Blog Archive

  • APEX Developer’s Companion

    Learn how to use all features of the Oracle APEX platform

  • Mending Metadata Mismatches

    Use apex validate to find and fix inconsistencies in mature apps

  • One Small Step with APEXlang

    A first look at new ways to edit, validate, and generate Oracle APEX apps

  • Custom Outcomes with Action Tasks

    Approval Tasks in your APEX workflows have two built-in outcomes, either APPROVED or REJECTED. If your flow needs custom outcomes, use an Action Task with an updateable task parameter instead. The sample app in this article lets the user assigned to the task click an (X), (Y), or (Z) button to indicate their custom response. Then the workflow uses Switch activities to perform different work depending on the task outcome. The sample app you can download from here contains a home page that lets you start a workflow, and delete any development workflows you might have created for testing. Additional Wizard-Created…

  • Builder + App Side-by-Side in Chrome

    In the latest Google Chrome release (143.0.7499.41) a new Split View feature is handy for Oracle APEX developers. It lets you run APEX Builder and your runtime app side-by-side in the same tab. Here’s how to use it. NOTE: To see a larger version of any image, right-click on it an open it in a new tab at full size. Split View: Builder + App Start by running your application to open it in a second tab… With the Builder tab active, hover over the tab of your running application and right-click on it. Choose the New Split View with…