I don't know what you mean. The two forms are built-in oracle form and cannot be edit directly. I turn on the flexfields and set up LOV for them.
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Browse All TopicsI am using Oracle application 11.0.300 with Oracle 8i database.
I have two Oracle built-in forms that I turn on two flexfields separately. One form is master form that user can input data by LOV into its flexfield, and another form is the child form (order form) with the flexfield that should automatically display the master form's flexfield data. Now the problem is the child form (order form) with the flexfield that cannot display the master form's flexfield data. Both forms share the same table. and master form is use independent validation and master form is use table validation.
Since both forms I cannot create a trigger to insert data into flexfields, how can I bring one master form's flexfield value to another form's flexfield field ?
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If you do not have access to edit the forms, then you have a tedious job of finding some existing logic in the forms which can help you in a tricky work-around.
Let us break down your problem into two.
First: You would not be able to pass values to child form unless you have a option of getting the master flexfield value outside the master form. So first step is to find a solution to get flexfield value outside.
Second: To search for some methods to pass values to child form.
Let us tackle the first problem:
If you have read access to the form, then try the following steps:
1. If the master flexfield LOV returns the selected values to some global variable or package variable, then you have an option of getting the selected value outside the master form.
2. If the master form has any suitable trigger (like when-button-pressed or post-form) which is subclassed to custom.pll, then you could have an option to get the selected flexfield value.
3. If the master form has any other method of passing selected flexfield values outside its scope, like passing parameter outside the form, inserting selected data to a temporary table, etc.
If you are able to get the selected flexfield value outside the master form, then start with the second task.
1. Check, how is the child form called? If it is called by passing parameters for flexfield, then you need to pass the master form flexfield value to it.
2. Check if the child form has any form initializing triggers (like when-new-form-instance, when-new-item-instance, etc) which is subclassed to custom.pll. This can help you in initializing flexfield value at the opening of the form.
Finally I would say that the availability of custom.pll for editing would not be of any help until your have a some possibility of fetching and passing values from master to child is already in place.
Anyone take a look at the following link. I want to know if this is workable by using this approach.
http://www.anilpassi.com/a
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by: HenkaPosted on 2009-09-06 at 22:32:39ID: 25272840
Can't you use a parameter, can you ?