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1 Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.


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CON1168 - The Future of Oracle FormsUpgrade, Modernize, or Migrate?Jobinesh Purushothaman

Consulting Solutions Architect


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India8-9 May, 2013


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Program Agenda

Oracles vision, strategy and roadmap Modernize, upgrade or migrate? New strategic technologies More information


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Oracles Vision, Strategy and Roadmap

No plans to desupport Oracle Forms Oracle has no plan to discontinue support of Oracle Forms

Clear statement of direction Upgrade Integrate

Open up JEE/standards development to traditionalOracle implementers


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Protect

Extend


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Protect

Extend

Evo


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So, why change anything?


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Modernize, Upgrade or Migrate?

Upgrade Exploit new features Integrate with new technologies and services

Consume external services React to external events

UI modernization Complete migration/rewrite

There are many possible paths


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Upgrade

Oracle Forms 11gR1 and 11gR2 are the current releases Web -> Web is a smooth upgrade Well understood upgrade from c/s to Web

Most code upgrades without change Other changes are well understood

Exploit new features of centrally managed application Stay supported, certified and secure

Getting on the latest version of Oracle Forms


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UpgradeKeep up to date for a smooth upgrade


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UpgradeThe risk of not keeping up to date


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Exploit New Features

Oracle Forms new features 11gR1

External events, JavaScript integration, database proxy user supportnew EM integration, runtime and diagnostic features

11gR2 Integration with OAM, RUEI, reduced footprint, additional certifica OVAB 11.1.1.6 + patch # 14534983

WLS features EM, logging, diagnostics, web services, mobile, ADF, OAM, W

Center..

Add value to your upgrade
https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/patch/PatchDetail.jspx?patchId=14534983https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/patch/PatchDetail.jspx?patchId=14534983


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Integrating with A World Outside of Forms

Forms 11g runs on WLS Integrate with external services

SMS, email, credit check, file system

Integration with other applications CRM, HR, Siebel, Peoplesoft

A way of adopting new technologies Web services, SOA, BPM, Java, ADF

Exploit existing services and functionality


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Integrating with External Events

Call out to services from Forms Java Importer wraps web service client proxy

React to 3 rd party events When-Event-Raised trigger Listens for events from a queue


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ExternalEvent


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Integrating with JavaScript

JavaScript can all into Forms When-Customer-Javascript-Event

Call JavaScript from Forms Web.JavaScript_Eval()



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UI ModernizationThe dichotomy of users


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UI Modernization


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UI Modernization

Java Beans Introduce non-native UI elements into Forms

PJC Extend existing Forms UI components

JavaScript Integrate with JavaScript features

The 60 minute makeover


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Migration or rewrite

Questions you must be asking What are the business drivers? What is this REALLY going to cost? Am I fully aware of my options? Are my staff skilled up for change?

Am I aware of architecture changes? Will the change suit my end users? Am I building for the future or to past? A hundred other questions!

Leaving Forms behind


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Migration or rewrite

Big bang Throw away everything and start again Automagic /one button migration Reached end of life anyway

Phased

Hybrid co-existence Exploit common code (where it make sense!) New technologies to become a common touch point Manual redevelopment

Different approaches to change


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New Strategic Technologies

Opening up JEE technologies Java developers, Forms developers,

database developers, mobile applicationdevelopers, SOA developers, Web 2.0developers...

Our history with Oracle businessapplications

Oracle ADF underpins Fusion Applications and Middleware

ERPHCM, CRM

IE

ContentData Integration

BusinessIntelligence


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New Strategic TechnologiesERP

HCM, CRM

ContentData Integration

BusinessIntelligence


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More Information

Online content on Forms OTN Page (google Oracle

Forms) Statement of direction Oracle Forms 10 Years Younger (Oracle Forms Makeover) Oracle Forms webcasts

Migration from Forms to Java or Apex


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Key Points to Take Away

No plans to desupport Oracle Forms

Many options to modernize your investment Allow the business to drive change

Protect, extend, evolve

ADF underpins our Fusion Applications and Middlewastrategy

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Join the JDeveloper / ADF Community

oracle.com/jdev

Twittertwitter.com/JDeveloper

Facebookfacebook.com/JDeveloper

Oracles JDeveloper PM blog

blogs.oracle.com/ JDeveloperpm

L k i h!


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Lets keep in touch!

Twittertwitter.com/BlueberryCoder

Official blogblogs.oracle.com/blueberry

ADF Insider Essentials channel

www.youtube.com/user/ADFInsiderEssentials

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Other Sessions

Introduction to Oracle ADF: Hands-On Lab

May 9, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Flexi 1 HOL Room -Develop

Developing Mobile iOS and Android Applications with

JavaThursday, May 9, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM - Hall 2

See you tomorrow?


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Q&A


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