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Oracle Application Server Forms Services –
OracleAS Forms Services enables
corporations to develop and deploy forms based applications, similar in functionality to
the classic Oracle Forms. One of the key differences is that instead of a heavy client
deployment, Forms applications are deployed to
Java clients in a Web environment.
OracleAS Forms Services automatically optimizes performance, and scalability is
enhanced by automatic load-balancing across all available Forms servers. OracleAS
Server Forms Services consists of four components:
• Forms Servlet: When a user starts a Forms application, the Forms Servlet is used
to establish the initial connection. The client session receives the HTML file that
contains the Forms Client applet.
• Forms Client Applet: A Java applet that runs in the client browser. It provides the
user interface for the Forms Runtime Process.
• Forms Listener Servlet: A
servlet running in the OC4J servlet container. It
manages the both the Forms Runtime Process and network connections to the
Forms Runtime process.
• Forms Runtime Process: A process that runs in an Oracle Application Server
instance. The runtime process maintains the connection between the Forms Client
applet and the database.
Infrastructure Tier
The infrastructure tier consists of components that store and distribute the product meta-
data and security information that is required to run Oracle applications. The
infrastructure tier contains the following components:
Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository – OracleAS Metadata Repository is
an information store for data that describes each installed Oracle Application Server
component (including infrastructure components). This metadata enables both
infrastructure and middle tier instances to optimally manage their components. OracleAS
Metadata Repository can be installed into a new or existing Oracle Enterprise Edition
database.
Oracle Identity Management – Oracle Identity Manager provides central control of all
user accounts and access privileges for enterprise IT resources. Oracle Identity
Management includes the following components:
• Oracle Internet Directory – Oracle Internet Directory is the Oracle
implementation of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), version 3.
All users are created and managed via OID, providing centralized authentication
for the enterprise.
• Single Sign-On (SSO) – Single sign-on (SSO) allows application users
(or application components requiring authentication) to log in once and gain
access to all applications managed by OracleAS.
• Delegated Administration Service – Delegated Administration Services uses
proxies to assign administrative privileges to trusted users and administrators.
• Directory Integration Platform – Directory Integration and Provisioning is used to
synchronize Oracle Internet Directory and external directories and repositories,
such as third-party LDAP implementations.
• Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority – The OracleAS Certificate
authority manages and publishes X.509v3 certificates. OracleAS Certificate