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Oracle Application Express Overview

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Oracle Application Express

Introduction
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Oracle Application Express

Oracles primary tool for developing Web-based applications using SQL and PL/SQL Database-centric development tool for personal, Intranet, and Internet applications Develop Desktop and Mobile applications 100% Browser-based Development and Runtime Declarative framework for rapid application definition, maintenance, and enhancements. Application scalability inherited from the Oracle Database
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Oracle Application Express History

Also known as Oracle APEX (pks)
HTML DB 1.5
First Release

Application Express 2.1

Oracle XE

Application Express 3.1

Interactive Reports

Application Express 4.0

Websheets Dynamic Actions Plug-Ins Team Development

Application Express 4.2

Mobile HTML5 Packaged Apps

HTML DB 1.6
Themes

Application Express 2.2

Packaged Applications

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2011

2012

HTML DB 2.0
SQL Workshop

Application Express 3.0

Flash Charts PDF Printing Access Migration

Application Express 3.2

Oracle Forms to APEX Conversion

Application Express 4.1

Data Upload Error Handling ROWID

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Oracle Application Express No Cost Feature

Fully supported no-cost feature of the Oracle Database
No additional Oracle Database licensing
Any number of developers Any number of applications

Any number of end-users for those applications

Supported Database Releases

10gR2 (10.2.0.4 +), 11gR1, 11gR2,12c Exadata, ODA, RAC

Distributed with all Database Editions

Oracle Enterprise Edition; Oracle Standard Edition; Oracle Standard Edition One; and Oracle Express Edition (Oracle XE)
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Oracle Application Express In Oracle DB 12c

Installed by default in Oracle Database12c
PDB Seed

Root

APEX_040200 Schema

APEX 4.2 is installed into CDB$Root (Root Container) by default Each PDB contains meta-data linked objects to APEX Schema in Root

Runs the same version of Application Express in every PDB

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Oracle Application Express Architectural Overview

Simple 2-Tier Architecture Pages dynamically rendered using database metadata No code generation or file based compilation Runs everywhere Oracle Database runs

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Oracle Application Express Multi-Tenant Hosting

IT manage the Oracle Database and provide Application Express Services Departments manage application development Can utilize self-service provisioning of workspaces For example, the free hosted development-only service http://apex.oracle.com has over 19,000 Workspaces
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Oracle Application Express Development / Deployment Options

Installed Locally
Install on stand-alone machine, such as Desktop / Laptop

Installed On-Premise Multi-tenant Private Cloud

Workspaces for each department Self-service provisioning model

Public Cloud Subscription

Oracle Database Cloud Service Amazon EC2 / RDS Hosting partners
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Oracle Application Express Data Sources

Utilize Oracle Database / Web Services

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Oracle Application Express Use Cases

Data-driven Applications
Develop opportunistic and departmental productivity applications

Online Reporting
Build SQL-based reporting applications on existing database schemas

Oracle Forms Modernization

Leverage SQL & PL/SQL declarative programming skills to move Forms applications to HTML / Web 2.0

Spreadsheet Access Replacement Runs within Database Web-ification

Convert spreadsheets to Web applications where they can be concurrently Viewed and edited Consolidate outgrown Access applications to the Oracle database with an APEX Web front end

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Oracle Application Express Application Types

Internet / Enterprise-wide / Targeted

Tracking

Business Intelligence

Content Management

Query / Lookup

Survey and Feedback

Mobile

End-User Websheets

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Oracle Application Express Collateral

Oracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle.com/apex

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Oracle Application Express Getting Started

Oracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle.com/apex

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Oracle Application Express Hosted Service

Free for Development-Only http://apex.oracle.com/

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Oracle Application Express Hosted Service

Oracle Database Cloud Service http://cloud.oracle.com

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Oracle Application Express Books

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Oracle Application Express Community

Very involved, enthusiastic worldwide community
Guesstimated ~ 400,000 developers Over 120 consulting companies {See OTN Community Page} Over 75 bloggers (http://www.odtug.com/apex) Very popular Forum {Get URL from OTN Home}
- Search / Add your own question - Answers given by APEX gurus and APEX Development Team

Web sites dedicated to plug-ins, tools, etc. Twitter #orclapex

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Oracle Application Express

Components
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Oracle Application Express Components

Application Builder Build / maintain Web applications

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Oracle Application Express Components

SQL Workshop Browse / manage DB Objects and data

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Oracle Application Express Components

Team Development Manage the development process

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Oracle Application Express Components

Administration Manage / monitor the Workspace

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Oracle Application Express

Features
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Oracle Application Express Key Features

Declarative capabilities >> Majority of other RAD Tools
Reports Forms Charts Calendar Validations Processes Computations Translation Services Conditional Processing

Authentication

Branches Web Services Email Services

Authorization

Templates
Navigation

Session State Management

Logging & Monitoring

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Oracle Application Express Features

Powerful Interactive Reports End-user customizable

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Interoperate with spreadsheets Upload and download

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Calendars Drag & Drop, Different Views, Mobile

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Oracle Application Express Features

Robust SQL based Charts, Maps, and Gantts

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Oracle Application Express Features

Dynamic Actions Declarative JavaScript and AJAX

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Oracle Application Express Features

Tabular Forms Multi-record edit capabilities

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Oracle Application Express Features

Advanced Master Detail With declarative validations

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Oracle Application Express Features

Plug-Ins Extend framework with custom components

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Oracle Application Express Features

Web-based Mobile Applications Develop for Smartphones
Uses the same Application Builder and declarative framework as for Desktop applications Applications can support multiple user interfaces, both Desktop and Smartphone Mobile pages use jQuery Mobile through jQuery Mobile based themes and templates Includes HTML5 regions, item types, and charting engine
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Oracle Application Express Features

RESTful Web Services Interaction with data sources through use of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) Standard method of accessing data in the Oracle Cloud
Ability to create services which implement any SQL statement or PL/SQL procedure Data returned in JSON or CSV format, or additionally through PL/SQL
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Oracle Application Express Features

Packaged Applications
Suite of business Productivity applications installable with only a few clicks

Production-ready applications include Project Management, Survey Builder, Checklists, etc. Support for Third-party applications, sharing same infrastructure and user pool
Includes Sample applications to demonstrate key functionality, such as Dynamic Actions, Reports, Charts, etc.
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Oracle Application Express Features

Websheets Allow end-users to build / maintain Web pages
Database enabled WIKI

Annotations (easily add files, links, notes, and tags)

Use [[SQL ]] tag Presentation mode Multi user

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Oracle Application Express

Examples
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Oracle Application Express Public Example

Oracle Store http://shop.oracle.com

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Oracle Application Express Public Example

Oracle Learning Library http://www.oracle.com/oll

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Oracle Application Express Internal Example

One of the most popular applications within Oracle
Nightly download of HR data Employees can update profile, upload picture, add links ... Used to contact employees, see Org. Chart, etc. Average ~ 1.2 million page views / day ( > 20 page views / sec ) Median execution time of 0.05 seconds
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