Module 2
AD Administration: Generate Applications Files Tasks
11i Use Oracle Applications AD Utilities
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Objectives
At the end of this module, you should be able to do the following: • • •
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Describe AD Administration. List file generation tasks you can perform with AD Administration. Generate message, form, report, graphics, and product jar files.
Relink Oracle Applications programs.
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Module Overview
This module consists of the following topics:
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Describe AD Administration Perform preliminary steps Respond to prompts Describe the Generate Applications Files menu tasks
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AD Administration
AD Administration is divided into three categories: • • • File generation tasks Database maintenance tasks File system maintenance tasks
These tasks are performed by: • • • Database administrators System administrators Technical specialists
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Preliminary Tasks
AD Administration preliminary tasks include:
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Logging on as applmgr Running the environment file Verifying that ORACLE_HOME is set properly Verifying that TWO_TASK identifies the correct database Ensuring that ORACLE_HOME/bin and AD_TOP/bin are in your PATH
Shutting down concurrent managers when relinking certain files or performing certain database tasks
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Ensuring sufficient temporary disk space
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AD Administration Prompts
AD Administration asks you for:
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The correct APPL_TOP The name of the log file Your preference on whether to notify you by e-mail if an error occurs during parallel worker execution
The batchsize or default number of rows to process and commit during certain SQL operations
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The correct Oracle Applications database The password for the SYSTEM schema The password for the APPLSYS schema
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AD Administration Main Menu
AD Administration Main Menu
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Generate Applications Files menu Maintain Applications Database Objects menu Maintain Applications Files menu Exit AD Administration
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Generate Applications Files Menu
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs Generate message files
Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files Generate product jar files
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Return to Main Menu
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Relink Applications Programs
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs Generate message files
Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files Generate product jar files
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Return to Main Menu
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Relink Applications Programs
This task relinks all your Oracle Applications binary executables. Select this task after you:
• • Install a new version of the database or a technology stack component. Install another underlying technology component that Oracle Applications relies on.
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Apply a patch to the Applications technology stack. Apply a patch to the operating system. Include new or changed third party or custom code into Applications programs.
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Relink Applications Programs
AD Administration uses your Oracle Applications environment file to set up the environment for relinking Applications. ... Do you wish to proceed with the relink [Yes]: Enter the name of your Oracle Applications environment file below. File Name [PROD.env]: Reading product executable information ...
Enter list of products to link (‘all’ for all products) [all]: Generate specific executables for each selected product [No]?
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Generate Message Files
Generate Applications Files ----------------------------------------------------1. 2. 3. 4. Relink Applications programs Generate message files Generate form files Generate report files
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Generate graphics files Generate product jar files
Return to Main Menu
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Generate Message Files
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This task generates message binary files (extension .msb) from Oracle Application Object Library tables.
Oracle Applications uses the message binary files to display messages.
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Generate Message Files
Generating message files for Oracle Quality...
/oracle/appl/11.5/fnd/11.5.40/bin/FNDMDGEN APPS/APPS 0 Y US QA DB_TO_RUNTIME Generating message files for Oracle Service...
/oracle/appl/11.5/fnd/11.5.40/bin/FNDMDGEN APPS/APPS 0 Y US CS DB_TO_RUNTIME Generating message files for Oracle Cash Management... /oracle/appl/11.5/fnd/11.5.40/bin/FNDMDGEN APPS/APPS 0 Y US CE DB_TO_RUNTIME
... Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.
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Generate Form Files
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs Generate message files
Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files Generate product jar files
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Return to Main Menu
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Generate Form Files
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This task generates binary Oracle Forms files (extension .fmx) for all installed languages from the form definition files (extension .fmb).
Oracle Applications uses the binary form files to display data entry forms.
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Perform this task whenever you have issues with a form or set of forms.
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Generate Form Files
When generating forms, AD Administration: • •
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Prompts for the number of parallel workers. Displays the current character set (from NLS_LANG).
Asks whether you want to generate Oracle Forms objects in this character set.
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Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Forms PL/SQL library files. Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Forms menu files.
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Generate Form Files
AD Administration also: •
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Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Forms executable files.
Asks for which products to generate Oracle Forms objects.
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Asks whether you want to generate specific forms objects for each selected product.
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Generate Form Files
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If you did not choose to generate all forms objects, it displays a list of Oracle Forms objects and allows you to select specific objects.
It then generates all selected Oracle Forms objects for all selected products in parallel.
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Generate Form Files
Your current character set is ‘WE8ISO8859P1’. . . . Do you want to regenerate Oracle Forms executable files [Yes] ?
Enter list of products (‘all’ for all products) [all]: Generate specific form objects for each selected product [No] ?
reading product form information... Selecting Oracle Forms PL/SQL library files and menu files to generate...
Selecting library and menu files for Applications Object Library...
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Generate Report Files
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs
Generate message files Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files
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Generate product jar files Return to Main Menu
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Generate Report Files
This task generates the binary Oracle Reports report files (extension .rdf) for all installed languages. It performs the following actions: • Displays the current character set (from NLS_LANG).
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Asks whether you want to generate Oracle Reports objects using the current character set. Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Reports PL/SQL library files.
Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Reports executable files.
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Asks which products you want to generate Oracle Reports objects for.
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Generate Report Files
This task performs the following actions: •
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Asks whether you want to generate specific Oracle Reports objects for each selected product.
If you did not choose to generate all Oracle Reports objects, it displays the list of Oracle Reports objects and allows you to select specific objects.
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Generates all selected Oracle Reports objects for all selected products.
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Generate Graphics Files
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs
Generate message files Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files
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Generate product jar files Return to Main Menu
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Generate Graphics Files
This task generates the Oracle graphics files (extension .ogd) for all installed languages. It performs the following actions: • Displays the current character set (from NLS_LANG).
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Asks whether you want to generate Oracle Graphics objects. Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Graphics PL/SQL library files.
Asks whether you want to regenerate Oracle Graphics executable files.
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Asks which products you want to generate Oracle Graphics objects for.
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Generate Graphics Files
This task performs the following actions: • Asks whether you want to generate specific Oracle Graphics objects for each selected product.
If you did not choose to generate all Oracle Graphics objects, it displays the list of Oracle Graphics objects and allows you to select specific objects. Generates all selected Oracle Graphics objects for all selected products.
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Generate Product JAR Files
Generate Applications Files
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Relink Applications programs
Generate message files Generate form files Generate report files Generate graphics files
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Generate product jar files Return to Main Menu
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Generate Product JAR Files
This task: •
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Generates product JAR files in JAVA_TOP and copies them to APPL_TOP.
Copies Oracle Forms registry file (Registry.dat) from ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java to JAVA_TOP/oracle/forms/registry.
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Signs JAR files, if on the web server. Recreates appsborg.zip and appsborg2.zip under APPL_TOP and JAVA_TOP.
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Module Summary
In this module, you should have learned how to do the following:
• • Describe AD Administration. Generate message, form, report, graphics, and product jar files.
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Relink Oracle Applications programs.
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Module Discussion
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Describe the features of AD Administration. When would you run the Relink Applications programs task? Describe the flexibility of the generate files options.
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Module Practice
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Starting AD Administration Relinking Applications programs Generating forms files
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