2. Fast App Creation with APEX Blueprints
Software Engineer
Oracle America, Inc.
@david_s_gale
November, 2017

4. Oracle Application Express
Database-centric web application development framework
Develop desktop and mobile web apps
Visualize and maintain
database data
Leverage SQL Skills and database capabilities
Also known as Oracle APEX (āʹpěks)

5. Oracle Application Express
Distinguishing Characteristics
Application Development IDE is a web browser.
No client software needed
Application definitions are stored in the database as meta data.
Declarative – No code generation
Very efficient page generation - single request - single response.
Data processing done in the Database

6. Oracle Application Express
Develop faster, release more frequently

7. Oracle APEX High productivity AppDev components on the no code to highly programmatic spectrum
Component Library + Wizards
reports, charts, grids, forms, plug-ins
Component
Properties
SQL
Analytics, Multimedia
Text, Spatial
REST
Business Objects
Plug-in
Development
Components & Data Access
Page Branching
Menu
Navigation
Lists Component
Drill Down
Links
Modal
Dialogs
Conditional Flows & Branching
Punch-outs and
Call Backs
Navigation & Page Flow
Simple Validations and Computations
Conditional Display Logic
PL/SQL
Snippets
PL/SQL
Business Logic
Authentication
Automatic Session Management
Authorizations
Collections
Custom
Authentication
Access Control &
Session Management
Drag & Drop
Layout
Input Fields text area, select list, checkbox, switches, shuttle, radio group
Declarative Client Actions
JavaScript Snippets
3rd Party JavaScript Programs + Library Integration
Browser Client Interaction
User Interface Themes
Icon Library Integration
Declarative Styling
Declarative Theming
CSS Snippets
Template and Theme Development HTML & CSS
User Interface
No Code
High Productivity
Business Users
4GL Meta Data Properties
Low Code
More Control
Citizen Developer
Snippets and plugins
Programmatic
High Control
IT Professional
3GL Procedural Code / Libraries

8. Two New Tools
QuickSQL
Blueprint Apps

9. QuickSQL and Blueprint App
Demonstration

10. Useful Links APEX & Low Code http://apex.oracle.com/lowcode
Collateral, Resources and Hosted Services
APEX & Low Code
Quick SQL
APEX Community
Free APEX Service
Database Cloud Services