What is the process to set SF_TOP in Oracle Applications 11i

Servlet Mode

If Oracle Forms Server is running in servlet mode, follow these steps:

1. Edit the following file:
   $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Jserv/etc/formservlet.ini
   Add the following three lines to this file:
   # Begin customizations
SF_TOP=appl_top/sf/11.5.0
# End customizations
   where appl_topis the pathname of the top-level Oracle Applications directory.
2. Log out of Oracle Forms.
3. Restart Apache.
4. Log in again to Oracle Forms.
5. Proceed to the "Testing" section, a little later in this Answer.

Socket Mode

If Oracle Forms Server is running in socket mode, follow these steps:

1. Edit the following file:
   $APPL_TOP/admin/adovars.env
   Add the following lines to this file to the customizations section (somewhere between "# Begin customizations" and "# End customizations"
   SF_TOP=$APPL_TOP/sf/11.5.0
export SF_TOP
2. Log out of the shell.
3. Log in to a new shell as applmgr.
4. Determine whether SF_TOP is set and exported by entering the following shell command:
   $ print SQL*Flow_TOP
# The command should return the pathname you set in Step 1.
5. Restart the Oracle Forms server by running the following script: $OAD_TOP/admin/scripts/SID /adfrmctl.sh
6. Proceed to the "Testing" section.

Testing

You should now check the value of SF_TOP within Oracle Forms. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Oracle Forms.
2. Select Help->Diagnostics->Examine
3. When prompted, enter the apps password.
4. In Block, press CTRL-L.
5. In the resulting LOV, choose $ENVIRONMENT$.
6. In Field, type SF_TOP and press the Tab key.?

Note: Do not press CTRL-L. If you do press CTRL-L, SF_TOP will not appear in the LOV.

Oracle Forms should now display the pathname of SF_TOP. If it does not, please recheck your steps.

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