Fusion Middleware Control and Oracle Forms

Fusion Middleware Control is a Web-based tool that is launched from a web browser.

The default URL for Fusion Middleware Control is http://<example.com>:7001/em

Use the Web-based Oracle Fusion Middleware Control to:

Monitor metrics for a Forms Services instance, as described in Monitoring Forms Services Instances.
Manage user sessions, as described in Managing User Sessions
Configure parameters for a Forms Services instance, as described in Configure Parameters with Fusion Middleware Control.
Configure Forms Trace and monitor trace metrics, as described in Enable and Configure Forms Trace and Taking Advantage of Oracle Diagnostics and Logging Tools.
Configure multiple environment files, as described in Managing Environment Variables.
Configure and use JVM pooling, as described in Managing JVM Pooling from Fusion Middleware Control.

Accessing Forms Services with Fusion Middleware Control

To perform most management tasks for a Forms instance using Fusion Middleware Control, start by navigating to the Forms home page in Fusion Middleware Control.

For introductory information about using Fusion Middleware Control, see Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools in the Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware guide.

To navigate to the Forms Home page in Fusion Middleware Control:

Navigate to the home page for the Fusion Middleware Control that contains the Forms instance you want to manage.
Expand the navigation side panel and expand the Forms node. Click the link for the Forms instance you want to access.

Figure -7 Forms Home page

Description of "Figure -7 Forms Home page"
The Forms Home page provides information on the Forms applications that are deployed on the Forms instance.

The information displayed on the Forms Home page, is describes in Table -13.

Table -13 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.
Web Configuration	Link to the Web Configuration page.
Environment Configuration	Link to the Environment Configuration page.
Fonts and Icon Mapping	Link to the Fonts and Icon Mapping page.
Servlet Logs	Link to the Servlet Logs.
Prestart Scheduling	Link to the Prestart scheduling page.
Advanced	Link to the Advanced Configuration page.

To access the Forms Menu in Fusion Middleware Control:

Navigate to the Forms home page in Fusion Middleware Control.
Click Forms on the top left. This displays the Forms Menu. Table -14 lists the Menu Selections that are available in the Forms Menu.

Table -14 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, see Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
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 manages the JVM controller for the Forms instance.
Schedule Prestart	Prestart scheduling page. This page manages Forms prestart scheduling.
User Sessions	User Sessions page. This page monitors and traces User Sessions within a Forms instance.
Web Configuration	Web Configuration page. This page configures deployment of Forms applications and manage configuration sections and parameters in `formsweb.cfg`.
Trace Configuration	Trace Configuration page. This page manages the settings used for tracing of user sessions.
JVM Configuration	JVM Configuration page. This page modifies the JVM controllers that can be subsequently spawned for the Forms instance.
Environment Configuration	Environment Configuration page. This page manages environment variables that define environment settings for Forms run time.
Advanced Configuration	Advanced Configuration page. This page allows you to edit a Forms configuration or template file and apply the settings.
Fonts and Icons Mapping	Fonts and Icons Mapping page. This page helps to change, add, or delete parameters in the Registry.dat file.
Security	Displays information about the following: Forms OPSS Resource Administration: This page administers the Oracle Platform Security Services (OPSS) resources. Forms LDAP Association: This page administers the Forms LDAP resources. Forms Runtime LDAP Association: This page helps to associate and disassociate a forms deployment with an Oracle Internet Directory host to enable Single Sign-On functionality. Resource Migration: This page helps in migrating resources from LDAP to OPSS.
General Information	Displays information about the Target Name, Version, Oracle Home, and Host.

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