Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

Copy Value from Item property
Description
Specifies the source of the value that Form Builder uses to populate the item. When you define a masterdetail
relation, Form Builder sets this property automatically on the foreign key item(s) in the detail
block. In such cases, the Copy Value from Item property names the primary key item in the master block
whose value gets copied to the foreign key item in the detail block whenever a detail record is created or
queried.
Applies to all items except buttons, chart items, and image items
Set Form Builder
Refer to Built-in
GET_ITEM_PROPERTY
Required/Optional optional
Usage Notes
• Specify this property in the form ..
• Setting the Copy Value from Item property does not affect record status at runtime, because the
copying occurs during default record processing.
• To prevent operators from de-enforcing the foreign key relationship, set the Enabled property to No
for the foreign key items.
• To get the Copy Value from Item property programmatically with GET_ITEM_PROPERTY, use
the constant ENFORCE_KEY.
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