Launch a URL Using Form Personalization

The following example will present the setup required to launch a URL from any Oracle Forms using Form Personalization. For this example, we will use the Purchase Order window. We will define a new Menu Item "Google" to help us open a new browser window to the Google main page. Use the same principles to achieve this in any of the windows within the Oracle Forms User Interface.

Navigate to the Purchase Orders window using the Purchasing SuperUser responsibility.

Enter the Form Personalization form. (M) Help > Diagnostics > Custom Code > Personalize.

Rule Seq: 10
Description: Create Menu Item Google
Trigger Event: WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE
Context: User and set the value to your user name

Select the Actions tab

Actions Seq: 10
Type: Menu
Description: Menu Item Google
Menu Entry: SPECIAL31
Menu Label: Google

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Rule Seq: 20
Description: Launch URL Google
Trigger Event: SPECIAL31
Context: User and set the value to your user name

Actions Seq: 10
Type: Builtin
Builtin Type: Launch a URL
Argument: www.google.com
Target: _BLANK (will default)


Save your work, exit all Form Personalization as well as the PO window. Re-enter the PO Form and test your solution.

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