Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

When-Timer-Expired trigger
Description
Fires when a timer expires.
Definition Level form
Legal Commands
SELECT statements, unrestricted built-ins, restricted built-ins
Enter Query Mode yes
Usage Notes
Timers are created programmatically by calling the CREATE_TIMER built-in procedure.
• The When-Timer-Expired trigger can not fire during trigger, navigation, or transaction processing.
• Use a When-Timer-Expired trigger to initiate an event, update item values, or perform any task that
should occur after a specified interval.
• You can call GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(TIMER_NAME) in a When-Timer-Expired
trigger to determine the name of the most recently expired timer.
On Failure
no effect
Fires In
Process Expired Timer
See Process Flowcharts
When-Timer-Expired trigger restrictions
A When-Timer-Expired trigger will not fire when the user is currently navigating a menu.
When-Timer-Expired trigger examples
Example
The following example displays a message box each time a repeating timer expires. The following
example is from a telemarketing application, in which sales calls are timed, and message boxes are
displayed to prompt the salesperson through each stage of the call. The message box is displayed each
time a repeating timer expires.
DECLARE
timer_id TIMER;
alert_id ALERT;
call_status NUMBER;
msg_1 VARCHAR2(80) := ’Wrap up the first phase of your
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