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Database Interview Questions

1. What are different types of modules available in oracle form? – Form module – a
collection of objects and code routines Menu modules – a collection of menus and menu
item commands that together make up an application menu library module – a collection
of user named procedures, functions and packages that can be called from other modules
in the application
2. What is the remove on exit property? – For a modeless window, it determines whether
oracle forms hides the window automatically when the operators navigates to an item in
the another window.
3. What is WHEN-Database-record trigger? – Fires when oracle forms first marks a
record as an insert or an update. The trigger fires as soon as oracle forms determines
through validation that the record should be processed by the next post or commit as an
insert or update. Generally occurs only when the operators modifies the first item in the
record, and after the operator attempts to navigate out of the item.
4. What is a difference between pre-select and pre-query? – Fires during the execute
query and count query processing after oracle forms constructs the select statement to be
issued, but before the statement is actually issued. The pre-query trigger fires just before
oracle forms issues the select statement to the database after the operator as define the
example records by entering the query criteria in enter query mode. Pre-query trigger fires
before pre-select trigger.
5. What are built-ins associated with timers? – find_timer create_timer delete_timer

1. What are the built-ins used for finding object ID functions? – Find_group(function)
Find_column(function)
2. What are the built-ins used for finding Object ID function? – FIND_GROUP(function)
FIND_COLUMN(function)
3. Any attempt to navigate programmatically to disabled form in a call_form stack is
allowed?– False
4. Use the Add_group_row procedure to add a row to a static record group 1. true
or false? – False
5. Use the add_group_column function to add a column to record group that was
created at a design time? – False
6. What are the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? – What are
the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? – Double clicking the mouse
consists of the mouse down, mouse up, mouse click, mouse down & mouse up events.
7. How can a break order be created on a column in an existing group? – What are
the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? – By dragging the column
outside the group.
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8. What is the use of place holder column? – What are the various sub events a mouse
double click event involves? – A placeholder column is used to hold calculated values at a
specified place rather than allowing is to appear in the actual row where it has to appear.
9. What is the use of hidden column? – What are the various sub events a mouse double
click event involves? – A hidden column is used to when a column has to embed into
boilerplate text.
10. What is the use of break group? – What are the various sub events a mouse double
click event involves? – A break group is used to display one record for one group ones.
While multiple related records in other group can be displayed.
11. What is an anchoring object & what is its use? – What are the various sub events a
mouse double click event involves? – An anchoring object is a print condition object which
used to explicitly or implicitly anchor other objects to itself.
12. What are the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? – What are
the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? – Double clicking the mouse
consists of the mouse down, mouse up, mouse click, mouse down & mouse up events.
13. What are the default parameter that appear at run time in the parameter
screen? – What are the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? –
Destype and Desname.
14. What are the built-ins used for Creating and deleting groups? – CREATE-GROUP
(function) CREATE_GROUP_FROM_QUERY(function) DELETE_GROUP(procedure)
15. What are different types of canvas views? – Content canvas views Stacked canvas
views Horizontal toolbar vertical toolbar.
16. What are the different types of Delete details we can establish in Master-
Details? – Cascade Isolate Non-isolate
17. What is relation between the window and canvas views? – Canvas views are the
back ground objects on which you place the interface items (Text items), check boxes,
radio groups etc.,) and boilerplate objects (boxes, lines, images etc.,) that operators
interact with us they run your form . Each canvas views displayed in a window.
18. What is a User_exit? – Calls the user exit named in the user_exit_string. Invokes a 3Gl
program by name which has been properly linked into your current oracle forms
executable.
19. How is it possible to select generate a select set for the query in the query
property sheet?– By using the tables/columns button and then specifying the table and
the column names.
20. How can values be passed between precompiler exits & Oracle call interface? – By
using the statement EXECIAFGET & EXECIAFPUT.
21. How can a square be drawn in the layout editor of the report writer? – By using
the rectangle tool while pressing the (Constraint) key.
22. How can a text file be attached to a report while creating in the report writer? –
By using the link file property in the layout boiler plate property sheet.
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23. How can I message to passed to the user from reports? – By using SRW.MESSAGE
function.
24. How is possible to restrict the user to a list of values while entering values for
parameters? – By setting the Restrict To List property to true in the parameter property
sheet.
25. How can a button be used in a report to give a drill down facility? – By setting the
action associated with button to Execute pl/SQL option and using the SRW.Run_report
function.
26. How can a cross product be created? – By selecting the cross products tool and
drawing a new group surrounding the base group of the cross products.