Validate-item trigger

I created a validate-item trigger where I check if the user has entered a correct value;
if he didn't I show an alert and of course I want to force the user to enter a correct value; I planned to go back to this item with the command go_item but this is not allowed in a validate-item trigger
Is there another possibility to prevent the user from going on to another item?
thx in advance, michaela

I have a another idea. Since after validate-item trigger control will automatically go the next item in the sequnence. So if you cange the next_item property of that item and make that item itself as the next item in case of wrong data.
I believe that this should work fine.
Anyway you have to use the Raise_form_Trigger_failure Exception.
Try it and update back on the net.

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    W have when-validate-item trigger. I need to place a code here that will bring up a form when the "valid entry" on the item has been made. I am getting a frm-40737:Illegal restricted procedure COMMIT...
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  • ORA-01403: no data found ---- FRM-40735: WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger raised

    Scenario: I have one Master Detail form. after entering values in master Form, Navigate to Detail form, there I have to enter more that 5000 lines, it's very tough for user to enter huge amount of data.
    Workaround: Give one button on Master form and written a cursor to populate all the 5000(relavent) number of record on detail block.
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              --XX customized
              if (:ADJ_IP_CTRL.DUE_DT_FROM is null OR :ADJ_IP_CTRL.DUE_DT_TO is null) then
              fnd_message.set_string('Due Date from and Due Date To Must be entered.');
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              end if;
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              go_block('ADJ_INV_PAY');
    clear_block(no_validate);
         for inv_rec in (
                             SELECT v.invoice_num,
              v.invoice_id,
              v.invoice_type,
              v.pay_alone,
              v.exclusive_payment_flag,
              v.payment_num,
              v.amount_remaining,
              --TO_CHAR (v.amount_remaining,fnd_currency.get_format_mask(v.currency_code, 42)) char_amount_remaining,
              TO_CHAR (v.amount_remaining,'FM999G999G999G999G999G999G999G999G990D00') char_amount_remaining,
              ap_payment_schedules_pkg.get_discount_available (
              v.invoice_id,
              v.payment_num,
              :pay_sum_folder.check_date,
              :pay_sum_folder.currency_code)
              discount_available,
              /*TO_CHAR (ap_payment_schedules_pkg.get_discount_available (
              v.invoice_id,
              v.payment_num,
              :pay_sum_folder.check_date,
              :pay_sum_folder.currency_code),
              fnd_currency.get_format_mask (v.currency_code, 42))*/
              TO_CHAR (ap_payment_schedules_pkg.get_discount_available (
              v.invoice_id,
              v.payment_num,
              :pay_sum_folder.check_date,
              :pay_sum_folder.currency_code),'FM999G999G999G999G999G999G999G999G990D00')
              char_discount_available,
              ap_payment_schedules_pkg.get_discount_date (
              v.invoice_id,
              v.payment_num,
              :pay_sum_folder.check_date)
              disc_date,
              v.always_take_disc_flag,
              v.discount_amount_available,
              v.discount_date,
              v.second_discount_date,
              v.second_disc_amt_available,
              v.third_discount_date,
              v.third_disc_amt_available,
              v.gross_amount,
              v.description,
              v.accts_pay_code_combi_id,
              v.due_date,
              v.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_NAME,
              v.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_ID,
              v.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_SITE,
              v.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_SITE_ID,
              v.RELATIONSHIP_ID,
              v.external_bank_account_id,
              ieba.bank_account_num external_bank_account_num,
              ieba.bank_account_name external_bank_account_name
              FROM ap_invoices_ready_to_pay_v v, iby_ext_bank_accounts ieba
              WHERE v.party_id = :pay_sum_folder.party_id /* and v.invoice_num like :adj_inv_pay.invoice_num||'%' */
              AND ( (:pay_sum_folder.payment_type_flag =
              'M')
              OR (:pay_sum_folder.payment_type_flag =
              'R'
              AND v.invoice_type IN
              ('CREDIT',
              'STANDARD',
              'DEBIT',
              'EXPENSE REPORT',
              'MIXED',
              'AWT'))
              OR /*Bug5948003, Bug6069211*/
              (:pay_sum_folder.payment_type_flag =
              'Q'
              /*AND (v.vendor_site_id =
              :pay_sum_folder.vendor_site_id
              OR v.invoice_type =
              'PAYMENT REQUEST')*/
              AND ( (:SYSTEM.LAST_RECORD =
              'TRUE'
              AND :SYSTEM.cursor_record =
              '1')
              OR (NVL (
              v.exclusive_payment_flag,
              'N') =
              'N'
              AND NVL (
              :parameter.pay_alone,
              'N') =
              'N'))))
              AND v.currency_code = :pay_sum_folder.currency_code
              AND v.payment_method_code = :pay_sum_folder.payment_method_code
              AND NVL (v.payment_function, 'PAYABLES_DISB') =
              NVL (:pay_sum_folder.payment_function, 'PAYABLES_DISB')
              AND v.set_of_books_id = :pay_sum_folder.set_of_books_id
              AND NVL (v.future_dated_payment_ccid, -1) =
              DECODE (:parameter.manual_fdp_site_acct_src_flag,
              'Y', NVL (:parameter.site_fdp_account_ccid, -1),
              NVL (v.future_dated_payment_ccid, -1))
              AND v.external_bank_account_id = ieba.ext_bank_account_id(+)
              AND v.due_date BETWEEN :ADJ_IP_CTRL.DUE_DT_FROM and :ADJ_IP_CTRL.DUE_DT_TO
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              removed 08apr2012 ORDER BY UPPER (invoice_num)
              ) loop
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    :ADJ_INV_PAY.INVOICE_ID := inv_rec.INVOICE_ID;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.INVOICE_TYPE := inv_rec.INVOICE_TYPE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.EXCLUSIVE_PAYMENT_FLAG := inv_rec.EXCLUSIVE_PAYMENT_FLAG;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.PAYMENT_NUM := inv_rec.PAYMENT_NUM;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.AMOUNT_REMAINING := inv_rec.AMOUNT_REMAINING;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.DISCOUNT_AVAILABLE:= inv_rec.DISCOUNT_AVAILABLE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.DISC_DATE := inv_rec.DISC_DATE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.ALWAYS_TAKE_DISC_FLAG := inv_rec.ALWAYS_TAKE_DISC_FLAG;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_AVAILABLE := inv_rec.DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_AVAILABLE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.SECOND_DISCOUNT_DATE := inv_rec.SECOND_DISCOUNT_DATE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.SECOND_DISC_AMT_AVAILABLE:= inv_rec.SECOND_DISC_AMT_AVAILABLE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.THIRD_DISCOUNT_DATE:= inv_rec.THIRD_DISCOUNT_DATE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.THIRD_DISC_AMT_AVAILABLE := inv_rec.THIRD_DISC_AMT_AVAILABLE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.GROSS_AMOUNT := inv_rec.GROSS_AMOUNT;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.ACCTS_PAY_CODE_COMBINATION_ID := inv_rec.ACCTS_PAY_CODE_COMBI_ID;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.DUE_DATE := inv_rec.DUE_DATE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_NAME := inv_rec.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_NAME;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_ID := inv_rec.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_ID;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_SITE := inv_rec.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_SITE;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.REMIT_TO_SUPP_SITE_ID := inv_rec.REMIT_TO_SUPPLIER_SITE_ID;
    :ADJ_INV_PAY.APS_EXTERNAL_BANK_ACCOUNT_ID := inv_rec.EXTERNAL_BANK_ACCOUNT_ID;               
    --               go_item ('ADJ_INV_PAY.INVOICE_NUM');
    --               EXECUTE_TRIGGER('WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM');
              validate(record_scope);
              if form_success then
              next_record;
              end if;
              end loop;
              first_record;
         exception
                   when others then
                   raise form_trigger_failure;
              END;
    synchronize;
    END;
    Thanks
    -Krishn

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    user12266683 wrote:
    Scenario: I have one Master Detail form. after entering values in master Form, Navigate to Detail form, there I have to enter more that 5000 lines, it's very tough for user to enter huge amount of data.
    Workaround: Give one button on Master form and written a cursor to populate all the 5000(relavent) number of record on detail block.
    Issue: while populating detail data block after around 3000 record detail form start showing Error as
    ORA-01403: no data found
    FRM-40735: WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger raised unhandled exception ORA-06502.
    Need suggestion
    ORA-01403: no data found clearly indicate that you have SQL Select statement in WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger and does not handled EXCEPTION
    add exception in your select statement.
    Hope it's clear..
    Hamid
    If someone's response is helpful or correct, please mark it accordingly.*

  • Workarounds for clear_form in when-validate-item  trigger

    Hi,
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    I want to call clear_form in when-validate-item trigger.
    Since they are restricted procedures, i cant do that.
    So what are the workarounds available?
    There are items which are in control block and also records of a datablock available in the form,
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    Divya wrote:
    Hi,
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    ThanksYou want the clear the form when you fire when-validate-item trigger
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  • Question on WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM Trigger in Forms 6i

    Hi,
    I am working with a form which has two different database blocks. When I enter some valid data in block 1 and hit tab, a key-nxtblk trigger navigates the cursor to the next block. Now this second block has some fields which were disabled at the design time and I have a procedure which sets the properties of these items to enabled when required during runtime. From the first run, when I run this procedure and go to one of these items which has no data filled in yet and press tab, when-validate-item trigger is fired (I am confused with this kind of behavior).
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    IF field2 IS NULL
    THEN
          activate field1 and field3
    ELSE
          Disable field1 and field3.
    END IF;
    WVI trigger on field3
    IF field3 IS NULL
    THEN
          activate field1 and field2
    ELSE
          Disable field1 and field2.
    END IF;I have a procedure which is called in WHEN-NEW-BLOCK-INSTANCE trigger to assign NULL to some fields and set the properties in the block and during this process when I first run the form, the record_status is set to NEW and after setting some fields to NULL the record_status is changed to INSERT. But both the times when-validate-item trigger on each of the fields 1,2, & 3 are fired. No matter we enter any value or not.
    can you help in understanding the mistake I am doing or fixing this?
    Thanks for your time.
    Edited by: new_user on Oct 31, 2008 1:00 PM

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  • FRM-40735: WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger raised unhandled exception ORA-04063.

    Hi All,
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    Thanks

    Hi,
    Its because of the invalid objects. We have compiled the invalid objects again and the issue got fixed.
    Thanks

  • FRM-40735: WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger raised unhandled exception ORA-01403

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    Reem

    Hi;
    Its generic error,I suggest review:
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    Regard
    Helios

  • Issue with WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger in Forms 6i

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    field 3 - 14-JUN-2006
    field 4 - Old Contract
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    Case2 : Scenario - 1 & Scenario - 0
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    If the order of the scenarios is like below:
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    Case4 : Scenario - 0 & Scenario - 2
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    Now the problem is with the following order.
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    Case6 : Scenario - 2 & Scenario - 1 & Scenario - 0
    In the above cases we can successfully handle until Scenario - 1 but when comes to Scenario - 2 how can we be able to display the data as shown.
    I have tried to perform this using WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM on field 1. When the field 1 is changed from OTHER to NONE I have assigned NULL to the remaining fields. So it's working fine as I mentioned earlier. Now if I change field 1 from NONE to ANOTHER its allowing to update the remaining fields but its not populating the data.
    Can anyone help with this?
    Thanks for the patience in reading the problem....

    Yes, if you use the debugger as Gerd said you can get and see the data as the code executes line-by-line. You can also use message statements in your code to display the data.

  • Radio buttons with validate item trigger

    hi,
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    would it be like this?
    using trigger when_radio_changed
    >
    declare
    quantityA number;
    begin
    IF :radio_button1=1 THEN
    SELECT quantity_on_hand
    into quantityA
    FROM INVENTORIES
    WHERE Product_ID = :Product_ID;
    IF :quantity > QuantityA THEN
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    null;
    END IF;
    Exception when no_data_found then
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    raise form_trigger_failure;
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    Hi,
    if five radio buttons are in a single group , you need to write only one trigger
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  • WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM results at a block/form

    Hello friends at www.oracle.com ,
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    Thanks, and best regards,
    Franklin Gongalves Jr.

    From forms documentation (ever considered to read it?):
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  • In Oracle Forms, to run all the When-Validate-Item of all the items at once

    In Oracle Forms, is there any built-in / procedure / function which is used to run all the When-Validate-Item triggers of all the Items at once ?
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    When a form is run and while entering the data..
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    Similarly there may be many items and many When-Validate-Item triggers correspondigly in a form..
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    If any one having any solution/suggestion, please let me know..
    Thanks..
    Edited by: user2938447 on Nov 8, 2010 9:03 PM
    Edited by: user2938447 on Nov 8, 2010 9:12 PM
    Edited by: user2938447 on Nov 8, 2010 10:19 PM

    Hi Sandy,
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    So to put all the code in another block-level When-Validate-Item trigger or in any When-Button-Pressed trigger will be duplication of the code.
    Actually I have around 30 Fmbs to be modified and each Fmb is having around 20 Items and almost all Items are having When-Validate-Item trigger.
    So,I wanted to know whether there is any Built-in / Procedure in Oracle Forms which runs all the When-Validate-Item triggers once it is called.
    Thanks..

  • WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM Restrictions???

    How we overcome the restriction next-item,go-item
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    My requirement is once something entered into text box
    it should validate with the database for correctness and then
    if info is correct then it should move to
    next item else it should remain in the same item
    by populating some error message or info message.

    Faheem,
    What you desire should be normal operation. If some data is entered into the field then the return or tab key is pressed, The when-validate-item trigger is fired to do the validation, then the key-next-item is fired, which you hopefully have configured to move on to the next item (it will do this by default unless you have a key-others to overide it)
    If this is not happening, you need to look at you triggers and figure out why not.
    rgds

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