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Pros
"It's a very old product, and therefore, very seldom do you need to get in contact with technical support for issues. It's very stable.""Overall, the performance of the solution is very good.""The most important thing is the reliability. The over-all user control is very important as is data security. The application is efficient. All of these factors are important to our usage of Oracle forms.""The most valuable features are the low-code RAD, performance, and intuitive design.""It offers a wealth of features, including LOBs and triggers, making it a comprehensive platform.""The solution is stable."

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"It's easy to build an OTBI, and it doesn't take much time to create a report for the customer or business purposes.""The reports can be customized based on the requirements.""With this solution, we can provide the managerial-level reports to show them the profits, losses, company expenses, and assets."

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Cons
"It's quite an old product. It may be easier to use if it were a web application.""The solution could improve by having a web-style rendered UI.""The GUI needs improvement.""The solution should be integrated with Oracle Reports.""User interaction and the overall user interface design should be significantly improved in the next critical version to make it more user-friendly and intuitive.""The restriction on methods of exporting results of development needs to be more flexible."

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"The GUI could use some improvement.""Depending on which variables are being used in the report, there can be issues related to security.""It would be good if Oracle could provide an easy-to-use read-only tool to access the database."

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  • "We purchase the solution's yearly license."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It offers a wealth of features, including LOBs and triggers, making it a comprehensive platform.
    Top Answer:It may encounter performance challenges, particularly when handling extensive graphics. In contrast to cloud-based solutions like Apex, Oracle Forms may lack some advanced visual features. In terms of… more »
    Top Answer:It offers a comprehensive data entry solution, allowing end-users to effortlessly input data for various purposes, including education and finance. We examine fees and seamlessly integrate Oracle… more »
    Top Answer:It's easy to build an OTBI, and it doesn't take much time to create a report for the customer or business purposes.
    Top Answer:We don't have a tool to access the backend read-only. We should get a tool instead of using the BIP, where there are limitations on querying the number of reports. It would be good if Oracle could… more »
    Top Answer:As a partner, I use Oracle Reports to develop many reports for my customers, including operational reports, business reports, third-party customer reports, and letters.
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    340
    Rating
    6.7
    2nd
    out of 14 in Software Components
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    686
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    Average Words per Review
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    9.0
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    Overview

    Oracle Forms, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, is Oracle's long-established technology to design and build enterprise applications quickly and efficiently. Using the latest version can easily integrate with nearly any modern or legacy technology application requires. Whether application needs to include authentication using Oracle Access Manager, or communicating with Web Services, or running reports in Oracle Reports or Oracle BI-Publisher, or even working with Microsoft Office tools, Oracle Forms can get the job done. Powerful desktop applications delivered with the easy and scalability of a web applications.

    Oracle Reports, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware is Oracle's award-winning, high-fidelity enterprise reporting tool. It enables businesses to provide instant access to information to all levels within and outside of the organization in a scalable and secure environment. Oracle Reports consists of Oracle Reports Developer - a powerful, declarative WYSIWYG reports design tool and a JEE 5 based Oracle Reports Server with multi-tier architecture to access any data sources, generate reports in any popular format for web and paper, and to burst and distribute reports to any destination. Oracle remains committed to the development of this technology, and to the ongoing release as a component of the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.
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    Government20%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Non Profit6%
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    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    University8%
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    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise66%

    Oracle Forms is ranked 1st in Software Components with 9 reviews while Oracle Reports is ranked 2nd in Software Components with 5 reviews. Oracle Forms is rated 8.0, while Oracle Reports is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of Oracle Forms writes "A robust development tool offering strong data security and exceptional scalability capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Reports writes "Used to develop operational reports, business reports, and third-party customer reports". Oracle Forms is most compared with ZK Framework, whereas Oracle Reports is most compared with .

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