Oracle 10g Forms Lesson 9

Creating Additional Input Items

Objectives After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Identify the item types that allow input Create a check box Create a list item Create a radio group

Input Items Overview What are input items? Item types that accept user input include: Check boxes List items Radio groups Input items enable insert, update, delete, and query.

Check Boxes Overview What Are Check Boxes? Two-state interface object: Checked Unchecked Not limited to two values

Creating a Check Box Convert an existing item. Use the Check Box tool in the Layout Editor. Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator.

Converting an Existing Item into a Check Box Convert text item to check box

Creating a Check Box in the Layout Editor Use check box tool in Layout Editor

Setting Check Box Properties Data Type Label Access Key Value When Checked Value When Unchecked Check Box Mapping of Other Values Mouse Navigate

Check Box Mapping of Other Values Y Y N Null A Order_Mode Checked Unchecked Check Box Mapping of Other Values Unchecked Y N

What Are List Items? Set of mutually exclusive choices, each representing a different value Three list styles available: Space-saving alternative to a radio group Smaller-scale alternative to an LOV List Items Overview Poplist Combo Box Tlist

Creating a List Item Convert an existing item. Use the List Item tool in the Layout Editor. Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator.

Converting an Existing Item into a List Item

Creating a List Item in the Layout Editor Use list item tool in Layout Editor

Setting List Item Properties Elements in List: List elements List item value List Style Mapping of Other Values Mouse Navigate

List Item Mapping of Other Values Order_Status 10 4 2 0 12 CREDIT order paid New CASH order List Elements Mapping of Other Values = 11 (Unknown) Unknown CASH backorder New CREDIT order Values for Forms Items Displayed Values

Radio Groups Overview What are radio groups? Set of mutually exclusive radio buttons, each representing a value Use: To display two or more static choices As an alternative to a list item As an alternative to a check box

Creating a Radio Group Convert an existing item. Create a new radio button in the Layout Editor. Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator.

Converting Existing Item to Radio Group Change Item Type and set other properties Create radio buttons for the radio group

Creating Radio Group in Layout Editor

Setting Radio Properties Radio group: Radio button:

Radio Group Mapping of Other Values Credit_Limit 500 2000 Null 5000 List Elements LOW_BUTTON Low MEDIUM_BUTTON Medium HIGH_BUTTON High Mapping of Other Values 2000 Values for Forms Items Displayed Values

Summary In this lesson, you should have learned that: Check boxes, list items, and radio groups are the item types that allow input You create these items by: Changing the item type of an existing item Using the appropriate tool in the Layout Editor You can use a check box for items that have only two possible states You can use a list item to enable users to pick from a list of mutually exclusive choices You can use a radio group for two or three mutually exclusive alternatives

Practice 9 Overview This practice covers the following topics: Converting a text item into a list item Converting a text item into a check box item Converting a text item into a radio group Adding radio buttons to the radio group

Oracle 10g Forms Lesson 9

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