A Legacy System in a Modern World

Originating in the 1980s, Oracle Forms evolved significantly, becoming a prominent platform for application development throughout the 1990s and 2000s. However, the emergence of modern technologies in the 2010s presented new challenges and signaled a potential shift away from exclusive reliance on this legacy system.

Organizations heavily reliant on Oracle Forms may face several challenges. Data security can be compromised, and integration with modern systems like those in hybrid cloud environments becomes increasingly difficult. The shrinking pool of skilled Oracle Forms developers poses a significant risk, as does the potential for Oracle to discontinue support for the platform. Furthermore, maintaining a diverse IT landscape with numerous technologies can be complex and costly. Finally, Oracle Forms applications may not be optimized for modern, high-resolution displays, impacting user experience and potentially hindering productivity.

1. Modernization Challenges: Integrating Oracle Forms with modern technologies like cloud and mobile is difficult. 
2. Developer Scarcity and Support Risks: Finding skilled developers and ensuring ongoing support for Oracle Forms is increasingly challenging. 
3. Suboptimal User Experience: Oracle Forms applications may not be optimized for modern devices, impacting user experience and productivity.

But Don’t Worry!

Re_Forms 21 offers comprehensive migration coverage, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy Oracle Forms applications. Key features include extensive coverage of all major module types, almost all Oracle Forms triggers, and a wide range of UI widgets, with the exception of UI beans.

Furthermore, it covers all major built-in PL/SQL and Forms procedures and functions, as well as SQL-like Java types. The migrated applications maintain identical appearance and behavior, including keyboard shortcuts and application modes.

Additionally, Re_Forms 21 ensures similar or better performance compared to the original Forms application. The migration process leaves the database untouched, preserving existing locks and transaction handling.

Why Do You Need Re_forms21?

1. Extensive Coverage: Re_Forms 21 supports all major module types (FMB, MMB, PLL, OLB, RDF*), almost all Oracle Forms triggers, and a wide range of UI widgets, with the exception of UI beans. Furthermore, it covers all major built-in PL/SQL and Forms procedures and functions, as well as SQL-like Java types. 
2. Preservation of Functionality: The migrated applications maintain identical appearance and behavior, including keyboard shortcuts and application modes. Additionally, Re_Forms 21 ensures similar or better performance compared to the original Forms application.
3. Seamless Integration: The migration process leaves the database untouched, preserving existing locks and transaction handling. Both the original Forms application and the migrated application can coexist and run simultaneously. Moreover, Re_Forms 21 offers automatic re-migration capabilities, eliminating the need for development freezes.

For more info about Re_forms21, email us at: marketing.communication@infracom-tech.com 

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Written By : Marketing Communication ICT | Published : 16/Jan/2025