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Dec 8, 2014 2:50:40 PM

Securing Vulnerability Exploits with Apex – Part 2

Following on from my last blog, which focused on configuring access control within Apex, the focus of this blog is protecting the session state within an application. We will look..

Dec 4, 2014 10:43:28 AM

Replacing Discoverer with APEX and BIP – A Perfect Match

I have already looked at the fact that APEX is a perfect replacement for Discoverer in an earlier blog post and that inbuilt tools such as the powerful APEX interactive report..

Dec 4, 2014 10:05:44 AM

Life on the ‘Edge’ – the importance of non-core applications to your organisation

All organisations revolve around their ‘core’ applications such as Communications (eg: email), Financial, Human Resource Management (HR/HCM), Customer Relationship Management..

Nov 25, 2014 12:00:10 PM

APEX Security Considerations – Part 1

Whenever you are developing a web based application, there are many security concerns that need to be considered. When developing using Oracle Apex, there are a number of in-built..

Nov 13, 2014 9:11:56 PM

APEX I get, but what is ORDS

This article is the first in a series which will look at the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS previously known as the APEX listener) and APEX and the features that you can unlock.

Oct 20, 2014 11:08:02 AM

APEX and EBS Integration

This article will explore the integration and extensions that Oracle Application Express (APEX) gives you when using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS).

Oct 13, 2014 10:15:27 PM

Trigger Dynamic Action from JavaScript

The following example will demonstrate how a Dynamic Action can be utilised within a report column to confirm deletion of a record, before the deletion process occurs.

Oct 7, 2014 10:59:00 AM

Forcing APEX_APPLICATION.G_Fx values into session

When working with the APEX_ITEM package to programmatically generate items on the screen, either from a dynamic PL/SQL region or within a report region, you will most likely want..

Oct 6, 2014 4:20:54 PM

APEX a credible alternative to Oracle Discoverer

One of the most important business needs is the ability to report on data, often on an ad hoc manner producing reports and variations of them quickly and easily. We look at how..