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Oracle Application Express 3.0Joel R. KallmanSoftware Development Manager

The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remain at the sole discretion of Oracle.

Agenda

• Overview• Architecture• Release 3.0 New Features• Demonstration• Q & A

Browser Based

• Browser Based Application Development

• No Client Software to Develop, Deploy, or Run Applications

• Full Service: Application Building, SQL Workshop, Utilities

Simplify Application Development on Oracle

• PL/SQL Developers• Non-professional developers• Power users

• Departments• Small enterprises

Application Express – Declarative

• No code is generated• You write some SQL and

optionally PL/SQL snippets

• Declarative development yields fewer differences between developers

• Less risk for developer introduced security issues

• Meta data driven

Benefits

• Development• Easy point-and-click• Reduces Time, Complexity and Expense• No Client Software• Leverages existing SQL Skills• Integrated SQL Workshop

• Architecture• Integrated into Database• Multi Tenant Hosting

• No extra cost (feature of the database)

Standard App Dev Features

Architecture Overview

With Oracle HTTP Server (Apache) and mod_plsql

With the Embedded PL/SQL Gateway (XE and 11g)

Multi Tenant Hosting

• Self Service Provisioning• Consolidate Applications

Application Express Availability

• Feature of the Oracle 10g Database• Supported on Oracle 9.2.0.3 and higher• Delivered on the Companion CD with 10gR1 and

10gR2• Is the interface of Oracle Database 10g Express

Edition (XE)• Standard database component in 11gR1 (installable

via Database Configuration Assistant)

Application Express 3.0 New Features

• Key Changes and Enhancements

•Declarative PDF Reporting Services•Flash Charts•Drag & Drop Item layout•Improved Web-Services•Access Migration Workshop•New Item types•Calendar Enhancements

•Supporting objects enhancement•Page & Region Caching•Item Finder Enhancements•Application and Schema Comparison•Bookmark URL’s•Improved Workspace administration

BI Publisher

• Print PDF, Word, Excel, or HTML Reports

                                                                                             

• “High Fidelity” Printing• Seamlessly Integrated with Application Express• Develop RTF Templates using Word Plug-In• Full Oracle Support

Declarative PDF Reporting Services

• Select Report Document Formats

Declarative PDF Reporting Services

• Define Report Queries• Associate Report Layouts

Flash Charts

• 18 New Chart Types• Migrate existing SVG Charts

Improved Web Services

• Extended Support • Web Services created using JDeveloper

• Oracle BPEL synchronous Web services

• Interact with Web services over SSL (HTTPS) • Including services requiring basic authentication

• Manually create Web service references

Drag & Drop Item Creation

• Quickly create and Delete items

• Reorder and place items • Change selected item

attributes

Page & Region Caching

• Improve Application Performance• Reduce Database Overhead

• Ideal for Public Pages and Regions

Access Migration Workshop

• Migrate in 7 Easy Steps• Export Microsoft Access

metadata • Migrate the Microsoft Access

database to Oracle • Create an Oracle Application

Express Workspace • Create a migration project • Analyze the Microsoft Access

application • Generate the Oracle Application

Express Application • Customize your Application

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Calendar Enhancement

• Support for additional attributes• Weekly Calendar View• Daily Calendar View

Schema Comparison

• View Schema Comparison Reports• View Details• View Differences

Application Comparison

• View Application Comparison Reports• View Details• View Differences

New Item Types

• Shuttle

• HTML Editor• Minimal• Standard

• Date Picker (Customizable format mask)

Item Finder Enhancement

• Search now includes• Images • CSS files

Improved Instance & Workspace Management

• Configure Security Settings• Set rules for Password Expiry• Enforce “Strong” Password creation

• Minimum characters• Numeric/Alphanumeric Characters

• Change password on first use • Useful for system generated initial passwords

• Account Locking Facility

• Define Workspace sizes

• Request for an email of your Workspace Names

• Log containing of login attempts

Packaged Applications

• Project Tracking• People Search• Discussion Forum• Bug Tracker

• Online Store• Ask the Expert• Issue Tracker• Document Management

Packaged Applications - Coming Soon

• Event Management• Asset Management• Loan Analyzer• Timesheets• Status Reports

Next Steps

http://apex.oracle.com

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