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How To Use Data Loader To Automate Data Entry in Oracle EBS

This document discusses how to use Oracle's Data Loader utility to automate data entry into Oracle EBS applications. Data Loader records user actions on a form, allows loading of data from files into recorded fields, and then plays back the recorded actions to enter the data without direct database access. The document outlines the basic three step process of recording a sample entry, populating a Data Loader sheet from a file, and playing back the load. It also lists some advantages of Data Loader including saving time and maintaining the application user experience.

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How To Use Data Loader To Automate Data Entry in Oracle EBS

This document discusses how to use Oracle's Data Loader utility to automate data entry into Oracle EBS applications. Data Loader records user actions on a form, allows loading of data from files into recorded fields, and then plays back the recorded actions to enter the data without direct database access. The document outlines the basic three step process of recording a sample entry, populating a Data Loader sheet from a file, and playing back the load. It also lists some advantages of Data Loader including saving time and maintaining the application user experience.

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How to Use Data Loader to Automate Data

Entry in Oracle EBS


Automate Data Entry in Oracle Apps    Data Loader for Oracle R12   

As an Oracle EBS Apps Professional one has to enter records frequently for testing purpose. The
Data Entry has to done through Front 
End Application forms only because it is very difficult to directly load data directly into Oracle back
end tables. Although Oracle has 
provided open interface tables, it is quite difficult to follow the Oracle guidelines. And Database
Administrators are also reluctant to provide
direct connection to back end database due to security issues.

Because of these reasons Data Loader utility becomes an essential tool for automating loading of
data into Oracle EBS Suite.

The Advantages of this tool are:

1. Loads data directly into front end forms thus no direct connection to the database is
necessary.
2. Needs no special technical expertise, can be utilized by non-technical end users as data is
filled in forms.
3. Helps you to save lots of time. Prepare load once and duplicate the load several times as
you need.
4. Entirely transparent to the application. Application behaves as data is inserted by a user.

 
There are multiple ways in which it can be used to load the data.

 Macro Loading method


 Forms Record and Playback Method
 HTML Forms Data Loader Record and Playback method for Oracle Self Service forms

In this article we will be just discussing the 1st method i.e. Macro Loading method. We will discuss
the other methods some other time in
separate articles. 

Note: This tutorial is for loading data into traditional Oracle Java forms. If you want to load the data
into Oracle Self Service forms please use HTML Forms Data Loader which is specially build for
Oracle HTML Forms . You can view it's step by step tutorial here Data Loader for Oracle Self
Service forms

Automating loading of data through Macro Loading feature can be carried out in just 3 steps.

1. Record
2. Populate the data from Excel or CSV or any delimited file.
3. Play

Here’s short description of above steps.

 Start your target application form in which you would like to automate loading of data and
move the cursor on the 1st field.

For Example, we want to add new users in Oracle EBS. Login to Oracle Apps and navigate
to System Administrator->Security->Users 
as shown in picture below
 Start Forms Data Loader by clicking on its desktop icon.
 Click “Create New by Macro Recording” button and a dialog will be displayed.
 Click “Start Recording” button in the dialog

 Change to your target application form window by using mouse click or Alt+TAB keys
 At this point enter a sample record in your target application form just as you do normally.
Remember to use Keyboard keys to navigate in the target form and not to use mouse clicks
to navigate between fields unless you have checked "Record Mouse Clicks" checkbox. 

You can use "Alt+FV" keys  (Save and Proceed shortcut keys) to save the Sample Record
 After entering the Sample Record click “Stop Recording” in the dialog

 Click “Create Load” button..

 Now you will see a Excel like sheet in Forms Data Loader with all fields which you have
entered in the form..
 You can now populate this sheet by copying and pasting data from Excel or any CSV or
delimited file.. You can make use of "Paste in Text Columns only" option and Auto Fill option
to fill navigation keystrokes. For more information about this option please click here 

 Once you have populated the sheet, make sure that Users Form is open is Oracle EBS
Applications and cursor is in First Field and then click “Load” button in Forms Data Loader
 Forms Data loader will now show the "Load Settings" dialog as shown below. Here choose
the target form window title in target application drop down field and click "Start"

That's it, you can now watch Data Loader automatically loads all the data in the form.

You can test Data Loader by downloading fully functional edition by clicking the following link

Data Loader
For more information please visit the official site at www.formsdataloader.com

Do's and Don'ts for Data Loader

For troubleshooting loads please view FAQ's at Data Loader FAQ

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