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20-Sep-2018 12:50:51

When Forms to APEX Projects get thorny

Oracle Forms and Oracle Application Express (APEX) are both technologies used to build data centric applications.

10-Sep-2018 09:07:21

Undocumented IG Features

I’ve blogged quite a bit on the Interactive Grid and the vast array of features; some features are technically available for use in your applications however they are not..

30-Aug-2018 09:24:47

APEX Splitter Plugin

You’ve been using the Splitter plugin for maybe years without realising it. No? Well if you’ve used APEX Page Designer on version APEX 5 and above you’ll notice the page is split..

16-Aug-2018 16:43:12

Anchoring Links in APEX 18.1 Page Designer

APEX 18.1 page designer now includes a new “Advanced” setting called Anchor in the Link Builder Modal.

07-Aug-2018 10:16:04

5 practical reasons why you might want to backup to Oracle Cloud.

Database backups still form the back bone of every IT Disaster Recovery plan, but are they redundant in the Cloud world we live in today? Well, the simple fact is that they are..

03-Aug-2018 11:05:29

APEX Application for Managing Other APEX Application Properties in Your Workspace

As part of my presentation I gave at a couple of OUG events (see here for the blog post and video) one of things I discussed is how APEX has built in many things that can help..

01-Aug-2018 12:45:29

DSP-Explorer secures investment to fuel growth in Data Platform and Cloud Services

DSP Database Managed Services (“DSP”), one of the UK’s leading Oracle and Microsoft data platform support specialists, has secured substantial investment from private equity house..

18-Jul-2018 11:01:22

Challenges of Oracle Cloud Migration

Oracle cloud migrations are becoming more and more popular among businesses, but many companies still choose to operate with legacy systems. Those reluctant to make the move to..

12-Jul-2018 14:20:27

What impact will Oracle 18c have on DBAs?

Will DBAs be fired now people are buying autonomous databases? Does 18c mean the end of DBAs? There’s been a lot of talk in the Oracle community, both online and at events, with..

12-Jul-2018 12:45:16

Cross Row Interactive Grid Cascading LOVs

One of my main gripes about the Interactive Grid is that it performing cross row validations is quite a painful process. By this I mean, the user can modify various records and..