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Oracle Application Express 5.1New Features

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OracleApplicationExpressOverview

InteractiveGrid

OracleJETCharts

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ProductivityImprovements

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1 OracleApplicationExpressOverview

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OracleApplicationExpressDatabase-centricwebapplicationdevelopmentframework

Developdesktopandmobilewebapps

Visualizeandmaintaindatabasedata

LeverageSQLSkillsanddatabasecapabilities

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AlsoknownasOracleAPEX(āʹpěks)


OracleApplicationExpressDistinguishingCharacteristics

ApplicationDevelopmentIDEisa

webbrowser.

Noclientsoftwareneeded

Applicationdefinitionsarestoredinthedatabaseas

metadata.

Declarative– Nocodegeneration

Veryefficientpagegeneration- singlerequest-

singleresponse.

DataprocessingdoneintheDatabase

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OracleApplicationExpressDevelopfaster,releasemorefrequently

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OracleApplicationExpressUseCases

Developingopportunistic&selfservicewebapps

Extendingenterpriseapplicationsolutions

Migratingfilebasedandclientserverappstotheweb

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OracleApplicationExpress3TierArchitecture

Browser MidTier DatabaseTier

OracleAPEXEngine

OracleDatabase

DataSchemas

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ORDS=OracleRESTDataServices


OracleApplicationExpress

• No-costfullysupportedfeature• Anynumberofdevelopers,apps,&end-users• SpecializedOracleSupportTeam• 11gR1,11gR2,12c• AllDBeditions:EE,SE,SE1,XE

• IncludedwithOracleCloudServices• ExadataExpress&Schemaservices5,20,50GB• DedicatedDBaaSservices• Nocostevaluationhttp://apex.oracle.com

• Easytoinstall• IncludedbydefaultwithalleditionsofOracledatabase

• Downloadlatestreleasefromhttp://otn.oracle.com/apex

NocostfeatureoftheOracleDatabase

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OracleApplicationExpress

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OracleDatabaseCloudServiceswithApplicationExpress

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SchemaService

DBaaS ExadataExpress

ExadataService

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• Over400,00developersworldwide• Estimatedfromsupportrequests,

downloads,conferences,discussionforumactivity

• Morethan100activebloggershttp://odtug.com/apex

• http://apex.oracle.com/communityConsultingcompanies,books,successstories,quotes,commercialapps

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CommunityOracleApplicationExpress


http://builtwithapex.com• Showcaseslargediversityoftypesofapplicationsanddifferentthemes

• LaunchedOctober,2016• >100sitespublished,morebeingaddeddaily

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InternetSitesbuiltwithOracleAPEXOracleApplicationExpress


http://apex.world• Community-authoredsiteproviding:• Plug-ins• Slackdiscussionchannels• Twitterfeeds• News• Jobs• Conferences• Meetups

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CommunitysitebuiltbythecommunityforthecommunityOracleApplicationExpress


UsefulLinks

• OracleTechnologyNetwork http://otn.oracle.com/apex• APEXCommunity http://apex.oracle.com/community• OracleLearningLibrary http://www.oracle.com/oll• Hostedevaluationsite http://apex.oracle.com• APEXCloudService http://cloud.oracle.com

Collateral,ResourcesandHostedServices

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InteractiveGrid

• Long-standingcustomerrequeststoenhanceTabularForms:– Supportmultipletabularformsonasinglepage– CascadingLOVs– DynamicActionSupport– Lift32klimitationonreportrows

Motivation

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InteractiveGrid

• Modern,rich&interactivemulti-roweditingcomponent• UseofexistingItemtypes• DeclarativesupportforCascadingLOVsandDynamicActions• UpgradeutilityforTabularForms• MasterDetail/Detail

MajorFeatures

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InteractiveGrid

• JSON-based,lightweightAjaxcommunications• Client-sideandserver-sidevalidation• Declarativevalidationsandprocesses– Supportforbindvariablestoreferencecolumns– Executionscope:allrowsoronlyrowsmodifiedandadded

• Columngroups,fixedheadersandfrozencolumns• Infinitescrollingandlazyloading• Accessible,excellentkeyboardsupport,right-to-leftsupport

Features

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InteractiveGrid

• Removaloflimitationslike32kbytesperrow• Warnonunsavedchanges• JSON-basedpagesubmission– Formnotmappedtop_t001-200 andp_v001-200– AllitemvaluesnowstoredinJSONdocument– Allowsfor>200pageitems

ArchitectureChanges

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InteractiveGrid

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PageLayout– SingleGrid


InteractiveGrid

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MasterDetailLayout– N-levelswideordeep


InteractiveGrid

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MasterDetailLayout– Anycombination


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OracleJETCharts

• BasedonOracleJETDataVisualizationComponents• OracleJet(JavaScriptExtensionToolkit)isopensource• JavaScript-basedsolution,databeingprovidedinJSONformat• HighlyCustomizable– Using‘JavaScriptcode’toprovidefunctiontobecalledwhenchartisinitialized– UsingDynamicActionstoaddinteractivebehavior

• Built-inAccessibilitySupport• Built-inResponsiveDesignSupport

DeclarativesupportforOracleJETDataVisualizationComponents

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OracleJETChartsDeclarativesupportforOracleJETDataVisualizationComponents

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OracleJETCharts

• OracleJETchartsfullyintegratedintoAPEX5.1usingPlug-InArchitecture• DeclarativeChartcreationusingPageDesignerandWizards– UpdatedCreateApplicationwizard– NewCreateChartPagewizard– ChartSourceDefinitionSimplified

• NewChartTypes- Funnel,Area,Polar,LinewithArea,Radar• ColorpaletteintegratedwithUniversalTheme


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OracleJETCharts

• Nomore32krestriction• Built-inDocumentDirectionSupport– RTL• UpgradepathfromAnyCharttoOracleJETCharts• SupportforOracleJETChartsinInteractiveGrids• EnhancedSampleChartsapplication


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DeveloperProductivity

• Modern,intuitiveandpowerfulbrowser-basedIDE• IntroducedinApplicationExpress5.0• CohesiveUserExperience– Nocontext-switchingwhenmodifyingmultiplecomponents– Undoandredochanges

• BetterVisualRepresentation– Immediatevisualrepresentationofregionanditemlayout– ChangesimmediatelyreflectedacrosstheTree,GridLayoutandPropertyEditor

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• IntuitiveDragandDrop– DragnewcomponentsfromtheComponentGallery–Moveandcopyexistingcomponentsaround– DragtomoveandcopymultiplecomponentsatatimeusingTreee View

• EnhancedCodeEditor– SQLandPL/SQLvalidationwithinlineerrors– Autocompletion,syntaxhighlighting,searchandreplacewithregexsupport– Preferencesfortabs,indentation,andcolorscheme.

PageDesigner

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• Integrated‘ComponentView’• NewTwoPaneMode• MovableTabs• PropertyEditorFilter• Styleandcontrastenhancements

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• LegacyComponentViewdeprecatedinAPEX5.1• Willbede-supportedandremovedinAPEX5.2• Doesnotsupportnew5.1componentslikeJETchartsandInteractiveGrid• DoesnotsupportcertainnewattributeslikenewdynamicactionsattributesspecifictoInteractiveGrids• Disabledbydefault,canbere-enabledviauserpreferences

LegacyComponentView

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NewProductivityAppsPackagedApps

• Quick SQL –Quick and intuitive way to generate a relational SQL data model• Competitive Analysis –

Create side-by-side comparisons which can be scored and charted• REST Client Assistant –

Access RESTful services in Database or public services and map to SQL result set columns


PackagedAppsSignificantlyImprovedProductivityApps

• P-Track• Customer Tracker• Group Calendar• Live Poll• Opportunity Tracker

Improvements based on feedback from real-life use cases


PackagedAppsNew/ImprovedSampleApps

• Sample Interactive Grid –Demonstrates read-only, pagination, editing and advanced techniques• Sample Charts –

Completely revamped to showcase Oracle JET charts• Sample Master-Detail –

Highlights different ways to display related tables, including Interactive Grids• Sample Projects• Sample REST Services


ProductivityApps- GettingStartedPage

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ProductivityApps– DisplayCustomization

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Vita

Vita Red

Vista

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NewFunctionalityCalendar

• Inclusive End Date –In release 5.0 was exclusive, but now inclusive like other components• JavaScript Customization –

Support JS code customization of initialization attributes• Dynamic Action Events –

Capture calendar events and define actions against these events• Keyboard Support –

Use arrow keys to navigate within the calendar when it has focus

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