Forms Socket to Servlet Mode Convert with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Convert Forms Socket to Servlet Mode

grep connectMode $FORMS_WEB_CONFIG_FILE

$ grep connectMode $FORMS_WEB_CONFIG_FILE

connectMode=socket

   1. Pre heealth checks & Source the environment on the application tier.

   2. Stop all the application and db sevices:
  
   3. Take cold/rman backup and start the DB services

   4. Run the following script to disable Forms Socket Mode and re-enable Forms Servlet Mode:


      $FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=ChangeFormsMode -contextfile=$INST_TOP/appl/admin/TEST_testserver.xml -mode=servlet -runautoconfig=No -appspass=<apps>
    
      For example, on UNIX:
      $FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=ChangeFormsMode \
      -contextfile=$INST_TOP/appl/admin/mycontext.xml \
      -mode=servlet \
      -runautoconfig=No


      The script prompts for the parameters if they are not passed as command line arguments.

   5. If Autoconfig was not automatically executed as part of the preceding step, then run 
      AutoConfig on the application tier in check/test mode and backup required files

      $AD_TOP/bin/adchkcfg.sh -- Test Mode

      Run Autoconfig

      $INST_TOP/admin/scripts/adautocfg.sh

   6. Start all the application tier services:

      $INST_TOP/admin/scripts/adstrtal.sh

   7. Log in to Oracle Applications as applmgr user 
   
      check whether Forms are in Servlet mode

      grep connectMode $FORMS_WEB_CONFIG_FILE

      $ grep connectMode $FORMS_WEB_CONFIG_FILE
        connectMode=servlet

   8. Do Post health checks.