Compilation Forms Process in 11i and R12

Compilation forms is differ from 11i and R12.In R12 we use the frmcmp executable instead of f60gen in 11i and steps is as follows for compiling the form

How to compile Oracle Apps 11i Forms

Check whether the forms that you want to generate are not in use at the time you are generating them.

 If they are in use when you generate the fmx files, the forms client session terminates.

1) Login to the Forms server node as applmgr and run .env file to set the applications environment.

2) Change directory to $AU_TOP/forms/US.

3) Use the “f60gen” command to generate the fmx files for the fmb files.

4) Issue the following command

$ f60gen module=<formname>.fmb userid=apps/<apps_pwd> output_file=/forms/US/<formname>.fmx

How to compile Oracle Apps R12 Forms

1) Log into the forms tier.

2) Set the applications environment

3) Ensure that the $FORMS_PATH includes $AU_TOP/resource and $AU_TOP/resource/stub, for example

echo $FORMS_PATH

/d02/testapps/TEST/apps/apps_st/appl/au/12.0.0/

resource:

/d02/testapps/TEST/apps/apps_st/appl/au/12.0.0/

resource/stub

4) Compile the form

frmcmp_batch module=$AU_TOP/forms/US/xxxx.fmb

userid=apps/****

output_file=$ONT_TOP/forms/US/xxxx.fmx module_type=form

compile_all=special batch=yes