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1M ago
As my colleagues have discussed in previous blogs, there are several new and innovative features that Oracle APEX has integrated with the release of version 23.2. Today, I will guide you through some of these enhancements and illustrate how they can be effectively applied to your projects. Encompassing improvements in Shared Component Subscriptions, bolstered support for Fusion Apps, and developments in Faceted Searches ..read more
DSP Explorer
2M ago
Oracle APEX 23.1 introduced some process improvements, including a new process type: Execution Chain, which allows you to create a sequence of processes executed in the foreground or background. In this blog, I will demonstrate an introductory look into the Execution Chain process type ..read more
DSP Explorer
2M ago
Oracle APEX 23.1 introduced a groundbreaking new feature: Template Components. This functionality allows you to create, implement, and share your own reusable UI components within APEX. These fully declarative components can either be rendered standalone or as regions displaying one or multiple rows of data ..read more
DSP Explorer
4M ago
With release 23.2 of APEX, Oracle has added three new page items. Throughout this blog, I will explain the three new page items, detail some of their features and guide you through how to implement them in your applications ..read more
DSP Explorer
4M ago
Since the introduction of Approvals in APEX 22.1, Oracle has been continually working towards a fully integrated APEX solution for business process automation. And now included as part of 23.2, we see a significant stride with the latest addition: Workflows ..read more
DSP Explorer
4M ago
The latest APEX release, 23.2, introduces new functionality for creating an application working copy. It allows developers to create their own copy of the application and make changes on the branch. This can be effective when adding new features during an ongoing development process or to add a bug fix. This approach gives more confidence in building applications by creating as many working copies as required, allowing multiple developers to make changes simultaneously ..read more
DSP Explorer
5M ago
What is APEX_DATA_EXPORT
APEX_DATA_EXPORT was introduced along with APEX_REGION.EXPORT_DATA in APEX 20.2, to allow developers to easily extract and download data. APEX_DATA_EXPORT allows various file formats to be exported, using SQL queries of varying complexity, to output data using only a few commands. In this blog, I will examine the process and cover the functionality that allows you to customise your output file, e.g. determining which columns to show/adding highlighting etc ..read more
DSP Explorer
6M ago
In today's fast-paced digital world, it's essential for businesses to integrate different platforms to achieve efficiency and productivity seamlessly. Two of the most powerful platforms, Oracle APEX and WooCommerce, excel in their respective areas - database-driven applications and e-commerce. However, difficulties arise when businesses try to integrate these two platforms and harmoniously operate them, often leading to disjointed data flow, missed sales opportunities, and manual syncing, making it a daunting task. As a result, businesses are left wondering if there's a more streamlined appro ..read more
DSP Explorer
7M ago
If you're looking for a little more variety in your charts that APEX can't cater for. Or, if you want to create bright, vibrant dashboards and data visualisations to represent your Oracle data, you will probably need to use a third-party solution ..read more
DSP Explorer
7M ago
When developing APEX applications, native DML is the obvious way to go as it handles DML operations without having to write custom code. However, in many real-world scenarios, using the native operations doesn't give the ability to manipulate the data as far as may be required. For example, if pressing submit on your APEX screen doesn't just insert/update/delete row(s) in a single table, you might need to use some PL/SQL to achieve what you want ..read more