Enable folders Options custom forms in Oracle Apps r12

Here are the 9 steps to enable folders in custom forms.

These Changes will make sure that folder can be saved and its query criteria are also saved.

1. Pick up Template.fmb from your $AU_TOP/resource directory on server where forms are residing.

2. Check out all the libraries get loaded successfully along with the Template.

3. Check for APPDAYPK.pll loaded fine, else copy it from APPSTAND.fmb

4. Attach APPFLDR library/pll

APPFLDR can be found in $AU_TOP/Resource directory on server where forms are residing.

5. Copy the STANDARD_FOLDER Object Group

STANDARD_FOLDER Object group can be referenced from APPSTAND form which resides in $AU_TOP/Resource. This will also copies the dependent objects required for object group.

This will copy Folder Related Blocks,Canvases and other necessary objects.

6. Let us say we have One Main block, Not concerned with Control BlocksMain Block:

XXPH_RCPT_HIS then

Create <BLOCKNAME>_RECORD_COUNT parameter
as XXPH_RCPT_HIS_ RECORD_COUNT parameter
where BLOCKNAME is the name of the block containing columns to be displayed. Data Type should be Number and Put default Value of 2.

Canvas
You need two canvas- one content and one stacked. Let us name content canvas as XXPH_RCPT_HIS_CONTENT and stacked canvas as XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED. Both the canvas have same window.

Windows
Create One Window. Name it XXPH_RCPT_HIS_WIN with view name as XXPH_RCPT_HIS_WIN

BlocksMain Block:
XXPH_RCPT_HIS contains database columns. Items should be on Stacked canvas (XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED).

7. Create following eight triggers:

WHEN-NEW-BLOCK-INSTANCEapp_folder.event('WHEN-NEW-BLOCK-INSTANCE');

KEY-PREV-ITEMif (:parameter.XXPH_rcpt_his_record_count = 1) then
previous_item;
else
app_folder.event('KEY-PREV-ITEM');
end if;

KEY-NEXT-ITEMif (:parameter.xxph_rcpt_his_record_count = 1) then
next_item;
else
app_folder.event('KEY-NEXT-ITEM');
end if;

PRE-BLOCKapp_folder.event('PRE-BLOCK');

POST-BLOCKapp_folder.event('POST-BLOCK');

PRE-QUERY
app_folder.event('PRE-QUERY');

KEY-EXEQRYapp_folder.event('KEY-EXEQRY');

POST-QUERYapp_folder.event('POST-QUERY');

8. PROMPT Block:

Create new block XXPH_RCPT_HIS_PROMPT: which will contain prompts for the column displayed in upper block.

Make subclass information as DYNAMIC_PROMPT.

This block should contain:

Items which will be Prompts for above block columns (Item name should be same as Column name in above block). Prompt Items should be on Stacked canvas (XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED).

Create new Items specified below:
Item Name: FOLDER_OPEN, Item Type: Button, Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_CONTENT,Subclass:Dynamic_Title
Item Name: FOLDER_DUMMY, Item Type: Text Item , Canvas: TOOLBAR ,Subclass:Folder_Dummy
Item Name: FOLDER_TITLE, Item Type: Display Item, Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_CONTENT,Subclass:Dynamic_Title

Item Name: ORDER_BY1, Item Type: Button, Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED
Item Name: ORDER_BY2, Item Type: Button, Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED
Item Name: ORDER_BY3, Item Type: Button, Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED
Item Name:Folder_Switcher, Item Type:Text,Canvas: XXPH_RCPT_HIS_CONTENT,Subclass:SWITCHER

Check out your Both Canvases for setting these new buttons,prompts.

9. Form Level Triggers

FOLDER_ACTION--
-- Remove the message and uncomment the line after it to activate the folder actions
--
-- message('You must modify the FOLDER_ACTION trigger in your form!');
app_folder.event(:global.folder_action);

WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE
app_folder.define_folder_block(' XXPORCHUK ', -- 'Object Name'
' XXPH_RCPT_HIS ', -- 'folder_block',
' XXPH_RCPT_HIS_PROMPT ', -- 'prompt_block',
'XXPH_RCPT_HIS_STACKED', --'stacked_canvas',
'XXPH_RCPT_HIS_WIN', --'window',
NULL); --'disabled functions');