Oracle9iAS Forms Services Deployment Guide -- Contents

Introduction

The Oracle Internet Platform

Oracle9i Application Server (Oracle9iAS)

Oracle9i Developer Suite (Oracle9iDS)

Oracle9i Database

Oracle 9iAS Forms Services

What's New in Oracle9iAS Forms Services?

Oracle9iAS Forms Services Architecture

Oracle9iAS Forms Services Components

Forms Listener Servlet

Forms Runtime Process

Forms Listener Servlet

Introduction

Configuration Files

Oracle 9i Forms Configuration Files

formsweb.cfg

base.htm, basejini.htm, basejpi.htm, and baseie.htm

ftrace.cfg

Oracle9iAS Containers for J2EE (OC4J) Configuration Files

web.xml

Directory structure for Oracle9i Forms OC4J files

Oracle HTTP Listener Configuration Files

forms90.conf

Standard Fonts and Icons File

registry.dat

Environment Variables

default.env

Application Deployment

Deploying Your Application

Specifying Parameters

Oracle9iAS Forms Services in Action

Client Browser Support

Oracle JInitiator

How Configuration Parameters and BaseHTML Files are Tied to Client Browsers

Introduction

Customizing Configuration Files

formsweb.cfg

Parameters Naming Files

Creating specific named configurations in formsweb.cfg

Parameters in the formsweb.cfg File

Default formsweb.cfg File

base.htm, basejini.htm, basejpi.htm, and baseie.htm

Parameters and variables in the baseHTML file

Usage Notes

Default base.htm File

Default basejini.htm File

Default basejpi.htm File

Default baseie.htm File

Customizing Environment Variables and Registry Settings

default.env

Default default.env File for Windows

Default default.env File for UNIX

Creating Your Own Template HTML Files

Including Graphics in Your Oracle9i Forms Application

Deploying Icons and Images Used by Oracle9iAS Forms Services

Icons

Storing Icons in a Java Archive

Adding Icon Changes to Registry.dat

SplashScreen and Background Images

Custom JAR Files Containing Icons and Images

Creating a JAR File

Using Files Within the JAR File

Search Path for Icons and Images

DocumentBase

CodeBase

Using HTTPS with the Forms Listener Servlet

Server Requirements

Client Requirements: Using HTTPS with Oracle JInitiator

Using the Hide User ID/Password Feature

Using an Authenticating Proxy to Run Oracle9i Forms Applications

Enabling Language Detection

How Language Detection Works

Multi-Level Inheritance

Introduction

OC4J Server Process

Performance/Scalability Tuning

Limit the number of HTTPD processes

Set the maxClient directive to a High value

Load Balancing OC4J

Case 1: Multiple OC4J engines on the same host as the Oracle HTTP Listener.

Case 2: Multiple OC4J engines on a different host to the Oracle HTTP Listener.

Case 3: Multiple OC4J engines and multiple Oracle HTTP Listeners on different hosts.

Case 4: Multiple Oracle HTTP Listeners on different hosts with multiple OC4J engines on one host

Introduction

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Authentication Flow

Single Sign-On with Some Applications, Not Others

Create a second stand alone server instance

Add an alias name for the Forms Servlet

Register the Oracle9i Forms alias name with mod_oc4j

Forms Trace

Configuring Forms Trace

ftrace.cfg

URL Parameter Options

Starting the Trace

Viewing Forms Trace Output

Running the Upload/Translate Utility

Creating Database Tables for the Trace Data

List of Traceable Events

List of Event Details

Errors

User Action Events

Forms Services Events

Detailed Events

Three-Tier Events

Miscellaneous

Servlet Logging Tools

Turning on Logging

Specifying Logging in the URL

Specifying Logging in the formsweb.cfg File

Specifying Full Diagnostics in the URL Used to Invoke the Forms Servlet

Location of Log Files

Example Output for Each Level of Servlet Logging

Oracle Trace

Introduction

Built-in Optimization Features of Forms Services

Minimizing Client Resource Requirements

Minimizing Forms Services Resource Requirements

Minimizing Network Usage

Maximizing the Efficiency of Packets Sent Over the Network

Rendering Application Displays Efficiently on the Client

Tuning Oracle9iAS Forms Services Applications

Location of the Oracle9iAS Forms Services with Respect to the Data Server

Minimizing the Application Startup Time

Using Java Files

Oracle JInitiator

IE Native JVM

All other cases (for example, Sun's Java Plug-in)

Using Caching

Reducing the Required Network Bandwidth

Other Techniques to Improve Performance

Oracle JInitiator

Why Use Oracle JInitiator?

Benefits of Oracle JInitiator

Using Oracle JInitiator

Supported Configurations

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP:

System Requirements

Using Oracle JInitiator with Netscape Navigator

Using Oracle JInitiator with Microsoft Internet Explorer

Setting up the Oracle JInitator Plug-in

Adding Oracle JInitiator Markup to Your Base HTML File

Customizing the Oracle JInitiator Download File

Making Oracle JInitiator available for download

Modifying the Oracle JInitiator plug-in

Modifying the cache size for Oracle JInitiator

Modifying the heap size for Oracle JInitiator

Check and modify the proxy server setting for Oracle JInitiator

Viewing Oracle JInitiator output

Modifying the base HTML file

Contents

Title and Copyright Information

List of Figures

List of Tables

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Preface

1 Introduction

2 Basics of Deploying Oracle9i Forms Applications

3 Configuring Oracle9iAS Forms Services

4 Using Oracle9iAS Forms Services with the HTTP Listener and OC4J

5 Using Oracle9iAS Forms Services with SSO and OID

6 Enterprise Manager and Oracle9i Forms

7 Tracing and Diagnostics

8 Performance Tuning Considerations

A JInitiator

Index