Application Express Web Application Development

Agenda
What is Oracle Application Express Demonstration Features and benefits Customer examples Conclusion Next steps Q&A

Does Your Organization:

Use spreadsheets as databases? Store mission critical data in applications developed in a desktop database such as Microsoft Access? Not have time to build all of the applications that users are asking for?

Drawbacks to Desktop Tools

Fragmented Vulnerable Platform dependent Web unfriendly Costly

Oracle Application Express

Quick assembly of reporting and data entry applications Based on existing tables and views or data from spreadsheets No programming or scripting Instant deployment on the Web Use the full power of Oracle Database 10g

Simplify Application Development on Oracle

PL/SQL Developers Non-professional developers Power users
Departments Small enterprises

D E M O N S T R A T I O N

Rapid Application Development

Oracle Application Express Offers

The Qualities of a Personal Database
Productivity Ease of Use Flexibility

The Qualities of an Enterprise Database

Security Integrity Scalability Availability Portability

Built for the Web

Consolidation with Application Express

Spreadsheets

Desktop Databases Application Express

File Servers

Any Browser

Architecture

Browser Oracle HTTP Server Oracle Database Application Express

How it Works
Shared Workgroup Database Service
Centrally Deployed & Managed Accessed anywhere via a Browser Declarative development style

Oracle Application Express

Logical Architecture
Finance Applications Applications Schema A

Human Resources Applications Applications Schema B

Marketing Applications Applications Schema C

Oracle Application Express

Functionality Overview
Complete Environment
Application Builder SQL Workshop Administration

Application Development
Reports Data entry forms Charts Security Navigation Look and feel

Reports
Pagination Column sorting Export to spreadsheet or XML Calendar and tree Template driven Drill down to other reports, charts, forms

Data entry forms

Many built in widgets
Pop up calendar List of values

Validations Lost update detection Tabular forms Master detail forms

Charts
Bar, Pie, Line, Dial SVG based Drill down Asynchronous refresh

Security
Built in authentication modules
LDAP Single Sign-On

Centrally defined authorization rules Session state protection Integration with database security features
FGAC Transparent Data Encryption

Navigation
Tabs Lists Menus Breadcrumbs

Look and feel

Template driven Consistent throughout application Customize with HTML and CSS

Customer Examples
Telstra PGA of America Lansing Community College

Typically, application development is completely out of the realm of what finance departments are capable of doing. With Oracle HTML DB*, we can now build, deploy and manage our own web applications. It's that easy!
- Rosemarie Barr, Director/Corporate Controller of Finance, Professional Golfers Association of America
*Oracle HTML DB is now named Oracle Application Express

Oracle HTML DB has clearly strengthened our ability to collect and present information via robust web based applications, with very short turnarounds and with very high user acceptance.

- Glenn Cerny Chief Information Officer Lansing Community College

*Oracle HTML DB is now named Oracle Application Express

Availability
Release 1.6
Ships on 10gR2 Companion CD

Release 2.0
Standalone download from OTN

Works & Supported in Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Database 9iR2 (9.2.0.3+) Included as a component of Standard One, Standard and Enterprise Editions

No Additional Charge

Conclusion
Improve application development productivity Consolidate Increase data security Improve access

Next Steps
More information and downloads
otn.oracle.com/apex

Oracle Application Express 2-Day Developer tutorial book

otn.oracle.com/apex

Download pre-built applications

apex.oracle.com/studio

Read tips and tricks

orablogs.com/sergio