How to Make ‘Close Other Forms’ Option Updatable

December 12, 2008 on 10:20 am | by Marian Crkon | In Feature of the Week | 2 Comments | Print Print | Email Email

This feature of the week is for anyone using Oracle Projects 11i plus.

The Feature

When using certain responsibilities the ‘Close Other Forms’ option in the Navigator window, ‘Tools’ menu is protected against an update.

Solution

The function ‘Navigator: Disable Multiform’ needs to be included in menu exclusions of the given responsibility. As System Administrator:

  • Navigate to Security > Responsibility > Define.
  • Query the responsibility in which you want to allow to control the Close Other Forms option.
  • In the Menu Exclusions, enter a function Name: Navigator: Disable Multiform
  • Save changes.

The values are stored in FND_USER_PREFERENCES table by user. To see whether the checkbox is checked or not:

select * from fnd_preferences
where preference_name = ‘NEW_WINDOW_FLAG’

‘N’ means defaults to checked, ‘R’ means defaults to not-checked. We have had some inconsistencies with this checkbox. You would un-check it and exit the applications, and the next time when you log in, it’s checked again.

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