Adding upstream version 4:7.4.7.upstream/4%7.4.7upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/BooleanValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/BooleanValidator.java
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter;
+
+public class BooleanValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+    private final boolean                         m_preventChecked;
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of BooleanValidator */
+    public BooleanValidator( boolean preventChecked )
+    {
+        m_preventChecked = preventChecked;
+    }
+
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( AnyConverter.isVoid( Value ) )
+                return "'indetermined' is not an allowed state";
+            boolean value = ((Boolean)Value).booleanValue();
+            if ( m_preventChecked && ( value ) )
+                return "no no no. Don't check it.";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "ooops. Unknown error";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( AnyConverter.isVoid( Value ) )
+                return false;
+
+            boolean value = ((Boolean)Value).booleanValue();
+            return !(m_preventChecked && ( value ));
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/CellBinding.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/CellBinding.java
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.util.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.*;
+import com.sun.star.beans.*;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.*;
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.*;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XListBox;
+import com.sun.star.table.CellAddress;
+import com.sun.star.table.XCell;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XCellRangeData;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XCellRangeFormula;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextRange;
+
+public class CellBinding extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase
+{
+    /** the test document our form layer lives in */
+    private SpreadsheetDocument     m_document;
+    /** our form layer */
+    private FormLayer               m_formLayer;
+
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkTextFieldBinding",
+            "checkBooleanRadioBinding",
+            "checkStringRadioBinding",
+            "checkBooleanCheckBoxBinding",
+            "checkStringCheckBoxBinding",
+            "checkListBoxBinding",
+            "checkListBoxIndexBinding"
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control Spreadsheet Cell Binding Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** closes our document, if we have an open one
+     */
+    private void closeDocument()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // close our document
+            if ( m_document != null )
+            {
+                XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class,
+                    m_document.getDocument() );
+                closeDoc.close( true );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        /* our service factory */
+        XMultiServiceFactory orb = param.getMSF();
+        m_document = new SpreadsheetDocument( orb );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkTextFieldBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        final short col = 0;
+        final short row = 2;
+        final String text = "content";
+        final String otherText = "something else";
+        final String yetAnotherText = "yet another text";
+
+        // create a normal text control
+        XPropertySet controlModel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseTextField", 30, 9, 30, 6 );
+
+        // bind it to cell A1
+        bindToCell( controlModel, col, row );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView().toggleFormDesignMode();
+
+        // test the data transfer control -> cell
+        simulateUserTextInput( controlModel, text );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, text, "A text field does not forward its user input to the cell." );
+
+        // the same, but this time changing the control value programmatically
+        controlModel.setPropertyValue( "Text", otherText );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, otherText, "A text field does not forward programmatic changes to the cell." );
+
+        // the other way round: cell->control
+        setCellText( col, row, yetAnotherText );
+        String controlText = (String)controlModel.getPropertyValue( "Text" );
+        if ( !controlText.equals( yetAnotherText ) )
+            failed( "Changes in the cell are not forwarded to the text field." );
+    }
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkBooleanRadioBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // two radio buttons
+        XPropertySet primaryRadio = createRadio( 28, "radio button no. 1", "radio group", "primary" );
+        XPropertySet secondaryRadio = createRadio( 33, "radio button no. 2", "radio group", "secodary" );
+
+        // bind them
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row1 = (short)6;
+        short row2 = (short)7;
+        bindToCell( primaryRadio, col, row1 );
+        bindToCell( secondaryRadio, col, row2 );
+
+        // check the first button
+        simulateUserRadioCheck( primaryRadio );
+        // check the cell content
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row1, 1, "Radio buttons do not forward their (boolean) values to cells (1)." );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row2, 0, "Radio buttons do not forward their (boolean) values to cells (2)." );
+        // check the second button
+        simulateUserRadioCheck( secondaryRadio );
+        // check the cell content
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row1, 0, "Radio buttons do not forward their (boolean) values to cells (3)." );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row2, 1, "Radio buttons do not forward their (boolean) values to cells (4)." );
+
+        // the other way round: writing values into the cell
+        setCellValue( col, row1, 1.0 );
+        // setting this should have checked the primary radio, which should have unchecked the secondary radio,
+        // which should have been propagated to the second cell
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row2, 0, "Changing primary cell is not propagated to the secondary cell (via the radio buttons)." );
+
+        // setting an empty cell should result in the radio being unchecked
+        setCellEmpty( col, row1 );
+        if ( ((Short)primaryRadio.getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != 0 )
+            failed( "Setting a cell to 'empty' does not reset the bound radio button." );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkStringRadioBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // two radio buttons
+        XPropertySet primaryRadio = createRadio( 46, "radio button A", "radio ref group", "primary" );
+        XPropertySet secondaryRadio = createRadio( 51, "radio button B", "radio ref group", "secodary" );
+
+        // give the ref values
+        String refValueA = "ref value A";
+        String refValueB = "ref value B";
+        primaryRadio.setPropertyValue( "RefValue", refValueA );
+        secondaryRadio.setPropertyValue( "RefValue", refValueB );
+
+        // bind them to the same cell
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row = (short)10;
+        bindToCell( primaryRadio, col, row );
+        bindToCell( secondaryRadio, col, row );
+
+        // checking a radio should set the respective ref value at the cell
+        simulateUserRadioCheck( primaryRadio );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, refValueA, "A bound radio button with a reference value does not pass this value to the cell upon checking (1)." );
+        simulateUserRadioCheck( secondaryRadio );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, refValueB, "A bound radio button with a reference value does not pass this value to the cell upon checking (2)." );
+
+        // changing the cell should check the buttons if the cell text equals the ref value
+        setCellText( col, row, "no ref value" );
+        verifyRadioStates( primaryRadio, secondaryRadio, (short)0, (short)0, "Radio button not unchecked, though the bound cell value does not equal ref value." );
+
+        setCellText( col, row, refValueA );
+        verifyRadioStates( primaryRadio, secondaryRadio, (short)1, (short)0, "Radio button not properly un/checked according to the cell and ref value (1)." );
+
+        setCellText( col, row, refValueB );
+        verifyRadioStates( primaryRadio, secondaryRadio, (short)0, (short)1, "Radio button not properly un/checked according to the cell and ref value (2)." );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkBooleanCheckBoxBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet checkBox = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseCheckBox", 30, 59, 40, 4 );
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "Label", "check box" );
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "TriState", Boolean.TRUE );
+
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row = (short)13;
+        bindToCell( checkBox, col, row );
+
+        // initialize with "not checked"
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)0 ) );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 0, "programmatically unchecking the check box is not propagated to the cell." );
+
+        // first click: "not checked" -> "checked"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)1 );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 1, "moving the check box state to 'checked' is not propagated to the cell." );
+
+        // second click: "checked" -> "indetermined"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)2 );
+        verifyVoidCell( col, row, "propagating the 'indetermined' state to the cell does not work." );
+
+        // third click: "indetermined" -> "not checked"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)0 );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 0, "unchecking a check box via UI is not propagated to the cell." );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkStringCheckBoxBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        String refValue = "checked ";
+
+        XPropertySet checkBox = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseCheckBox", 30, 68, 40, 4 );
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "Label", "check box with ref value" );
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "TriState", Boolean.TRUE );
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "RefValue", refValue );
+
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row = (short)15;
+        bindToCell( checkBox, col, row );
+
+        // initialize with "not checked"
+        checkBox.setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)0 ) );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 0, "programmatically unchecking the check box is not propagated to the cell." );
+
+        // first click: "not checked" -> "checked"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)1 );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, refValue, "moving the check box state to 'checked' does not propagated the ref value to the cell." );
+
+        // second click: "checked" -> "indetermined"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)2 );
+        verifyVoidCell( col, row, "propagating the 'indetermined' state to the cell does not work, when exchanging ref values." );
+
+        // third click: "indetermined" -> "not checked"
+        simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( checkBox, (short)0 );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, "", "unchecking a check box via UI does not propagated the ref value to the cell." );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that a list box, which is bound via an ordinary value binding,
+     *  works as expected
+     */
+    public void checkListBoxBinding( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet listBox = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseListBox", 30, 80, 40, 6 );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "StringItemList", new String[] { "Apples", "Oranges", "Peaches" } );
+
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row = (short)18;
+
+
+        // add a list entry source which fills the list boxes list from cells in the
+        // spreadsheet
+        short sourceCol = (short)4;
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row - 1 ), "Apples" );
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row + 0 ), "Oranges" );
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row + 1 ), "Peaches" );
+
+            // TODO: this is currently prone to deadlocks
+
+
+        // bind to a cell
+        bindToCell( listBox, col, row );
+
+
+        // do the tests
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "SelectedItems", new short[] { (short)0 } );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, "Apples", "programmatically selecting a list entry is not propagated to the cell." );
+
+        simulateUserListBoxSelection( listBox, "Oranges" );
+        verifyStringCellContent( col, row, "Oranges", "UI-selecting a list entry is not propagated to the cell." );
+
+        setCellText( col, row, "Peaches" );
+        short[] selectedItems = (short[])listBox.getPropertyValue( "SelectedItems" );
+        assureEquals( "changes in the cell bound to a list box are not propagated to the list box selection",
+            2, selectedItems[0] );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that a list box, which is bound via a value binding exchanging the <b>index</b>
+     *  of the selected entry, works as expected
+     */
+    public void checkListBoxIndexBinding() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet listBox = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseListBox", 30, 94, 40, 6 );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "StringItemList", new String[] { "Pears", "Bananas", "Strawberries" } );
+
+        short col = (short)0;
+        short row = (short)21;
+
+
+        // add a list entry source which fills the list boxes list from cells in the
+        // spreadsheet
+        short sourceCol = (short)4;
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row - 1 ), "Pears" );
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row + 0 ), "Bananas" );
+        setCellText( sourceCol, (short)( row + 1 ), "Strawberries" );
+
+            // TODO: this is currently prone to deadlocks
+
+
+        // bind to a cell
+        bindToCell( listBox, col, row, "com.sun.star.table.ListPositionCellBinding" );
+
+
+        // do the tests
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "SelectedItems", new short[] { (short)0 } );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 1, "programmatically selecting a list entry is not propagated (as index) to the cell." );
+
+        simulateUserListBoxSelection( listBox, "Bananas" );
+        verifyNumericCellContent( col, row, 2, "UI-selecting a list entry is not propagated (as index) to the cell." );
+
+        setCellValue( col, row, 3 );
+        short[] selectedItems = (short[])listBox.getPropertyValue( "SelectedItems" );
+        assureEquals( "changes in the cell bound to a list box via list index are not propagated to the list box selection",
+            2, selectedItems[0] );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that the content of a given cell equals a given string
+    */
+    private XPropertySet createRadio( int yPos, String label, String name, String tag ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet radio = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseRadioButton", 30, yPos, 40, 4 );
+        radio.setPropertyValue( "Label", label );
+        radio.setPropertyValue( "Name", name );
+        radio.setPropertyValue( "Tag", tag );
+        return radio;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of two radio button
+    */
+    private boolean verifyRadioStates( XPropertySet radio1, XPropertySet radio2, short value1, short value2,
+        String errorMessage ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        if (  ( ((Short)radio1.getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != value1 )
+           || ( ((Short)radio2.getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != value2 )
+           )
+        {
+            failed( errorMessage );
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that the content of a given cell equals a given string
+    */
+    private boolean verifyVoidCell( short col, short row, String failErrorMessage ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XCellRangeData cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCellRangeData.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        Object cellContent = cell.getDataArray()[0][0];
+        if ( ((com.sun.star.uno.Any)cellContent).getType().getTypeClass() != com.sun.star.uno.TypeClass.VOID )
+        {
+            failed( failErrorMessage );
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that the content of a given cell equals a given string
+    */
+    private boolean verifyNumericCellContent( short col, short row, double value, String failErrorMessage ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XCell cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCell.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        if ( cell.getValue() != value )
+        {
+            failed( failErrorMessage );
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies that the content of a given cell equals a given string
+    */
+    private boolean verifyStringCellContent( short col, short row, String text, String failErrorMessage ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XTextRange cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextRange.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        if ( !cell.getString().equals( text ) )
+        {
+            failed( failErrorMessage );
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** sets the text of a given cell to a given string
+    */
+    private void setCellText( short col, short row, String text ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XTextRange cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextRange.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        cell.setString( text );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** sets a numeric value in a given cell
+    */
+    private void setCellValue( short col, short row, double value ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XCell cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCell.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        cell.setValue( value );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** sets a numeric value in a given cell
+    */
+    private void setCellEmpty( short col, short row ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // as long as #i29130# is not fixed, we do not set the cell to "empty", but to
+        // an invalid form, which serves well for our purpose
+        XCellRangeFormula cell = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCellRangeFormula.class,
+            m_document.getSheet( 0 ).getCellByPosition( col, row )
+        );
+        String[][] args = new String[][] { new String[] { "=INVALID_FUNCTION()" } };
+        cell.setFormulaArray( args );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** binds the given control model to the given cell in the first sheet,
+     *  using the given service name for the binding
+     */
+    private void bindToCell( XPropertySet controlModel, short column, short row, String _bindingServiceName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XBindableValue bindableModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XBindableValue.class,
+            controlModel
+        );
+
+        CellAddress address = new CellAddress();
+        address.Column = column;
+        address.Row = row;
+        address.Sheet = 0;
+
+        NamedValue[] parameters = new NamedValue[] { new NamedValue() };
+        parameters[0].Name = "BoundCell";
+        parameters[0].Value = address;
+
+        XValueBinding cellBinding = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XValueBinding.class,
+            m_document.createInstanceWithArguments( _bindingServiceName, parameters )
+        );
+
+        bindableModel.setValueBinding( cellBinding );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** binds the given control model to the given cell in the first sheet
+    */
+    private void bindToCell( XPropertySet _controlModel, short _column, short _row ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        bindToCell( _controlModel, _column, _row, "com.sun.star.table.CellValueBinding" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates a user action to check a radio button
+    */
+    private void simulateUserRadioCheck( XPropertySet radioModel ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XAccessible accessible = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessible.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( radioModel ) );
+
+        XAccessibleValue xValue = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessibleValue.class, accessible.getAccessibleContext() );
+
+        Integer newValue = Integer.valueOf( 1 );
+        xValue.setCurrentValue( newValue );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates a user action to check a radio button
+    */
+    private void simulateUserCheckBoxCheck( XPropertySet checkBox, short state ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XAccessible accessible = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessible.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( checkBox ) );
+
+        XAccessibleValue xValue = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessibleValue.class, accessible.getAccessibleContext() );
+
+        xValue.setCurrentValue( Short.valueOf( state ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates a user selecting an entry in a list box
+    */
+    private void simulateUserListBoxSelection( XPropertySet _listBox, String _selectEntry ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XListBox listBoxControl = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XListBox.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( _listBox ) );
+        listBoxControl.selectItem( _selectEntry, true );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates text input into the control belonging to the given model
+    */
+    private void simulateUserTextInput( XPropertySet controlModel, String text ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XAccessible accessible = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessible.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( controlModel ) );
+
+        UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XServiceInfo.class,
+            accessible.getAccessibleContext() );
+
+        XAccessibleEditableText textAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XAccessibleEditableText.class, accessible.getAccessibleContext() );
+
+        textAccess.setText( text );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidation.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dce4a23f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.util.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.*;
+import com.sun.star.beans.*;
+
+public class ControlValidation extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase implements com.sun.star.lang.XEventListener
+{
+    private DocumentHelper          m_document;         /// our current test document
+    private XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;              /// our service factory
+
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "interactiveValidation"
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control Validation Test";
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isInteractiveTest()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* test framework                                                     */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void prepareTestStep( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_document = DocumentHelper.blankTextDocument( m_orb );
+        m_document.getDocument( ).addEventListener( this );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after()
+    {
+        closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** closes our document, if we have an open one
+     */
+    private void closeDocument()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // close our document
+            if ( m_document != null )
+            {
+                XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class,
+                    m_document.getDocument() );
+                closeDoc.close( true );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* public test methods                                                */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void interactiveValidation() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        prepareTestStep();
+
+        SingleControlValidation validation;
+        XPropertySet focusField;
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 5, 5, "DatabaseFormattedField", new NumericValidator() );
+        focusField = validation.getInputField();
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please enter a number between 0 and 100, with at most 1 decimal digit" );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 90, 5, "DatabaseTextField", new TextValidator() );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please enter a text whose length is a multiple of 3, and which does not contain the letter 'Z'" );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 5, 55, "DatabaseDateField", new DateValidator() );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please enter a date in the current month" );
+        validation.getInputField().setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 90, 55, "DatabaseTimeField", new TimeValidator() );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please enter a time. Valid values are all full hours." );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 5, 110, "DatabaseCheckBox", new BooleanValidator( false ) );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please check (well, or uncheck) the box. Don't leave it in indetermined state." );
+        validation.getInputField().setPropertyValue( "TriState", Boolean.TRUE );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 90, 110, "DatabaseRadioButton", new BooleanValidator( true ), 3, 0 );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please check any but the first button" );
+
+        validation = new SingleControlValidation( m_document, 5, 165, "DatabaseListBox", new ListSelectionValidator( ), 1, 24 );
+        validation.setExplanatoryText( "Please select not more than two entries." );
+        validation.getInputField().setPropertyValue( "MultiSelection", Boolean.TRUE );
+        validation.getInputField().setPropertyValue( "StringItemList", new String[] { "first", "second", "third", "forth", "fivth" } );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).grabControlFocus( focusField );
+
+        // wait for the user telling us to exit
+        waitForUserInput();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* internal methods                                                   */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** waits for the user to press a key (on the console where she started the java program)
+            or the document to be closed by the user.
+            @return
+                    <TRUE/> if the user pressed a key on the console, <FALSE/> if she closed the document
+    */
+    protected boolean waitForUserInput() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        synchronized (this)
+        {
+            integration.forms.WaitForInput aWait = new integration.forms.WaitForInput( this );
+            aWait.start();
+            wait();
+
+            // if the waiter thread is done, the user pressed enter
+            boolean bKeyPressed = aWait.isDone();
+            if ( !bKeyPressed )
+                aWait.interrupt();
+
+            return bKeyPressed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* XEventListener overridables                                        */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void disposing( com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject )
+    {
+        if ( m_document.getDocument().equals( eventObject.Source ) )
+    {
+            // notify ourself that we can stop waiting for user input
+            synchronized (this)
+            {
+                notify();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fca013a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ControlValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+/** base class for components validating the content of form controls
+ */
+public abstract class ControlValidator implements com.sun.star.form.validation.XValidator
+{
+
+    public void addValidityConstraintListener(com.sun.star.form.validation.XValidityConstraintListener xValidityConstraintListener)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void removeValidityConstraintListener(com.sun.star.form.validation.XValidityConstraintListener xValidityConstraintListener)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected boolean isVoid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return ( com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter.getType(Value).getTypeClass()
+                     == com.sun.star.uno.TypeClass.VOID );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.ClassCastException e )
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/DateValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DateValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..255ec6f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DateValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+public class DateValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( isVoid( Value ) )
+                return "empty input";
+
+            com.sun.star.util.Date dateValue = (com.sun.star.util.Date)Value;
+            if ( isDedicatedInvalidDate( dateValue ) )
+                return "this is no valid date";
+
+            if ( !isNextMonthsDate( dateValue ) )
+                return "date must denote a day in the current month";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "oops. What did you enter for this to happen?";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( isVoid( Value ) )
+                return false;
+
+            com.sun.star.util.Date dateValue = (com.sun.star.util.Date)
+                com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter.toObject(
+                    com.sun.star.util.Date.class, Value);
+            if ( isDedicatedInvalidDate( dateValue ) )
+                return false;
+
+            return isNextMonthsDate( dateValue );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isDedicatedInvalidDate( com.sun.star.util.Date dateValue )
+    {
+        return ( dateValue.Day == 0 ) && ( dateValue.Month == 0 ) && ( dateValue.Year == 0 );
+    }
+
+    private boolean isNextMonthsDate( com.sun.star.util.Date dateValue )
+    {
+        java.util.Calendar today = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
+        java.util.Calendar date = (java.util.Calendar) today.clone();
+        today.set(java.util.Calendar.DATE, 1);
+        date.set(dateValue.Year, dateValue.Month -1, 1); // Month value is 0-based. e.g., 0 for January.
+        date.add(java.util.Calendar.MONTH, -1);
+        return date.compareTo(today) == 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentHelper.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64caf0a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyState;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexContainer;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameContainer;
+import com.sun.star.document.MacroExecMode;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPage;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPageSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPages;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPagesSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.form.XFormsSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XController;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XFrame;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XModel;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XInterface;
+import com.sun.star.util.XModifiable;
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+/** provides a small wrapper around a document
+*/
+public class DocumentHelper
+{
+    private final XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;
+    private XComponent              m_documentComponent;
+
+    /* ================================================================== */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public DocumentHelper( XMultiServiceFactory orb, XComponent document )
+    {
+        m_orb = orb;
+        m_documentComponent = document;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    protected static XComponent implLoadAsComponent( XMultiServiceFactory orb, String documentOrFactoryURL ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        return implLoadAsComponent( orb, documentOrFactoryURL, new PropertyValue[0] );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private static XComponent implLoadAsComponent( XMultiServiceFactory orb, String documentOrFactoryURL, final PropertyValue[] i_args ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XComponentLoader aLoader = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XComponentLoader.class,
+            orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" )
+        );
+
+        XComponent document = dbfTools.queryComponent(
+            aLoader.loadComponentFromURL( documentOrFactoryURL, "_blank", 0, i_args )
+        );
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private static DocumentHelper implLoadDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb, String documentOrFactoryURL ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        return implLoadDocument( orb, documentOrFactoryURL, new PropertyValue[0] );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private static DocumentHelper implLoadDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb, String documentOrFactoryURL, final PropertyValue[] i_args ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XComponent document = implLoadAsComponent( orb, documentOrFactoryURL, i_args );
+
+        XServiceInfo xSI = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XServiceInfo.class,
+            document );
+        if ( xSI.supportsService( "com.sun.star.sheet.SpreadsheetDocument" ) )
+            return new SpreadsheetDocument( orb, document );
+        return new DocumentHelper( orb, document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public static DocumentHelper loadDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb, String documentURL ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        return implLoadDocument( orb, documentURL );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public static DocumentHelper blankTextDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        return blankDocument( orb, DocumentType.WRITER );
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public static DocumentHelper blankDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb, DocumentType eType ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        final PropertyValue[] args = new PropertyValue[] {
+            new PropertyValue( "MacroExecutionMode", -1, MacroExecMode.ALWAYS_EXECUTE, PropertyState.DIRECT_VALUE )
+        };
+        return implLoadDocument( orb, getDocumentFactoryURL( eType ), args );
+    }
+
+    /* ================================================================== */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public XComponent getDocument( )
+    {
+        return m_documentComponent;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public boolean isModified()
+    {
+        XModifiable modify = query( XModifiable.class );
+        return modify.isModified();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public <T> T query( Class<T> aInterfaceClass )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( aInterfaceClass, m_documentComponent );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public XMultiServiceFactory getOrb( )
+    {
+        return m_orb;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the current view of the document
+        @return
+            the view component, queried for the interface described by aInterfaceClass
+    */
+    public DocumentViewHelper getCurrentView( )
+    {
+        // get the model interface for the document
+        XModel xDocModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, m_documentComponent );
+        // get the current controller for the document - as a controller is tied to a view,
+        // this gives us the currently active view for the document.
+        XController xController = xDocModel.getCurrentController();
+
+        if ( classify() == DocumentType.CALC )
+            return new SpreadsheetView( m_orb, this, xController );
+
+        return new DocumentViewHelper( m_orb, this, xController );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** reloads the document
+     *
+     *  The reload is done by dispatching the respective URL at a frame of the document.
+     *  As a consequence, if you have references to a view of the document, or any interface
+     *  of the document, they will become invalid.
+     *  The Model instance itself, at which you called reload, will still be valid, it will
+     *  automatically update its internal state after the reload.
+     *
+     *  Another consequence is that if the document does not have a view at all, it cannot
+     *  be reloaded.
+     */
+    public void reload() throws Exception
+    {
+        DocumentViewHelper view = getCurrentView();
+        XFrame frame = view.getController().getFrame();
+        XModel oldModel = frame.getController().getModel();
+
+        getCurrentView().dispatch( ".uno:Reload" );
+
+        m_documentComponent = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponent.class,
+            frame.getController().getModel() );
+
+        XModel newModel = getCurrentView().getController().getModel();
+        if ( UnoRuntime.areSame( oldModel, newModel ) )
+            throw new java.lang.IllegalStateException( "reload failed" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a new form which is a child of the given form components container
+
+        @param xParentContainer
+            The parent container for the new form
+        @param sInitialName
+            The initial name of the form. May be null, in this case the default (which
+            is an implementation detail) applies.
+    */
+    private XIndexContainer createSubForm( XIndexContainer xParentContainer, String sInitialName )
+            throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // create a new form
+        Object xNewForm = m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.component.DataForm" );
+
+        // insert
+        xParentContainer.insertByIndex( xParentContainer.getCount(), xNewForm );
+
+        // set the name if necessary
+        if ( null != sInitialName )
+        {
+            XPropertySet xFormProps = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( xNewForm );
+            xFormProps.setPropertyValue( "Name", sInitialName );
+        }
+
+        // outta here
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexContainer.class, xNewForm );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a new form which is a child of the given form components container
+
+        @param aParentContainer
+            The parent container for the new form
+        @param sInitialName
+            The initial name of the form. May be null, in this case the default (which
+            is an implementation detail) applies.
+    */
+    public XIndexContainer createSubForm( Object aParentContainer, String sInitialName )
+        throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XIndexContainer xParentContainer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XIndexContainer.class, aParentContainer );
+        return createSubForm( xParentContainer, sInitialName );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a form which is a sibling of the given form
+        @param aForm
+            A sinbling of the to be created form.
+
+        @param sInitialName
+            The initial name of the form. May be null, in this case the default (which
+            is an implementation detail) applies.
+    */
+    public XIndexContainer createSiblingForm( Object aForm, String sInitialName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // get the parent
+        XIndexContainer xContainer = (XIndexContainer)dbfTools.getParent(
+            aForm, XIndexContainer.class );
+        // append a new form to this parent container
+        return createSubForm( xContainer, sInitialName );
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** returns a URL which can be used to create a document of a certain type
+    */
+    public static String getDocumentFactoryURL( DocumentType eType )
+    {
+        if ( eType == DocumentType.WRITER )
+            return "private:factory/swriter";
+        if ( eType == DocumentType.CALC )
+            return "private:factory/scalc";
+        if ( eType == DocumentType.DRAWING )
+            return "private:factory/sdraw";
+        if ( eType == DocumentType.XMLFORM )
+            return "private:factory/swriter?slot=21053";
+        return "private:factory/swriter";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** classifies a document
+    */
+    private DocumentType classify( )
+    {
+        XServiceInfo xSI = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XServiceInfo.class, m_documentComponent );
+
+        if ( xSI.supportsService( "com.sun.star.text.TextDocument" ) )
+            return DocumentType.WRITER;
+        else if ( xSI.supportsService( "com.sun.star.sheet.SpreadsheetDocument" ) )
+            return DocumentType.CALC;
+        else if ( xSI.supportsService( "com.sun.star.drawing.DrawingDocument" ) )
+            return DocumentType.DRAWING;
+
+        return DocumentType.UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves a com.sun.star.drawing.DrawPage of the document, denoted by index
+     *  @param index
+     *      the index of the draw page
+     *  @throws
+     *      com.sun.star.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+     *      com.sun.star.lang.WrappedTargetException
+     */
+    protected XDrawPage getDrawPage( int index ) throws com.sun.star.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException, com.sun.star.lang.WrappedTargetException
+    {
+        XDrawPagesSupplier xSuppPages = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XDrawPagesSupplier.class, getDocument() );
+        XDrawPages xPages = xSuppPages.getDrawPages();
+
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XDrawPage.class, xPages.getByIndex( index ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the <type scope="com.sun.star.drawing">DrawPage</type> of the document
+    */
+    protected XDrawPage getMainDrawPage( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XDrawPage xReturn;
+
+        // in case of a Writer document, this is rather easy: simply ask the XDrawPageSupplier
+        XDrawPageSupplier xSuppPage = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XDrawPageSupplier.class, getDocument() );
+        if ( null != xSuppPage )
+            xReturn = xSuppPage.getDrawPage();
+        else
+        {   // the model itself is no draw page supplier - okay, it may be a Writer or Calc document
+            // (or any other multi-page document)
+            XDrawPagesSupplier xSuppPages = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XDrawPagesSupplier.class, getDocument() );
+            XDrawPages xPages = xSuppPages.getDrawPages();
+
+            xReturn = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XDrawPage.class, xPages.getByIndex( 0 ) );
+
+            // Note that this is no really error-proof code: If the document model does not support the
+            // XDrawPagesSupplier interface, or if the pages collection returned is empty, this will break.
+        }
+
+        return xReturn;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the root of the hierarchy of form components
+    */
+    protected XNameContainer getFormComponentTreeRoot( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XFormsSupplier xSuppForms = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XFormsSupplier.class, getMainDrawPage( ) );
+
+        XNameContainer xFormsCollection = null;
+        if ( null != xSuppForms )
+        {
+            xFormsCollection = xSuppForms.getForms();
+        }
+        return xFormsCollection;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a component at the service factory provided by the document
+    */
+    public XInterface createInstance( String serviceSpecifier ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XMultiServiceFactory xORB = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XMultiServiceFactory.class,
+            m_documentComponent );
+        return (XInterface)xORB.createInstance( serviceSpecifier );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a component at the service factory provided by the document
+    */
+    public XInterface createInstanceWithArguments( String serviceSpecifier, Object[] arguments ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XMultiServiceFactory xORB = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XMultiServiceFactory.class,
+            m_documentComponent );
+        return (XInterface) xORB.createInstanceWithArguments( serviceSpecifier, arguments );
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentType.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..105c31fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+/** a helper "enumeration class" for classifying a document type
+*/
+public class DocumentType extends com.sun.star.uno.Enum
+{
+    private DocumentType( int value )
+    {
+        super( value );
+    }
+
+
+
+    public static final DocumentType WRITER = new DocumentType(0);
+    public static final DocumentType CALC = new DocumentType(1);
+    public static final DocumentType DRAWING = new DocumentType(2);
+    public static final DocumentType XMLFORM = new DocumentType(3);
+    public static final DocumentType UNKNOWN = new DocumentType(-1);
+
+
+}
+
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentViewHelper.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentViewHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d936ea267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/DocumentViewHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControl;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControlModel;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XWindow;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XToolkitExperimental;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.form.XForm;
+import com.sun.star.form.runtime.XFormController;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XController;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XDispatch;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XDispatchProvider;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.util.URL;
+import com.sun.star.util.XURLTransformer;
+import com.sun.star.view.XControlAccess;
+import com.sun.star.view.XFormLayerAccess;
+import org.openoffice.xforms.XMLDocument;
+
+/**************************************************************************/
+/** provides a small wrapper around a document view
+*/
+public class DocumentViewHelper
+{
+    private final     XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;
+    private final     XController             m_controller;
+    private final     DocumentHelper          m_document;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    final protected XController getController()
+    {
+        return m_controller;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    final protected DocumentHelper getDocument()
+    {
+        return m_document;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public DocumentViewHelper( XMultiServiceFactory orb, DocumentHelper document, XController controller )
+    {
+        m_orb = orb;
+        m_document = document;
+        m_controller = controller;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** Quick access to a given interface of the view
+        @param aInterfaceClass
+                the class of the interface which shall be returned
+    */
+    public <T> T query( Class<T> aInterfaceClass )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( aInterfaceClass, m_controller );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves a dispatcher for the given URL, obtained at the current view of the document
+        @param aURL
+            a one-element array. The first element must contain a valid
+            <member scope="com.sun.star.util">URL::Complete</member> value. Upon return, the URL is correctly
+            parsed.
+        @return
+            the dispatcher for the URL in question
+    */
+    private XDispatch getDispatcher( URL[] aURL ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XDispatch xReturn = null;
+
+        // go get the current view
+        XController xController = query( XController.class );
+        // go get the dispatch provider of its frame
+        XDispatchProvider xProvider = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XDispatchProvider.class, xController.getFrame() );
+        if ( null != xProvider )
+        {
+            // need a URLTransformer
+            XURLTransformer xTransformer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                    XURLTransformer.class, m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer" ) );
+            xTransformer.parseStrict( aURL );
+
+            xReturn = xProvider.queryDispatch( aURL[0], "", 0 );
+        }
+        return xReturn;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves a dispatcher for the given URL, obtained at the current view of the document
+    */
+    public XDispatch getDispatcher( String url ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        URL[] aURL = new URL[] { new URL() };
+        aURL[0].Complete = url;
+        return getDispatcher( aURL );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** dispatches the given URL into the view, if there's a dispatcher for it
+
+        @return
+            <TRUE/> if the URL was successfully dispatched
+    */
+    public boolean dispatch( String url ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        URL[] completeURL = new URL[] { new URL() };
+        completeURL[0].Complete = url;
+        XDispatch dispatcher = getDispatcher( completeURL );
+        if ( dispatcher == null )
+            return false;
+
+        PropertyValue[] aDummyArgs = new PropertyValue[] { };
+        dispatcher.dispatch( completeURL[0], aDummyArgs );
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves a control within the current view of a document
+        @param xModel
+            specifies the control model whose control should be located
+        @return
+            the control tied to the model
+    */
+    public XControl getControl( XControlModel xModel ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // the current view of the document
+        XControlAccess xCtrlAcc = query( XControlAccess.class );
+        // delegate the task of looking for the control
+        return xCtrlAcc.getControl( xModel );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public XControl getControl( Object aModel ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XControlModel xModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XControlModel.class, aModel );
+        return getControl( xModel );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public <T> T getControl( Object aModel, Class<T> aInterfaceClass ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XControlModel xModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XControlModel.class, aModel );
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( aInterfaceClass, getControl( xModel ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the form controller for a given logical form
+     */
+    private XFormController getFormController( XForm _form )
+    {
+        XFormLayerAccess formLayerAccess = query( XFormLayerAccess.class );
+        return formLayerAccess.getFormController( _form );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the form controller for a given logical form
+     */
+    public XFormController getFormController( Object _form )
+    {
+        return getFormController( UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XForm.class, _form ));
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** toggles the design mode of the form layer of active view of our sample document
+    */
+    protected void toggleFormDesignMode( ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        if ( m_document instanceof XMLDocument )
+            dispatch( ".uno:SwitchXFormsDesignMode" );
+        else
+            dispatch( ".uno:SwitchControlDesignMode" );
+        // at least SwitchControlDesignMode is async, so wait for it to be done
+        XToolkitExperimental xToolkit = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XToolkitExperimental.class,
+                m_orb.createInstance("com.sun.star.awt.Toolkit"));
+        xToolkit.processEventsToIdle();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** sets the focus to a specific control
+        @param xModel
+            a control model. The focus is set to that control which is part of our view
+            and associated with the given model.
+    */
+    public void grabControlFocus( Object xModel ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // look for the control from the current view which belongs to the model
+        XControl xControl = getControl( xModel );
+
+        // the focus can be set to an XWindow only
+        XWindow xControlWindow = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XWindow.class,
+            xControl );
+
+        // grab the focus
+        xControlWindow.setFocus();
+    }
+
+
+}
+
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormComponent.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormComponent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1861c084e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormComponent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.form.XFormsSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameAccess;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexAccess;
+import com.sun.star.container.XChild;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNamed;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPage;
+
+public class FormComponent
+{
+    private final Object          m_component;
+    private final XNameAccess     m_nameAccess;
+    private final XIndexAccess    m_indexAccess;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private FormComponent()
+    {
+        m_component = null;
+        m_nameAccess = null;
+        m_indexAccess = null;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public FormComponent( XDrawPage drawPage )
+    {
+        XFormsSupplier supp = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XFormsSupplier.class, drawPage );
+        m_component = supp.getForms();
+
+        m_nameAccess = (XNameAccess)m_component;
+        m_indexAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XIndexAccess.class, m_component );
+        UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XChild.class, m_component );
+        UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XNamed.class, m_component );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private FormComponent( Object element )
+    {
+        m_component = element;
+        m_nameAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XNameAccess.class, m_component );
+        m_indexAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XIndexAccess.class, m_component );
+        UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XChild.class, m_component );
+        UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XNamed.class, m_component );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** Quick access to a given interface of the view
+        @param aInterfaceClass
+                the class of the interface which shall be returned
+    */
+    public <T> T query( Class<T> aInterfaceClass )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( aInterfaceClass, m_component );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public FormComponent getByName( String name )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( m_nameAccess != null )
+                return new FormComponent( m_nameAccess.getByName( name ) );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            System.err.println( e );
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+        return new FormComponent();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public FormComponent getByIndex( int index )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( m_indexAccess != null )
+                return new FormComponent( m_indexAccess.getByIndex( index ) );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            System.err.println( e );
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+        return new FormComponent();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormControlTest.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormControlTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..773a0197a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormControlTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,951 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XImageProducer;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameAccess;
+import com.sun.star.form.runtime.XFormController;
+import com.sun.star.form.XImageProducerSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XDispatch;
+import com.sun.star.lang.EventObject;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.SQLErrorEvent;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.XSQLErrorBroadcaster;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.XSQLErrorListener;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XDataSource;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XResultSet;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XResultSetUpdate;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XNamingService;
+import com.sun.star.util.URL;
+import com.sun.star.util.XCloseable;
+import com.sun.star.util.XURLTransformer;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlDatabase;
+import connectivity.tools.sdb.Connection;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+
+
+public class FormControlTest extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase implements XSQLErrorListener
+{
+    private static String s_tableName        = "CTC_form_controls";
+
+    private HsqlDatabase            m_databaseDocument;
+    private XDataSource             m_dataSource;
+    private XPropertySet            m_dataSourceProps;
+    private XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;
+    private DocumentHelper          m_document;
+    private FormLayer               m_formLayer;
+    private XPropertySet            m_masterForm;
+    private String                  m_sImageURL;
+    private SQLErrorEvent           m_mostRecentErrorEvent;
+
+    private static final String     m_dataSourceName = "integration.forms.FormControlTest";
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkFirstRow",
+            "checkInsertRow",
+            "checkImageControl",
+            "checkCrossUpdates_checkBox",
+            "checkCrossUpdates_radioButton",
+            "checkRowUpdates",
+            "checkEmptyIsNull"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Database Form Controls Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /// pre-test initialization
+    public void before() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // ensure that we have a data source to work with, and the required tables
+        if ( !ensureDataSource() || !ensureTables() )
+        {
+            failed( "could not access the required data source or table therein." );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // create the document which we work on
+        createSampleDocument();
+
+        createImageFile();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkFirstRow() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        moveToFirst();
+
+        // and check the content of the various controls
+        if  (  !checkRadios( (short)1, (short)0, (short)0 )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 1,            "ID",               "Value"          )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 42,           "f_integer",        "EffectiveValue" )
+            || !checkStringValue( "the answer", "f_text",           "Text"           )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 0.12,         "f_decimal",        "Value"          )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 20030922,     "f_date",           "Date"           )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 15000000,     "f_time",           "Time"           )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 20030923,     "f_timestamp_date", "Date"           )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 17152300,     "f_timestamp_time", "Time"           )
+            || !checkShortValue ( (short)1,     "f_tinyint",        "State"          )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "checking the content of one or more controls on the first row failed (see the log for details)" );
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkInsertRow() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // move the cursor to the insert row
+        moveToInsertRow();
+
+        // and check the content of the various controls
+        if  ( !verifyCleanInsertRow() )
+        {
+            failed( "checking the content of one or more controls on the insert row failed (see the log for details)" );
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /// some tests with the image control
+    public void checkImageControl() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // since we did not yet insert any image, the control should not display one ...
+        moveToFirst();
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( new byte[0] ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control failed to display empty image" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // check if the image control is able to insert our sample image into the database
+        // insert an
+        XPropertySet xImageModel = getControlModel( "f_blob" );
+        xImageModel.setPropertyValue( "ImageURL", m_sImageURL );
+
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( getSamplePictureBytes() ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control does not display the sample image as required" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // save the record
+        saveRecordByUI();
+
+        // still needs to be the sample image
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( getSamplePictureBytes() ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control does not, after saving the record, display the sample image as required" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // on the next record, the image should be empty
+        moveToNext();
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( new byte[0] ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control failed to display empty image, after coming from a non-empty image" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // back to the record where we just inserted the image, it should be our sample image
+        moveToFirst();
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( getSamplePictureBytes() ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control does not, after coming back to the record, display the sample image as required" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // okay, now remove the image
+        xImageModel.setPropertyValue( "ImageURL", "" );
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( new byte[0] ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image control failed to remove the image" );
+            return;
+        }
+        nextRecordByUI();
+        previousRecordByUI();
+        if ( !verifyReferenceImage( new byte[0] ) )
+        {
+            failed( "image still there after coming back, though we just removed it" );
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** This is both a test for controls which are bound to the same column (they must reflect
+     *  each others updates), and for the immediate updates which need to happen for both check
+     *  boxes and radio buttons: They must commit their content to the underlying column as soon
+     *  as the change is made, *not* only upon explicit commit
+     */
+    public void checkCrossUpdates_checkBox() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // move to the first record
+        moveToFirst();
+        if  (  !checkShortValue ( (short)1, "f_tinyint", "State" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 1, "f_tinyint_format", "EffectiveValue" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "huh? inconsistence in the test!" );
+            // we created the sample data in a way that the f_tinyint field should contain a "1" at the first
+            // record. We already asserted the proper function of the check box in checkFirstRow, so if this
+            // fails here, the script became inconsistent
+            return;
+        }
+
+        XPropertySet checkModel = getControlModel( "f_tinyint" );
+        checkModel.setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)0 ) );
+
+        // setting the state of the check box needs to be reflected in the formatted field immediately
+        if ( !checkDoubleValue( 0, "f_tinyint_format", "EffectiveValue" ) )
+        {
+            failed( "cross-update failed: updating the check box should result in updating the same-bound formatted field (1)!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // same for the "indetermined" state of the check box
+        checkModel.setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)2 ) );
+        if ( !checkNullValue( "f_tinyint_format", "EffectiveValue" ) )
+        {
+            failed( "cross-update failed: updating the check box should result in updating the same-bound formatted field (2)!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // undo the changes done so far
+        undoRecordByUI();
+        // and see if this is properly reflected in the controls
+        if  (  !checkShortValue ( (short)1, "f_tinyint", "State" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 1, "f_tinyint_format", "EffectiveValue" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "either the check box or the formatted field failed to recognize the UNDO!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // the other way round - when changing the formatted field - the change should *not*
+        // be reflected to the check box, since the formatted field needs an explicit commit
+        XPropertySet tinyFormattedModel = getControlModel( "f_tinyint_format" );
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( tinyFormattedModel );
+        m_formLayer.userTextInput( tinyFormattedModel, "0" );
+        if  (  !checkShortValue ( (short)1, "f_tinyint", "State" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "the check box should not be updated here! (did the formatted model commit immediately?)" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // set the focus to *any* other control (since we just have it at hand, we use the check box control)
+        // this should result in the formatted control being committed, and thus in the check box updating
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( checkModel );
+        if  (  !checkShortValue ( (short)0, "f_tinyint", "State" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "formatted field did not commit (or check box did not update)" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // undo the changes done so far, so we leave the document in a clean state for the next test
+        undoRecordByUI();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** very similar to checkCrossUpdates_checkBox - does nearly the same for the radio buttons. See there for more
+     *  explanations.
+     */
+    public void checkCrossUpdates_radioButton() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // move to the first record
+        moveToFirst();
+        if  (  !checkRadios( (short)1, (short)0, (short)0 )
+            || !checkStringValue( "none", "f_text_enum_text", "Text" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "huh? inconsistence in the test!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        XPropertySet radioModel = getRadioModel( "radio_group", "normal" );
+        radioModel.setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)1 ) );
+
+        // setting the state of the radio button needs to be reflected in the formatted field immediately
+        if ( !checkStringValue( "normal", "f_text_enum_text", "Text" ) )
+        {
+            failed( "cross-update failed: updating the radio button should result in updating the same-bound text field (1)!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // same for the "indetermined" state of the check box
+        getRadioModel( "radio_group", "important" ).setPropertyValue( "State", Short.valueOf( (short)1 ) );
+        if ( !checkStringValue( "important", "f_text_enum_text", "Text" ) )
+        {
+            failed( "cross-update failed: updating the radio button should result in updating the same-bound text field (2)!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // undo the changes done so far
+        undoRecordByUI();
+        // and see if this is properly reflected in the controls
+        if  (  !checkRadios( (short)1, (short)0, (short)0 )
+            || !checkStringValue( "none", "f_text_enum_text", "Text" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "either the radio button or the text field failed to recognize the UNDO!" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // the other way round - when changing the formatted field - the change should *not*
+        // be reflected to the check box, since the formatted field needs an explicit commit
+        XPropertySet textModel = getControlModel( "f_text_enum_text" );
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( textModel );
+        m_formLayer.userTextInput( textModel, "normal" );
+        if  (  !checkRadios( (short)1, (short)0, (short)0 )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "the radio buttons should not be updated here! (did the formatted model commit immediately?)" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // set the focus to *any* other control (since we just have it at hand, we use the check box control)
+        // this should result in the formatted control being committed, and thus in the check box updating
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( radioModel );
+        if  (  !checkRadios( (short)0, (short)1, (short)0 )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "text field did not commit (or radio button did not update)" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // undo the changes done so far, so we leave the document in a clean state for the next test
+        undoRecordByUI();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** some tests with updating the table via our controls
+     */
+    public void checkRowUpdates() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // start with inserting a new record
+        moveToInsertRow();
+        assure( "insert row not in expected clean state", verifyCleanInsertRow() );
+
+        userTextInput( "ID", "3", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_integer", "729", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_text", "test", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_decimal", "152343", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_date", "31.12.1999", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_time", "23:59:59", true );
+
+        // move to the next row, this should automatically commit the changes we made
+        nextRecordByUI();
+        // and back to the row we just inserted
+        previousRecordByUI();
+
+        if  (  !checkDoubleValue( 3,        "ID",        "Value" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 729,      "f_integer", "EffectiveValue" )
+            || !checkStringValue( "test",   "f_text",    "Text" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 152343,   "f_decimal", "Value" )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 19991231, "f_date",    "Date" )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 23595900, "f_time",    "Time" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "the changes we made on the insert row have not been committed" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // now change the data, to see if regular updates work, too
+        userTextInput( "ID", "4", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_integer", "618", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_text", "yet another stupid, meaningless text", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_required_text", "this must not be NULL", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_decimal", "4562", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_date", "26.03.2004", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_time", "17:05:00", true );
+
+        // move to the next row, this should automatically commit the changes we made
+        nextRecordByUI();
+        // and back to the row we just inserted
+        previousRecordByUI();
+
+        if  (  !checkDoubleValue( 4,        "ID",        "Value" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 618,      "f_integer", "EffectiveValue" )
+            || !checkStringValue( "yet another stupid, meaningless text",   "f_text",    "Text" )
+            || !checkDoubleValue( 4562,     "f_decimal", "Value" )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 20040326, "f_date",    "Date" )
+            || !checkIntValue   ( 17050000, "f_time",    "Time" )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "the changes we made on the insert row have not been committed" );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( getControlModel( "ID" ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks the "ConvertEmptyToNull" property behavior of an edit control
+     *
+     */
+    public void checkEmptyIsNull() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // start with inserting a new record
+        moveToInsertRow();
+        assure( "insert row not in expected clean state", verifyCleanInsertRow() );
+
+        // make an input in any field, but leave the edit control which is bound to a required field
+        // empty
+        userTextInput( "ID", "5", true );
+        userTextInput( "f_text", "more text", true );
+
+        // this should *not* fail. Even if we did not input anything into the control bound to the
+        // f_required_text column, this control's reset (done when moving to the insertion row) is
+        // expected to write an empty string into its bound column, since its EmptyIsNULL property
+        // is set to FALSE
+        // (#i92471#)
+        m_mostRecentErrorEvent = null;
+        nextRecordByUI();
+        assure( "updating an incomplete record did not work as expected", m_mostRecentErrorEvent == null );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean verifyCleanInsertRow( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // and check the content of the various controls
+        return (  checkRadios( (short)0, (short)0, (short)0          )
+               && checkShortValue( (short)2,    "f_tinyint", "State" )
+               && checkStringValue( "", "f_text",  "Text"            )
+               && checkNullValue( "ID",        "Value"               )
+               && checkNullValue( "f_integer", "EffectiveValue"      )
+               && checkNullValue( "f_decimal", "Value"               )
+               );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /// post-test cleanup
+    public void after() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // close our document
+        if ( m_document != null )
+        {
+            XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class,
+                m_document.getDocument() );
+            closeDoc.close( true );
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean ensureDataSource() throws Exception
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+
+        XNameAccess databaseContext = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNameAccess.class,
+            m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.sdb.DatabaseContext" ) );
+        XNamingService namingService = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNamingService.class,
+            databaseContext );
+
+        // revoke the data source, if it previously existed
+        if ( databaseContext.hasByName( m_dataSourceName ) )
+            namingService.revokeObject( m_dataSourceName );
+
+        // create a new ODB file, and register it with its URL
+        m_databaseDocument = new HsqlDatabase( m_orb );
+        String documentURL = m_databaseDocument.getDocumentURL();
+        namingService.registerObject( m_dataSourceName, databaseContext.getByName( documentURL ) );
+
+        m_dataSource = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XDataSource.class,
+            databaseContext.getByName( m_dataSourceName ) );
+        m_dataSourceProps = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( m_dataSource );
+
+        XPropertySet dataSourceSettings = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XPropertySet.class,
+            m_dataSourceProps.getPropertyValue( "Settings" ) );
+        dataSourceSettings.setPropertyValue( "FormsCheckRequiredFields", Boolean.FALSE );
+
+        return m_dataSource != null;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the control model with the given name
+    */
+    private XPropertySet getControlModel( String name ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XNameAccess nameAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNameAccess.class,
+            m_masterForm );
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XPropertySet.class,
+            nameAccess.getByName( name ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void createSampleDocument() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+
+        m_document = DocumentHelper.blankTextDocument( m_orb );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+
+        // insert some controls
+        XPropertySet xIDField =     m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseNumericField",  "ID",               "",       3 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseFormattedField","f_integer",        "",       11 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",     "f_text",           "",       19 );
+        XPropertySet xReqField =    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",     "f_required_text",  "",       27 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseNumericField",  "f_decimal",        "",       35 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseDateField",     "f_date",           "",       43 );
+        XPropertySet xTimeField =   m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTimeField",     "f_time",           "",       51 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseDateField",     "f_timestamp",      "_date",  59 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTimeField",     "f_timestamp",      "_time",  67 );
+        XPropertySet xImageField =  m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseImageControl",  "f_blob",           "",       2, 75, 40 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",     "f_text_enum",      "_text",  80, 25, 6 );
+        XPropertySet xCheckBox =    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseCheckBox",      "f_tinyint",        "",       80, 33, 6 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseFormattedField","f_tinyint",        "_format",80, 41, 6 );
+                                    m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",     "dummy",            "", 150 );
+
+        xIDField.setPropertyValue( "DecimalAccuracy", Short.valueOf( (short)0 ) );
+        xImageField.setPropertyValue( "ScaleImage", Boolean.TRUE );
+        xImageField.setPropertyValue( "Tabstop", Boolean.TRUE );
+        xCheckBox.setPropertyValue( "TriState", Boolean.TRUE );
+        xCheckBox.setPropertyValue( "DefaultState", Short.valueOf( (short)2 ) );
+        xTimeField.setPropertyValue( "TimeFormat", Short.valueOf( (short)1 ) );
+        xTimeField.setPropertyValue( "TimeMax", Integer.valueOf( 23595999 ) );
+        xReqField.setPropertyValue( "ConvertEmptyToNull", Boolean.FALSE );
+
+        // the logical form
+        m_masterForm = (XPropertySet)dbfTools.getParent( xIDField, XPropertySet.class );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "DataSourceName", m_dataSourceProps.getPropertyValue( "Name" ) );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( CommandType.TABLE ) );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "Command", s_tableName );
+
+        insertRadio( 3, "none", "none" );
+        insertRadio( 10, "normal", "normal" );
+        insertRadio( 17, "important", "important" );
+
+        // switch the forms into data entry mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+
+        XFormController  masterFormController = m_document.getCurrentView().getFormController( m_masterForm );
+        XSQLErrorBroadcaster errorBroadcaster = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XSQLErrorBroadcaster.class,
+            masterFormController );
+        errorBroadcaster.addSQLErrorListener( this );
+
+        // set the focus to the ID control
+        m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( xIDField );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void insertRadio( int nYPos, String label, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet xRadio = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseRadioButton", 106, nYPos, 25, 6 );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "Label", label );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "RefValue", refValue );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "Name", "radio_group" );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "DataField", "f_text_enum");
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String getCreateTableStatement( )
+    {
+        String sCreateTableStatement = "CREATE TABLE \"" + s_tableName + "\" (";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"ID\" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_integer\" INTEGER default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_text\" VARCHAR(50) default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_required_text\" VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_decimal\" DECIMAL(10,2) default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_date\" DATE default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_time\" TIME default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_timestamp\" DATETIME default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_blob\" VARBINARY,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_text_enum\" VARCHAR(50) default NULL,";
+        sCreateTableStatement += "\"f_tinyint\" TINYINT default NULL";
+        sCreateTableStatement += ");";
+        return sCreateTableStatement;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String[] getSampleDataValueString( ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        String[] aValues =  new String[] {
+            "1,42,'the answer','foo',0.12,'2003-09-22','15:00:00','2003-09-23 17:15:23',NULL,'none',1",
+            "2,13,'the question','bar',12.43,'2003-09-24','16:18:00','2003-09-24 08:45:12',NULL,'none',0"
+        };
+        return aValues;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean ensureTables() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception,  java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        Connection connection = new Connection( m_dataSource.getConnection( "", "" ) );
+
+        // drop the table, if it already exists
+        if  (  !implExecuteStatement( "DROP TABLE \"" + s_tableName + "\" IF EXISTS" )
+            || !implExecuteStatement( getCreateTableStatement() )
+            )
+        {
+            failed( "could not create the required sample table!" );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String sInsertionPrefix = "INSERT INTO \"" + s_tableName + "\" VALUES (";
+        String[] aValues = getSampleDataValueString();
+        for ( int i=0; i<aValues.length; ++i )
+            if ( !implExecuteStatement( sInsertionPrefix + aValues[ i ] + ")" ) )
+            {
+                failed( "could not create the required sample data" );
+                return false;
+            }
+
+        connection.refreshTables();
+
+        // do not need the connection anymore
+        connection.close();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /// checks the 3 radio buttons for the given states
+    private boolean checkRadios( short stateNone, short stateNormal, short stateImportant ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        if ( ((Short)getRadioModel( "radio_group", "none" ).getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != stateNone )
+        {
+            failed( "wrong value of the 'none' radio button!" );
+        }
+        else if ( ((Short)getRadioModel( "radio_group", "normal" ).getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != stateNormal )
+        {
+            failed( "wrong value of the 'normal' radio button!" );
+        }
+        else if ( ((Short)getRadioModel( "radio_group", "important" ).getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue() != stateImportant )
+        {
+            failed( "wrong value of the 'important' radio button!" );
+        }
+        else
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean checkNullValue( String fieldName, String propertyName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        Object value = getControlModel( fieldName ).getPropertyValue( propertyName );
+        if ( !util.utils.isVoid( value ) )
+        {
+            log.println( "wrong value of the " + fieldName + " field!" );
+            log.println( "  expected: <null/>" );
+            log.println( "  found   : " + value.toString() );
+        }
+        else
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean checkIntValue( int requiredValue, String fieldName, String propertyName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( "f_time".equals(fieldName) )
+                // http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=5681
+                return true;
+            if (fieldName == null) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            int currentValue = ((Integer)getControlModel( fieldName ).getPropertyValue( propertyName )).intValue();
+            if ( currentValue != requiredValue )
+            {
+                log.println( "wrong value of the " + fieldName + " field!" );
+                log.println( "  expected: " + requiredValue );
+                log.println( "  found   : " + currentValue );
+            }
+            else
+                return true;
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            log.println( "caught an exception while retrieving property value '" + propertyName + "' of control model '" + fieldName + "'" );
+            throw e;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean checkShortValue( short requiredValue, String fieldName, String propertyName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            short currentValue = ((Short)getControlModel( fieldName ).getPropertyValue( propertyName )).shortValue();
+            if ( currentValue != requiredValue )
+            {
+                log.println( "wrong value of the " + fieldName + " field!" );
+                log.println( "  expected: " + requiredValue );
+                log.println( "  found   : " + currentValue );
+            }
+            else
+                return true;
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            log.println( "caught an exception while retrieving property value '" + propertyName + "' of control model '" + fieldName + "'" );
+            throw e;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean checkDoubleValue( double requiredValue, String fieldName, String propertyName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        double currentValue = ((Double)getControlModel( fieldName ).getPropertyValue( propertyName )).doubleValue();
+        if ( currentValue != requiredValue )
+        {
+            log.println( "wrong value of the " + fieldName + " field!" );
+            log.println( "  expected: " + requiredValue );
+            log.println( "  found   : " + currentValue );
+        }
+        else
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean checkStringValue( String requiredValue, String fieldName, String propertyName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        String currentValue = (String)getControlModel( fieldName ).getPropertyValue( propertyName );
+        if ( !currentValue.equals( requiredValue ) )
+        {
+            log.println( "wrong value of the " + fieldName + " field!" );
+            log.println( "  expected: " + requiredValue );
+            log.println( "  found   : " + currentValue );
+        }
+        else
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet getRadioModel( String name, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return m_formLayer.getRadioModelByRefValue( m_masterForm, name, refValue );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** executes the given statement on the given connection
+    */
+    protected boolean implExecuteStatement( String sStatement ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            m_databaseDocument.executeSQL( sStatement );
+        }
+        catch(com.sun.star.sdbc.SQLException e)
+        {
+            System.err.println( e );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates a user's text input into a control given by model name
+     */
+    private void userTextInput( String modelName, String text, boolean withCommit ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet controlModel = getControlModel( modelName );
+        // the form runtime environment (namely the form controller) rely on focus events for recognizing
+        // control content changes ...
+        if ( withCommit )
+            m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( controlModel );
+
+        m_formLayer.userTextInput( controlModel, text );
+
+        // focus back to a dummy control model so the content of the model we just changed will
+        // be committed to the underlying database column
+        if ( withCommit )
+            m_document.getCurrentView().grabControlFocus( getControlModel( "dummy" ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void moveToInsertRow() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XResultSetUpdate xResultSet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XResultSetUpdate.class, m_masterForm );
+        xResultSet.moveToInsertRow( );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void moveToFirst() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XResultSet xResultSet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XResultSet.class, m_masterForm );
+        xResultSet.first( );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void moveToNext() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XResultSet xResultSet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XResultSet.class, m_masterForm );
+        xResultSet.next( );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates pressing a toolbox button with the given URL
+     */
+    private void executeSlot( String slotURL ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XDispatch xDispatch = m_document.getCurrentView().getDispatcher( slotURL );
+
+        URL[] url = new URL[] { new URL() };
+        url[0].Complete = slotURL;
+        XURLTransformer xTransformer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XURLTransformer.class, m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer" ) );
+        xTransformer.parseStrict( url );
+
+        PropertyValue[] aArgs = new PropertyValue[0];
+        xDispatch.dispatch( url[0], aArgs );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** undos the changes on the current record, by simulating pressing of the respective toolbox button
+     */
+    private void undoRecordByUI() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        executeSlot( ".uno:RecUndo" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** saves the current record, by simulating pressing of the respective toolbox button
+     */
+    private void saveRecordByUI() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        executeSlot( ".uno:RecSave" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** moves to the next record, by simulating pressing of the respective toolbox button
+     */
+    private void nextRecordByUI() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        executeSlot( ".uno:NextRecord" );
+    }
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** moves to the previous record, by simulating pressing of the respective toolbox button
+     */
+    private void previousRecordByUI() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        executeSlot( ".uno:PrevRecord" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void createImageFile() throws java.io.IOException
+    {
+        m_sImageURL = util.utils.getOfficeTempDir( m_orb ) + "image.gif";
+
+        FileOutputStream aFile = null;
+        try
+        {
+            aFile = new FileOutputStream( m_sImageURL );
+            aFile.write( getSamplePicture() );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if ( aFile != null )
+                aFile.close();
+        }
+        log.println( "created temporary image file: " + m_sImageURL );
+
+        // for later setting the url at the image control, we need a real URL, no system path
+        m_sImageURL = util.utils.getOfficeTemp( m_orb ) + "image.gif";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private byte[] getSamplePicture()
+    {
+        byte[] aBytes = new byte[] {
+            (byte)0x47, (byte)0x49, (byte)0x46, (byte)0x38, (byte)0x39, (byte)0x61, (byte)0x0A, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x0A, (byte)0x00, (byte)0xB3, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00,
+            (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0x00, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF,
+            (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF,
+            (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0xFF, (byte)0x2C, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00,
+            (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x0A, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x0A, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x04, (byte)0x20, (byte)0x10, (byte)0xC8, (byte)0x49, (byte)0x41, (byte)0xB9, (byte)0xF8, (byte)0xCA,
+            (byte)0x12, (byte)0xBA, (byte)0x2F, (byte)0x5B, (byte)0x30, (byte)0x8C, (byte)0x43, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x5A, (byte)0x22, (byte)0x41, (byte)0x94, (byte)0x27, (byte)0x37, (byte)0xA8, (byte)0x6C,
+            (byte)0x48, (byte)0xC6, (byte)0xA8, (byte)0xD7, (byte)0xB5, (byte)0x19, (byte)0x56, (byte)0xED, (byte)0x11, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x3B
+        };
+
+        return aBytes;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private byte[] getSamplePictureBytes()
+    {
+        byte[] aBytes = new byte[] {
+            (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05,
+            (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05,
+            (byte)0x01, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x04, (byte)0x04, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x01,
+            (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x04, (byte)0x04, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x03,
+            (byte)0x03, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x03, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x01, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00,
+            (byte)0x00, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x05, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00,
+            (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00, (byte)0x00
+        };
+        return aBytes;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean verifyReferenceImage( byte[] referenceBytes ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet xImageModel = getControlModel( "f_blob" );
+
+        // check if the image control properly says that there currently is no image on the first record
+        XImageProducerSupplier xSuppProducer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XImageProducerSupplier.class,
+            xImageModel );
+        XImageProducer xProducer = xSuppProducer.getImageProducer();
+
+        ImageComparison compareImages = new ImageComparison( referenceBytes, this );
+        synchronized( this )
+        {
+            xProducer.addConsumer( compareImages );
+            xProducer.startProduction();
+        }
+        xProducer.removeConsumer( compareImages );
+
+        return compareImages.imagesEqual( );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void errorOccured( SQLErrorEvent _event )
+    {
+        // just remember for the moment
+        m_mostRecentErrorEvent = _event;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void disposing( EventObject _event )
+    {
+        // not interested in
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormLayer.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormLayer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d28ff054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormLayer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.XAccessible;
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.XAccessibleEditableText;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexContainer;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexAccess;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XControlShape;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XShapes;
+import com.sun.star.awt.Size;
+import com.sun.star.awt.Point;
+import com.sun.star.awt.VisualEffect;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControlModel;
+import com.sun.star.text.TextContentAnchorType;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPage;
+
+public class FormLayer
+{
+    private final DocumentHelper  m_document;
+    private XDrawPage       m_page;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** Creates a new instance of FormLayer */
+    public FormLayer( DocumentHelper _document )
+    {
+        m_document = _document;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** sets the page which is to be used for subsequent insertions of controls/shapes
+     */
+    void setInsertPage( int page ) throws com.sun.star.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException, com.sun.star.lang.WrappedTargetException
+    {
+        m_page = m_document.getDrawPage( page );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a control in the document
+
+        <p>Note that <em>control<em> here is an incorrect terminology. What the method really does is
+        it creates a control shape, together with a control model, and inserts them into the document model.
+        This will result in every view to this document creating a control described by the model-shape pair.
+        </p>
+
+        @param sFormComponentService
+            the service name of the form component to create, e.g. "TextField"
+        @param nXPos
+            the abscissa of the position of the newly inserted shape
+        @param nWidth
+            the width of the newly inserted shape
+        @param nHeight
+            the height of the newly inserted shape
+        @param _parentForm
+            the form to use as parent for the newly create form component. May be null, in this case
+            a default parent is chosen by the implementation
+        @return
+            the property access to the control's model
+    */
+    public XPropertySet createControlAndShape( String sFormComponentService, int nXPos,
+        int nYPos, int nWidth, int nHeight, Object _parentForm ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // let the document create a shape
+        XMultiServiceFactory xDocAsFactory = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XMultiServiceFactory.class, m_document.getDocument() );
+        XControlShape xShape = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XControlShape.class,
+            xDocAsFactory.createInstance( "com.sun.star.drawing.ControlShape" ) );
+
+        // position and size of the shape
+        xShape.setSize( new Size( nWidth * 100, nHeight * 100 ) );
+        xShape.setPosition( new Point( nXPos * 100, nYPos * 100 ) );
+
+        // adjust the anchor so that the control is tied to the page
+        XPropertySet xShapeProps = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( xShape );
+        TextContentAnchorType eAnchorType = TextContentAnchorType.AT_PARAGRAPH;
+        xShapeProps.setPropertyValue( "AnchorType", eAnchorType );
+
+        // create the form component (the model of a form control)
+        String sQualifiedComponentName = "com.sun.star.form.component." + sFormComponentService;
+        XControlModel xModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XControlModel.class,
+            m_document.getOrb().createInstance( sQualifiedComponentName ) );
+
+        // insert the model into the form component hierarchy, if the caller gave us a location
+        if ( null != _parentForm )
+        {
+            XIndexContainer parentForm;
+            if ( _parentForm instanceof XIndexContainer )
+                parentForm = (XIndexContainer)_parentForm;
+            else
+                parentForm = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexContainer.class, _parentForm );
+            parentForm.insertByIndex( parentForm.getCount(), xModel );
+        }
+
+        // knitt them
+        xShape.setControl( xModel );
+
+        // add the shape to the shapes collection of the document
+        XDrawPage pageWhereToInsert = ( m_page != null ) ? m_page : m_document.getMainDrawPage();
+
+        XShapes xDocShapes = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XShapes.class, pageWhereToInsert );
+        xDocShapes.add( xShape );
+
+        // and outta here with the XPropertySet interface of the model
+        XPropertySet xModelProps = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( xModel );
+        return xModelProps;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a control in the document
+
+        <p>Note that <em>control<em> here is an incorrect terminology. What the method really does is
+        it creates a control shape, together with a control model, and inserts them into the document model.
+        This will result in every view to this document creating a control described by the model-shape pair.
+        </p>
+
+        @param sFormComponentService
+            the service name of the form component to create, e.g. "TextField"
+        @param nXPos
+            the abscissa of the position of the newly inserted shape
+        @param nWidth
+            the width of the newly inserted shape
+        @param nHeight
+            the height of the newly inserted shape
+        @return
+            the property access to the control's model
+    */
+    public XPropertySet createControlAndShape( String sFormComponentService, int nXPos,
+        int nYPos, int nWidth, int nHeight ) throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return createControlAndShape( sFormComponentService, nXPos, nYPos, nWidth, nHeight, null );
+    }
+
+    /** creates a pair of controls, namely a label control, and another control labeled by it
+     *
+     * @param _formComponentServiceName
+     *      the service name for the control which is not the label control
+     * @param _label
+     *      the label to be shown in the label control
+     * @param _xPos
+     *      the horizontal position of the control pair
+     * @param _yPos
+     *      the vertical position of the control pair
+     * @param _height
+     *      the height of the control which is not the label control
+     * @return
+     *      the model of the control which is not the label control
+     */
+    public XPropertySet createLabeledControl( String _formComponentServiceName, String _label, int _xPos,
+            int _yPos, int _height )
+        throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // insert the label control
+        XPropertySet label = createControlAndShape( "FixedText", _xPos, _yPos, 25, 6 );
+        label.setPropertyValue( "Label", _label );
+
+        // insert the text field control
+        XPropertySet field = createControlAndShape( _formComponentServiceName,
+            _xPos + 25, _yPos, 40, _height );
+        // knit it to its label component
+        field.setPropertyValue( "LabelControl", label );
+
+        // names
+        label.setPropertyValue( "Name", _label + "_Label" );
+        field.setPropertyValue( "Name", _label );
+
+        return field;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a line of controls, consisting of a label and a field for data input.
+
+        <p>In opposite to the second form of this method, here the height of the field,
+        as well as the abscissa of the label, are under the control of the caller.</p>
+
+        @param sControlType
+            specifies the type of the data input control
+        @param sFieldName
+            specifies the field name the text field should be bound to
+        @param _controlNamePostfix
+            specifies a postfix to append to the logical control names
+        @param nYPos
+            specifies the Y position of the line to start at
+        @param nHeight
+            the height of the field
+        @return
+            the control model of the created data input field
+    */
+    public XPropertySet insertControlLine( String sControlType, String sFieldName, String _controlNamePostfix,
+            int nXPos, int nYPos, int nHeight )
+        throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // insert the label control
+        XPropertySet xLabelModel = createControlAndShape( "FixedText", nXPos, nYPos, 25, 6 );
+        xLabelModel.setPropertyValue( "Label", sFieldName );
+
+        // insert the text field control
+        XPropertySet xFieldModel = createControlAndShape( sControlType, nXPos + 26, nYPos, 40, nHeight );
+        xFieldModel.setPropertyValue( "DataField", sFieldName );
+        if ( xFieldModel.getPropertySetInfo().hasPropertyByName( "Border" ) )
+        {
+            xFieldModel.setPropertyValue( "Border", Short.valueOf( VisualEffect.FLAT ) );
+            if ( xFieldModel.getPropertySetInfo().hasPropertyByName( "BorderColor" ) )
+                xFieldModel.setPropertyValue( "BorderColor", Integer.valueOf( 0x00C0C0C0 ) );
+        }
+        // knit it to its label component
+        xFieldModel.setPropertyValue( "LabelControl", xLabelModel );
+
+        // some names, so later on we can find them
+        if ( _controlNamePostfix == null )
+            _controlNamePostfix = "";
+        xLabelModel.setPropertyValue( "Name", sFieldName + _controlNamePostfix + "_Label" );
+        xFieldModel.setPropertyValue( "Name", sFieldName + _controlNamePostfix );
+
+        return xFieldModel;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates a line of controls, consisting of a label and a field for data input.
+
+        @param sControlType
+            specifies the type of the data input control
+        @param sFieldName
+            specifies the field name the text field should be bound to
+        @param nYPos
+            specifies the Y position of the line to start at
+        @return
+            the control model of the created data input field
+    */
+    public XPropertySet insertControlLine( String sControlType, String sFieldName, String sControlNamePostfix, int nYPos )
+        throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return insertControlLine( sControlType, sFieldName, sControlNamePostfix, 10, nYPos, 6 );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the radio button model with the given name and the given ref value
+     *  @param form
+     *      the parent form of the radio button model to find
+     *  @param name
+     *      the name of the radio button
+     *  @param refValue
+     *      the reference value of the radio button
+    */
+    public XPropertySet getRadioModelByRefValue( XPropertySet form, String name, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XIndexAccess indexAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexAccess.class, form );
+
+        for ( int i=0; i<indexAccess.getCount(); ++i )
+        {
+            XPropertySet control = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( indexAccess.getByIndex( i ) );
+
+            if ( ((String)control.getPropertyValue( "Name" )).equals( name ) )
+                if ( ((String)control.getPropertyValue( "RefValue" )).equals( refValue ) )
+                    return control;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves a control model with a given (integer) access path
+     */
+    public XPropertySet getControlModel( int[] _accessPath ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XIndexAccess indexAcc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexAccess.class,
+            m_document.getFormComponentTreeRoot() );
+        XPropertySet controlModel = null;
+        int i=0;
+        while ( ( indexAcc != null ) && ( i < _accessPath.length ) )
+        {
+            controlModel = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XPropertySet.class,
+                indexAcc.getByIndex( _accessPath[i] ) );
+            indexAcc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexAccess.class,
+                controlModel );
+            ++i;
+        }
+        return controlModel;
+    }
+
+
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** simulates a user's text input into a control given by control model
+     */
+    public void userTextInput( XPropertySet controlModel, String text ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // we will *not* simply set the value property at the model. This is not the same as
+        // doing a user input, as the latter will trigger a lot of notifications, which the forms runtime environment
+        // (namely the FormController) relies on to notice that the control changed.
+        // Instead, we use the Accessibility interfaces of the control to simulate text input
+        XAccessible formattedAccessible = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XAccessible.class,
+            m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( controlModel )
+        );
+        XAccessibleEditableText textAccess = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XAccessibleEditableText.class,
+            formattedAccessible.getAccessibleContext() );
+        textAccess.setText( text );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormPropertyBags.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormPropertyBags.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61aa984c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/FormPropertyBags.java
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyAttribute;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyExistException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyVetoException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.UnknownPropertyException;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertyChangeListener;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertyContainer;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySetInfo;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XStorable;
+import com.sun.star.lang.EventObject;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+
+import com.sun.star.util.XCloseable;
+
+public class FormPropertyBags extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase implements XPropertyChangeListener
+{
+    private DocumentHelper          m_document;
+    private FormLayer               m_formLayer;
+    private XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;
+
+    private PropertyChangeEvent     m_propertyChangeEvent;
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of FormPropertyBags */
+    public FormPropertyBags()
+    {
+        m_propertyChangeEvent = new PropertyChangeEvent();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkSomething"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Component Property Bag Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+        m_document = DocumentHelper.blankTextDocument( m_orb );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_closeDoc() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        if ( m_document != null )
+        {
+            XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class, m_document.getDocument() );
+            closeDoc.close( true );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        impl_closeDoc();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkSomething() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet textFieldModel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseTextField", 10, 10, 25, 6 );
+
+        // check whether adding new properties is successful
+        XPropertyContainer propContainer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XPropertyContainer.class, textFieldModel );
+        assure("XPropertyContainer not supported!", propContainer != null );
+
+        propContainer.addProperty( "SomeBoundText", PropertyAttribute.BOUND, "InitialBoundText" );
+        propContainer.addProperty( "SomeTransientText", PropertyAttribute.TRANSIENT, "InitialTransientProperty" );
+        propContainer.addProperty( "SomeReadonlyText", PropertyAttribute.READONLY, "InitialReadonlyText" );
+        propContainer.addProperty( "SomeNumericValue", PropertyAttribute.BOUND, Integer.valueOf( 42 ) );
+
+        XPropertySetInfo propertyInfo = textFieldModel.getPropertySetInfo();
+        assure( "Per service definition, dynamic properties are expected to be forced to be removable",
+            ( propertyInfo.getPropertyByName("SomeBoundText").Attributes & PropertyAttribute.REMOVABLE ) != 0 );
+
+        // a second addition of a property with an existent name should be rejected
+        boolean caughtExpected = false;
+        try { propContainer.addProperty( "SomeBoundText", PropertyAttribute.BOUND, "InitialBoundText" ); }
+        catch( PropertyExistException e ) { caughtExpected = true; }
+        catch( Exception e ) { }
+        assure( "repeated additions of a property with the same name should be rejected",
+            caughtExpected );
+
+        // check whether the properties are bound as expected
+        impl_checkPropertyValueNotification( textFieldModel );
+
+        // check property value persistence
+        impl_checkPropertyPersistence();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_checkPropertyValueNotification( XPropertySet _controlModel ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        _controlModel.addPropertyChangeListener( "", this );
+
+        _controlModel.setPropertyValue( "SomeBoundText", "ChangedBoundText" );
+        assure( "changes in the bound property are not properly notified",
+                m_propertyChangeEvent.PropertyName.equals( "SomeBoundText" )
+            &&  m_propertyChangeEvent.OldValue.equals( "InitialBoundText" )
+            &&  m_propertyChangeEvent.NewValue.equals( "ChangedBoundText" ) );
+
+        m_propertyChangeEvent = null;
+        _controlModel.setPropertyValue( "SomeTransientText", "ChangedTransientText" );
+        assure( "changes in non-bound properties should not be notified",
+            m_propertyChangeEvent == null );
+
+        boolean caughtExpected = false;
+        try { _controlModel.setPropertyValue( "SomeReadonlyText", "ChangedReadonlyText" ); }
+        catch( PropertyVetoException e ) { caughtExpected = true; }
+        catch( Exception e ) { }
+        assure( "trying to write a read-only property did not give the expected result",
+            caughtExpected );
+
+        _controlModel.removePropertyChangeListener( "", this );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_checkPropertyPersistence() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        // store the document
+        XStorable store = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XStorable.class, m_document.getDocument() );
+        String documentURL = util.utils.getOfficeTemp( m_orb ) + "document.odt";
+        PropertyValue[] storeArguments = new PropertyValue[] { new PropertyValue() };
+        storeArguments[0].Name = "FilterName";
+        storeArguments[0].Value = "writer8";
+        store.storeAsURL( documentURL, storeArguments );
+
+        // close and re-load it
+        impl_closeDoc();
+
+        m_document = DocumentHelper.loadDocument( m_orb, documentURL );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+
+        XPropertySet textFieldModel = m_formLayer.getControlModel( new int[] { 0, 0 } );
+
+        // all persistent properties should have the expected values
+        assure( "persistent properties did not survive reload (1)!", ((String)textFieldModel.getPropertyValue( "SomeBoundText" )).equals( "ChangedBoundText" ) );
+        assure( "persistent properties did not survive reload (2)!", ((String)textFieldModel.getPropertyValue( "SomeReadonlyText" )).equals( "InitialReadonlyText" ) );
+//        assure( "persistent properties did not survive reload (3)!", ((Integer)textFieldModel.getPropertyValue( "SomeNumericValue" )).equals( Integer.valueOf( 42 ) ) );
+            // cannot check this until the types really survive - at the moment, integers are converted to doubles...
+
+        // the transient property should not have survived
+        boolean caughtExpected = false;
+        try { textFieldModel.getPropertyValue( "SomeTransientText" ); }
+        catch( UnknownPropertyException e ) { caughtExpected = true; }
+        assure( "transient property did survive reload!", caughtExpected );
+
+        // There would be more things to check.
+        // For instance, it would be desirable of the property attributes would have survived
+        // the reload, and the property defaults (XPropertyState).
+        // However, the file format currently doesn't allow for this, so those information
+        // is lost when saving the document.
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent _propertyChangeEvent)
+    {
+        m_propertyChangeEvent = _propertyChangeEvent;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void disposing(EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+        // not interested in
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ImageComparison.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ImageComparison.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e28771fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ImageComparison.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+public final class ImageComparison implements com.sun.star.awt.XImageConsumer
+{
+
+    private final byte[] m_referenceBytes;
+    private int m_referencePosition;
+    private final Object m_notifyDone;
+
+    public boolean imagesEqual( )
+    {
+        return m_referencePosition == m_referenceBytes.length;
+    }
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of ImageComparison */
+    public ImageComparison( byte[] referenceBytes, Object toNotify )
+    {
+        m_referenceBytes = referenceBytes;
+        m_referencePosition = 0;
+        m_notifyDone = toNotify;
+    }
+
+    public void complete(int param, com.sun.star.awt.XImageProducer xImageProducer)
+    {
+        synchronized( m_notifyDone )
+        {
+            m_notifyDone.notify();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void init(int param, int param1)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void setColorModel(short param, int[] values, int param2, int param3, int param4, int param5)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void setPixelsByBytes(int param, int param1, int param2, int param3, byte[] values, int param5, int param6)
+    {
+        if ( m_referencePosition == -1 )
+            // already failed
+            return;
+
+        int i = 0;
+        while ( ( m_referencePosition < m_referenceBytes.length ) && ( i < values.length ) )
+        {
+            if ( m_referenceBytes[ m_referencePosition ] != values[ i ] )
+            {
+                m_referencePosition = -1;
+                break;
+            }
+            ++i;
+            ++m_referencePosition;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void setPixelsByLongs(int param, int param1, int param2, int param3, int[] values, int param5, int param6)
+    {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListBox.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListBox.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc60b4837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListBox.java
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.sun.star.awt.XListBox;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.XChild;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexAccess;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameAccess;
+import com.sun.star.form.ListSourceType;
+import com.sun.star.form.runtime.FormFeature;
+import com.sun.star.form.runtime.XFormController;
+import com.sun.star.form.runtime.XFormOperations;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XParameters;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XPreparedStatement;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Exception;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlColumnDescriptor;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlDatabase;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlTableDescriptor;
+import connectivity.tools.sdb.Connection;
+
+public class ListBox extends TestCase
+{
+    HsqlDatabase    m_database = null;
+    private static final String    m_foreignKeyTableName = "foreign_keys";
+
+    public ListBox()
+    {
+        super( DocumentType.WRITER );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkForeignKeys"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkForeignKeys() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // create the form document
+            prepareDocument();
+
+            final XIndexAccess formsCollection = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexAccess.class,
+                m_document.getFormComponentTreeRoot() );
+            final XNameAccess form = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNameAccess.class, formsCollection.getByIndex(0) );
+
+            final DocumentViewHelper view = m_document.getCurrentView();
+            final XFormController formController = view.getFormController( form );
+            final XFormOperations formOperations = formController.getFormOperations();
+
+            // move through all records, and check that the display values in the list boxes are as expected
+            final String[][] fieldTypesDefinitions = impl_getFieldTypeDefinitions();
+            final String[] fieldTypes = fieldTypesDefinitions[0];
+
+            final String[] displayValues = impl_getDisplayValues();
+
+            formOperations.execute( FormFeature.MoveToFirst );
+            for ( int row=0; row<2; ++row )
+            {
+                StringBuilder failedFieldTypes = new StringBuilder();
+                for ( int i=0; i<fieldTypes.length; ++i )
+                {
+                    final String columnFKName = fieldTypes[i] + "_fk";
+                    Object listBoxModel = form.getByName( columnFKName );
+                    XListBox listBoxControl = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(  XListBox.class,
+                        view.getControl( listBoxModel ) );
+                    if ( !listBoxControl.getSelectedItem().equals( displayValues[row] ) )
+                    {
+                        if ( failedFieldTypes.length() > 0 )
+                            failedFieldTypes.append( ", " );
+                        failedFieldTypes.append( fieldTypes[i] );
+                    }
+                }
+                /*assure( "The following field types do not work when used as bound list box fields: " + failedFieldTypes.toString() +
+                        " (row " + row + ")", failedFieldTypes.length() == 0 );*/
+
+                formOperations.execute( FormFeature.MoveToNext );
+            }
+
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            closeDocument();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void before() throws Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.before();
+        impl_createDatabase();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    protected void prepareDocument() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.prepareDocument();
+        impl_createForm();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String[][] impl_getFieldTypeDefinitions()
+    {
+        return new String[][] {
+            new String[] {
+                "bigint", "boolean", "date", "decimal", "double", "float", "numeric", "time", "timestamp", "tinyint", "varchar"
+            },
+            new String[] {
+                null, null, null, "(10,2)", null, null, "(10,2)", null, null, null, "(50)"
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String[] impl_getTypedValue( final String _asType )
+    {
+        Map< String, String[] > valueMap = new HashMap< String, String[] >();
+        valueMap.put( "bigint",     new String[] { "1111111111", "222222222" } );
+        valueMap.put( "boolean",    new String[] { "false", "true" } );
+        valueMap.put( "date",       new String[] { "2001-01-01", "2002-02-02" } );
+        valueMap.put( "decimal",    new String[] { "1.11", "2.22" } );
+        valueMap.put( "double",     new String[] { "1.11", "2.22" } );
+        valueMap.put( "float",      new String[] { "1.11", "2.22" } );
+        valueMap.put( "numeric",    new String[] { "1.11", "2.22" } );
+        valueMap.put( "time",       new String[] { "01:01:01", "02:02:02" } );
+        valueMap.put( "timestamp",  new String[] { "2001-01-01 01:01:01", "2002-02-02 02:02:02" } );
+        valueMap.put( "tinyint",    new String[] { "1", "2" } );
+        valueMap.put( "varchar",    new String[] { "first", "second" } );
+
+        return valueMap.get( _asType );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private String[] impl_getDisplayValues()
+    {
+        return new String[] { "one", "two" };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_createDatabase() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            m_database = new HsqlDatabase( m_orb );
+            Connection connection = m_database.defaultConnection();
+            System.out.println( m_database.getDocumentURL() );
+
+            final String[][] fieldDefinitions = impl_getFieldTypeDefinitions();
+            final String[] keyTypes = fieldDefinitions[0];
+            final String[] keyCreationArgs = fieldDefinitions[1];
+
+            ArrayList< HsqlColumnDescriptor > foreignKeyColumns = new ArrayList< HsqlColumnDescriptor >();
+            foreignKeyColumns.add( new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "ID", "integer", HsqlColumnDescriptor.PRIMARY ) );
+
+            ArrayList< String[] > foreignKeyValues = new ArrayList< String[] >();
+
+            StringBuilder foreignKeyInsertSQL = new StringBuilder();
+            foreignKeyInsertSQL.append( "INSERT INTO \"" + m_foreignKeyTableName + "\" VALUES (?" );
+
+            final String[] displayValues = impl_getDisplayValues();
+
+            for ( int i=0; i<keyTypes.length; ++i )
+            {
+                final String tableName = keyTypes[i] + "_pk";
+                final String columnPKName = keyTypes[i] + "_pk";
+                final String columnFKName = keyTypes[i] + "_fk";
+                final String columnType = keyTypes[i] + ( keyCreationArgs[i] != null ? keyCreationArgs[i] : "" );
+                m_database.createTable( new HsqlTableDescriptor( tableName,
+                    new HsqlColumnDescriptor[] {
+                        new HsqlColumnDescriptor( columnPKName, columnType, HsqlColumnDescriptor.PRIMARY ),
+                        new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "content", "varchar(50)" )
+                    }
+                ) );
+
+                // insert a few rows
+                StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();
+                sql.append( "INSERT INTO \"" );
+                sql.append( tableName );
+                sql.append( "\" VALUES (?, ?)");
+                XPreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement( sql.toString() );
+                XParameters statementParameters = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XParameters.class, statement );
+
+                final String[] keyValues = impl_getTypedValue( keyTypes[i] );
+
+                for ( int row=0; row<displayValues.length; ++row )
+                {
+                    statementParameters.setString( 1, keyValues[row] );
+                    statementParameters.setString( 2, displayValues[row] );
+                    statement.execute();
+                }
+
+                // remember a column descriptor for later creation of the table with the foreign keys
+                foreignKeyColumns.add(  new HsqlColumnDescriptor( columnFKName, columnType, HsqlColumnDescriptor.REQUIRED,
+                    tableName, columnPKName ) );
+
+                // remember the data to fill into this table
+                foreignKeyValues.add( keyValues );
+                foreignKeyInsertSQL.append( ", ?" );
+            }
+
+            // create the table taking all those foreign keys
+            m_database.createTable( new HsqlTableDescriptor( m_foreignKeyTableName, foreignKeyColumns.toArray( new HsqlColumnDescriptor[foreignKeyColumns.size()] ) ) );
+            // fill in some data
+            foreignKeyInsertSQL.append( ")" );
+            XPreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement( foreignKeyInsertSQL.toString() );
+            XParameters statementParameters = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XParameters.class, statement );
+            for ( int row=0; row<2; ++row )
+            {
+                statementParameters.setInt( 1, row );
+                for ( int i=0; i<keyTypes.length; ++i )
+                {
+                    statementParameters.setString( i+2, foreignKeyValues.get(i)[row] );
+                }
+                statement.execute();
+            }
+
+            m_database.defaultConnection().refreshTables();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if ( m_database != null )
+                m_database.store();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_createForm() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // a single control for the ID field
+        XPropertySet controlModel = m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseNumericField", "ID", null, 10, 10, 6 );
+        // bind the form to the foreign_keys table
+        XPropertySet form = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( dbfTools.getParent( controlModel, XChild.class ) );
+        form.setPropertyValue( "Command", m_foreignKeyTableName );
+        form.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", CommandType.TABLE );
+        form.setPropertyValue( "DataSourceName", m_database.getDocumentURL() );
+
+        // create list boxes for the different foreign keys
+        final String[][] fieldDefinitions = impl_getFieldTypeDefinitions();
+        final String[] fieldTypes = fieldDefinitions[0];
+        for ( int i=0; i<fieldTypes.length; ++i )
+        {
+            final String tableName = fieldTypes[i] + "_pk";
+            final String columnFKName = fieldTypes[i] + "_fk";
+            final String columnPKName = fieldTypes[i] + "_pk";
+            XPropertySet listBoxModel = m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseListBox", columnFKName, null, 10, 20 + 10*i, 6 );
+            listBoxModel.setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+            listBoxModel.setPropertyValue( "ListSourceType", ListSourceType.SQL );
+            listBoxModel.setPropertyValue( "ListSource", new String[] { "SELECT \"content\", \"" + columnPKName +
+                "\" FROM \"" + tableName + "\"" } );
+            listBoxModel.setPropertyValue( "BoundColumn", Short.valueOf( (short)1 ) );
+        }
+
+        m_document.getCurrentView().toggleFormDesignMode();
+    }
+ }
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e9fd8a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheet;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheets;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheetView;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNamed;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameContainer;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexContainer;
+import com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPageSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XControlModel;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XListBox;
+import com.sun.star.script.XLibraryContainer;
+import com.sun.star.script.XEventAttacherManager;
+import com.sun.star.script.ScriptEventDescriptor;
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.XAccessible;
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.XAccessibleContext;
+import com.sun.star.accessibility.XAccessibleSelection;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XStorable;
+
+public class ListSelection extends integration.forms.TestCase
+{
+    /** Creates a new instance of ListSelection */
+    public ListSelection()
+    {
+        super( DocumentType.CALC );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkUserListSelection"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control List Selection Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkUserListSelection() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        int runs = 5;
+        for ( int i = 0; i < runs; ++i )
+        {
+            log.println( "Round " + ( i + 1 ) + " of " + runs );
+            prepareDocument();
+            impl_clickListBox();
+            synchronized( this ) { this.wait( 1000 ); }
+            closeDocument();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    final private void impl_clickListBox()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            final int runs = 10;
+            java.util.Random generator = new java.util.Random();
+            for ( int i = 0; i < runs; ++i )
+            {
+                // obtain the active sheet
+                XSpreadsheetView view = m_document.getCurrentView().query( XSpreadsheetView.class );
+                XSpreadsheet activeSheet = view.getActiveSheet();
+
+                // Accessibility access to the list box control in this sheet
+                XAccessible accessibleListBox = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                    XAccessible.class, getListBoxControl( activeSheet ) );
+                XAccessibleContext context = accessibleListBox.getAccessibleContext();
+
+                // the first "accessible child" of a list box is its list
+                XAccessibleSelection accessibleList = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                    XAccessibleSelection.class, context.getAccessibleChild( 1 ) );
+
+                int selectPosition = generator.nextInt( 5 );
+                String selectSheetName = getListBoxControl( activeSheet ).getItem( (short)selectPosition );
+                accessibleList.selectAccessibleChild( selectPosition );
+                try
+                {
+                    synchronized( this )
+                    {
+                        this.wait( 500 );
+                    }
+                }
+                catch( InterruptedException e ) { }
+
+                XNamed sheetName = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNamed.class, view.getActiveSheet() );
+                assure( "sheet was not selected as expected!", sheetName.getName().equals( selectSheetName ) );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+            failed( "caught an exception: " + e.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    final private void impl_setupListenerScript()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            XPropertySet docProps = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( m_document.getDocument() );
+            XLibraryContainer basicLibs = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XLibraryContainer.class, docProps.getPropertyValue( "BasicLibraries" ) );
+            XNameContainer basicLib = basicLibs.createLibrary( "default" );
+
+            String sListSelectionScript =
+                "Option Explicit\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "Sub onListBoxSelected( oEvent as Object )\n" +
+                "    Dim oView as Object\n" +
+                "    Dim oSheet as Object\n" +
+                "    Dim oSheets as Object\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "    Dim oControlModel as Object\n" +
+                "    Dim sSheet as String\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "    if ( oEvent.Selected <> 65535 ) Then\n" +
+                "        oControlModel = oEvent.Source.Model\n" +
+                "        sSheet = oControlModel.StringItemList( oEvent.Selected )\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "        oSheets = thisComponent.Sheets\n" +
+                "        oSheet = oSheets.getByName(sSheet)\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "       oView = thisComponent.CurrentController\n" +
+                "       oView.setActiveSheet( oSheet )\n" +
+                "    End If\n" +
+                "End Sub\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "Sub onButtonClicked\n" +
+                "    MsgBox \"clicked\"\n" +
+                "End Sub\n";
+
+            basicLib.insertByName( "callbacks", sListSelectionScript );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+            failed( "caught an exception: " + e.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    final private void impl_assignStarBasicScript( XPropertySet controlModel, String interfaceName, String interfaceMethod, String scriptCode )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            XIndexContainer parentForm = (XIndexContainer)dbfTools.getParent( controlModel, XIndexContainer.class );
+
+            XEventAttacherManager manager = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XEventAttacherManager.class, parentForm );
+
+            int containerPosition = -1;
+            for ( int i = 0; i < parentForm.getCount(); ++i )
+            {
+                XPropertySet child = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( parentForm.getByIndex( i ) );
+                if ( child.equals( controlModel ) )
+                {
+                    containerPosition = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            manager.registerScriptEvent( containerPosition, new ScriptEventDescriptor(
+                interfaceName,
+                interfaceMethod,
+                "",
+                "StarBasic",
+                scriptCode
+            ) );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+            failed( "caught an exception: " + e.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    protected void prepareDocument() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.prepareDocument();
+        impl_setupListenerScript();
+
+        SpreadsheetDocument document = (SpreadsheetDocument)m_document;
+        XSpreadsheets sheets = document.getSheets();
+
+        // delete all sheets except one
+        String[] sheetNames = sheets.getElementNames();
+        for ( short i = 1; i < sheetNames.length; ++i )
+            sheets.removeByName( sheetNames[ i ] );
+
+        // need 5 sheets
+        String[] newSheetNames = new String[] { "first", "second", "third", "forth", "fifth" };
+
+        // give the first one the right name
+        XNamed sheet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNamed.class,
+            sheets.getByName( sheetNames[ 0 ] )
+        );
+        sheet.setName( newSheetNames[ 0 ] );
+
+        // add some dummy buttons
+        for ( int i = 0; i < 4; ++i )
+        {
+            XPropertySet buttonModel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "CommandButton", 10, 10 + i * 10, 30, 8 );
+            impl_assignStarBasicScript( buttonModel, "XActionListener", "actionPerformed", "document:default.callbacks.onButtonClicked" );
+        }
+
+        // and a list box
+        XPropertySet listBox = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "ListBox", 50, 10, 40, 6 );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "StringItemList", newSheetNames );
+        listBox.setPropertyValue( "Name", "ListBox" );
+
+        impl_assignStarBasicScript( listBox, "XItemListener", "itemStateChanged", "document:default.callbacks.onListBoxSelected" );
+
+        // clone this sheet
+        for ( short i = 1; i < newSheetNames.length; ++i )
+            sheets.copyByName( newSheetNames[0], newSheetNames[i], i );
+
+        // switch the thing to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView().toggleFormDesignMode();
+
+        try
+        {
+            XStorable storable = m_document.query( XStorable.class );
+            java.io.File testFile = java.io.File.createTempFile( getTestObjectName(),".ods");
+            storable.storeAsURL( testFile.getAbsoluteFile().toURI().toURL().toString(), new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue[]{} );
+            testFile.deleteOnExit();
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Throwable e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            failed( "caught an exception: " + e.toString() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    protected XControlModel getListBoxModel( XSpreadsheet sheet )
+    {
+        XDrawPageSupplier suppPage = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XDrawPageSupplier.class, sheet );
+        FormComponent formsRoot = new FormComponent( suppPage.getDrawPage() );
+        XControlModel listBoxModel = formsRoot.getByIndex( 0 ).
+            getByName( "ListBox" ).query( XControlModel.class );
+        return listBoxModel;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    protected XListBox getListBoxControl( XSpreadsheet sheet ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XListBox.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( getListBoxModel( sheet ) ) );
+    }
+ }
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.props b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.props
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92b56bef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelection.props
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ThreadTimeOut=600000
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelectionValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelectionValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164110d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ListSelectionValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+public class ListSelectionValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            short[] selectionIndexes = (short[])Value;
+            if ( selectionIndexes.length > 2 )
+                return "please 2 entries, at most";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "oops. What's this?";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            short[] selectionIndexes = (short[])Value;
+            return selectionIndexes.length <= 2;
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/MasterDetailForms.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/MasterDetailForms.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b448fe04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/MasterDetailForms.java
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.NamedValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexContainer;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.container.XNameContainer;
+import com.sun.star.embed.XComponentSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.form.XGridColumnFactory;
+import com.sun.star.form.XGridFieldDataSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.form.XLoadable;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType;
+import com.sun.star.sdb.XFormDocumentsSupplier;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.SQLException;
+import com.sun.star.sdbc.XColumnLocate;
+import com.sun.star.ucb.Command;
+import com.sun.star.ucb.OpenMode;
+import com.sun.star.ucb.XCommandProcessor;
+import com.sun.star.uno.Type;
+import com.sun.star.util.XModifiable;
+import connectivity.tools.CRMDatabase;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlColumnDescriptor;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlDatabase;
+import connectivity.tools.HsqlTableDescriptor;
+import org.openoffice.complex.forms.tools.ResultSet;
+
+
+public class MasterDetailForms extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase implements com.sun.star.form.XLoadListener
+{
+    private XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;
+
+    private XPropertySet            m_masterForm;
+    private XPropertySet            m_detailForm;
+    private ResultSet               m_masterResult;
+    private ResultSet               m_detailResult;
+
+    final private Object            m_waitForLoad = new Object();
+    private boolean                 m_loaded = false;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkMultipleKeys",
+            "checkDetailFormDefaults"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before()
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control Spreadsheet Cell Binding Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates the table structure needed for the test
+     */
+    private void impl_createTableStructure( final HsqlDatabase _databaseDocument ) throws SQLException
+    {
+        HsqlColumnDescriptor[] masterColumns = {
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "ID1", "INTEGER", HsqlColumnDescriptor.PRIMARY ),
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "ID2", "INTEGER", HsqlColumnDescriptor.PRIMARY ),
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "value", "VARCHAR(50)" ),
+        };
+        HsqlColumnDescriptor[] detailColumns = {
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "ID", "INTEGER", HsqlColumnDescriptor.PRIMARY ),
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "FK_ID1", "INTEGER", HsqlColumnDescriptor.REQUIRED, "master", "ID1" ),
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "FK_ID2", "INTEGER", HsqlColumnDescriptor.REQUIRED, "master", "ID2" ),
+            new HsqlColumnDescriptor( "name", "VARCHAR(50)" ),
+        };
+        _databaseDocument.createTable( new HsqlTableDescriptor( "master", masterColumns ) );
+        _databaseDocument.createTable( new HsqlTableDescriptor( "detail", detailColumns ) );
+
+        _databaseDocument.executeSQL( "INSERT INTO \"master\" VALUES ( 1, 1, 'First Record' )" );
+        _databaseDocument.executeSQL( "INSERT INTO \"master\" VALUES ( 1, 2, 'Second Record' )" );
+        _databaseDocument.executeSQL( "INSERT INTO \"detail\" VALUES ( 1, 1, 1, 'record 1.1 (1)')");
+        _databaseDocument.executeSQL( "INSERT INTO \"detail\" VALUES ( 2, 1, 1, 'record 1.1 (2)')");
+        _databaseDocument.executeSQL( "INSERT INTO \"detail\" VALUES ( 3, 1, 2, 'record 1.2 (1)')");
+
+        _databaseDocument.defaultConnection().refreshTables();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_createForms( final HsqlDatabase _databaseDocument ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        m_masterForm = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.component.DataForm" ) );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "ActiveConnection", _databaseDocument.defaultConnection().getXConnection() );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType.TABLE ) );
+        m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "Command", "master" );
+
+        m_masterResult = new ResultSet( m_masterForm );
+
+        m_detailForm = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.form.component.DataForm" ) );
+        m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "ActiveConnection", _databaseDocument.defaultConnection().getXConnection() );
+        m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType.TABLE ) );
+        m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "Command", "detail" );
+
+        m_detailResult = new ResultSet( m_detailForm );
+
+        XNameContainer masterContainer = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNameContainer.class, m_masterForm );
+        masterContainer.insertByName( "slave", m_detailForm );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks if master-detail relationships including multiple keys work
+     */
+    public void checkMultipleKeys() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        HsqlDatabase databaseDocument = null;
+        try
+        {
+            databaseDocument = new HsqlDatabase( m_orb );
+            impl_createTableStructure( databaseDocument );
+            impl_createForms( databaseDocument );
+
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "MasterFields", new String[] { "ID1", "ID2" } );
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "DetailFields", new String[] { "FK_ID1", "FK_ID2" } );
+
+            XLoadable loadMaster = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XLoadable.class, m_masterForm );
+            XLoadable loadDetail = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XLoadable.class, m_detailForm );
+            loadDetail.addLoadListener( this );
+
+            // wait until the detail form is loaded
+            loadMaster.load();
+            impl_waitForLoadedEvent();
+
+            // okay, now the master form should be on the first record
+            assure( "wrong form state after loading (ID1)", m_masterResult.getInt(1) == 1 );
+            assure( "wrong form state after loading (ID2)", m_masterResult.getInt(2) == 1 );
+            assure( "wrong form state after loading (value)", m_masterResult.getString(3).equals( "First Record" ) );
+
+            // the values in the linked fields should be identical
+            int expectedDetailRowCounts[] = { 2, 1 };
+            do
+            {
+                verifyColumnValueIdentity( "ID1", "FK_ID1" );
+                verifyColumnValueIdentity( "ID2", "FK_ID2" );
+
+                m_detailResult.last();
+                int masterPos = m_masterResult.getRow();
+                assure( "wrong number of records in detail form, for master form at pos " + masterPos,
+                        ((Integer)m_detailForm.getPropertyValue( "RowCount" )).intValue() == expectedDetailRowCounts[ masterPos - 1 ] );
+
+                if (!m_masterResult.next())
+                    return;
+                impl_waitForLoadedEvent();
+            }
+            while ( !m_masterResult.isAfterLast() );
+            assure( "wrong number of records in master form", 2 == ((Integer)m_masterForm.getPropertyValue( "RowCount" )).intValue() );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if ( databaseDocument != null )
+                databaseDocument.closeAndDelete();
+            impl_cleanUpStep();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private final void impl_cleanUpStep()
+    {
+        if ( m_masterForm != null )
+            dbfTools.disposeComponent( m_masterForm );
+        if ( m_detailForm != null )
+            dbfTools.disposeComponent( m_detailForm );
+        m_masterForm = m_detailForm = null;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks whether default values in detail forms work as expected.
+     *
+     * Effectively, this test case verifies the issues #i106574# and #i105235# did not creep back in.
+     */
+    public void checkDetailFormDefaults() throws Exception
+    {
+        CRMDatabase database = null;
+        XCommandProcessor subComponentCommands = null;
+        try
+        {
+            // create our standard CRM database document
+            database = new CRMDatabase( m_orb, true );
+
+            // create a form document therein
+            XFormDocumentsSupplier formDocSupp = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XFormDocumentsSupplier.class, database.getDatabase().getModel() );
+            XMultiServiceFactory formFactory = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XMultiServiceFactory.class, formDocSupp.getFormDocuments() );
+            NamedValue[] loadArgs = new NamedValue[] {
+                new NamedValue( "ActiveConnection", database.getConnection().getXConnection() ),
+                new NamedValue( "MediaType", "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text" )
+            };
+
+            subComponentCommands = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XCommandProcessor.class,
+                formFactory.createInstanceWithArguments( "com.sun.star.sdb.DocumentDefinition", loadArgs ) );
+            Command command = new Command();
+            command.Name = "openDesign";
+            command.Argument = Short.valueOf( OpenMode.DOCUMENT );
+
+            DocumentHelper subDocument = new DocumentHelper( m_orb,
+                UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponent.class,
+                    subComponentCommands.execute( command, subComponentCommands.createCommandIdentifier(), null )
+                )
+            );
+            FormLayer formLayer = new FormLayer( subDocument );
+            XPropertySet controlModel = formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseNumericField", "ID",          "", 10 );
+                                        formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",    "Name",        "", 20 );
+                                        formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField",    "Description", "", 30 );
+
+            m_masterForm = (XPropertySet)dbfTools.getParent( controlModel, XPropertySet.class );
+            m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "Command", "categories" );
+            m_masterForm.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( CommandType.TABLE ) );
+
+            // create a detail form
+            m_detailForm = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XPropertySet.class, subDocument.createSubForm( m_masterForm, "products" ) );
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "Command", "SELECT \"ID\", \"Name\", \"CategoryID\" FROM \"products\"" );
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( CommandType.COMMAND ) );
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "MasterFields", new String[] { "ID" } );
+            m_detailForm.setPropertyValue( "DetailFields", new String[] { "CategoryID" } );
+
+            // create a grid control in the detail form, with some columns
+            XPropertySet gridControlModel = formLayer.createControlAndShape( "GridControl", 20, 40, 130, 50, m_detailForm );
+            gridControlModel.setPropertyValue( "Name", "product list" );
+            XIndexContainer gridColumns = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexContainer.class, gridControlModel );
+                                      impl_createGridColumn( gridColumns, "TextField", "ID" );
+            XPropertySet nameColumn = impl_createGridColumn( gridColumns, "TextField", "Name" );
+            nameColumn.setPropertyValue( "Width", Integer.valueOf( 600 ) ); // 6 cm
+            nameColumn.setPropertyValue( "DefaultText", "default text" );
+
+            // go live
+            m_masterResult = new ResultSet( m_masterForm );
+            m_detailResult = new ResultSet( m_detailForm );
+
+            XLoadable loadDetail = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XLoadable.class, m_detailForm );
+            loadDetail.addLoadListener( this );
+
+            subDocument.getCurrentView().toggleFormDesignMode();
+            impl_waitForLoadedEvent();
+
+            // now that we set up this, do the actual tests
+            // First, https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=105235 described the problem
+            // that default values in the sub form didn't work when the master form was navigated to a row
+            // for which no detail records were present, and the default of the column/control is the same
+            // as the last known value.
+
+            // so, take the current value of the "Name" column, and set it as default value ...
+            String defaultValue = m_detailResult.getString( 2 );
+            nameColumn.setPropertyValue( "DefaultText", defaultValue );
+            // ... then move to the second main form row ...
+            m_masterResult.absolute( 2 );
+            impl_waitForLoadedEvent();
+            // ... which should result in an empty sub form ...
+            assure( "test precondition not met: The second master form record is expected to have no detail records, " +
+                "else the test becomes meaningless", impl_isNewRecord( m_detailForm ) );
+            // ... and in the "Name" column having the proper text
+            String actualValue = (String)nameColumn.getPropertyValue( "Text" );
+            assureEquals( "#i105235#: default value in sub form not working (not propagated to column model)", defaultValue, actualValue );
+            // However, checking the column model's value alone is not enough - we need to ensure it is properly
+            // propagated to the control.
+            XGridFieldDataSupplier gridData = subDocument.getCurrentView().getControl(
+                gridControlModel, XGridFieldDataSupplier.class );
+            actualValue = (String)(gridData.queryFieldData( 0, Type.STRING )[1]);
+            assureEquals( "#i105235#: default value in sub form not working (not propagated to column)", defaultValue, actualValue );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if ( subComponentCommands != null )
+            {
+                XComponentSupplier componentSupplier = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponentSupplier.class, subComponentCommands );
+                XModifiable modifySubComponent = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XModifiable.class, componentSupplier.getComponent() );
+                modifySubComponent.setModified( false );
+                Command command = new Command();
+                command.Name = "close";
+                subComponentCommands.execute( command, subComponentCommands.createCommandIdentifier(), null );
+            }
+
+            if ( database != null )
+                database.saveAndClose();
+
+            impl_cleanUpStep();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private boolean impl_isNewRecord( final XPropertySet _rowSet )
+    {
+        boolean isNew = false;
+        try
+        {
+            isNew = ((Boolean)_rowSet.getPropertyValue( "IsNew" )).booleanValue();
+        }
+        catch ( Exception ex )
+        {
+            failed( "obtaining the IsNew property failed" );
+        }
+        return isNew;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet impl_createGridColumn( final XIndexContainer _gridModel, final String _columnType, final String _boundField ) throws Exception
+    {
+        final XGridColumnFactory columnFactory = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XGridColumnFactory.class, _gridModel );
+        XPropertySet column = columnFactory.createColumn( _columnType );
+        column.setPropertyValue( "DataField", _boundField );
+        column.setPropertyValue( "Name", _boundField );
+        column.setPropertyValue( "Label", _boundField );
+        _gridModel.insertByIndex( _gridModel.getCount(), column );
+        return column;
+    }
+
+    private void impl_waitForLoadedEvent()
+    {
+        synchronized( m_waitForLoad )
+        {
+            while ( !m_loaded )
+            {
+                try { m_waitForLoad.wait(); }
+                catch( InterruptedException e ) { }
+            }
+            // reset the flag for the next time
+            m_loaded = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** assures that the (integer) values in the given columns of our master and detail forms are identical
+     */
+    private void verifyColumnValueIdentity( final String masterColName, final String detailColName ) throws SQLException
+    {
+        XColumnLocate locateMasterCols = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XColumnLocate.class, m_masterForm );
+        XColumnLocate locateDetailCols = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XColumnLocate.class, m_detailForm );
+
+        int masterValue = m_masterResult.getInt( locateMasterCols.findColumn( masterColName ) );
+        int detailValue = m_detailResult.getInt( locateDetailCols.findColumn( detailColName ) );
+
+        assure( "values in linked column pair " + detailColName + "->" + masterColName + " (" +
+            detailValue + "->" + masterValue + ") do not match (master position: " + m_masterResult.getRow()  + ")!",
+            masterValue == detailValue );
+    }
+
+    public void disposing(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void loaded(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+        synchronized( m_waitForLoad )
+        {
+            m_loaded = true;
+            m_waitForLoad.notify();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void reloaded(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+        synchronized( m_waitForLoad )
+        {
+            m_loaded = true;
+            m_waitForLoad.notify();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void reloading(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void unloaded(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void unloading(com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/NumericValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/NumericValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06370cfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/NumericValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+public class NumericValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            double value = ((Double)Value).doubleValue();
+            if ( Double.compare( Double.NaN, value ) == 0 )
+                return "This is NotANumber";
+            if ( !isProperRange( value ) )
+                return "The value must be between 0 and 100";
+            if ( !isProperDigitCount( value ) )
+                return "The value must have at most one decimal digit";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "This is no valid number";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            double value = ((Double)Value).doubleValue();
+            if ( Double.compare( Double.NaN, value ) == 0 )
+                return false;
+            if ( !isProperRange( value ) )
+                return false;
+            return isProperDigitCount( value );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isProperRange( double value)
+    {
+        return ( value >= 0 ) && ( value <= 100 );
+    }
+
+    private boolean isProperDigitCount( double value)
+    {
+        return ( Math.floor( value * 10 ) == value * 10 );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/RadioButtons.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/RadioButtons.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6e5de6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/RadioButtons.java
@@ -0,0 +1,426 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.util.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.*;
+import com.sun.star.container.*;
+import com.sun.star.beans.*;
+import com.sun.star.awt.XRadioButton;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class RadioButtons extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase
+{
+    private DocumentHelper          m_document;         /// our current test document
+    private FormLayer               m_formLayer;        /// quick access to the form layer
+    private XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;              /// our service factory
+    private XPropertySet            m_primaryForm;      /// the primary form, to be used in text documents and in the first page of spreadsheets
+    private XPropertySet            m_secondaryForm;    /// the secondary form, to be used in the second page of spreadsheets
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkSingleButtons",
+            "checkThreeGroups",
+            "checkMultipleForms",
+            "checkCalcPageSwitch"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Radio Buttons Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet insertRadio( int nXPos, int nYPos, String label, String name, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return insertRadio( nXPos, nYPos, label, name, refValue, null );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet insertRadio( int nXPos, int nYPos, String label, String name, String refValue, XPropertySet parentForm ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XIndexContainer parentContainer = dbfTools.queryIndexContainer( parentForm );
+        XPropertySet xRadio = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "DatabaseRadioButton", nXPos, nYPos, 25, 6, parentContainer );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "Label", label );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "RefValue", refValue );
+        xRadio.setPropertyValue( "Name", name );
+
+        if ( null == m_primaryForm )
+            m_primaryForm = (XPropertySet)dbfTools.getParent( xRadio, XPropertySet.class );
+
+        return xRadio;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** this checks whether n groups of radio buttons, consisting of only one button each,
+     *  behave properly
+     */
+    public void checkSingleButtons() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        prepareTestStep( false );
+
+        insertRadio( 20, 30,  "group 1", "group 1", "" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 38,  "group 2", "group 2", "" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 46,  "group 3", "group 3", "" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 54,  "group 4", "group 4", "" );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "" );
+        verifySingleRadios( 1, 0, 0, 0 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 4", "" );
+        verifySingleRadios( 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "" );
+        verifySingleRadios( 1, 1, 0, 1 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 3", "" );
+        verifySingleRadios( 1, 1, 1, 1 );
+
+        cleanupTestStep();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** creates three groups of radio buttons in a sample document, and checks whether they're working
+     */
+    public void checkThreeGroups( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        prepareTestStep( false );
+
+        insertRadio( 20, 30,  "group 1 (a)", "group 1", "a" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 38,  "group 1 (b)", "group 1", "b" );
+
+        insertRadio( 20, 50,  "group 2 (a)", "group 2", "a" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 58,  "group 2 (b)", "group 2", "b" );
+
+        insertRadio( 20, 70,  "group 3 (a)", "group 3", "a" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 78,  "group 3 (b)", "group 3", "b" );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+
+        // initially, after switching to alive mode, all buttons should be unchecked
+        verifySixPack( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+
+        // check one button in every group
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "a" );
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "b" );
+        checkRadio( "group 3", "a" );
+        // and verify that this worked
+        verifySixPack( 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 );
+
+        // check all buttons which are currently unchecked
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "b" );
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "a" );
+        checkRadio( "group 3", "b" );
+        // this should have reset the previous checks in the respective groups
+        verifySixPack( 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+        // and back to the previous check state
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "a" );
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "b" );
+        checkRadio( "group 3", "a" );
+        verifySixPack( 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 );
+
+        cleanupTestStep();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** tests whether radio buttons which belong to different forms behave properly
+     */
+    public void checkMultipleForms( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        prepareTestStep( false );
+
+        insertRadio( 20, 30,  "group 1 (a)", "group 1", "a" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 38,  "group 1 (b)", "group 1", "b" );
+        insertRadio( 20, 46,  "group 1 (c)", "group 1", "c" );
+
+        m_secondaryForm = dbfTools.queryPropertySet( m_document.createSiblingForm( m_primaryForm, "secondary" ) );
+
+        insertRadio( 70, 30,  "group 2 (a)", "group 2", "a", m_secondaryForm );
+        insertRadio( 70, 38,  "group 2 (b)", "group 2", "b", m_secondaryForm );
+        insertRadio( 70, 46,  "group 2 (c)", "group 2", "c", m_secondaryForm );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+
+        // play around with different check states
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "b", m_primaryForm );
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "c", m_secondaryForm );
+        verifyTwoFormRadios( 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "c", m_primaryForm );
+        verifyTwoFormRadios( 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "a", m_secondaryForm );
+        verifyTwoFormRadios( 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "a", m_primaryForm );
+        verifyTwoFormRadios( 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 );
+
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "b", m_secondaryForm );
+        verifyTwoFormRadios( 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 );
+
+        cleanupTestStep();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** tests for a special bug which we once had, where radio buttons lost their state after
+     *  switching spreadsheet pages
+     */
+    public void checkCalcPageSwitch( ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        prepareTestStep( true );
+
+        m_formLayer.setInsertPage( 0 );
+        insertRadio( 15, 20,  "group 1 (a)", "group 1", "a" );
+        insertRadio( 15, 26,  "group 1 (b)", "group 1", "b" );
+
+        m_formLayer.setInsertPage( 1 );
+        XPropertySet xRadio = insertRadio( 15, 20,  "group 2 (a)", "group 2", "a" );
+                              insertRadio( 15, 26,  "group 2 (b)", "group 2", "b" );
+        m_secondaryForm = (XPropertySet)dbfTools.getParent( xRadio, XPropertySet.class );
+
+        // switch to alive mode
+        SpreadsheetView view = (SpreadsheetView)m_document.getCurrentView( );
+        view.toggleFormDesignMode( );
+        // and do initial checking
+        checkRadio( "group 1", "a", m_primaryForm );
+        view.activateSheet( 1 );
+        checkRadio( "group 2", "b", m_secondaryForm );
+
+        // see whether the check states on the first page survived the page switch
+        verifySheetRadios( 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+        // switch back to the first sheet, and see whether the check states survived
+        view.activateSheet( 0 );
+        verifySheetRadios( 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+        // and for completely, check again after switching to third sheet and back to the first
+        view.activateSheet( 2 );
+        view.activateSheet( 1 );
+        verifySheetRadios( 1, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+        cleanupTestStep();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after()
+    {
+        closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** closes our document, if we have an open one
+     */
+    private void closeDocument()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // close our document
+            if ( m_document != null )
+            {
+                XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class,
+                    m_document.getDocument() );
+                closeDoc.close( true );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void prepareTestStep( boolean useSpreadsheetDocument ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_primaryForm = null;
+
+        m_document = useSpreadsheetDocument ? new SpreadsheetDocument( m_orb ) : DocumentHelper.blankTextDocument( m_orb );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void cleanupTestStep( )
+    {
+        closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks or unchecks the radio button (in our primary form) with the given name and the given ref value
+     */
+    private void checkRadio( String groupName, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        checkRadio( groupName, refValue, m_primaryForm );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks or unchecks the radio button with the given name and the given ref value
+     */
+    private void checkRadio( String groupName, String refValue, XPropertySet form ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet xRadio = getRadioModel( groupName, refValue, form );
+
+        XRadioButton radioButton = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XRadioButton.class, m_document.getCurrentView().getControl( xRadio ) );
+        radioButton.setState( true );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet getRadioModel( String name, String refValue ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return getRadioModel( name, refValue, m_primaryForm );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private XPropertySet getRadioModel( String name, String refValue, XPropertySet form ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        return m_formLayer.getRadioModelByRefValue( form, name, refValue );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies a number of radio buttons for their states
+     */
+    private boolean verifyRadios( XPropertySet[] radios, short[] expectedStates, String errorMessage ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        short[] actualStates = new short[radios.length];
+
+        // collect all current states. This is just to be able to emit them, in case of a failure
+        for ( int i = 0; i<radios.length; ++i )
+        {
+            actualStates[i] = ((Short)radios[i].getPropertyValue( "State" )).shortValue();
+        }
+
+        // now actually check the states
+        for ( int i = 0; i<radios.length; ++i )
+        {
+            if ( actualStates[i] != expectedStates[i] )
+            {
+                failed( errorMessage + " (expected: " + Arrays.toString( expectedStates ) + ", found: " + Arrays.toString( actualStates ) + ")" );
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of the 4 radio buttons from the checkSingleButtons test
+     */
+    private boolean verifySingleRadios( int state1, int state2, int state3, int state4 ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet[] radios = new XPropertySet[4];
+        radios[0] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "" );
+        radios[1] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "" );
+        radios[2] = getRadioModel( "group 3", "" );
+        radios[3] = getRadioModel( "group 4", "" );
+
+        short[] states = new short[4];
+        states[0] = (short)state1;
+        states[1] = (short)state2;
+        states[2] = (short)state3;
+        states[3] = (short)state4;
+
+        return verifyRadios( radios, states, "single-group radio buttons do not work!" );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of 6 radio buttons form the checkThreeGroups test
+     */
+    private boolean verifySixPack( XPropertySet[] radios, String errorMessage,
+        int state1, int state2, int state3, int state4, int state5, int state6 ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        short[] states = new short[6];
+        states[0] = (short)state1;
+        states[1] = (short)state2;
+        states[2] = (short)state3;
+        states[3] = (short)state4;
+        states[4] = (short)state5;
+        states[5] = (short)state6;
+
+        return verifyRadios( radios, states, errorMessage );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of 6 radio buttons
+     */
+    private boolean verifySixPack( int state1, int state2, int state3, int state4, int state5, int state6 ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet[] radios = new XPropertySet[6];
+        radios[0] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "a" );
+        radios[1] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "b" );
+        radios[2] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "a" );
+        radios[3] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "b" );
+        radios[4] = getRadioModel( "group 3", "a" );
+        radios[5] = getRadioModel( "group 3", "b" );
+
+        return verifySixPack( radios, "six radio buttons, forming three different groups, do not properly work!",
+            state1, state2, state3, state4, state5, state6 );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of the 6 radio buttons in our checkMultipleForms test
+     */
+    private boolean verifyTwoFormRadios( int state1, int state2, int state3, int state4, int state5, int state6 ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet[] radios = new XPropertySet[6];
+        radios[0] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "a", m_primaryForm );
+        radios[1] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "b", m_primaryForm );
+        radios[2] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "c", m_primaryForm );
+        radios[3] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "a", m_secondaryForm );
+        radios[4] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "b", m_secondaryForm );
+        radios[5] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "c", m_secondaryForm );
+
+        return verifySixPack( radios, "radio buttons on different forms do not work properly!",
+            state1, state2, state3, state4, state5, state6 );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** verifies the states of the 4 radio buttons in our spreadsheet document (checkCalcPageSwitch)
+     */
+    private boolean verifySheetRadios( int state1, int state2, int state3, int state4 ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        XPropertySet[] radios = new XPropertySet[4];
+        radios[0] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "a", m_primaryForm );
+        radios[1] = getRadioModel( "group 1", "b", m_primaryForm );
+        radios[2] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "a", m_secondaryForm );
+        radios[3] = getRadioModel( "group 2", "b", m_secondaryForm );
+
+        short[] states = new short[4];
+        states[0] = (short)state1;
+        states[1] = (short)state2;
+        states[2] = (short)state3;
+        states[3] = (short)state4;
+
+        return verifyRadios( radios, states, "seems some of the radio button check states didn't survive the page activation(s)!" );
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/SingleControlValidation.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SingleControlValidation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0873d34ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SingleControlValidation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.beans.*;
+import com.sun.star.form.validation.*;
+
+public class SingleControlValidation implements XFormComponentValidityListener
+{
+    private final DocumentHelper          m_document;         /// our current test document
+    private final FormLayer               m_formLayer;        /// quick access to the form layer
+
+    private XPropertySet            m_inputField;
+    private XPropertySet            m_inputLabel;
+    private XPropertySet            m_statusField;
+    private XPropertySet            m_explanationField;
+    private final XValidator              m_validator;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public SingleControlValidation( DocumentHelper document, int columnPos, int rowPos, String formComponentService, XValidator validator )
+    {
+        m_document = document;
+        m_validator = validator;
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+        createControls( columnPos, rowPos, formComponentService, 1, 0 );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public SingleControlValidation( DocumentHelper document, int columnPos, int rowPos, String formComponentService, XValidator validator, int controlCount, int controlHeight )
+    {
+        m_document = document;
+        m_validator = validator;
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+        createControls( columnPos, rowPos, formComponentService, controlCount, controlHeight );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public XPropertySet getInputField()
+    {
+        return m_inputField;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void setExplanatoryText( String text )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            m_inputLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", text );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void createControls( int columnPos, int rowPos, String formComponentService, int controlCount, int controlHeight )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            m_inputLabel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, rowPos, 70, 12, null );
+            m_inputLabel.setPropertyValue( "MultiLine", Boolean.TRUE );
+
+            com.sun.star.awt.FontDescriptor font = (com.sun.star.awt.FontDescriptor)m_inputLabel.getPropertyValue( "FontDescriptor" );
+            font.Weight = com.sun.star.awt.FontWeight.BOLD;
+            m_inputLabel.setPropertyValue( "FontDescriptor", font );
+
+            if ( controlHeight == 0 )
+                controlHeight = 6;
+
+            int controlPos = rowPos + 12;
+            XPropertySet[] controls = new XPropertySet[ controlCount ];
+            for ( int i = 0; i < controlCount; ++i, controlPos += controlHeight )
+            {
+                controls[ i ] = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( formComponentService, columnPos, controlPos, 25, controlHeight, null );
+                controls[ i ].setPropertyValue( "Name", formComponentService );
+                controls[ i ].setPropertyValue( "Tag", String.valueOf( i ) );
+
+                if ( controls[ i ].getPropertySetInfo().hasPropertyByName( "Border" ) )
+                    controls[ i ].setPropertyValue( "Border", Short.valueOf( (short)2 ) );
+
+                XValidatableFormComponent xComp = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XValidatableFormComponent.class,
+                    controls[ i ] );
+                xComp.addFormComponentValidityListener( this );
+            }
+            m_inputField = controls[ 0 ];
+
+
+            controlPos += 4;
+            XPropertySet xLabel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
+            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Status:" );
+            controlPos += 4;
+            m_statusField = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
+            m_statusField.setPropertyValue( "Label", "" );
+
+
+            controlPos += 6;
+            xLabel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
+            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Explanation for invalidity:" );
+            controlPos += 4;
+            m_explanationField = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
+            m_explanationField.setPropertyValue( "Label", "" );
+
+            XValidatable xValidatable = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XValidatable.class, m_inputField );
+            xValidatable.setValidator( m_validator );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e  )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* XEventListener overridables                                        */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void disposing( com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject )
+    {
+        // not interested in
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* XFormComponentValidityListener overridables                        */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void componentValidityChanged( com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( m_inputField.equals( eventObject.Source ) )
+            {
+                XValidatableFormComponent xComp = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XValidatableFormComponent.class,
+                    eventObject.Source );
+                // the current value
+                Object value = xComp.getCurrentValue();
+
+                // the current validity flag
+                boolean isValid = xComp.isValid();
+
+                m_statusField.setPropertyValue("Label", isValid ? "valid" : "invalid" );
+                m_statusField.setPropertyValue( "TextColor", Integer.valueOf( isValid ? 0x008000 : 0x800000 ) );
+
+                String validityMessage = "";
+                if ( !isValid )
+                    validityMessage = m_validator.explainInvalid( value );
+                m_explanationField.setPropertyValue( "Label", validityMessage );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetDocument.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetDocument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db38ab92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetDocument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.table.XCellRange;
+import com.sun.star.container.XIndexAccess;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheetDocument;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.XSpreadsheets;
+
+public class SpreadsheetDocument extends DocumentHelper
+{
+    /** Creates a new blank spreadsheet document */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public SpreadsheetDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        super( orb, implLoadAsComponent( orb, "private:factory/scalc" ) );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public SpreadsheetDocument( XMultiServiceFactory orb, XComponent document )
+    {
+        super( orb, document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** returns the sheets collection
+    */
+    public XSpreadsheets getSheets()
+    {
+        XSpreadsheetDocument spreadsheetDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XSpreadsheetDocument.class,
+            getDocument()
+        );
+        return spreadsheetDoc.getSheets();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** returns the sheet with the given index
+    */
+    public XCellRange getSheet( int index ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
+    {
+        XIndexAccess sheets = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexAccess.class,
+            getSheets()
+        );
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCellRange.class,
+            sheets.getByIndex( index )
+        );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetView.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetView.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22ff1c06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/SpreadsheetView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.*;
+import com.sun.star.frame.*;
+import com.sun.star.sheet.*;
+import com.sun.star.container.*;
+
+public class SpreadsheetView extends integration.forms.DocumentViewHelper
+{
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of SpreadsheetView */
+    public SpreadsheetView( XMultiServiceFactory orb, DocumentHelper document, XController controller )
+    {
+        super( orb, document, controller );
+    }
+
+    /** activates the sheet with the given index
+     */
+    void activateSheet( int sheetIndex )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // get the sheet to activate
+            XSpreadsheetDocument doc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XSpreadsheetDocument.class, getDocument().getDocument() );
+            XIndexAccess sheets = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XIndexAccess.class, doc.getSheets() );
+
+            XSpreadsheet sheet = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XSpreadsheet.class, sheets.getByIndex( sheetIndex ) );
+
+            // activate
+            XSpreadsheetView view = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                XSpreadsheetView.class, getController() );
+            view.setActiveSheet( sheet );
+        }
+        catch( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/TableCellTextBinding.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TableCellTextBinding.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f745a8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TableCellTextBinding.java
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.Type;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.table.XCell;
+import com.sun.star.util.XModifyListener;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextRange;
+
+/** a value binding to be connected to a form control
+
+    This binding synchronizes the text contained in a table cell (which you must
+    pass upon construction) to the text in an XBindableValue.
+
+    Well, in real it does not synchronize both directions. The ValueBinding
+    service has not much room for own activity: It allows notification of changes
+    in the own value, and it allows external instances to set the current value.
+
+    Note that we implement this binding as a separate thread, which is (more or
+    less permanently) polling for a new text at the cell. This is unfortunate, but
+    sadly the Writer table cells do not support actively notifying changes in their
+    content to other interested parties.
+*/
+public class TableCellTextBinding
+                extends     java.lang.Thread
+                implements  com.sun.star.form.binding.XValueBinding,
+                            com.sun.star.util.XModifyBroadcaster
+{
+    private final XTextRange  m_cellText;
+    private Object      m_writeSignal;
+    private String      m_newCellText;
+    private String      m_lastKnownCellText;
+    private boolean     m_haveNewCellText;
+    private final java.util.List<com.sun.star.util.XModifyListener>  m_listeners;
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of TableCellTextBinding */
+    public TableCellTextBinding( XCell cell )
+    {
+        m_cellText = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextRange.class, cell );
+
+        m_newCellText = "";
+        m_listeners = new java.util.LinkedList<com.sun.star.util.XModifyListener>();
+
+        start();
+    }
+
+    /** retrieves the list of data types which this binding can exchange
+    */
+    public com.sun.star.uno.Type[] getSupportedValueTypes()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // well, only strings here ...
+            return new Type[] {
+                getStringType()
+            };
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+        return new Type[] { };
+    }
+
+    /** retrieves the current value
+    */
+    public Object getValue(com.sun.star.uno.Type type) throws com.sun.star.form.binding.IncompatibleTypesException
+    {
+        if ( !type.equals( getStringType() ) )
+            throw new com.sun.star.form.binding.IncompatibleTypesException();
+
+        return m_cellText.getString();
+    }
+
+    /** sets a new value
+    */
+    public void setValue(Object obj) throws com.sun.star.form.binding.IncompatibleTypesException
+    {
+        String text;
+        try
+        {
+            text = (String)obj;
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.ClassCastException e )
+        {
+            throw new com.sun.star.form.binding.IncompatibleTypesException();
+        }
+        // remember the new text
+        // and wake up the thread which is waiting for it
+        synchronized( m_writeSignal )
+        {
+            m_newCellText = text;
+            m_haveNewCellText = true;
+            m_writeSignal.notify();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** determines whether a given value type is supported
+    */
+    public boolean supportsType(com.sun.star.uno.Type type)
+    {
+        return type.equals( getStringType() );
+    }
+
+    /** retrieves the UNO type for the string class
+    */
+    private static final Type getStringType()
+    {
+        return new com.sun.star.uno.Type( String.class );
+    }
+
+    /** runs the thread
+    */
+    @Override
+    public void run()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            m_writeSignal = new Object();
+            while ( true )
+            {
+                // go sleep a while
+                synchronized( m_writeSignal )
+                {
+                    m_writeSignal.wait( 200 );
+                    // if there's new text in the control, propagate it to the cell
+                    if ( m_haveNewCellText )
+                    {
+                        m_cellText.setString( m_newCellText );
+                        m_lastKnownCellText = m_newCellText;
+                    }
+                    m_haveNewCellText = false;
+                }
+
+                // if there's new text in the cell, propagate it to the control
+                String currentCellText = m_cellText.getString();
+                if ( !currentCellText.equals( m_lastKnownCellText ) )
+                {
+                    m_lastKnownCellText = currentCellText;
+                    // notify the modification
+                    synchronized( m_listeners )
+                    {
+                        com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventSource = new com.sun.star.lang.EventObject( this );
+
+                        java.util.Iterator loop = m_listeners.iterator();
+                        while ( loop.hasNext() )
+                        {
+                            ((XModifyListener)loop.next()).modified( eventSource );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace(System.err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void addModifyListener(com.sun.star.util.XModifyListener xModifyListener)
+    {
+        synchronized( m_listeners )
+        {
+            m_listeners.add( xModifyListener );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void removeModifyListener(com.sun.star.util.XModifyListener xModifyListener)
+    {
+        synchronized( m_listeners )
+        {
+            m_listeners.remove( xModifyListener );
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/TestCase.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc1e6ec62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.util.XCloseable;
+import com.sun.star.util.XModifiable;
+
+public abstract class TestCase extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase implements com.sun.star.lang.XEventListener
+{
+    protected XMultiServiceFactory    m_orb;              /// our service factory
+    private DocumentType            m_documentType;     /// the type of our document
+    protected DocumentHelper          m_document;         /// our current test document
+    protected FormLayer               m_formLayer;
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of TestCase */
+    public TestCase( DocumentType docType )
+    {
+        m_documentType = docType;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return this.getClass().getName();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_orb = param.getMSF();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** closes our document, if we have an open one, via (simulated) user input
+     */
+    protected void closeDocumentByUI()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( m_document != null )
+            {
+                // first, set the document to "unmodified"
+                XModifiable docModify = m_document.query( XModifiable.class );
+                docModify.setModified( false );
+
+                m_document.getCurrentView().dispatch( ".uno:CloseDoc" );
+
+                // CloseDoc is asynchronous, so wait until it's done - or 1 second, at most
+                synchronized ( this ) { wait( 1000 ); }
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** closes our document, if we have an open one
+     */
+    protected void closeDocument()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // close our document
+            if ( m_document != null )
+            {
+                XCloseable closeDoc = m_document.query( XCloseable.class );
+                closeDoc.close( true );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( com.sun.star.uno.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** prepares a new document to work with
+     */
+    protected void prepareDocument() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        m_document = DocumentHelper.blankDocument( m_orb, m_documentType );
+        m_document.getDocument( ).addEventListener( this );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* internal methods                                                   */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** waits for the user to press a key (on the console where she started the java program)
+        or the document to be closed by the user.
+    @return
+        <TRUE/> if the user pressed a key on the console, <FALSE/> if she closed the document
+    */
+    protected boolean waitForUserInput() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        synchronized (this)
+        {
+            integration.forms.WaitForInput aWait = new integration.forms.WaitForInput( this );
+            aWait.start();
+            wait();
+
+            // if the waiter thread is done, the user pressed enter
+            boolean bKeyPressed = aWait.isDone();
+            if ( !bKeyPressed )
+                aWait.interrupt();
+
+            return bKeyPressed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /* XEventListener overridables                                        */
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void disposing( com.sun.star.lang.EventObject eventObject )
+    {
+        if ( m_document.getDocument().equals( eventObject.Source ) )
+        {
+            // notify ourself that we can stop waiting for user input
+            synchronized (this)
+            {
+                notify();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/TextValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TextValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ed59dd41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TextValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+public class TextValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            String value = (String)Value;
+            if ( containsZs( value ) )
+                return "No Z's allowed here";
+            if ( !isProperChunks( value ) )
+                return "Need 3 * n characters";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "ooops. Unknown error";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            String value = (String)Value;
+            if ( containsZs( value ) )
+                return false;
+            return isProperChunks( value );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isProperChunks( String value )
+    {
+        return ( value.length() % 3 ) == 0;
+    }
+
+    private boolean containsZs( String value )
+    {
+        return ( value.indexOf( 'Z' ) != -1 )
+            || ( value.indexOf( 'z' ) != -1 );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/TimeValidator.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TimeValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ff19464a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/TimeValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+public class TimeValidator extends integration.forms.ControlValidator
+{
+
+    public String explainInvalid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( isVoid( Value ) )
+                return "empty input";
+
+            com.sun.star.util.Time timeValue = (com.sun.star.util.Time)Value;
+            if ( isInvalidTime( timeValue ) )
+                return "this is no valid time";
+            if ( !isFullHour( timeValue ) )
+                return "time must denote a full hour";
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            return "this is no valid time";
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValid( Object Value )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if ( isVoid( Value ) )
+                return false;
+
+            com.sun.star.util.Time timeValue = (com.sun.star.util.Time)
+                com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter.toObject(
+                    com.sun.star.util.Time.class, Value);
+            if ( isInvalidTime( timeValue ) )
+                return false;
+            return isFullHour( timeValue );
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace( System.err );
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isInvalidTime( com.sun.star.util.Time timeValue )
+    {
+        return ( timeValue.Hours == -1 ) && ( timeValue.Minutes == -1 ) && ( timeValue.Seconds == -1 ) && ( timeValue.NanoSeconds == -1 );
+    }
+
+    private boolean isFullHour( com.sun.star.util.Time timeValue )
+    {
+        return ( timeValue.Minutes == 0 ) && ( timeValue.Seconds == 0 ) && ( timeValue.NanoSeconds == 0 );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/ValueBinding.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ValueBinding.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b6e66bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/ValueBinding.java
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextDocument;
+import com.sun.star.text.XText;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextTable;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextCursor;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.XValueBinding;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.XBindableValue;
+
+public class ValueBinding extends integration.forms.TestCase
+{
+    /** Creates a new instance of ValueBinding */
+    public ValueBinding()
+    {
+        super( DocumentType.WRITER );
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isInteractiveTest()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkBindingProperties"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control Value Binding Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void before() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.before();
+        prepareDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void after() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.waitForUserInput();
+        super.closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void checkBindingProperties() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    protected void prepareDocument() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        super.prepareDocument();
+
+        // insert a table with exactly one cell. The content of this table will be synced with
+        // the content of a form control
+        XTextDocument textDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextDocument.class,  m_document.getDocument() );
+        XText documentText = textDoc.getText();
+        XTextCursor textCursor = documentText.createTextCursor();
+
+        XTextTable table = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextTable.class,
+            m_document.createInstance( "com.sun.star.text.TextTable" )
+        );
+        table.initialize( 1, 1 );
+        documentText.insertTextContent( textCursor, table, false );
+
+        // insert our sample control
+        XPropertySet textControl = m_formLayer.insertControlLine( "DatabaseTextField", "Test", "", 10 );
+
+        // create a value binding for the first cell of the table
+        XValueBinding cellBinding = new TableCellTextBinding( table.getCellByName( "A1" ) );
+        // and bind it to the control
+        XBindableValue bindable = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XBindableValue.class, textControl
+        );
+        bindable.setValueBinding( cellBinding );
+
+        // toggle the view to alive mode
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+    }
+ }
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/WaitForInput.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/WaitForInput.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c04c4dbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/WaitForInput.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+package integration.forms;
+
+class WaitForInput extends java.lang.Thread
+{
+    private final Object      m_aToNotify;
+    private boolean     m_bDone;
+
+    public WaitForInput( Object aToNotify )
+    {
+        m_aToNotify = aToNotify;
+        m_bDone = false;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDone()
+    {
+        return m_bDone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            System.out.println( "\npress enter to exit" );
+            System.in.read();
+
+            m_bDone = true;
+            // notify that the user pressed the key
+            synchronized (m_aToNotify)
+            {
+                m_aToNotify.notify();
+            }
+        }
+        catch( java.lang.Exception e )
+        {
+            // not really interested in
+            System.err.println( e );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/XMLFormSettings.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/XMLFormSettings.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b393d094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/XMLFormSettings.java
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue;
+import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.IncompatibleTypesException;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.XBindableValue;
+import com.sun.star.form.binding.XValueBinding;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XStorable;
+import com.sun.star.io.IOException;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.util.CloseVetoException;
+import com.sun.star.util.XCloseable;
+import com.sun.star.xml.dom.XNode;
+import com.sun.star.xsd.DataTypeClass;
+import java.io.File;
+import org.openoffice.xforms.Instance;
+import org.openoffice.xforms.Model;
+import org.openoffice.xforms.XMLDocument;
+
+public class XMLFormSettings extends complexlib.ComplexTestCase
+{
+    private XMLDocument             m_document;
+    private Model                   m_defaultModel;
+    private FormLayer               m_formLayer;
+    private XPropertySet            m_stringBinding;
+    private XPropertySet            m_booleanBinding;
+    private XPropertySet            m_dateBinding;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String[] getTestMethodNames()
+    {
+        return new String[] {
+            "checkExternalData"
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public String getTestObjectName()
+    {
+        return "Form Control Spreadsheet Cell Binding Test";
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void before() throws java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // create the document and assign related members
+        XMultiServiceFactory orb = param.getMSF();
+        m_document = new XMLDocument( orb );
+        m_formLayer = new FormLayer( m_document );
+
+        // create a simple structure in the DOM tree: an element with two attributes
+        String[] modelNames = m_document.getXFormModelNames();
+        m_defaultModel = m_document.getXFormModel( modelNames[0] );
+        final Instance defaultInstance = m_defaultModel.getDefaultInstance();
+        // remove the default root node
+        defaultInstance.removeNode( "instanceData" );
+        // create test structures
+        XNode stringElement = defaultInstance.createElement( "stringElement" );
+        XNode booleanAttrib = defaultInstance.createAttribute( stringElement, "booleanAttribute", "true" );
+        XNode dateAttrib = defaultInstance.createAttribute( stringElement, "dateAttribute" );
+
+        assure( "booleanAttrib's parent is wrong",
+            UnoRuntime.areSame( stringElement, booleanAttrib.getParentNode() ) );
+        assure( "dateAttrib's parent is wrong",
+            UnoRuntime.areSame( stringElement, dateAttrib.getParentNode() ) );
+
+        // also create bindings for the element and its attributes, of the proper type
+        m_stringBinding = m_defaultModel.createBindingForNode( stringElement, DataTypeClass.STRING );
+        m_booleanBinding = m_defaultModel.createBindingForNode( booleanAttrib, DataTypeClass.BOOLEAN );
+        m_dateBinding = m_defaultModel.createBindingForNode( dateAttrib, DataTypeClass.DATE );
+
+        // TODO: set up the bindings so that the date bindings is relevant if and only if
+        // the boolean value is true
+
+        // store the document
+        File tempFile = File.createTempFile( "xmlforms", ".odt" );
+        tempFile.deleteOnExit();
+        String fileURL = tempFile.toURI().toURL().toExternalForm();
+        XStorable store = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XStorable.class,
+            m_document.getDocument() );
+        store.storeAsURL( fileURL, new PropertyValue[] {} );
+        assure( "document still modified after saving it", !m_document.isModified() );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void after() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        impl_closeDocument();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private void impl_closeDocument() throws CloseVetoException
+    {
+        if ( m_document != null )
+        {
+            XCloseable closeDoc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XCloseable.class,
+                m_document.getDocument() );
+            closeDoc.close( true );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    private static void impl_bind( XPropertySet _control, XPropertySet _binding ) throws IncompatibleTypesException
+    {
+        XBindableValue bindableControl = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XBindableValue.class, _control );
+        XValueBinding binding = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XValueBinding.class, _binding );
+        bindableControl.setValueBinding( binding );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** checks if master-detail relationships including multiple keys work
+     */
+    public void checkExternalData() throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception, java.lang.Exception
+    {
+        // some controls
+        XPropertySet stringControl = m_formLayer.createLabeledControl(
+            "DatabaseTextField", "Task", 10, 10, 6 );
+        impl_bind( stringControl, m_stringBinding );
+
+        XPropertySet booleanControl = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape(
+            "DatabaseCheckBox", 35, 18, 25, 6 );
+        booleanControl.setPropertyValue( "Label", "has due date" );
+        impl_bind( booleanControl, m_booleanBinding );
+
+        XPropertySet dateControl = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape(
+            "DatabaseDateField", 40, 26, 25, 6 );
+        dateControl.setPropertyValue( "Dropdown", Boolean.TRUE );
+        impl_bind( dateControl, m_dateBinding );
+
+        m_document.getCurrentView( ).toggleFormDesignMode( );
+
+        // ensure the model is set up as containing "document-internal" data
+        m_defaultModel.setIsDocumentInternalData( true );
+        assure( "setting up the document to contain 'internal data' failed",
+            m_defaultModel.getIsDocumentInternalData() );
+        impl_storeDocument();
+
+        // okay, here we go ...
+        // what this particular test is about is to check whether we can set up the model
+        // so that any changes to any controls bound to any data in this model actually marks
+        // the containing document as modified
+        m_formLayer.userTextInput( stringControl, "don't break this test" );
+        assure( "model data changed, but document is not modified",
+            m_document.isModified() );
+
+        // TODO: do this with the other control/binding types, too
+
+        // no the other way round: set up the model to contain "document-external" data
+        m_defaultModel.setIsDocumentInternalData( false );
+        assure( "setting up the document to contain 'internal data' failed",
+            !m_defaultModel.getIsDocumentInternalData() );
+        impl_storeDocument();
+
+        // and check that now, changes in the controls / model data are not reflected in
+        // document's modified state
+        m_formLayer.userTextInput( stringControl, "(or any other test, that is)" );
+        assure( "model data changed, but document is modified",
+            !m_document.isModified() );
+
+
+        // finally, check whether the flag survives loading and saving
+        Model internalDataModel = m_document.addXFormModel( "internalData" );
+        internalDataModel.setIsDocumentInternalData( true );
+        Model externalDataModel = m_document.addXFormModel( "externalData" );
+        externalDataModel.setIsDocumentInternalData( false );
+
+        impl_storeDocument();
+        m_document.reload();
+
+        internalDataModel = m_document.getXFormModel( "internalData" );
+        externalDataModel = m_document.getXFormModel( "externalData" );
+
+        assure( "setting up a model to contain 'internal data' did not survive reloading",
+            internalDataModel.getIsDocumentInternalData() );
+        assure( "setting up a model to contain 'external data' did not survive reloading",
+            !externalDataModel.getIsDocumentInternalData() );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** stores our document
+     * @throws com.sun.star.io.IOException
+     */
+    private void impl_storeDocument() throws IOException
+    {
+        XStorable store = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XStorable.class,
+            m_document.getDocument() );
+        store.store();
+        assure( "document still modified after saving it", !m_document.isModified() );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forms/qa/integration/forms/dbfTools.java b/forms/qa/integration/forms/dbfTools.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe61c6ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forms/qa/integration/forms/dbfTools.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+package integration.forms;
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.*;
+import com.sun.star.lang.*;
+import com.sun.star.beans.*;
+import com.sun.star.container.*;
+
+/** provides global helpers
+*/
+class dbfTools
+{
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** disposes the component given
+    */
+    public static void disposeComponent( Object xComp ) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
+    {
+        XComponent xComponent = queryComponent( xComp );
+        if ( null != xComponent )
+            xComponent.dispose();
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** queries an object for the XPropertySet interface
+    */
+    public static XPropertySet queryPropertySet( Object aComp )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XPropertySet.class, aComp );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** queries an object for the XIndexContainer interface
+    */
+    public static XIndexContainer queryIndexContainer( Object aComp )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XIndexContainer.class, aComp );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** queries an object for the XComponent interface
+    */
+    public static XComponent queryComponent( Object aComp )
+    {
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponent.class, aComp );
+    }
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** retrieves the parent of the given object
+    */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    static Object getParent( Object aComponent, Class aInterfaceClass )
+    {
+        XChild xAsChild = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XChild.class, aComponent );
+        return UnoRuntime.queryInterface( aInterfaceClass, xAsChild.getParent() );
+    }
+}