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Internet Computing SolutionsInternet Computing Solutions

Application Typeand Audience

Enterprise applications,Business developers

Java components,Component developers

ProductApproach

Repository-basedmodeling & generation,

Declarative

OracleProducts

Oracle Designer,Oracle Forms Developer, & Oracle Forms Services

Two-way coding,Java and JavaBeans

Oracle JDeveloper Oracle Application Server 10g

Browser-based, Dynamic HTML

Self-service applications &content management,Web site developers

Oracle PortalOracle Database Server

Dynamic Webreporting, Drill,

Analyzing, Forecasting

Reporting and analytical applications,MIS & business users

Oracle Reports Developer,Oracle Reports Services,

Oracle Discoverer, &Oracle Express

Plugging into the GridPlugging into the Grid

• Grid computing is:– Software infrastructure that uses low-cost

servers and modular storage to:• Balance workloads• Provide capacity on demand

– Made possible by innovations in hardware– Powered by software

Oracle Enterprise Grid Oracle Enterprise Grid ComputingComputing

• Oracle's grid infrastructure products:– Oracle Database 10g– Oracle Application Server 10g– Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

Grid Control

Oracle 10Oracle 10gg Products and Products and Forms DevelopmentForms Development

Forms Services Forms Developer

Oracle Application Server 10Oracle Application Server 10gg ArchitectureArchitecture

Oracle Application Server 10Oracle Application Server 10gg ComponentsComponents

Oracle Application ServerForms Services

Oracle Forms Services Oracle Forms Services OverviewOverview

• A component of Oracle Application Server that deploys Forms applications to Java clients in a Web environment

Oracle Application ServerForms Services

Forms Services ArchitectureForms Services Architecture

JRE

Applicationlogic layer

Data manager/PL/SQL engine

User interface layer

Forms Listener Servlet

Forms Servlet

Forms Runtime

Client Tier Database TierMiddle Tier:

Application Server

Incrementallydownloaded

File containingapplication code

Net Services

Java applet

DB

Benefits and Components of Benefits and Components of Oracle Developer Suite 10Oracle Developer Suite 10gg

•OWB•Discoverer•Reports

•JDeveloper•Forms•Designer•SCM

Business Intelligence

Application Development

Oracle Developer Suite 10Oracle Developer Suite 10gg Application DevelopmentApplication Development

Oracle Developer Suite 10Oracle Developer Suite 10gg Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence

Oracle Forms Developer Oracle Forms Developer OverviewOverview

• Oracle Forms Developer:– Is a productive development environment

for Internet business applications– Provides for:

• Data entry• Queries

Oracle Forms Developer: Key Oracle Forms Developer: Key FeaturesFeatures

– Tools for rapid application development– Application partitioning– Flexible source control– Extended scalability– Object reuse

Summit Office Supply SchemaSummit Office Supply SchemaOrder Entry

Application

Summit ApplicationSummit Application

CV_Customer Canvas

CUSTOMERS Block

CV_Order Canvas

ORDERS Block

ORDER_ITEMS Block

CV_Inventory Canvas

INVENTORIESTable

CUSTOMERSTable

ORDERSTable

ORDER_ITEMSTable

CustomersForm

Orders Form

INVENTORIES Block