Blog Archive

  • Migrate to Text-Message Translations

    Avoiding the APEXlang Translation Repository Export Error in 26.1

  • 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…