Even though the Apex Data Loader is written in Java it doesn’t work on a Mac for two main reasons:
Mac Users: Will be using the Data Loader; This can be found within Propertybase and installed with a click of a button. Navigate to Setup Search for Data Loader and then click 'Download the Data Loader for Mac' Follow the installation instructions How to check the version of the data loader Logging In: In order to login to the Data Loader. This release includes: Data Loader v45.0.0 built with Zulu OpenJDK 11 Launch scripts to help end users launch Data Loader for Windows and macOS Configuration and log setting files in the Data Load. Data Loader is designed to load data into an Oracle database. Oracle does not offer a way of loading data directly into the database from a text-based or excel-based file.
- It is packaged in a Windows-only installer
- Instead of using Swing for its GUI that does not require any platform-specific code to be included in the application it uses SWT that does require platform-specific code
The first problem can be worked around by installing on a Windows machine first and then copying the installation across to the Mac.
The second problem can be worked around using these steps (assuming you have a working copy of the Eclipse IDE on your Mac perhaps to make use of the Force IDE):
- Copy the files that start org.eclipse.swt (e.g. org.eclipse.swt_3.6.1.v3655c.jar and org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_3.6.1.v3655c.jar) from eclipse/plugins to the directory that contains DataLoader.jar (that you copied across from Windows).
- Use this command-line (using the file names from the previous step) to run the DataLoader:
The -D argument specifies the location of the configuration files, the -X argument appears to be required for this version of SWT to work, the -cp argument gives priority to the Mac version of the SWT classes ahead of the Windows versions included in DataLoader.jar and the last argument is the name of the class that launches the GUI.
If you choose to run the data loader like this obviously Salesforce will not support you and you should be cautious and check your results carefully. Also consider using LexiLoader – see comments below.
Forms Data Loader (FDL) is a tool to load data from Excel or CSV files into Oracle Apps 11i / R12 through front end forms. It provides an easy to use and cost-effective solution for loading test or legacy data into Oracle E-Business Suite. Although it is specially built for loading data into Oracle, it can be used to load data in any application Forms running under Windows like SAP and others. Requires no special technical knowledge and can be used by any non-technical end users as data is loaded through the frontend.
Comes with the latest tool, HTML Forms Data Loader to load data into Web Forms or Oracle Applications Self Service Forms which provides 100% reliable loads without needing any complex setups. A must have for Oracle R12. Supports Oracle R12.1.x and also Oracle EBS R12.2.3 / R12.2.4 / R12.2.5
Comes with the latest tool, HTML Forms Data Loader to load data into Web Forms or Oracle Applications Self Service Forms which provides 100% reliable loads without needing any complex setups. A must have for Oracle R12. Supports Oracle R12.1.x and also Oracle EBS R12.2.3 / R12.2.4 / R12.2.5
Three different ways to load the data through Front End Forms in Oracle EBS or any other Windows applications
Macro Loading
Load hundred of rows into Oracle Apps Front End Screens or any Window Application using Macros. Now comes with macro recorderForms Record and Playback Method
Load thousand of rows into traditional Oracle Forms using Record & Playback feature. Several times faster than macro loadingHTML Forms Record and Playback Method
Load thousand of rows into Web Based Forms through Record and Playback feature. Completely reliable loads with error controlForms Data Loader Advantages
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- Loads data directly into front end forms thus no direct connection to the database is required.
- Requires no special technical knowledge, can be used by non-technical end users as data is loaded in forms.
- Saves lots of time. Prepare load once and replicate the load as many times as you want.
- Completely transparent to the application. Application behaves as data is entered by a user.
- Accurate. All validations define in the application forms are performed.
- Useful for developers who have to feed data into forms repeatedly while testing applications.
- Useful for loading legacy data into applications where data cannot be loaded directly into tables easily.
- Comes with a new separate tool to load data in HTML Forms from CSV or Delimited or Excel files
Features
Compatible with Oracle Applications 10.7, Oracle Apps 11,Oracle Apps 11i & Oracle Applications R12, R12.2
- Loads data through Macros or Forms Record and Playback Mode
- Import data from Comma Separated Values Files (CSV), TAB Delimited Files or any other char delimited files.
- Copy paste the data from Excel or any spreadsheet.
- Comes with unique Paste and Auto Fill feature which makes copying of Data from Excel very easy.
- Sort the data in ascending and descending order on any field
- Load hundreds of rows into target applications in very short time
- Comes with built-in sample spreadsheets templates to learn how to build loads
- Unlimited support for registered users.
- Supports Data verification while data is entered into forms. So no more errors while loading.
- Data is entered through Oracle Applications Forms, so all the validations are performed
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Why use Data Loader?
The answer is simple there is no direct way to modify data in Oracle Apps tables as Oracle Corporation says
'Do Not Use Database Tools to Modify Oracle Applications Data
Oracle provides powerful tools you can use to create, store, change, retrieve and maintain information in an Oracle database. But if you use
Oracle tools like SQL*Plus to modify Oracle Applications data, you risk destroying the integrity of your data and you lose the ability to audit
changes to your data.
Because Oracle Applications tables are interrelated, any change you make using an Oracle Applications form can update many tables at
once. But when you modify Oracle Applications data using anything other than Oracle Applications forms, you may change a row in one
table without making corresponding changes in related tables. If your tables get out of synchronization with each other, you risk retrieving
erroneous information and you risk unpredictable results throughout Oracle Applications.
When you use Oracle Applications forms to modify your data, Oracle Applications automatically checks that your changes are valid. Oracle
Applications also keeps track of who changes information. But, if you enter information into database tables using database tools, you may
store invalid information. You also lose the ability to track who has changed your information because SQL*Plus and other database tools
do not keep a record of changes.
Consequently, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you never use SQL*Plus, Oracle Data Browser, database triggers, or any other tool to
modify Oracle Applications tables, unless we tell you to do so in our manuals. '
Oracle provides powerful tools you can use to create, store, change, retrieve and maintain information in an Oracle database. But if you use
Oracle tools like SQL*Plus to modify Oracle Applications data, you risk destroying the integrity of your data and you lose the ability to audit
changes to your data.
Because Oracle Applications tables are interrelated, any change you make using an Oracle Applications form can update many tables at
once. But when you modify Oracle Applications data using anything other than Oracle Applications forms, you may change a row in one
table without making corresponding changes in related tables. If your tables get out of synchronization with each other, you risk retrieving
erroneous information and you risk unpredictable results throughout Oracle Applications.
When you use Oracle Applications forms to modify your data, Oracle Applications automatically checks that your changes are valid. Oracle
Applications also keeps track of who changes information. But, if you enter information into database tables using database tools, you may
store invalid information. You also lose the ability to track who has changed your information because SQL*Plus and other database tools
do not keep a record of changes.
Consequently, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you never use SQL*Plus, Oracle Data Browser, database triggers, or any other tool to
modify Oracle Applications tables, unless we tell you to do so in our manuals. '
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Oracle does provide Open Interface tables but, it is tedious exercise to load data using Open interface tables. Our tools are useful as they load the data from Front End Forms as though entered by a user and thus all the validations are performed.
Forms Data Loader loads the data using the following methods
Salesforce Data Loader For Mac
Simulating Key Strokes (Macro Loading)
Forms Data Loader fills data in Forms by simulating keystrokes as though type by a user. It provides a spreadsheet interface where you can enter the data and keystrokes to send to the forms. Building Load is quite easy, you can learn building data loads by just spending few minutes. We provide a series of demos which demonstrates how the loads are developed and how FDL works. Although it is specially focused to load data into Oracle ERP Applications, it can be used to load data in virtually any type of application form whether it is SAP or HTML or any other application More..
Now build loads instantly using Macro Recording feature
Forms Record and Playback Feature
Using this feature Forms Data Loader can be used to load data accurately and several times faster than Macro Loading. It is more reliable, the load will stop whenever an error comes, It is because Oracle Forms will execute the load. You use Forms Data Loader just for developing the load.
Using this method you can load the data in Oracle Apps by performing the following Steps.
Step 1
Run the Oracle Application Forms in record mode and enter 2 or more records in whichever form you want to load the data.
Run the Oracle Application Forms in record mode and enter 2 or more records in whichever form you want to load the data.
Step 2
Open the recorded file in Forms Data Loader and add records by entering directly or by importing from a CSV file or Excel or any other delimited file
Open the recorded file in Forms Data Loader and add records by entering directly or by importing from a CSV file or Excel or any other delimited file
Step 3
Then Play the file saved in Step 2 by running Oracle Application Forms in Playback Mode.
Then Play the file saved in Step 2 by running Oracle Application Forms in Playback Mode.
This method is accurate and handles all errors and nearly 10 times faster than macro loading.
HTML Forms Data Loader
HTML Forms Data Loader (HDL) is a separate tool, which comes with Forms Data Loader, to load data from CSV / Delimited / Databases into an HTML Form. It is a supplement to Forms Data Loader Tool which uses Macros to enter data in Forms. Since, HTML forms usually does not provide any Alt Keys (Hot Keys) it is quite difficult to load data into HTML forms using Forms Data Loader through Macros and Forms Record and Playback is impossible in HTML form. We used to get lot of mails from users expressing difficulty in loading data using Macros and they wanted a easy solution to load data in HTML forms. HTML Forms Data Loader is an answer to all these requests