1. 31 January 2016 Getting Addicted to Oracle Application Express (formerly HTML DB) Bill Holtzman National Air Traffic Controllers Association Desktop Conference 2006 You’re Virtually There!

2. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20162 My IT resume Fortran, Drexel University, 1985 3 static HTML web sites, 1997-2002 Several MS Access apps, 2002-2003 7 one week classes at Learning Tree Int’l, 2003-04 –8i, 9i Intros, PLSQL, SQL Queries, App Dev –DBA, Backup & Recovery, Tuning

3. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20163 My resources No DBA or technical support Not part of my job No political support How do I build internet applications?

4. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20164 Enter Application Express Saw a demo 20-JAN-04 and got hooked!

5. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20165 Free workspace http://htmldb.oracle.com

6. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20166 First app

7. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20167 First app posted HTML DB Studio by non-Oracle employee June 2004

8. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20168 Document library

9. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 20169 Labor tracking (web time card)

10. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201610 “Quicken” Checkbook Tracking

11. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201611 Blogs

12. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201612 Shift swapping

13. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201613 Bidding leave

14. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201614 Corporate VB app for real-time labor tracking (thick client)

15. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201615 Same app with Application Express (web-based)

16. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201616 Team

17. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201617 Labor Grievance Tracking

18. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201618 A data model

19. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201619 What makes Application Express so useful?

20. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201620 Key Features Low entry barriers:Low entry barriers: “Access-like” wizards require no code Broad skill range:Broad skill range: Move up from wizard- built to sophisticated apps Portability:Portability: Move apps across workspaces Highly structuredHighly structured Automated monitoringAutomated monitoring All web-basedAll web-based Oracle database:Oracle database: Completely housed within

21. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201621 Low Entry Barriers http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express From spreadsheet to complete internet app in 1 minute

22. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201622 Application and form wizards Low Entry Barriers

23. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201623 Page items and database wizards Low Entry Barriers

24. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201624 Basic column link Intermediate column link Broad Skill Range

25. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201625 Advanced column link Broad Skill Range

26. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201626 Output set from the advanced column link Broad Skill Range

27. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201627 Page processing - Components Broad Skill Range

28. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201628 Page processing - 1 Broad Skill Range From this: Includes optimistic locking

29. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201629 Page processing - 2 Broad Skill Range To this: Requires add’l code to provide optimistic locking

30. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201630 Use region types to move… Broad Skill Range

31. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201631 … from plain HTML regions… Broad Skill Range This code: Sends this to the page:

32. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201632 …to SQL report regions… Broad Skill Range Code: Display:

33. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201633 Broad Skill Range … to PLSQL regions with data driven output. Code: Display:

34. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201634 Broad Skill Range Session state protection prevents URL tampering To secure column links: HTMLDB_UTIL.PREPARE_URL generates checksum and appends it to URL. One click activation:

35. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201635 Portability Apps CSS’s Images Files Objects

36. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201636 Command-line with tools Highly Structured

37. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201637 Page organization Highly Structured

38. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201638 Conditions Highly Structured 1.Everything is conditional 2.Conditions are easy to apply 3.Large variety of condition types Processing Validation Display Branching

39. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201639 Javascript Highly Structured Use on page or template

40. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201640 Convenient gateways Highly Structured

41. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201641 Object browser Highly Structured

42. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201642 Versatile usage reports built-in Automated Monitoring

43. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201643 Recent page views Automated Monitoring

44. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201644 Demo

45. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201645 Ultimate skill set

46. 31 January 2016 Thank you! Desktop Conference 2005 You’re Virtually There! Bill Holtzman National Air Traffic Controllers Association bholtzman@natca.net 703-403-0139

47. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201647 Want to learn more about Oracle Collaboration Suite? Visit us at http://www.oracle.com/collabsuitehttp://www.oracle.com/collabsuite Sign up for a free trial of Oracle Web Conferencing –Go to www.oracle.com/startwww.oracle.com/start –Enter Keyword: OWTrial Learn how to build collaboration-enabled applications! Visit us at the Oracle Technology Network http://otn.oracle.comhttp://otn.oracle.com

48. DC2006 You’re Virtually There! 31 January 201648 Security Options