Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

ENFORCE_COLUMN_SECURITY built-in
Description
Executes default processing for checking column security on a database column. This built-in is
included primarily for applications that run against a non-ORACLE data source, and use transactional
triggers to replace default Form Builder transaction processing.
Default Check Column Security processing refers to the sequence of events that occurs when Form
Builder enforces column-level security for each block that has the Enforce Column Security block
property set Yes. To enforce column security, Form Builder queries the database to determine the base
table columns to which the current form operator has update privileges. For columns to which the
operator does not have update privileges, Form Builder makes the corresponding base table items in the
form non-updateable by setting the Update Allowed item property to No dynamically. By default, Form
Builder performs this operation at form startup, processing each block in sequence.
For more information, refer to Form Builder Advanced Techniques, Chapter 4, "Connecting to Non-
Oracle Data Sources."
Syntax
PROCEDURE ENFORCE_COLUMN_SECURITY
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure
Enter Query Mode yes
Usage Notes
You can include this built-in subprogram in the On-Column-Security trigger if you intend to augment the
behavior of that trigger rather than completely replace the behavior. For more information, refer to
Chapter , "Triggers," in this manual.
ENFORCE_COLUMN_SECURITY restrictions
Valid only in an On-Column-Security trigger.
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