Apex Overview

Oracle Application Express 5
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Oracle Application Express
Introduction
Database-centric web application development framework
Develop desktop
and mobile web
apps
Visualize and
maintain
database data
Leverage SQL
Skills and
database
capabilities

Distinguishing Characteristics
App Development
IDE is a web
browser.
No client software
needed
App definitions are

stored in the database
as meta data.
Declarative No code
generation
Page generation is
efficient with only one
request and one
response.
Data processing done in
the Database

Develop faster, release more frequently
Go from prototype to production in minutes
Develop
Customize
Deliver

Use Cases
Developing
opportunistic & self
service web apps
Extending enterprise
application solutions
Migrating file based

and client server apps
to the web

No cost feature of the Oracle Database
No-cost fully supported feature
Any number of developers, apps, & end-users

Specialized Oracle Support Team
11gR1, 11gR2, 12c
All DB editions: EE, SE, SE1, XE
Included with Oracle Cloud Services

Schema and PDB services 5, 20, 50 GB
Dedicated DBaaS services
No cost evaluation http://apex.oracle.com
Easy to install
Included by default with all editions of Oracle database
Download latest release from http://otn.oracle.com/apex
Application Express in the Oracle Cloud

Database Cloud Service Multitenant and Single Tenant
Schema / PDB
Full Instance
Customers who want a slice of the

database for development and deployment
of departmental apps. Dont want to
manage any aspects of the database.
Customers who want a dedicated

database for dev/test or production
applications. Want control of database
while automating many routine tasks.
Database Schema or PDB available as a

monthly Subscription by Size (5, 20, 50,
250*, 500GB*, 1TB*)
Full database available as a metered

service (Hourly or Monthly)
Oracle Managed Database
Choice of customer or Oracle Managed

Database
Highly available and scalable infrastructure
Choice of general purpose or missioncritical infrastructure
Also underpins the BI, Document, Mobile,

Java and other Cloud offerings
Choice of editions to meet different

customer requirements
* Planned for a future release.
History
Also known as Oracle APEX (pks)
HTML DB 1.5
APEX 2.1
First Release
APEX 3.1
Oracle XE
HTML DB 1.6
APEX 4.0
Interactive Reports
APEX 2.2
Themes
Packaged Applications
2004
2005
HTML DB 2.0
SQL Workshop
2006
2007
APEX 3.0
Flash Charts
PDF Printing
Access Migration
2008
2009
APEX 3.2
Oracle Forms to APEX
Conversion
APEX 4.2.x
Websheets
Dynamic Actions
Plug-Ins
Team Development
2010
2011
APEX 4.1
Data Upload
Error Handling
ROWID
Mobile
HTML5
Packaged Apps
201214
2015
APEX 5.0
Page Designer
Universal Theme
Modal Dialogs

3 Tier Architecture
Apache
OHS
Schemas
ORDS
Oracle APEX
Web Logic Server
WLS
Browser
Mid Tier
Oracle
Database
Database Tier
Data Sources
Utilize the Oracle Database / Web Services
Single Database Instance / Multiple Workspaces

Easily managed with optional self-service provisioning
Workspaces used to define
application definitions /
Schemas hold data
Many-to-many relationship
between Workspaces and
Schemas
Instance Administrators
manage the environment and
schema access
Departments can request more
space, and access to a new
schema
For example,
http://apex.oraclecorp.com
Development / Deployment Options
Local
On-Premise
Cloud
Install on stand-alone
laptops using Oracle
Express Edition (XE) or
full database version
Simply upgrade APEX to
the required version
Can work completely
disconnected
Typically run by the IT

Deploy Internet
Department
applications
IT generally both
Leveraged for fast
production operations
application development,
service, and a service
user acceptance and
provider
training.
Departments responsible
Prototyping & Proof-offor application
Concept
development
Consulting companies
Browser based application development framework enables efficient development & deployment
develop for deployment
Shoot someone a URL Check this out Application Development
on customer premise
Oracle Hosted Sites

External = apex.oracle.com
Internal = apex.oraclcorp.com
apex.oracle.com
Total Page Views (1 week):
Distinct Applications:
Distinct Users:
Number of Workspaces:
Number of Applications:
3,624,894
7,006
8,428
23,243
85,707
apex.oraclecorp.com
Total Page Views (1 week):
Distinct Applications:
Distinct Users:
Number of Workspaces:
Number of Applications:
3,088,137
2,509
24,637
3,306
17,452
Oracle Application Express (APEX 5)
#ORCLAPEX
Development Community; Very involved, enthusiastic worldwide

community
~ 400,000 developers
Based on developer downloads, support tickets, check for
updates data
Consulting companies, hosting companies, books,
applications, success stories and quotes:
http://apex.oracle.com/community
75+ active bloggers:
http://www.odtug.com/apex
Very active Forum:

https://
community.oracle.com/community/database/developer-tools/application_
Books
Oracle Application Express Meetups

http://apexmeetups.com
24 Groups
> 900
Members
> 50
Meetups
and
growing
Useful Links
Collateral, Resources and Hosted Services
Oracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle.com/

apex
APEX Community
http://apex.oracle.com/community
Oracle Learning Library http://www.oracle.com/oll
Hosted evaluation site
http://apex.oracle.com
APEX Cloud Service
http://cloud.oracle.com
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Product Components
Oracle Application Express Home Page
Comprehensive Development IDE, Web Application Development, and SQL Database

Development
Oracle Application Express Application Builder
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with Application Development Graphical Page

Designer
Features tight SQL and PL/SQL integration
Oracle Application Express SQL Workshop
Browser based maintenance of database objects and data

Designed to meet application developers needs, especially in hosted environments
Oracle Application Express Team Development
Collaborate with colleges, track project details with associations to application pages.
Life cycle development: design, develop, deploy, view customer feedback, enhance, redeploy.
Oracle Application Express Packaged

Applications
Robust suite of productivity and sample applications.

Illustrates best practices and design patterns.
Template to start customization (e.g. unlock your packaged
app).
Upgraded with every release.
Application Builder > Page Designer

Powerful browser-based IDE
Multiple trees to view the page components

Visualization of the page within the Grid Layout, and
associated Gallery, allowing you to drag and drop
components
Update multiple attributes without leaving the page in
the Property Editor
Highly configurable user interface:
Customize and refine view of page specific to current focus
Slideable panels
Hide / show groupings
Application Builder > Code Editor
Available for maintaining SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS,

and large text sections
Syntax Highlighting
Undo / Redo
Find/Replace
Auto completion
Code validation
Used in Page Designer,
Component View and
SQL Workshop
Universal Theme
Overview
New default theme for APEX applications

Uses responsive HTML5 templates
Grid-layout for HTML forms
Modern flat-look
Ships with a variety of pre-built theme styles
Older themes still available as legacy
themes, and will remain part of the product
for backwards compatibility
Universal Theme
Template Options
Declarative CSS modifiers for HTML5 templates

Enables developers to declaratively apply styles
like borders, padding, icons, colors, size, etc.
Uses easy-to-understand, descriptive names
Available for most template types:
Page, Region, Report, Breadcrumb, List, Item, Button
Significantly reduces the number of required templates

for a theme
Universal Theme
Theme Styles and Theme Roller
Theme Styles provide a variety of

different color schemes and styles for a
single theme
Defined as CSS file that is included in
addition to the themes base CSS file
Universal Theme includes several prebuilt styles
Additional styles can be easily generated
using the built-in Theme Roller utility
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Features
List-based Navigation Menus

Alternative to using traditional tabs
Available as top navigation menu and side menu
Implemented as standard APEX lists
Supports multi-level hierarchical menu structures
Provides accessible pull-down menus
Type of navigation determined by themes Universal
Theme uses lists
Older one-level tabs are migrated to lists when switching
to the Universal Theme
Interactive Reports
Powerful Reporting capabilities End-user customizable
Dynamic Actions
Declaratively define rich client-side interactivity without writing

JavaScript or AJAX
Calendars
Different views, drag and drop capability, with mobile specific

templates
Modal Dialogs
Readily switch between normal, modal, and non-modal page

mode
Replacement for Popup Windows

A modal dialog is a stand-alone
page, not a region on a page
Supports all the functionality of
a regular page, incl.
computations, validations,
processes, and branches
Master Detail Forms
Combining a form (parent) and tabular form (child) with

declarative validations
Charting
Large selection of chart types built with Flash, HTML5, or CSS3
Plug-Ins
Extend applications with custom components such as items and

regions
RESTful Web Services
Emit RESTful Web Services from the database for use in your
SOA environment
Interaction with data sources through

use of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
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
Standard method of accessing data in the Oracle Cloud
Websheets
Allow end-users to build / maintain WIKI like pages with

database capabilities
Database enabled WIKI

Annotations
(easily add files, links,
notes, and tags)
Use [[SQL ]] tag
Presentation mode
Multi user
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Mobile Application Features
Mobile Development
Rapidly build Web-based Mobile Applications
Declarative support for building mobile web applications

APEX Applications support multiple user interfaces:
Desktop and Smartphone; Desktop only; or just Mobile
Mobile pages use jQuery Mobile through a
jQuery Mobile based theme and templates
Mobile Pages are lighter weight than Desktop Pages
Can respond to touch-based events
HTML5 charts and HTML5 item types
Mobile Navigation Menus and Slide Panels

All top level pages added to Navigation List
Navigation lists in Mobile apps are
implemented as menu panels
Shown on the left with menu button shown in top bar
Custom panels using Panel region template
Choice of display modes: Overlay, Reveal, Push
data-role="panel"
Mobile List View

Default View for data display,
navigation, drill-down view
Based on unordered list
Automatic Dividers
Custom formatting options
Declarative Search Options,
supporting server- and client side search
data-role="listview"
Mobile Column Toggle Report

Selectively hides columns at narrower widths
as a sensible default
Offers a menu to let users manually control
which columns they want to see
Column Toggle Popup contains a dynamically
generated list of columns based on the table markup
Developers can set column priorities (1 6)
Mobile Reflow Table Report

Collapsing table data into label/data pairs for each row
Stacked presentation style default
Media query used to switch to tabular style
presentation above a
specific screen width
Oracle Confidential
Mobile Calendar
New Calendar Region type for Desktop and Mobile
Monthly-, Weekly-, Daily- and List View
Supports touch events
Customization through CSS
Using jQuery ThemeRoller with Mobile

applications
Mobile theme provides a variety
of theme styles
Create custom styles using
Themeroller
Upload Themeroller file as
application or workspace files
Define new theme style using
your own Themeroller layout
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Security Features
Browser Security Options

Browser Cache: prevent back button from showing old
page content after logout (APEX 4.1)
Embed in Frames: prevent other apps from embedding
and remote controlling your application (APEX 4.1)
Define custom HTTP headers at instance and application
level (APEX 5.0)
Authentication and Authorization

Flexible authentication - change the authentication of the
development environment itself - LDAP, SSO, HTTP Header
Variable, etc. (APEX 5.0)
Authorizations and conditions for on demand processes
(APEX 4.2)
Assign workspace groups to other groups (APEX 5.0)
Set group membership for session on login, including
external groups
(APEX 5.0)
Is In Group authorization (APEX 5.0)
Improvements to avoid Cross-Site Scripting

(XSS)
HTML Expression attribute for report columns with
substitution support instead of concatenating strings in the
query (APEX 4.1)
Restricted Characters attribute for items rejects malicious
input (APEX 4.2)
More restrictive HTML-Escaping and APEX_ESCAPE API (APEX
4.2)
New escaping syntax, e.g. &P1_ITEM!JS. for fine grained
control (APEX 5.0)
Instance Lockdown and Workspace Isolation

Limit emails (APEX 4.1)
Resource manager support (APEX 4.2)
Limit file uploads (APEX 5.0)
Limit debug output (APEX 5.0)
Limit concurrent requests per session and per workspace
(APEX 5.0)
Limit workspace access by hostname (APEX 5.0)
Cryptography Improvements
Stronger session cookie (APEX 4.2)
SH-1/SH-2 for checksums (APEX 5.0)
Improved hashing algorithm for workspace user passwords
(APEX 5.0)
New applications/forms are checksum protected by default
(APEX 5.0)
Support DB 12c DBFIPS_140 mode (APEX 5.0)
DBFIPS_140 enables Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and
DBMS_CRYPTO PL/SQL package program units to run in a mode
compliant to the Federal Information Processing Standard ("FIPS
mode)
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Pseudo Demo Flow: From

Provisioning a Development
Environment to creating and
running an Application
1: Gain Access to an APEX Workspace aka

Database Schema
2: Create a new Application
3: Select the type of Application to Create

Application Builder - Create Application Wizard
4: Name your Application and add Pages

5: Confirm your selections and Press Create

Application
6: Application Generated Edit or Run

Immediately
7: Run the Application

Simply share the URL with end-users
8: Review the Data

Take advantage of the many built-in features, such as
Interactive Reports
9: Update the Data

and easy to use Forms.
{Note the Developer Toolbar}
10: Enhance the Application

Iterate Run Review Repeat
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Oracle
Application
Express
Leveraging
Oracle
Database
Features

Security features of the Oracle Database
Works with APEX
Transparent Data Encryption

Database Vault
Audit Vault
Database Firewall
Key Vault
Data Redaction
Data Masking
Auditing
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Oracle Database as a Service
High Availability features of the Oracle Database
Works with APEX
Real Application Clusters

Data Guard
Active Data Guard
Golden Gate
Secure Backup
Online Reorganization
Edition-Based Redefinition
Flashback, Total Recall
Automated Rolling Upgrade of Database
Failover to the Cloud
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High Performance features of the Oracle Database
Works with APEX
Multi version read consistency

Row level locking
In-Memory
Compression
Partitioning
Hadoop, Big Data SQL, R
Cost based query optimizer
Scale-out with Oracle RAC
Exadata Smartscan & Infiniband
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Simplified consolidation and deployment with Oracle Multitenant

Works with APEX
PDB Deployment
PDB Cloning
PDB Self Service App
PDB Migration
High Density Consolidation
Automated Provisioning and Configuration
PDB Resource Management
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Database Application Development Features
Works with APEX
SQL and PL/SQL

Java in the Database
Analytics
Text
Regular Expressions
Spatial
Pattern Matching
Database XML
SQL
PL/SQL
Database JSON
AQ
79
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Oracle
Application
Express
Examples
of how
Oracle
Oracle APEX
uses
Oracle Store [Internet Application]

http://shop.oracle.com
Oracle Learning Library [Internet Application]

http://www.oracle.com/oll
HR Directory [Internal Only Intranet

Application]
ARIA People
Nightly download of HR data
Employees can update profile,
upload picture, add links ...
Used to contact employees,
see Org. Chart, etc.
Average ~ 1.5 million
page views / day

( > 50 page views / sec for hours )
Median execution time of
0.04 seconds
Oracle Application Express Success Story

ORACLE TEAM USA
Portals and Mobile

Solutions
Sailors have access to an Oracle
Application Expressbased mobile app
that automates the 250-item checklist
necessary to prep the boat for sailing.
Its a perfect use of database and
mobile technology, says Burns. Oracle
Application Express is really a powerful
tool for widespread mobile data access.
Ian Fresh Burns
Design Team Coordinator
Oracle Team USA
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Customer References
Customer Reference
ACGI Software
Software as a Service
40 major Cloud based products
including: Membership, Events,
Subscriptions, Fundraising,
Certification, and Bookstore
420,000 distinct users last year
Run 70+ production databases
Primarily for professional and
trade associations
Based in USA
Customer Reference
CampusIT (Ellucian)
Higher Education
Commercial application
Hosted solution for students,
academics and administrators
Deployed on Oracle Real
Application Clusters (RAC)
> 400,000 users
Based in Ireland / USA
Customer Reference
Cornerstone Brands
Call Center Application

Migrated from client-server
based solution
Portfolio of magazines
> 800 call center operators
Reduced training from weeks to
days
Improved UI design led to faster
call handling
Increased up-sell from dynamic
pop-ups
Based in USA
Customer Reference
Purdue Pharma
Custom ERP & Mobile

Built bespoke ERP / CRM
system for their sales
organization
Maintain customers, review
sales , and place orders
> 600 mobile users
Running on iPads and Laptops
Based in USA
Customer Reference
Worldwide Express
3rd Party Logistics

Provider
Ordering / Tracking / Billing
system
For Customers & 100+ Franchisees
300 Reports
Internal AR, CRM, Freight Desk

system
Complex billing engine built in 3
months
20,000 transactions / day
Work with 50 trucking carriers,
including UPS
Based in USA
Customer Reference
Farwest Steel
EBS Extension
Extended E-Business Suite
(EBS)
Stand-alone application for
quoting and order entry of
complex engineer-to-order
assemblies
Salesmen log into APEX not
EBS
Tightly integrated with EBS for
BOM, routings, workorders,
invoicing, and security
Based in USA
Customer Reference
Northgate IS
Public Sector
Applications
Oracle Forms based solution was
losing competitiveness
Migrated 3,500 Oracle Forms to Oracle
APEX
> 5,000 APEX pages
Market Leader (170+ local authorities,
> 10,000 end users)
Numerous commercial applications,
including: Housing, Revenue and
Benefits, EU Blue Card, HGV Road Levy
Based in UK
Customer Reference
Yellowstar Solutions
Logistics Application
Large complex commercial
application
Desktop and Mobile solution
Primarily for the trucking
industry
Manages payloads, billing, and
customer management
Based in The Netherlands
Summary

Summary
Used by real customers for real applications: Used for

both opportunistic and mission critical apps that service tens
of thousands of users.
Well Established Product : First released over 10 years
ago
Continually growing: Oracle install base is adopting Oracle
Application Express for increasing numbers of projects, and is
increasingly an approved corporate IT standard.

Summary
Aligned with industry trends: Strong support for HTML5

development frameworks, Modern & responsive CSS3 UI,
integrated JavaScript libraries, Browser-based, self-service
provisioning, flexible development and deployment including
cloud services.
Consistent with Oracle developers skill set: SQL,
PL/SQL, Oracle Database.
Proficiency in the Oracle database easily translates into an
ability to develop web applications.

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Oracle Application Express

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Oracle Application Express

Database-centric web application development framework

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Oracle Application Express

App definitions are

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Oracle Application Express

Migrating file based

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Oracle Application Express

Any number of developers, apps, & end-users

Included with Oracle Cloud Services

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Application Express in the Oracle Cloud

Customers who want a slice of the

Customers who want a dedicated

Database Schema or PDB available as a

Full database available as a metered

Oracle Managed Database

Choice of customer or Oracle Managed

Highly available and scalable infrastructure

Choice of general purpose or missioncritical infrastructure

Also underpins the BI, Document, Mobile,

Choice of editions to meet different

* Planned for a future release.

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Oracle Application Express

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Single Database Instance / Multiple Workspaces

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Development / Deployment Options

Typically run by the IT

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Oracle Hosted Sites

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Oracle Application Express (APEX 5)

Development Community; Very involved, enthusiastic worldwide

Very active Forum:

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Oracle Application Express Meetups

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Collateral, Resources and Hosted Services

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

APEX Cloud Service

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