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Application Express 101
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Database-centric Web application development tool
• Fully supported, “no-cost” component for all editions
of the Oracle Database
• Rapid Application Development (RAD)
• Browser based Application Development
• Declaratively build Web 2.0 applications
• Leverages Oracle database, SQL and PL/SQL
• Self Service Provisioning / Private Cloud
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Fully supported no-cost feature of Oracle DB
• Distributed with
– Oracle Enterprise Edition
– Oracle Standard Edition
– Oracle Standard Edition One
– Oracle XE
• Supported Database Releases
– 10gR2
– 11gR1
– 11gR2
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Data-driven Applications
Develop opportunistic and departmental productivity
applications with Robust Online Reporting
Oracle Forms Modernization
Leverage SQL & PL/SQL declarative programming skills to
move Forms applications to HTML / Web 2.0
Spreadsheet / Access Replacement
Convert spreadsheets and access applications to Web
applications
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Browser Based Application Development
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Declaratively build Web 2.0 Applications
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Leverage Oracle Database SQL and PL/SQL
• Reports
• Calendars
• Charts
• Application Logic
Select channel,
sum(sales)
from sales
where quarter = :b1
group by channel
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Self Service Provisioning / Private Cloud
• Allows IT to manage Database services
• Self-service provisioning of workspaces for Departments
• Private Cloud ready out of the box
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http://apex.oracle.com
Free cloud based evaluation instance
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Benefits of Oracle APEX
No Cost In Browser Development RAD
Declarative Web 2.0 Leverage SQL Self Service
SELECT *
FROM EMP
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Demonstration
Build Application from a Spreadsheet
Using data from a spreadsheet create a database
table and an application with reporting and data
entry capabilities.
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Architectural Overview
• Simple Architecture
• Pages dynamically rendered using database Metadata
• No code generation or file based compilation
• Runs Everywhere Oracle Database Runs
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Building Integrated Applications
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Development / Deployment Options
• Locally
• Install on Stand-alone machine
• Multi-tenant Private Cloud
• Workspaces for each department
• Self-service provisioning model
• Public Cloud
• Hosting partners
• Amazon EC2
Develop & deploy where it is most convenient and cost effective
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Out of the Box Development Features
Reports Validations Globalization
Forms Processes Conditional
Processing
Charts Computations Authentication
Calendar Branches Authorization
Templates Web Services Session State
Management
Navigation Email Services Logging &
Monitoring
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Interactive Reports
• Out of the box declarative Web 2.0 reporting
• Dramatically enhances end-user capabilities
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Oracle APEX Forms Conversion Overview
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Demonstration
Interactive Reports
Allows end users to customize, download,
email, and share reports
Dynamic Actions & Plugins
Dynamic page controls without writing
JavaScript & AJAX; Extending framework
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Oracle APEX Release History
2010Application Express 4.0
Websheets, Dynamic Actions,
Plug-Ins, RESTful Web
2009 Application Express 3.2
Forms Conversion
2008 Application Express 3.1
Interactive Reports, BLOB
2007 Application Express 3.0
Flash Charts, PDF Printing,
Access Application Migration
2006 Application Express 2.2
Packaged Applications
2006 Application Express 2.1
Oracle XE
2005 HTML DB 2.0
SQL Workshop
2004 HTML DB 1.6
Themes
2004 HTML DB 1.5
First Release
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#3 OTN Forum
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Popular Oracle OTN Download
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Oracle Application Express Books
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Oracle Application Express Bloggers
Joel Kallman Marc Sewtz Patrick Wolf Dimitri Gielis
David Peake John Scott Scott Spendolini Doug Gault
Dietmar Aust Francis Mignault Denes Kubicek Carsten Czarski
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New in Oracle Application Express 4.0
Dynamic Actions* Team Development Plug-ins*
Enhanced RESTful Web Improved
Interactive Reports* Service Support Charting
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Websheets
• Build basic applications faster and with more functionality
• Web-based content sharing
• Hierarchical text pages
• Editable data grids
• Interactive Reports
• Mark-up syntax with SQL Tags
• Designed for Business Users
• Incorporates “sharing” model (Reader, Contributor, Admin)
• Integrated annotations (attachments, tags, notes, links)
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Demonstration
Websheets
Data authoring
Online reporting
Page content creation
Collaborative content sharing
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Examples of Oracle APEX Applications
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Oracle APEX Applications
asktom.oracle.com
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Oracle APEX Applications
oracle.com/store
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Oracle APEX Applications
thinkquest.org
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Oracle APEX Applications
promedmail.org
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Oracle APEX Applications
Solutions and Requirements Tracking (internal)
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Oracle APEX Applications
aria people
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Oracle APEX Applications
oratweet.oraclecorp.com
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What Makes an application Successful?
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• Oracle APEX user interface
– Themes
• Comprised of templates
• Oracle supplies many, you can develop your own
– Technologies
• Image sprites, CSS 3, XHTML Strict
• Cross browser compatibility
• jQuery
– Modernize applications by switching themes
• Separation of look and feel and application logic
Visually Pleasing
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• Runs within the database
– Application logic and data on same tier = less network traffic
– Leverages database functionality; SQL, bind variables, result
set caching, RAC, analytics, DB buffer cache, …
• Stateless
– Session state maintained within database
– Sessions not processing or generating pages have zero load
on the server
• Scalable
– Scales up to large systems with 100,000’s of online users
– Scales down to your laptop
Fast
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• Browsers
– Firefox, IE, Safari, Chrome
• Mobile
– iPhone, iPad, Android
• Operating Systems
– Everywhere Oracle runs, Solaris, Windows, Linux, HP-UX,
AIX …
• Hardware
– From laptops to clusters of large SMP’s to Exadata
Run Everywhere
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• Clear navigation and page flow
• Obvious indication of application context
• Intuitive controls
• Easy for the novice
• Full featured for power users
Intuitive
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• Real time data access
• Ability to customize
• Edit data online
• Localization
• Secure role aware applications
Dynamic
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Application
Express
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