Update: 04.Feb.2014
Iudith from ittoolbox suggests, instead of WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE, PRE-FORM should be used for populating values to PARAMETER elements, thus when the focus is set, the initial values will be set for the columns.
The post will be open for more comments. Cheers!
rajesh
The main advantage of an initial value for a text column is the form status remains NEW, instead of CHANGED & entering the query mode by pressing the F11 key is initiated without throwing errors even if you have mandatory (Required:Yes) property set for one more more columns within the same block.
(Strictly limiting the solution towards custom development for Oracle E-Business Suite, using TEMPLATE.FMB & forms developer 10g)
When a custom module is loaded, 10g run time doesn’t populate values assigned to GLOBAL/PARAMETER variables for the first record. Iudith explains this is default nature of forms load. However, the consequent records are getting the initial values from the GLOBAL/PARAMETER elements.
This time we are providing a workaround solution towards this dreaded situation, which should make a developer’s life bit easier.
Do not assign “First Navigation Block”, instead keep it as <Null>
Open “WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE” and programmatically send the focus to your first block (in which text columns are assigned with GLOBAL/PARAMETER values as initial values)
Somehow, this method populates the initial values for text columns when the forms is initiated. We believe, such a navigation to the block enforces a WHEN-NEW-RECORD-INSTANCE indirectly and populates all the referred elements.
If you have a better explanation, please forward the same to us.
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