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Mia Urman, AuraPlayer Denis Tyrell, Oracle [email protected] Strategies for Running Oracle Forms from Mobile Devices and Tablets
Mia Urman, AuraPlayer Denis Tyrell, Oracle [email protected]
Strategies for Running Oracle Forms from
Mobile Devices and Tablets
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Enterprise Mobility
TWO THIRDS OF THE WORKFORCE
WILL OWN A SMARTPHONE BY 2016,
AND 40% OF THE WORKFORCE
WILL BE MOBILESOURCE: GARTNER 2013
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Source: Forbes: Mobile Business Statistics For 2012
By 2015 mobile app development projects will outnumber native PC projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.
90% of CIOs expect to deploy more than 25 mobile apps in 2014.
Market for Cloud-based Mobile Apps is expected to grow by 88% from 2009 to 2014
Mobile & Cloud Computing
• Expectations set for high user experience
• Touch first
• “simple” connected apps
• Search and voice interfaces
• Context driven app experience transitions
• Development Impact
• Multiplatform is inevitable
• New UI design skills needed
• Native v/s Hybrid v/s Mobile Web
A Multichannel, Multidevice Strategy is a Requirement
“We’ll just use our existing web application…”
Mobile Web App(Viewed in Safari)Mobile Web
Apps
Online application accessed through mobile device browser
Browser governs access to local storage and device services (camera, GPS, etc.)
Highly reusable code
Highly portable
Native MobileApps
Application installed & runs on device
Optimized for specific mobile platform and form factor
Direct access to local storage and device services
Code reuse can be complex
Portability requires work
Hybrid MobileApps
Application installed & runs on device with HTML5 UI
Optimized for specific mobile platform & form factor
Direct access to local storage and device services
Code reuse simplified
Portability simplified
Native App(iOS)
A Variety of Application Types
Can You Guess the Hybrid App?
Trick Question – The Answer – All of them
“We can run our Forms using Remote Desktop…”
MOBILIZE your Forms instead!
MOBILIZE your Forms instead!
MOBILIZE your Forms instead!
Understanding Mobile Requirements
• What Device: iOS / Android
• Form Factor, Screen size
• Device Features / Capabilities
• Offline / Connected
• Processing power
• BYOD?
• No mouse, Function keys
• Using gestures
• Harder to type
• Difficult to touch small elements
• Slower network – Disconnects
• Security
Understanding Mobile Challenges
Java HTML5
Use Existing Skills SetBuilt on Standards
Use Existing Skills Set
Wizard Based Development
Oracle
ADF Mobile
ADF Mobile Simplifying Development
ADF Mobile Overview
• Native application container on each platform
• Java for business logic & data model
• HTML5 + Javascript + CSS presentation only
• Isolated SQLite with Encryption
• Device Access via Cordova
• Tight integration with Oracle IDM
• Feature modularity and re-use
• Maximum UI flexibility: Declarative AMX or
HTML5
Wizard Based Mobile DevelopmentDeploy to iOS or Android
BlockMode
CharacterMode
Client Server
Web SOA ??
ADF Mobile
Evolving with Oracle Forms
Expose Oracle Forms as WebServices
Introducing AuraPlayer
Any Web UI Mobile CloudWebServices Service Bus / SOA
Oracle Forms to Next Generation
Define the Business Process
Expose the Forms as a Webservice
Create the Mobile App in Jdeveloper
Run Your Mobile App!
ADF Mobile on iPad Demo
Demos: Oracle Form to ADF Mobile
Oracle
11g DB
DMZ
External NetworkFireWall
Internal Network
Desktop
Solution ArchitectureOne System – For both Desktop and Any UI
− Rapid Mobile development
− Wizard based development - Rollout Mobile apps in weeks instead of months
− No Redevelopment / Migration of the Oracle Forms System
− Achieve new cutting edge applications without risking your existing systems
− Leverage existing investments
− Build Mobile interfaces on existing business logic
− Simplify Maintenance
− One source of business logic across the stack
Productive Mobile Development
• Asses Your Requirements
• What platforms do we need to deploy to? UI requirements?
• Understand Your Existing System
• Where does the business logic sit today?
• Define Timeline and Budget
• Conduct Proof of Concept of Proposed Solution
• Decide on Implementation Method
Moving ForwardConsiderations For Modernization Projects
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More Information
Mia Urman - [email protected] @miaurman
ADF Mobile on OTN
– Datasheets,Tutorial,Demos
ADF Mobile Blog – http://blogs.oracle.com/mobile/
Oracle Forms Community Blog – http://www.Oracleformsinfo.com
Twitter.com/Jdeveloper, Facebook.com/Jdeveloper
AuraPlayer – www.auraplayer.com or [email protected] @auraplayer
