Oracle APEX - Creating Master Detail & Tabular Form

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Author Shiva Kant Pandey Amit Sharma

Publish Date Aug 2012 Aug 2012

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Table of Contents
Creating Master Detail Form on Oracle Apex through Application Builder ....................................... 3 Types of Forms Created Through Oracle APEX Application Builder: ................................................. 3 Step wise procedure of creating Master Detail Form : ....................................................................... 3 Creating Tabular Form on Oracle Apex Through Application Builder ........................................... 21 Step wise procedure of creating Tabular Form : ............................................................................ 21

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Creating Master Detail Form on Oracle Apex through Application Builder

Form: A form in database is an interface that allows a user to have access to the data stored. It makes it possible for manipulations such as data entry, modification and even retrieval. Form have direct access to table used to store information. In simple words forms are basically used to insert data into the database.

Types of Forms Created Through Oracle APEX Application Builder:

Forms are classified into following nine types in oracle Apex : Form on procedure form on a table or view Form on a Table with Report Master Detail Form Tabular Form Form on a SQL Query Summary Page Form on a web service Form & Report on a web service

Step wise procedure of creating Master Detail Form :

Step 1: Open web browser & enter URL " http://192.168.1.38:8080/apex " inside address bar & hit Enter key to login into oracle apex developer workspace

Step 2: Fill all the required blank field to login into developer workspace Workspace = gosales www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

 username =developer1 Password =********* Click on Login to Application Express Step 3: Click on Application Builder to Open it

Step 4: Open Application Sales Management & click on Run to run application

Step 5: To Login Inside Application Provide following credential Username =developer1 Password = ************** Click on login

Step 6: Click on Application 108 located at the bottom of the Home Page .

Step 7: Click on Create Page

Step 8: To create a new form put radio button on Form & then click on Next button www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 9: Choose Master Detail Form & then click on Next

Step 10: Select Table or View which contains the columns to be included in the master page. So select columns like product_brand_code & product_brand_en & then click on Next

Step 11: Now select the table or view which contain the column to be included in the detail page . So select following : www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

 Table or View Owner = GOSALES Table or View name = PRODUCT select columns = product_number , base_product_number , introduction_date , discontinued_date ,product_type_code ,product_color_code , product_size_code ,product_brand_code Then click on Next

Step 12: Choose Primary Key Type for both master & detail for example For Master Table Primary Key type = put radio button on select primary key column(s) Primary key column 1 = Product_brand_code For Slave Table Primary Key type = put radio button on select primary key column(s) Primary key column 1 = Product_number & then click on Next

Step 13: There are three types of Source Type for master 1) Existing trigger 2) Custom PL/SQL function 3) Existing Sequence. So here put radio button on Existing Trigger & click on Next

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Step 14: There are three types of Source Type for detail 1) Existing trigger 2) Custom PL/SQL function 3) Existing Sequence. So here put radio button on Existing Trigger & click on Next

Step 15: Select following to determine whether to include master row navigation : Include master row navigation ? = YES master row navigation order = Product _brand_en secondary navigation order = select column if required Include master report ?= Yes

Step 16: Build master detail with either on same page or on separate page , so put radio button on Edit detail on separate page . www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 17: This page specifies master & detail page information . If the page you specify do not exist, the page will be created for you . click on Next

Step 18: Choose Tab Options Put radio button on Use an existing tab set and create a new tab within the existing tab set. New Tab Label = Master Detail Form

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Step 19: Now check Summary & confirm selections & then click on Create

Step 20:The master detail pages have been created successfully so Click on Run Page

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Step 21: Mater Detail form created successfully so on clicking on master detail form tab the master report will be display & so on clicking to Edit Link icon to see the detail of Hailstorm, Detail form will be display as shown in next step

Step 22: Now Detail Form contains complete information of Product as shown below in snap but client needs to view column headings clearly & also we need to display name of color , size , brand instead of their codes so to make detail form in well format click on edit page at the bottom of same page to change page properties & hence from there we can edit all aliases & provide proper select list to the columns .

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Step 23: To Edit Items double click on P23_PRODUCT_BRAND_CODE under Product Brand as shown below

Step 24: Click on Identification & Provide on Display As = Number Field then Click on Apply Changes .

Step 25: Click on Run button

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Step 26: Look at the Product Brand Code it looks according our desire , Now to Create a New Product Brand fill all the required blank such as Product Brand Code = 10000093 Product Brand = BISP1 Then click on Create Button

Step 27: Now check Bisp1 under Product Brand & click on edit icon to Create Detail product for BISP1 Brand .

Step 28: Click on Create Button to create Products under Brand BISP1 www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 29 : Now It will provide you a blank required fields to create product but before this add select list at the required columns therefore to change display type to select list's click on Edit Page 24 at the bottom of form page as shown below

Step 30: Change Display As to Select List & then click on List of Values tab

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List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCT_TYPE_LIST Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = -----Click on Forward button

NOTE : In previous Document it is mentioned that how to create Select List & also Created Some Select Lists from Lookup Tables . Step 31: Change Display As to Select List & then click on List of Values tab

When List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Named LOV = PRODUCTCOLOR_TYPE Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = -----Click on Forward button

Step 32: Change Display As to Select List & then click on List of Values tab

When

List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCTSIZE_LIST Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = -----Click on Apply Changes

Step 33: Click on Run www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Now again we come back to our Master Detail Form so you observe that we have successfully added select lists on few column fields for our ease of selection

Step 34: Now to Create New Product fill all the Require fields & Click on Create Button

Observe that Action Processed successfully means that new product created under brand BISP1 also click on Edit Page 23 at the bottom of same page to edit page property www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 35: Explore Product & then double click on Product_type_code under Report Columns

Step 36: To change Column Attributes for Product_Type_Code First click on Column Definition & rename column Heading = Product Type www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Click on Column Attribute then set Display As = Display as Text (based on LOV, does not save state ) Click on List of Values from header menu

Step 37: When List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCT_TYPE_LIST Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = ----- Click on Forward button

Step 37: To change Column Attributes for Product_Color_Code First click on Column Definition & rename column Heading = Product Color Click on Column Attribute then set Display As = Display as Text (based on LOV, does not save state ) Click on List of Values from header menu

Step 38: When List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCTCOLOUR_LIST Display Extra values = Yes www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

 Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = ----- Click on Forward button

Step 39: To change Column Attributes for Product_size_Code First click on Column Definition & rename column Heading = Product Size Click on Column Attribute then set Display As = Display as Text (based on LOV, does not save state ) Click on List of Values from header menu

Step 40: When List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCTSIZE_LIST Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = ----- Click on Forward button

Step 41: To change Column Attributes for Product_Brand_Code First click on Column Definition & rename column Heading = Product Brand Name Click on Column Attribute then set Display As = Display as Text (based on LOV, does not save state ) www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

 Click on List of Values from header menu

Step 42: When List of Value tab is clicked then it is asked for following detail : Named LOV = PRODUCTBRAND_LIST Display Extra values = Yes Display Null Values = Yes Null Display value = ----- Click on Apply Changes

Step 43: Click Again Apply changes

Step 44: Report Attributes are updated now click on Run

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Step 45: Now Observe that Column attributes are updated & hence column aliases are in proper format also observe that names are displaying rather than codes .

Creating Tabular Form on Oracle Apex Through Application Builder Step wise procedure of creating Tabular Form :
Step 46: Choose Tabular Form & then click on Next

Step 47: This wizard builds a form to perform update ,insert and delete operations on multiple rows in a database table www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

 Table or View Owner = GOSALES Table or View name = PRODUCT select columns = product_number , base_product_number , introduction_date , discontinued_date ,product_type_code ,product_color_code , product_size_code ,product_brand_code Then click on Next

Step 48: Choose Primary Key Type Tabular Form Primary Key type = put radio button on select primary key column(s) Primary key column 1 = Product_number & then click on Next

Step 49: There are three types of Source Type 1) Existing trigger 2) Custom PL/SQL function 3) Existing Sequence. So here put radio button on Existing Trigger & click on Next www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 50: Select all columns because all columns we need to update & then click on Next

Step 51:Fill

all the required fields to create tabular form Owner= GOSALES Table Name = PRODUCT Page = 28 Page Name = Update Region Title = Tabular Form Region Template = Hide & Show Region Report Template= Standard

Breadcrumb = Breadcrumb Entry Name = Update Parent Entry = HOME www.bisptrainings.com www.bispsolutions.com

Step 52 : Choose Tab Options Put radio button on Use an existing tab set and create a new tab within the existing tab set. New Tab Label = Tabular Form Click on Next

Step 53: Click on Next

Step 54: Now check Summary & confirm selections & then click on Create

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Step 55: Click on Run page

Step 56: Tabular Form is created successfully & in this we can update several rows simultaneously.

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Step 57:Now To add Select lists on several columns use page property & then with the help of Column Attributes we can we can add select lists for various columns . I have already mentioned steps to add select list on master detail form so please take help with above master detail form .

Step 58: Now finally after adding select lists & making display As Hidden for Product_Number_Display we obtain this tabular in a well format.

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