Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

Post-Record trigger
Description
Fires during the Leave the Record process. Specifically, the Post-Record trigger fires whenever the
operator or the application moves the input focus from one record to another. The Leave the Record
process can occur as a result of numerous operations, including INSERT_RECORD ,
DELETE_RECORD , NEXT_RECORD , NEXT_BLOCK , CREATE_RECORD ,
PREVIOUS_BLOCK , etc.
Definition Level form or block
Legal Commands
SELECT statements, unrestricted built-ins
Enter Query Mode no
Usage Notes
Use a Post-Record trigger to perform an action whenever the operator or the application moves the input
focus from one record to another. For example, to set a visual attribute for an item as the operator scrolls
down through a set of records, put the code within this trigger.
On Failure
The input focus stays in the current record.
Fires In
Leave the Record
See Process Flowcharts
Post-Record trigger restrictions
A Post-Record trigger fires only when the form is run with a validation unit of the item or record, as
specified by the Validation Unit form property.
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