3 Deprecated and Desupported Features
This chapter provides information about features that have been deprecated and desupported in Oracle Forms and Reports.
Oracle Forms
This section provides information about features that have been deprecated or desupported in Oracle Forms.
For information about features that have been desupported from Oracle Forms, see Preparing to Upgrade.
Audio Playback Feature
Beginning with the first release of Oracle Java 8 after April 2025, JavaFX (JFX) is no longer included in Java 8 and is therefore no longer supported.
As a result, audio playback functionality in Forms applications is no longer supported when the user attempts to run an application with Java 8 versions newer than the April 2025 release (in the Java 8 family). Audio playback is only possible when running applications using the Forms Standalone Launcher (FSAL) with Java 17 or newer along with the third party release of JFX.
Refer to Client Configurations in Working with Oracle Forms for more information on how to obtain JFX and use FSAL with applications that use audio playback functionality.
sign_webutil Utility Script
The sign_webutil utility script has been desupported and is not included in this release.
It is recommended that you consider using digital signature certificates obtained from an industry recognized Certificate Authority. Although self-signing can be used for testing and development, it should be avoided in production in order to limit any impact to the end-user experience. In order to sign custom JAR files, the Java jarsigner utility will be needed to insert your certificate into your custom JAR files. Refer to the Java documentation for details on how to use the jarsigner utility or contact the Certificate vendor for assistance.
Embedded Applet
Running Oracle Forms applications with the embedded applet configuration (for example, using Internet Explorer or MS-Edge with IE-mode) is no longer recommended.
Support for this configuration may be limited due to the desupport of the Java Plugin and desupport of Internet Explorer and other browsers that previously supported embedded applets. Information about which components in Java are supported can be found in the Oracle Java Support Roadmap web page at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html.
Refer also to Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations and Client Configurations in Working with Oracle Forms for details related to supported configurations.
Oracle Reports
This section provides information about features that have been deprecated or desupported in Oracle Reports.
Oracle Reports Developer and Oracle Reports Services
Although included in this release, Oracle Reports has been deprecated. Oracle is not planning any functional enhancements other than critical bug fixes and changes necessary to make it compatible with a new supporting technology stack. For more information, refer to the Reports Statement of Direction available here.
Oracle recommends migrating to Oracle Analytics Publisher (formerly called BI Publisher) for reporting purposes. Oracle Analytics Publisher is Oracle’s strategic product for enterprise reporting. This reporting solution allows authoring, managing, and delivering pixel-perfect customer facing reports against various data sources with web browser or familiar desktop tools.
Oracle Reports Naming Service
The Reports Naming Service has been desupported. It is no longer included in the installation. A replacement technology may be provided in a future release or patch set.