The Future of Oracle Forms

A product roadmap

Michael Ferrante
Oracle Principal Product Manager
September 2014

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Safe Harbor Statement

The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for
information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon
in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or
functionality described for Oracles products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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Program Agenda
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Past to Present

Upgrading

A Sneak Peak into the Future

Modernization

Contact Information

Q&A
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Full Steam Ahead

Past to present

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Oracle Forms
Weve come a long way

Oracle continuing to invest and evolve Forms

For more information about Oracles commitment of Forms and Reports,
please see the Oracle Tools Statement of Direction on OTN:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/2010/toolssod-3-129969.pdf

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Time to Upgrade
Aging gracefully

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Product Roadmap
2005

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

...

Forms & Reports 10gR2 [Jan 2005 Dec 2011]

Forms & Reports 11gR1 [Jun 2009 Jun 2014]

Forms & Reports 11gR2 [Oct 2011 Oct 2016]

Forms & Reports 12c [ TBD ]

This roadmap represents the time between General Availability and the end of Premier Support.
Refer to the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy documentation for the latest dates.
Exact date for the release of 12c is still to be determined, but is currently planned for sometime in CY2015

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The Time to Act is Now

Product support timeline

Note: The next version (e.g. 12c) will be added to the Lifetime Support Policy after it has been released.
For detailed desupport information about 6i (6.0.8), refer to MOS Note 228666.1

http://www.oracle.com/us/support/lifetime-support

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Why Upgrade To The Latest Version

Take advantage of being certified on modern platforms
Take advantage of new features and enhancements
Take advantage of performance and scalability improvements
Take advantage of easier and improved integration
Ensure compatibility with newer Oracle products
Ensure the highest level of security
Make upgrading to the next version easier
Remain protected with uninterrupted support

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Oracle Forms
Highlighted features
GA 2005

GA 2009

GA 2011

GA TBD

Oracle Forms 10.1.2

Oracle Forms 11.1.1

Oracle Forms 11.1.2

Oracle Forms xx.x.x

Support for OVAB

Integration with OAM
Schedule Runtime Prestart
Forms Metric Agent
Enhanced Net Diagnostics
Oracle RUEI
URLs in Image Items
guiMode Parameter
True window maximizing
New installation options
And more

The next version of Forms is

still being developed.

Runtime Pooling

WLS Integration

JVM Pooling

JavaScript Integration

Improved SSO Integration

Enhanced Java support

Improved EM Interface

Server-side events

XML Conversion

DB Proxy user support

Enhanced sql logging
Integration with ODL

Exactly what new features it

will include or when it will
be released is still to be
determined.

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Features That Make Integration Easy

Hybrid examples

Living Side By Side

Forms running side-by-side with other technologies

Visual Integration
Create a common UI Forms & ADF/APEX/Java - Javascript

Process / Service Integration

Run common business logic - DB Events / Webservices

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Oracle Forms
A sneak peak into the future

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Oracle Forms
Whats next A sneak peak into the future
Features being reviewed for future releases:

Forms Builder productivity improvements

New applet parameters for customizing runtime behavior
New and improved security features
New and improved JVM Controller features to improve performance and diagnosability
Performance improvements designed to leverage high memory systems (e.g. ExaLogic)
Access to more external and/or system events
Improved SSO integration
Drop dependency with OID when using SSO
Improved diagnostic features
New client deployment options
New installation options
Many more still under review
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Using Color to Improve Appearance

A fresh look is only a colorScheme away

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Memory Lane - Character Mode

Oracle Forms 4.5 presented
in character mode.
This image was taken in
1998 and used in a training
guide for Oracle
employees. At that time,
many of Oracles internal
applications used Oracle
Forms.
Although this old system
has been decommissioned,
several other internal
systems still use Oracle
Forms.

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A Modern Look-And-Feel
Oracle Forms 10.1.2+
launched from a browser.
This image is an example of
how a more modern Oracle
Forms application may
appear. The overall blue
shading in this application
is the result of using the
Oracle Forms color-scheme
SWAN. The grid object
and round ended buttons
are generated using Java
Beans and Pluggable Java
Components (PJC).

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Summit Demo
SWAN

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Modernization
A Cloudy day doesnt need to be gray

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Oracle Forms and Cloud Seriously

Mia Urman, CEO AuraPlayer

Accessing Forms on Mobile
through the Cloud

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How Do We Get Forms Users Here?

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Dont Run Forms on Mobile

Run Your BUSINESS on Mobile

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Introducing Forms Mobility

Unlock Oracle Forms Systems to Mobile/Cloud

Expose existing systems as Web Services

without writing one line of Forms code

Same System, Many UI / Devices

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The Process : Oracle Forms to Mobile

1. Enable the Oracle Forms process

2. Generate a Webservice (Wizard)

3. Connect WS to Oracle Mobile Cloud

4. Create the Mobile App in MAF

5. Run Your Mobile App!

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Whats In It For Me?

Get Agile - Mobilize in hours
Future Proof Existing Investments Risk Free
Maximize ROI No redevelopment or migration required
Maintain One Code Base Multiple UIs / Devices on existing system
Cloud Ready Plug Forms into the Cloud today

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Contact Information
Stay in touch with the Oracle Forms family

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Oracle Partner - AuraPlayer

Additional Information:
http://www.auraplayer.com

Customer Success Stories (on Oracle's website):

Shikun Binui mobilizes its oracle forms based building management system
Matrix goes mobile with its Oracle Forms application

Datasheet:
Run Oracle Forms in Any Environment

Contact Information:
Mia Urman
Email: miaurman@AuraPlayer.com
Twitter: @miaurman
Blog: www.oracleformsinfo.com

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Oracle Forms
Stay in touch with the family

Oracle Forms on the Oracle Technology Network

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms

Oracle Technology Network Forms Forum

https://community.oracle.com/community/database/oracle-database-options/sql_and_pl_sql/application_development_in_pl_sql/forms_2

Oracle Communities (My-Oracle-Support)

https://community.oracle.com/community/support/middleware/oracle_forms

Follow us on Twitter
@OracleFormsPM

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