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All of the
normal web widgets areavailable: radio groups, buttons, drop down
lists,date pickers, etc. You can even integrate your ownJavaScript code
should you need it.
When you log into APEX you are using an actualdatabase user ID. This user ID is associated
with arole (or roles) within the database and these rolesdetermine what access you will have. If
you are anadministrator, you have access to create users andworkspaces. As a developer,
you have access tocreate new applications. If you are configured asan end-user, you will be
able to run one or moreapplications.
Experience with Oracle HTTP Server / Oracle Application Server / Oracle XDB.
Now, the interviewer could be asking questions on specific skills related to Application Express.
How will you know APEX is installed? Where does it in installs in DB? (FLOWUSER_0320)
Application Component
What is the building blocks / components or APEX applications? (Pages, Items, Regions, Validations,
Computations, Shared Components, Lists, Theme, Authentication and Authorization). The interviewer
might be interested in knowing how much a developer knows about each of these components. After
all, the APEX interview evaluation will be mostly about these.
Where / How will you add Logo / pictures? How will you control them?
How will you pass value of one item from one page to another?
Caching
What are different caching methods available? (Page, for item, for user session, for application)
Conditional processing
List of Values
How will you use lists which can be shared across applications?
Default Value
Items
How will you add CHECK BOX option as a column in report? (APEX_ITEM.CHECKBOX)
Charts
Tabs
Themes
Deployment
Build Option
How will you enable end users customization (Customization for regions)?
Authorization
Authentication
How will you use check sums? APEX_ITEM.MD5_CHECKSUM. Check sums in URLs.
How will you find how many users clicked a HREF? APEX_UTIL.COUNT_CLICK.
APEX_WORKSPACE_CLICKS View has the report.
How will you find the application session state? Within SQL (APP_SESSION)?
What are the ways to get the session values? (&SESSION., :APP_SESSION, v(SESSION) or nv())
Does not use dedicated database connections are made and maintained?
Architecture
Workspace
What is workspace?
Can more than one schema associated with workspace?
How will you create a workspace, and what happens in database when you a create a new
workspace?
Oracle Application Express users? Their user roles.
What is EPG?
Admin
How will you login into APEX admin module? (Internal workspace)
Migration
What are the migration options available for APEX? (Excel, MS Access, Forms and Reports)
Migration Workshop.
Web services