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Oracle Navigation

Prepared by: Larry Sherrod Release Date: 06/01/2011

This document defines the basics of Oracle navigation.Logging on:

If you are opening the application for the first time on your computer, it willprompt you to download an application called jInitiator. Follow the prompts toload the application. Once loaded, you will see the screen below.

You must log on using you user name. If you do know your user name, contact your ITdepartment.

You should have been provideda password from your ITdepartment. Use it in this form.You will then be prompted toenter a new password. Your new password must be at least6 characters, include a number and have no repeatingcharacters.

Menu:Once logged on, you should see a menu screen similar to the one below.

Guidelines:

“+” indicates higher levelmenu

Buttons to the left collapseand expand your menus

Frequent used Functionscan be added to the TopTen List

Set Screen Resolution1024 x 768

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Free Version at www.larrysherrod.comTitle:

Oracle Navigation

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At the top of your Oracle Application window, you will find a toolbar. Below isthe definition of each of the icons.

1. The New icon opens a new record.

2. The Find... icon invokes the Find window.

3. The Show Navigator icon invokes the Navigator window.

4. The Save icon saves your data.

5. The Next Step icon advances you to the next step of a process (seeLaunch Business Processes).

6. The Switch Responsibilities icon invokes the list of your responsibilities for you to choose another.

7. The Print... icon prints the current screen. In some cases it may print areport associated with the current data.

8. The Close Form icons closes all windows of the current form.

9. The Cut icon cuts the current selection to the clipboard.

10. The Copy icon copies the current selection to the clipboard.

11. The Paste icon pastes from the clipboard into the current field.

12. The Clear Record icon erases the current record from the form.

13. The Delete icon deletes the current record from the database.

14. The Edit Field... icon displays the Editor window for the current field.

15. The Zoom icon invokes customer-defined drill-down behavior.

16. The Translations... icon invokes the Translations window (seeCreating Translations for a Record).

17. The Attachments icon invokes the Attachments window. If attachments already exist, the icon appears as a paperclip holding paper.

18. The Folder Tools icon invokes the Folder Tools palette window (seeCustomizing the Presentation of Data).

19. The Window Help icon invokes online help for the current window.

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Free Version at www.larrysherrod.comTitle:

Oracle Navigation

Prepared by: Larry Sherrod Release Date: 06/01/2011

Oracle’s user interface is presented in Oracle Forms. The general descriptionand definition of those forms is found below.

The Forms:

1. Single-Row Block2. Multi-Row Block3. Folder Indicator 4. Current Record Indicator 5. Record6. Message Line7. Status Line8. Field9. List of Values Indicator 10. Descriptive Flexfield11. Master-DetailCoordination Box

Keyboard Shortcuts: 

You need not use a mouse to navigate thescreens. Oracle provides Keyboard Shortcutsfor navigation.

From your HELP pull down menu, you canaccess the KEYBOARD HELP screen. Thescreen is shown to the left. It displays all thekeyboard shortcuts available in Oracle. Someof the most useful ones are:

Commit Ctrl+S (this will save your data)

Duplicate Field Shift+F5 (this copies the datafrom the record field above)

Duplicate Record Shift+F6 (this copies the datafrom the record above)

Enter Query F11 (starts a DB query)

Execute Query Cntl+F11 (runs a DB query)

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