Create custom Menu in forms

As OAF provides adding new items and flexibility to change the code on any button press, Oracle form is not flexible enough to accommodate such requirement.

But instead of extending the action logic of existing forms, oracle form offers to disable the existing button (removed option to perform standard action) and execute custom logic from menu.

 

For any to- do action from core forms, using form personalization we can add custom menus (Menu >> Tools>>) and instruct any action as per requirement.

 

Steps to add new menu –

Form >> Menu >> Help >> Diagnostics >>Custom Code >> Personalize>> Create a new personalization at form/function level

 

Event – WHEN NEW FORM INSTANCE

Action – Menu >> Select Special options from LOV (SPECIAL1) >> Give user defined name >> Save and Exit

 

 

Go To form >> Menu >> Tools >> This will show you new menu

 

We can add any action for custom menu –

Create a new personalization

 

Event – SPECIAL1

Action – Message

                 “This is custom menu helpful to execute custom actions”