Delete button control: Javascript confirm & redirect?

Question

Hello all,
I have a contract details page that has the following buttons: Save, Cancel, Delete. The Cancel button has a general redirect assigned to it, since no processing is necessary. As for the Save button, the page submits to itself, so the screen just reloads quickly, with a note to show the record was updated. As for the delete button, I don't want the user to remain on a details page for a contract they just deleted, so I wish to redirect the user to my contract search page after the record is deleted. I also want to have the button confirm the deletion before proceeding.
My current page setup is as follows:
SAVE button (template based)
Optional URL Redirect - No Target
DELETE button (template based)
Optional URL Redirect - Page 3 (contract search)
"Request" and other fields here are empty
CANCEL button (template based)
Optional URL Redirect - Page 3 (contract search)
"Request" and other fields here are empty
BRANCHES Information:
Before Validation:
DELETE:
Target type - page in application (3 - contract search)
Request - DELETE
When Button Pressed - BTN_DELETE
After Processing:
Target type - page in application (2 - contract details)
When Button Pressed - BTN_SAVE
Here's my dilemma...under the setup listed above, clicking Delete redirects me to the search page, but the record is not deleted (I do have a DML process set up for Insert/Update/Delete, set up for After Submit). I've tried changing both the button and/or branch properties to set up URL processing, entering javascript to confirm the deletion. No matter the combination I use, either the contract will not get deleted, or the deletion is a success, but I get an error message that there is no branch page set up for that. If anyone has suggestions as to how I can get validation to play nicely with deleting records, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian

Answer 1

Mike,
Is it possible that you have more than 1 branch to the target page? yes I do, before I had the Unconditional branch on top. Now I moved the conditional branch to the top. Redirect is working fine but no luck with passing values. After some research I found that it passes the request value when I send it as a string but not as value of the item on page. This may have something to do with in-built Delete procedure.
I am very new to Apex/Oracle and I don't know how to create a oracle workspace and post my App on line. So, I am giving a detailed description of what I am trying to achieve. please bear with this while I try to figure out how to post it on line.
This is exactly what I am trying to do.
On the first page I have multiple regions to show different reports based the user selection. User clicks a button to make a selection. I am toggling between the regions depending on the request value from the button click.
If the user decides to modify a record he is directed to a form. After modifying I want the user to come back to the first page and be in the same region where he was initially.
To achieve this
--- I am passing the request value from the first page to the form and saving it in a hidden variable. In the unconditional branch I am passing that value back and it is working fine.
--- Only for the Delete operation I have problems. I still want to have the Alert so I am using the javascript:confirmDelete(htmldb_delete_message,'DELETE'); in the Delete button URL.
I created a conditional branch which has lower sequence than the unconditional one.
I have set the condition as Request = Expression 1(DELETE) not the button click.
In the Action part, i have the following
Target type Page in this Application
Page: 21
Request: &P21_Old_Request.
Clear Cache
Set these items P21_Item1
With these values &P22_Item1.
I have seen that page redirect is working fine.( I tried to redirect to other pages it works fine). Only the values are not passed. I tried to pass these values as Application level items even then it doesn't do anything. But if u pass the string directly it would pass the string. But I want to be able to pass the value as an Item from the form.
As I mentioned before it may be to do something with in-built Delete procedure.
Is there way to see the SQL of that procedure?
Do u have any suggestions for me?
Thanks in Advance.
Nimmi