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Preface

Deploying Forms Applications to the Web with Oracle Internet Application Server

## Intended Audience

This manual is intended for software developers who are interested in deploying Forms applications to the Web with the Oracle Internet Application Server.

## Structure

This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1 | Introduction Explains the benefits of deploying applications to the Web.
Chapter 2 | Overview of Forms Server Introduces you to the deployment tools that you will be using by providing an overview of Forms Server architecture and its components.
Chapter 3 | Preview of Configuration Choices Presents a preview of configurations choices that you will face when deploying applications to the Web.
Chapter 4 | Installing Forms Server Describes Forms Server's installation through the Oracle Universal Installer.
Chapter 5 | Configuring the Forms Server Describes the steps necessary to manually configure your network environment to support the Forms Server.
Chapter 6 | Deploying Forms to the Web Describes the steps you must perform to deploy your applications to the Web, such as creating the executable files and broadcasting the application's URL.
Chapter 7 | Application Design Considerations Contains guidelines and tips for designing Forms applications for Web deployment and includes some feature restrictions.
Chapter 8 | Migrating Legacy Applications to the Web Includes guidelines to migrate your current applications from client/server-based or OAS cartridge implementation to Web-based Forms Server implementation.
Chapter 9 | Network Considerations Describes the networking implementations upon which you can deploy Web applications, and the things you need to consider when deploying Web applications on each type.
Chapter 10 | Security Considerations Describes common security issues that you must consider when setting up Forms Server in a networked environment.
Chapter 11 | Performance Tuning Considerations Describes the tuning considerations when you deploy an application over the Internet or other network environment using the Forms Server.
Chapter 12 | Load Balancing Considerations Discusses load balancing techniques using servlet load balancing.
Chapter 13 | Oracle Enterprise Manager Forms Support Describes the Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) system management tool.
Chapter 14 | Capacity Planning Considerations Explores the scalability features of Forms Server.
Chapter 15 | Troubleshooting Solutions Contains information about troubleshooting solutions for the Forms Server.
Appendix A | Forms Server Parameters Describes the parameters that you use to configure Forms Server.
Appendix B | Client Browser Support Describes the benefits of using native JVM with Internet Explorer 5, Oracle JInitiator, or AppletViewer for your users' Web browsers.
Appendix C | Java Importer Describes how the Java Importer allows Forms developers to generate PL/SQL packages to access Java classes and then program with the generated PL/SQL in their Forms applications.

## Related Documents

For more information, see the following manuals:

- Oracle Forms Developer 6i Release Notes

- Oracle Forms Developer: Getting Started (Windows 95/NT)

- Oracle Reports Developer: Publishing Reports

- Oracle Forms Developer and Oracle Reports Developer: Guidelines for Building Applications

- Oracle Forms Developer: Form Builder Reference

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