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Oracle Application Express

Overview


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The following is intended to outline Oracles gen

product direction. It is intended for informationpurposes only, and may not be incorporated intocontract. It is not a commitment to deliver anymaterial, code, or functionality, and should not brelied upon in making purchasing decisions.

The development, release, and timing of anyfeatures or functionality described for Oraclesproducts remains at the sole discretion of Oracl


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Introduction


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Oracles primary tool for developing Web-basedapplications 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 definmaintenance, and enhancements.

Application scalability inherited from the Oracle D


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HTML DB 1.5 First ReleaseHTML DB 1.6 Themes

2004 2007

Application Express 2.1 Oracle XEApplication Express 2.2 Packaged Applications

Application Express 3.1 Interactive Reports

HTML DB 2.0 SQL Workshop

Application Express 3.0 Flash Charts PDF PrintingAccess Migration

Application Express 3.2 Oracle Forms to APEX

Conversion

Application Expre Data Upload Error Handling ROWID

2006 2009 20120082005

Ap

Application Express 4.0 Websheets Dynamic Actions Plug-Ins Team Development

2010

Oracle Application Express HistoryAlso known as Oracle APEX (pks)


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Oracle Application Express No Cost Fully supported no-cost feature of the Oracle Da

No additional Oracle Database

Any number of developers Any number of applications

Any number of end-users for those

Supported Database Releases

10gR2 (10.2.0.4 +), 11gR1, 11gR2,

Exadata, ODA, RAC

Distributed with all Database Ed

Oracle Enterprise Edition; Oracle StaOracle Standard Edition One; andOracle Express Edition (Oracle XE)


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Root

PDBSeed

APEX 4.2 is installed into CDB$Root (Root Container) by d

Each PDB contains meta-data linked objects to APEX Sch

Runs the same version of Application Express in every PD

APEX_040200 Schema

Oracle Application Express In Oracle

Installed by default in Oracle Database12c


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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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Multi-Tenant Hosting IT manage the Or

Database and proApplication Expre

Departments manapplication develo

Can utilize self-seprovisioning of wo

For example, the development-onhttp://apex.oracleover 19,000 Work
http://apex.oracle.com/http://apex.oracle.com/


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Development / Deployment Options

Installed Locally

Install on stand-alone machine, such as D

Installed On-Premise Multi-tenant Pr

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 SouUtilize Oracle Database / Web Services


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Oracle Application Express Use Case

Data-drivenApplications

Develop opportunisticand departmental

productivity applications

Online Reporting

Build SQL-basedreporting applications on

existing database schemas

Oracle Forms

ModernizationLeverage SQL & PL/SQL

declarative programming skillsto move Forms applications to

HTML / Web 2.0

Runs within DatabaseSpreadsheet

Web-ificationConvert spreadsheets toWeb applications wherethey can be concurrently

Viewed and edited

Access Re

Consolidate ouapplicatioOracle da

with an APEX W


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Oracle Application Express Applicati

Tracking

Query / Lookup

Business

Intelligence

Survey and Feedback

Internet /

Enterprise-wide

/ Targeted

Mobile

Ma


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Oracle Application Express CollateraOracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle


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Oracle Application Express Getting SOracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle


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Oracle Application Express Hosted SFree for Development-Only http://apex.orac


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Oracle Database Cloud Service http://cloud.

Oracle Application Express Hosted S


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Oracle Application Express Books


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Oracle Application Express Commun

Guesstimated ~ 400,000 developers

Over 120 consulting companies {See OTN Com

Over 75 bloggers (http://www.odt

Very popular Forum {Get URL from

- Search / Add your own question

- Answers given by APEX gurus and APEX Development

Web sites dedicated to plug-ins, tools, etc.

Twitter #orclapex

Very involved, enthusiastic worldwide community
http://www.odtug.com/apexhttps://community.oracle.com/community/developer/english/oracle_database/application_expresshttps://community.oracle.com/community/developer/english/oracle_database/application_expresshttp://www.odtug.com/apex


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Components


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Oracle Application ExpressComponeApplication Builder Build / maintain Web appli


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Oracle Application Express ComponeSQL Workshop Browse / manage DB Objects


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Oracle Application Express ComponeTeam Development Manage the development

O l A li i E C


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Oracle Application Express ComponeAdministration Manage / monitor the Workspa


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Features

O l A li ti E K F t


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Oracle Application Express Key FeatDeclarative capabilities >> Majority of other RAD

Reports

Forms

Charts

Calendar

Templates

Navigation

Validations

Processes

Computations

Branches

Web Services

Email Services

Translatio

Condition

Authentic

Authoriza

Session S

Logging &

O l A li ti E F t


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Oracle Application Express FeaturesPowerful Interactive Reports End-user custom

O l A li ti E F t


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Oracle Application Express FeaturesInteroperate with spreadsheetsUpload and d

Oracle Application E press Feat res


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Oracle Application Express FeaturesCalendars Drag & Drop, Different Views, Mob

Oracle Application Express Features


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Oracle Application Express FeaturesRobust SQL based Charts, Maps, and Gantts



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Oracle Application Express FeaturesDynamic Actions Declarative JavaScript and



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Oracle Application Express FeaturesTabular Forms Multi-record edit capabilities



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Oracle Application Express FeaturesAdvanced Master Detail With declarative valid



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Oracle Application Express FeaturesPlug-Ins Extend framework with custom comp



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Uses the same Application Builder

and declarative framework as for Desktop applicatApplications 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

Oracle Application Express FeaturesWeb-based Mobile Applications Develop for S



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Interaction with data sources through

use of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)

Standard method of accessing data in the Oracle

Ability to create services which implement any SQ

statement or PL/SQL procedure Data returned in JSON or CSV format, or addition

through PL/SQL

Oracle Application Express FeaturesRESTful Web Services



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Suite of business Productivity applications

installable with only a few clicks Production-ready applications include

Project Management, Survey Builder, Checklists,

Support for Third-party applications, sharing same

infrastructure and user pool

Includes Sample applications to demonstrate ke

functionality, such as Dynamic Actions, Reports, C

Oracle Application Express FeaturesPackaged Applications



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Database enabled WIKI

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

Use [[SQL ]] tag

Presentation mode Multi user

Oracle Application Express FeaturesWebsheets Allow end-users to build / maintain


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Examples

Oracle Application Express Public Ex


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Oracle Store http://shop.oracle.com




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Oracle Learning Library http://www.oracle.co


Oracle Application Express Internal E


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Nightly downloa

Employees canupload picture,

Used to contactsee Org. Chart,

Average ~ 1.2 m

views / day( > 20 page view

Median executio0.05 seconds

One of the most popular applications within Orac

Oracle Application Express Internal E


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