Forms Specific Features

Forms to Java Migration

• Create screens based on database model
  • Master/detail recognition via PK/FK
  • Recognize LOVs from master data PK/FK
    or check constraints
  • Recognize GUI elements based on data type
• Convert FMBs to Java
  • Transfer GUI
  • Transfer Forms Blocks
• Customizable generators

Java & Forms

• Embed Java GUI in Forms
  • as JavaBeans
  • Forms and Java events integration
  • Oracle 6i, 10g, 11g support!
• Straightforward parallel operation

Forms Blocks

• Master / Detail
• Filter and sort
• Freely define SQL
• LOVs from master data table
• Dependent LOVs
  E.g.: company/division/department

Transactions

• Lock record yes/no
  • SELECT FOR UPDATE when a row is edited
  • Refetch data for current row
• Perform blocked changes
  • Keep changes over all Master/Detail levels
  • Write changes to the server in one operation
  • Dependencies are automatically resolved

Forms GUI Elements

• Enter Query Mode
• Customizable Forms Application Frame
  
  • Forms toolbar with next, previous record,
    insert, delete for the current block
  • Hierarchical menu for 1,000+ screens
  • User & role administration via database tables
• Repeating Frames

Forms Triggers

• PRE/POST INSERT/UDATE/DELETE/SELECT
  
• In the GUI or application server
  
  

Additional Features

Web, Mobile & Desktop GUIs

• Write GUI code once and run applications
  on the following platforms
  • Web - Vaadin
  • Mobile - iOS and Android
  • Desktop - Swing and (coming soon) JavaFX

GUI Builder & Eclipse

• Revolutionary GUI design
• Data Binding
• Validators
• Filters
• Customizable
• Live Eclipse integration

Deployment

• One-click deployment
• Support for 
  • Tomcat
  • JBoss
  • Cloudbees
  • WAR Files

Reporting

• Report design using Word & EXCEL
  • Templates
  • Placeholders
  • Loops Master/Detail
  • Any SELECTs
• RTF, XLS and PDF Format

General Features

• Multi tier architecture
• Open Source Frameworks
• Database independence
  Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, MySql, PostgreSql
• Application server independence
  Servlet container (e.g.: Tomcat)
• Authentication management
  Database table, NTLM, LDAP, XML, ...

Online Help & Multiple Languages

• Indexed HTML online help
• Multiple languages via XML files
• Translation of Oracle error messages