In this episode, hosts Chandra and Paul kick off a multi-part series that takes a peek inside of JD Edwards’s design tools, starting with Form Design Aid (FDA) to help you understand the question many JDE BA’s have asked: “What table is this application updating? ” Chandra shares her recent experiences transitioning into a new industry and navigating technical questions about equipment management data, illustrating how she used various resources like LearnJDE, Oracle support, and technical catalogs to find answers. Paul provides insights from a developer’s perspective, walking listeners through the use of Form Design Aid (FDA) to inspect event rules and business logic within JDE, explaining how to track what tables and business functions are involved in updates.  

04:35 A common question asked 

07:01 Paul suggests Form Design Aid 

10:52 Navigating FDA 

15:02 Printing event rules to file 

21:11 Form Interconnects and Mapping Basics 

26:27 EditDoc or EndDoc 

32:10 Midwesternism of the Week 

Resources: 

Form Design Aid: https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/jd-edwards/development-tools/9.2.x/eotfd/development-tools-form-design-aid-overview.html 

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