Introduction to Oracle Apex

Oracle Application Express (Oracle Apex) formerly called HTML DB. It is a rapid web application development tool for Oracle databases & available by default in all oracle database installations. It is developing a fully interactive, web-based system for data that resides within the Oracle database. Using only a web browser and limited programming experience, you can develop professional applications that are both fast and secure.

APEX is written using PL/SQL and works within a web browser completely. Oracle Apex is an IDE and runtime environment. It is used to write web applications. With APEX IDE, one can create forms, reports, and charts. One can also compile your JavaScript code if you need it. Outputs from APEX programs can be on-screen or PDF, in an Excel spreadsheet, Flash, or integrated with a web service.

History and Background:

Mike Hichwa, a developer at Oracle has created APEX. APEX is a very powerful development tool, used to build web-based applications. The tool itself contains a schema on a website with multiple tables, views, and PL / SQL code. Available on all types of websites. The techniques used with this tool are PL/SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

Oracle APEX has been renamed many times since its inception in 2000. such as:

• Flows
• Oracle Platform
• Project Marvel
• HTML DB
• Application Express (APEX) / Oracle APEX

Key Functionalities:

• Build good-looking web applications both fast and secure.
• It continues and remains on the Oracle database. The APEX framework and metadata are stored in Oracle tables.
• IT’S COMPLETELY FREE. No license is needed.
• The quick learning curve for developers to build applications.
• Deploying an application is as simple as ‘Export and Import’ if the indicators with a strong code of changing values between environments are avoided.
• Extensive range of customization application look and feel.
• Scalable with a high volume of users. ASKTOM, the previous ORACLE METALINK (before being moved to the Flash version), and Many Applications were developed using APEX.
• It can be configured to use Oracle SSO and EBS find user repository.

How to Set-up?

Oracle APEX is a fully-fledged free-featured Oracle Database and can be installed anywhere Oracle Database works. To set up Oracle APEX, click here.

• Creating a Workspace: Request a Workspace by providing the required details.

After that, we will receive an email confirmation to activate the workspace. Then, we can create an application by logging into the workspace.

How to Create Application?

Step 1: After logging into the workspace an interface like the below will appear,

Step 2: Then Click on App Builder, followed by Create.

Step 3:After that click on New Application,

Step 4: After we can design & build our required application by adding pages & different customization present in Oracle Apex.