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Applications Express (APEX)
Dharmender Gupta
Kris Sudharsan Krishnamurthy
Objectives
Understand what is APEX

Understand benefits of APEX
Learn about APEX use cases

Agenda
What is Oracle Application Express(APEX)?

Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite
Customer use cases
Resources
Q&A

Oracle Application Express (Oracle APEX)
Database-centric Web application development tool
Unique Rapid Application Development
(RAD) tool for the Oracle Database
Browser based for Development, Deployment
& Runtime
Declaratively build professional Web 2.0
applications that are fast and secure
Leverages full Oracle database capabilities
and existing SQL & PL/SQL skills
Fully supported, no-cost standard
component with all editions of the Oracle
Database

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 and 11gR2
12c

Why APEX?
Personalizations are not sufficient

Create Supplemental Applications and integrate with
Oracle E-Business Suite
Fill up Oracle EAM product gaps

History
HTML DB 1.5 Application Express 2.1 Application Express 3.1 Application Express 4.0 Application Express 4.2
First Release Oracle XE Interactive Reports Websheets Mobile
HTML DB 1.6 Application Express 2.2 Dynamic Actions HTML5
Themes Packaged Applications Plug-Ins Packaged Apps
Team Development
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
HTML DB 2.0 Application Express 3.0 Application Express 3.2 Application Express 4.1
SQL Workshop Flash Charts Oracle Forms to APEX Data Upload
PDF Printing Conversion Error Handling
Access Migration ROWID

Community
Estimated 400,000 developers worldwide
Over 120 consulting companies worldwide
Over 75 bloggers
3rd most popular forum on OTN

Industry Events
ODTUG Kscope 12:
64 APEX sessions and more than 300 APEX Developers
Oracle Open World 2012
Over APEX 25 sessions
Numerous hands on labs
3 Demo Ground booths
UKOUG, DOAG, NYOUG, RMOUG, APEXposed

Books

Architectural Overview
Simple 2-Tier Architecture

Pages dynamically rendered using database metadata
No code generation or file based compilation
Runs everywhere Oracle Database runs

Installation requirements for APEX 4.2
Oracle database 10.2.0.4 or higher
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
Mozilla Firefox 14 or later
Google Chrome 21 or later
Apple Safari 5.0 or later
Web Listener
Oracle Application Express Listener
Embedded PL/SQL gateway
Oracle HTTP Server and mod_plsql

Deploying an application
1. Export Application 2. Export generates a SQL Script
4. DBA Runs Script in Production

@f123.sq
l
3. Provide File to DBA

Integrated Solutions

Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
http://otn.oracle.com/apex

http://apex.oracle.com

Browser Based Application Development / Runtime

Component: Application Builder

Component: SQL Workshop

Component: Team Development

Component: Administration and Analytics

Creating an application
1. Initiate Create App Wizard 2. Add Pages
Create report and

3. Confirm and Create 4. Run Applications form on table

Benefits
Rapid Browser Based Development Leverage SQL Skills
Point your browser and start developing Build reports and charts using SQL
Runs within Database
Simple to manage, highly scalable

Use Cases
Data-driven Applications Online Reporting
Develop opportunistic and Build SQL-based reporting applications
departmental productivity on existing database schemas
applications
Spreadsheet Web-ification
Convert spreadsheets to Web applications
where they can be concurrently viewed and edited
Access Replacement
Oracle Forms Modernization Consolidate outgrown Access applications
Leverage SQL & PL/SQL declarative to the Oracle database with an APEX Web
programming skills to move Forms front end
applications to HTML / Web 2.0

Leveraging Database Capabilities
SQL
PL/SQL
RAC
Spatial
OLAP
Flashback
Web Services
Text
Multimedia
Analytic Functions
Globalization

Integration with SQL Developer
Browse your Application Express
Applications
Export and Import Applications
Drop Applications
Deploy Applications
Modify Applications
Export Pages
Tune your Queries
Included Application Express Reports
Custom Exception Reports
*Requires SQL Dev. 1.2.1 + & APEX 3.0.1+
Out of the Box Development Features
Reports Validations Translation Services
Forms Processes Conditional Processing
Charts Computations Authentication
Calendar Branches Authorization
Templates Web Services Session State Management
Navigation Email Services Logging & Monitoring

Powerful Interactive Reports

Interoperate with spreadsheets with upload and download

Calendars

Robust SQL based Charts, Maps, and Gantts

Advanced Master Detail with Declarative Validations

Declarative Tabular Forms

Declarative Dynamic Actions

Mobile Support
Declarative support for building mobile web applications
APEX Applications support multiple user interfaces:
e.g. Desktop and Smartphone
Mobile pages use jQuery Mobile through
jQuery Mobile based themes and templates
HTML5 charts and new HTML5 item types

Extend Framework with Plug-Ins

Packaged Applications
Suite of Business Productivity applications
installable with only a few clicks
Production-ready applications include
Project Management, Shared Calendars, Checklists, etc.
Sample applications
(Download APEX 4.2 versions from OTN)

Security
Built-in Authentication Methods
LDAP
Single Sign-On
Open Door Credentials
Oracle Application Express Account Credentials
Database Account Credentials
No Authentication
Integration with Database Security Features

Oracle Application Express Applications
oracle.com/store

oracle.com/partners

asktom.oracle.com

thinkquest.org

Aria people

oratweet.oraclecorp.com

Extending Oracle EBS R12 with APEX
Use Cases
Custom Application Development
Building New applications
Utilizing custom DB schemas
Real time read-only access to EBS data
Custom data collection
Interfacing via standard APIs
Reporting and data analysis
Modernization of custom Oracle Forms applications
Customization of Existing EBS Pages and Process Flows
Oracle APEX is NOT capable of supporting this use case
Architecture
Runtime only Application Express installed into EBS Database

Java based APEX Listener provides mid tier
Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) and mod_plsql are NOT used

Architecture
Oracle E-Business Suite Database
Grant
Select
Application DB Schema
PROJ
Schema
APPS Schema APEX Workspace APEX Application

Standard published EBS APIs
APEX

Development and Deployment
Development performed on development instance of EBS
Deployment or patching of applications is via a SQL plus script
Deployment is performed connected as application schema, not
APPS
Privileges on APPS tables selectively granted to application DB
schema
Using database schema allows applications to run with least
privilege
EBS Menus provide links to APEX Applications

Development and Deployment
Look and feel can mimic EBS or use a different user interface
theme
Workspaces allow multiple teams to develop and deploy
independently
APEX Authentication same as EBS (SSO, OAM, Custom)
APEX Authorization Schemes enforce EBS roles and
responsibilities
Both SOAP and RESTful web services can be used within
applications

Oracle White Paper
Outlines best practices for
developing fully supported
extensions
Provides recommended
architecture
Detailed steps for configuration,
integration and security
Includes sample application and
code
Collaboration between Oracle E-
Business Suite and Oracle
Application Express development
teams
Use Case: Show Asset Route Cost
Actual cost is 1.3

Use Case: Show Asset Route Cost
Cost break-up shows cost of 0.3

Solution: Show Asset Route Cost

Solution: Show Asset Route Cost
Filter on Asset Number
APEX report shows correct break-up

Using APEX to Extend Asset Search
Capability
Wells Enterprises

The Gap
Asset search screen available to all individuals regardless of eAM access

Maintenance Technician
Work Requestor
Ability to search on asset attributes
Some attributes are common for all assets, such as install date and
manufacturer
Other attributes are specific to the type of asset, such as freezers and
tanks

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The Solution
Build a custom application that can be accessed from

Oracle Apps to allow searching of assets by multiple
attributes that all users can have access to regardless of
eAM access level
Utilized APEX interactive reports
Allows users to
Do additional data filtering
Create their own views of the data
Export data to Excel

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Search options
Parent Asset #
Asset #
Asset Description allows for LIKE comparison
Org
Owning Department allows for LIKE comparison
Cost Center
Asset Area allows for LIKE comparison
Manufacturer this is an asset attribute; also allows for LIKE
comparison
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Asset Search

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The Results Wells Enterprises
Allows users to find the correct asset for their work request or work
order
Replaces spreadsheets that previously were used to search for assets
by different attributes

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Extend eAM using APEX

Completing a Work Order
Because we control the user interface, we

tried to make completing the work order as
simple as possible, but making sure we were
gathering all the information we deem
important.
7 questions, in order, and we validate.

Technicians find this a lot easier, and they
soon get familiar with the process.
To submit this information, we use the

Oracle API for work order completion, so
that all the data is written correctly to the
right tables.

Creating a Work Order
Lets Click
Here
Once we decided that Work

Order Creation had to be a part
of ASA, we, again, wanted to
keep it as simple as possible.
5 questions to create a work
order that recorded work that
was already done and not
planned or scheduled.
Asset Hierarchy Just to highlight some of the
APEX features, we can put
together a hierarchy view of
the assets for users to choose
from when they create a work
order.
When I click on any

asset, it returns the
information to the
previous page.

APEX Conclusions - Simmons
APEX allows us to extend what we want to do with eAM.
We can not only gather the information eAM is programmed for, but we
can define our own data and relate it to eAMs data and report on it.
We can give users access to information they need, when they need it
and how they want it.
Very easily built and modified.

Customers

Summary
EASY to Develop
Rapid Web application development
Fully productive very quickly
Declarative / Wizards
EASY to Deploy
No client software
Browser based
Feature of the Oracle Database
EASY to Maintain
Centrally managed metadata repository
Robust framework

Resources
APEX home page
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-
tools/apex/overview/index.html
APEX White papers, Videos,Presentations,Tutorials
tools/apex/application-express/apex-collateral-
1863614.html
APEX Forum
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=137

Resources
Extending Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 using
Oracle Application Express - White Paper
tools/apex/learnmore/apex-ebs-extension-white-paper-
345780.pdf
APEX Blogs
http://deneskubicek.blogspot.com/
http://joelkallman.blogspot.com/
http://dgielis.blogspot.com/
http://www.inside-oracle-apex.com/
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Understand what is APEX

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What is Oracle Application Express(APEX)?

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Supported Database Releases

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Personalizations are not sufficient

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Simple 2-Tier Architecture

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1. Export Application 2. Export generates a SQL Script

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Create report and

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Runs within Database

Simple to manage, highly scalable

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Forms Processes Conditional Processing

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Navigation Email Services Logging & Monitoring

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