
current application window.
You can display online help for any Oracle Applications product listed in the
navigation frame on the left side of the window.
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After checking the type of request you want to run in the previous window, you
will see the Submit Request window:
In this window, you select the request you wish to run and then set Parameters,
Schedule, and Completion Options for it. Each of these functions is discussed in
the following pages.
Note: To exit from this screen without submitting a request, you must click
the Cancel button.
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After you enter all the parameters and options, click Submit Request to run you
requests.
Note: A Parameters window automatically appears if you select a request
that requires parameter values. Some of the parameters may be
mandatory to run certain reports
Note: You can use LOV in most of the parameter fields, but the Calendar
function is not available in this window.
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The Schedule option helps you define a submission schedule. You can define
your schedule to run a request ASAP, at a specific time, or repeatedly at specific
intervals, on specific days of the week or month.
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Completion Options enables you to set the printing style, assign printers, and
enter number of copies to print. You can submit a report to multiple printers and
notify users that a report has been printed. In Oracle Applications, all of the
above printing options can be set at application, responsibility, or user level.
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VIEW REQUESTS
Since all reports, programs, and requests are run as concurrent requests in Oracle
Applications, you can navigate to the Requests window to view the progress of
all of your concurrent requests.
Navigate to the Request window through View > Requests, and you will see a
Find Requests window.
Enter specific criteria in the Find Requests window and click Find
A Requests window with all the requests you queried will appear:
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The Requests window displays a phase and status for each concurrent
request listed. A concurrent request has a life cycle consisting of the following
phases: pending, running, completed and sometimes, inactive.
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Phase
PENDING
Status
Normal
Standby
Scheduled
Waiting
RUNNING
Normal
Paused
Resuming
COMPLETED
INACTIVE
Terminating
Normal
Error
Warning
Canceled
Terminated
Disabled
On Hold
No Manager
Description
Request is waiting for the next available
manager.
Program to run request is incompatible with
other programs currently running and must
wait until they have completed
Request is scheduled to start at a future time
or date.
A child request is waiting for its parent request
to mark it.
Request is running normally.
Parent request pauses for all its child requests
to finish.
All requests submitted by the same parent
request are done.
Request is terminated per Cancel request.
Request completed successfully.
Request failed to complete successfully.
Request completed with warnings.
Pending or Inactive request canceled.
Request is terminated per cancellation.
Program to run request is not enabled.
Pending request is placed on hold.
No manager is defined to run the request.
Note: If a request ends with a status of error, you should first view the log
file to determine the cause of the problem.
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You can click on various buttons in this window to perform tasks relating to
concurrent processing:
Refresh Data: Use this button to refresh the data in order to display
updated progress of your requests.
Find Requests: Use this button to search for additional requests.
Submit a New Request: Use this button to submit a new request.
View Details: Use this button to view detailed information about your
requests, for example, submission date and scheduling.
Diagnostics: Displays diagnostic information such as when it ran and if it
completes successfully.
View Output: Displays an online view of your report.
View Log: Displays the log file containing information regarding arguments
used and other technical information.
Hold Request: Place a request on hold that has a status of Inactive or
Pending.
Cancel Request: Cancel a request that has a status of Inactive, Pending
or Running.
Reprint: You can reprint a report that has already been run by selecting
the Reprint option under the Tools Menu in this window.
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CREATING A FOLDER
Select Folder > New. You will see a Create New Folder window.
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One advantage of a folder is that you can customize it to display only the
records you want to see. You can easily define and alter the query criteria
for any folder and save those criteria in a folder definition.
Run the query that you want by either Find Mode or Query Mode. At least
one record has to be retrieved for the folder to memorize the query.
Select Folder > Save to save this query in a folder definition.
You can reset the query criteria by selecting Folder > Reset Query.
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Folder Tools
Click the folder tools button,
You can also use the options in the Folder pull-down menu.
Name
Folder
Most
Commonly Usage
Used Selections
New
Create a new folder to store your screen
customizations.
Open
Open existing folders that contain your
screen customizations.
Save / Save As
Save new folder or changes to folder.
Show Field
Show the list of fields that are available for
adding to your screen.
Hide Field
Hide the field that your cursor is currently on.
Move Right
Shift the field that your cursor is currently on
towards the right.
Move Left
Shift the field that your cursor is currently on
towards the left.
Widen Field
Make the field that your cursor is currently
on wider.
Shrink Field
Shrink the field that your cursor is currently
on.
Change Prompt
Change the label of the field that your
cursor is currently on.
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PERSONAL PROFILE
The form will initially list all the available profiles: Profile Name, the system Default
Value and the User Values, if any exist. The System Administrator administers the
default values and the authorities of all the Profiles; however, if the User Value
field is white, it is allowed for update. The navigation path to personal profile is
different in each application.
There are two Profiles that may be changed immediately after a user has been
set up: Printer and Concurrent:Report Copies.
The profile Printers identifies the printer to which your reports will be sent by
default. Place the cursor in this User Value zone to display all the available list
of valid printer IDs. Select the required printer.
The Concurrent:Report Copies profile sets the default number of copies of
your reports to be printed.
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EXPORTING DATA
Exporting data from Oracle Forms is performed as follows.
Select the data you would like to export. The following is an example of
exporting data from Accounts Payable.
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Internet Explorer will be started and the following window will appear.
Note: If you do not receive the File Download
window, hold your [Ctrl] key down. The cause could
be related to pop up blocker.
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Open file. Note: If you do not see the file, from Excel> Open> confirm your [file
type as] is Text File.
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Follow Text Import Wizard to view data. For assistance on the Text Import Wizard,
contact your Technical Support team. Note; the break lines should line up with
the end of the data field. The break lines turn into Excel columns.
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The Applet Viewer will still be open, click the X in the upper right-hand corner to
close.
The user's Personal Homepage will still be open as well. Select a link from the
Homepage or exit the Homepage by selecting File > Exit from the browser dropdown menu.
Caution
A user is still logged in until the Personal Homepage is closed. If a user exits the
Self-Service Web Applications, the Personal Homepage will close automatically.
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