Accessing Forms Services with Fusion Middleware Control

4-2 Forms Services Deployment Guide

4.1.1 Accessing Forms Services with Fusion Middleware Control

To perform most management tasks for a Forms instance using Fusion Middleware Control, you start by navigating to the Forms home page in Fusion Middleware Control. To navigate to the Forms Home page in Fusion Middleware Control: 1. Navigate to the home page for the Fusion Middleware Control that contains the Forms instance you want to manage. For introductory information about using the Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control, see Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator’s Guide.

2. In the Farm pane, click the Fusion Middleware folder, then click the link for the

Forms instance. This displays the Forms Home page Figure 4–1 in the Fusion Middleware Control. Figure 4–1 Forms Home page 3. The Forms Home page provides information on the Forms applications that are deployed on the Oracle instance. Table 4–1 describes the information displayed on the Forms Home page. Table 4–1 Forms Deployment Fields Field Description Forms Application Lists the names of the Forms applications that are deployed on the Oracle WebLogic Server instance. Click the name to view the Forms application home page. WLS Instance Name of Oracle WebLogic Server instance where the application is deployed. Status Indicates the status of the forms application. A green up arrow indicates the application is running. A red down arrow indicates the application is not started. Number of Forms Sessions Displays the number of active forms sessions. Servlet URL Displays the URL for the Forms servlet. New Connections Indicates whether new connections are enabled or not. Configuring and Managing Forms Services 4-3 To access the Forms Menu in Fusion Middleware Control: 1. Navigate to the Forms home page in Fusion Middleware Control.

2. Click Forms on the top left. This displays the Forms Menu.

Table 4–2 lists the Menu Selections that are available in the Forms Menu. Web Configuration Link to the Web Configuration page. Environment Configuration Link to the Environment Configuration page. Servlet Logs Link to the Servlet Logs. Table 4–2 Forms Menu Options Select To Display Home Forms Home page. This page displays a list of the Forms deployments and their details. This page also displays the Response and Load statistics and a set of useful links in the Resource Center. Monitoring - Performance Summary Performance Summary page. This page displays a set of default performance charts that show the values of specific performance metrics. For more information, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Performance Guide. Monitoring - Servlet Log Log Messages page. Oracle Fusion Middleware components generate log files containing messages that record all types of events. JVM Controllers JVM Controllers page. This page is used to manage the JVM controller for the Forms instance. User Sessions User Sessions page. This page is used to monitor and trace User Sessions within a Forms instance. Web Configuration Web Configuration page. This page is used to configure deployment of Forms applications and manage configuration sections and parameters in formsweb.cfg. Trace Configuration Trace Configuration page. This page is used to manage the settings used for tracing of user sessions. Fonts and Icons Mapping Fonts and Icons Mapping page. This page is used to change, add, or delete parameters in the Registry.dat file. JVM Configuration JVM Configuration page. This page is used to modify the JVM controllers that can be subsequently spawned for the Forms instance. Environment Configuration Environment Configuration page. This page is used to manage environment variables that define environment settings for Forms run time. AssociateDisassociate OID AssociateDisassociate OID page. This page is used to associate and disassociate a forms deployment with an Oracle Internet Directory host to enable Single Sign-On functionality. General Information Displays information about the Target Name, Version, Oracle Home, Oracle Instance, and Host. Table 4–1 Cont. Forms Deployment Fields Field Description 4-4 Forms Services Deployment Guide

4.2 Configuring Forms Services