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OracleApplicationExpress5.1NewFeaturesMarcSewtzSeniorSoftwareDevelopmentManagerOracleApplicationExpress
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MarcSewtz
๏ JoinedOracleConsultinginHamburg,Germanyin1998๏ MovedtoOracleinNewYorkin1999๏ JoinedDatabaseToolsgroupin2002
๏ Twitter:@msewtz๏ APEXonTwitter:#ORCLAPEX๏ Blog:http://marcsewtz.blogspot.com
SeniorSoftwareDevelopmentManagerOracleApplicationExpress/DatabaseTools
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APEX5.1NewFeatures
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OracleApplicationExpress(APEX)DatabaseCentricApplicationDevelopment
Databasecentricresponsiveweb-basedapps
Appsthatvisualizeandormaintaindatabasedata
AppsthatleveragethepowerofSQLandPL/SQL
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OracleApplicationExpress(APEX)Architecture
Browser MidTier DatabaseTier
WebLogicServer
WLS
ORDSAPEX
OracleDatabase
Schemas
PL/SQL
LoadBalancer
Apache
OHSIdentifyManagement
orTomcat/Glassfish
JDBC
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OracleApplicationExpress(APEX) DeclarativeDevelopment
RESTDataServicesMidtier
282KlinesORDS
58Klines,24.8KforUT
CSS
486Klines
PL/SQLJS
42Klinesexcludingopensource
471Tables
ApplicationExpress(APEX)DatabasetierAPEX5.0
• Declarativedevelopmentprovidedbysignificantcustomandopensourcecode• Shieldscustomersfrommaintainingandmodernizingcode
OracleRESTDataServices(ORDS),UniversalTheme(UT),JavaScript(JS)
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OracleApplicationExpress(APEX) OpenSourceIncluded
• 960-gs(gridsystem)• bgiframe(IEZ-issues)• ckeditor• codemirror
• d3
• font-awesome• hammer• jquery• jquery-autocomplete
• jquery-colorpicker
• jquery-flot
• jquery-fullcalendar
• jquery-jstree
• jquery-migrate• jquery-mobile• jquery-mobile-nestedlists• jquery-qtip2• jquery-quicksand• jquery-ui• jquery-validate• justgage• less.js
• modernizr
• oraclejet• raphaeljs• respond-js• selectivizr
• twitter-bootstrap
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OracleApplicationExpress-5.1PageDesigner&ComponentView
• 2-ColumnMode
• Integrated‘ComponentView’• Createcomponentpromptfor keyinformation
• PropertyEditormulti-tabmode
• PropertyEditorsearchcapability
• Styleandcontrastenhancements
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1SimplifiedWizards
• Listenedtothecommunity:somewizardswaytoolong!
• Fewersteps,moredefaults• AttributesnolongerexposedcanbeeasilyeditedinPageDesignerpost-creation
• Consistencyacrosscomponenttypes
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1InteractiveGrid
• Long-standingcustomerrequeststoenhanceTabularForms:
• Supportmultipletabularformsonasinglepage
• CascadingLOVs
• DynamicActionSupport
• Lift32klimitationonreportrows
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1InteractiveGrid
• Modern,rich&interactivemulti-roweditingcomponent
• Master>Detail>Detailand Parent>Child>GrandChild
• UseofexistingItemtypes
• DeclarativesupportforCascadingLOVsandDynamicActions
• UpgradeutilityforTabularFormsandInteractiveReports
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1InteractiveGrid
• Moderndesign:• Fast&Responsive• JSON-based,lightweightAjaxcommunications• Widgetbased(usingjQueryUIWidgetFactory)
• Fixedheadersandcolumns
• Infinitescrolling
• RTLsupport
• Accessible,withoutstandingkeyboardsupport
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1InteractiveGrid-ArchitectureChanges
• Removaloflimitationslike32kbytesperrow
• Forminputfieldsusedtobemappedtop_t001-200andp_v001-200
• NowallitemvaluesarestoredinJSONdocument
• Allowsfor>200pageitems
• Multiplefileuploads• Possiblefutureenhancements
• Dynamicactionrefreshofregionscontainingpageitems(likePL/SQLregions)
• Removalof32klimitofpageitemvalues
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1JETCharts
• BasedonOracleJETDataVisualizationComponents• Declarative• Responsiveandaccessible• Migrationfacilityforexistingcharts
• Samecharttypesas5.0+newcharts
• AdvancedcustomizationavailablethroughdocumentedJavaScriptAPIs
• No32klimitforthedataorconfiguration
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OracleApplicationExpress5.1JETCharts
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UniversalTheme-RighttoLeftSupport
• APEX5.1addssupportforright-to-leftscripts,suchasArabicandHebrew
• AvailablewithUniversalTheme
• Set“DocumentDirection”inglobalizationattributesundtranslationlanguagemapping
OracleApplicationExpress5.1
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LiveTemplateOptions
• ApplyTemplateOptionsatRuntime
• Instantlyseeimpactonselectedcomponent
• EnabledviaQuickEdit
OracleApplicationExpress5.1
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• Pre-BuiltBusinessProductivityApplicationsandSampleApplications
• Installablewithonlyafewclicksusingabrowserbasedinterface
• Production-readyapplicationsincludingProjectManagement,CustomerTracker,DataReporter,variousSampleApplications
• PackagedApplicationGalleryandAdministrationinterfacecanbeconfiguredasPackaged-App-onlyworkspace
• PackagedAppsupdatedtousenewJETchartsandInteractiveGrids
PackagedApplicationsOracleApplicationExpress5.1
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DemoAPEX5.1NewFeatures
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