Oracle APEX 18.1 (aka 5.2) The Golden Nuggets. Dietmar Aust Opal-Consulting, Köln

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1 1 Oracle APEX 18.1 (aka 5.2) The Golden Nuggets Dietmar Aust Opal-Consulting, Köln

2 About Dietmar. 2 Dipl.-Inform. Dietmar Aust, Freelance Consultant Master's Degree in Computer Science (MSCS) Building Oracle based Web Applications since 1997 Portal, Forms, Reports, OWA Toolkit, now APEX! : Consultant at Oracle Germany Since 09/2000: Freelance Consultant, Since 2006 APEX only! Author of the JasperReportsIntegration toolkit Database Developer of the year in the ORDS category

3 Feature Analysis 3

4 How to find the new features? 4 Documentation (BETA) Actually compute the delta between different APEX versions: - APEX Dictionary - Packages

5 Wie wurde analysiert? 5

6 How to find the new features? 6 In Debug-Mode (logged in as developer) APEX uses the uncompressed Javascript Files (Source Code)

7 How to find the new features? 7

8 Sample Application will be made available 8 Downloadable from DOAG site and also

9 Architecture 9

10 Additional x11-x20 Parameters in AJAX calls 10 The big archtitecture change was in APEX 5.1 => JSON processing Small change in 5.2: Additional Parameters for AJAX calls x11-x20 Javascript on client PL/SQL on server side

11 Application Builder 11

12 Spotlight Search 12 Powerful Search Feature (like on the Mac) to search for Workspace and application areas and navigates there (Packaged Apps, SQL Workshop, Shared Components,...) Applications Pages Application content within pages, etc. Context dependent (Workspace, Application, Page Designer)

13 Spotlight Search 13

14 Spotlight Search 14 How to figure out the right keyboard shortcut in your language? CTRL- on an English layout what is the representation of in a different language? CTRL-ä on a German layout

15 Compatibility Mode 15 The compatibility mode changes the behaviour of the APEX engine at runtime => balancing new features / security / stricter checks and easy upgrades => No Changes in APEX 5.2

16 Default Schema 16 Pre 5.2 Set default schema for user in workspace

17 Default Schema 17 Pre 5.2 Default schema is used: SQL Workshop Installation of packaged applications

18 User Interface Attributes > Collapsed by Default 18 Universal Theme starts with left navigation side collapsed

19 User Interface Attributes > "Built with APEX" Footer 19 Universal Theme has a new footer Can be turned off in User Interface Attributes

20 Application Building 20

21 New Authentication Scheme 21 New Authentication Scheme Social Sign-In Authentication Provider

22 New Authentication Scheme 22 About OAuth2 and its flow /identity/protocols/oauth2

23 New Authentication Scheme 23 Example: Steps to authenticate with Google 1. Register oauth2 client with Google 2. Create web credentials in APEX 3. Create authentication scheme and use credentials

24 New Authentication Scheme Register client with Google Register client:

25 New Authentication Scheme 25

26 New Authentication Scheme Create web credentials in APEX

27 New Authentication Scheme Create authentication scheme and use credentials

28 New Authentication Scheme 28 Scopes googlescopes#google_sign-in

29 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 29 Why use multiple authentication schemes at runtime?

30 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 30 Step 1 make apex login current scheme Step 2 - Enable switch in session for the Google scheme

31 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 31 Step 3 - Add button to login page and use a URL to switch to the Google scheme Request variable: APEX_AUTHENTICATION=<Scheme Name> f?p=&app_id.:1:&app_session.:apex_authentication=google

32 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 32 Post Authentication Handler change username -- derive new username from :APP_USER case :app_user when then l_new_app_user := else -- will not change l_new_app_user := l_orig_app_user; end case; -- set user for this session apex_custom_auth.set_user( p_user => l_new_app_user );

33 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 33 Post Authentication Handler get scope attributes -- get attribute by name apex_json.get_varchar2( p_path => 'id_token' ); apex_json.get_varchar2( p_path => 'access_token' ); -- or loop over all attributes l_idx := apex_json.g_values.first; while (l_idx is not null) loop l_value := apex_json.g_values(l_idx); :p2_user_info := :p2_user_info get_output_str( p_idx => l_idx, p_value => l_value ); l_idx := apex_json.g_values.next(l_idx); end loop;

34 Switching Authentication Schemes at Runtime 34 Post Authentication Handler make additional request -- second request, to retrieve additional user information c := apex_web_service.make_rest_request ( p_url p_http_method => ' => 'GET', p_credential_static_id => 'GOOGLE' ); apex_json.parse(c);

35 Application Access Control 35 Management of Roles and User / Role Mappings as part of the application Why? Convenience, almost every application needs it Used for blueprint applications

36 Application Access Control 36

37 Application Access Control 37

38 Application Access Control 38 Security Setting to define the meaning of ROLE

39 Application Access Control 39 This makes a difference when using Authorization Schemes

40 Application Access Control 40 Summary Roles are exported with the application User / Role Mappings are NOT Target configuration NOT overwritten Typically use local user table for additional details ( , first name, ) API provided: APEX_ACL Data dictionary views for viewing and modifying the data (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE on APEX_APPL_ACL_USERS)

41 Application Settings 41 Maintain application specific configuration settings, e.g. Environment, servers,... Why? Application and Source Code should be identical between environments, specifics go into config table => similar to configuration files in other applications

42 Application Settings 42 On Upgrade Keep Values => respect the value upon upgrade

43 Templates 43 Manage Templates as part of the application

44 Templates 44

45 Templates 45 Send via API begin apex_mail.send ( p_to => 'dietmar.aust@opal-consulting.de', p_template_static_id => 'TEST1', p_placeholders => '{' ' "CUSTOMER_NAME":' apex_json.stringify( 'Dietmar' ) ',"ITEMS_ORDERED":' apex_json.stringify( 6 ) ',"MY_APPLICATION_LINK":' apex_json.stringify( '' ) ',"ORDER_DATE":' apex_json.stringify( '' ) ',"SHIPPING_ADDRESS_LINE_1":' apex_json.stringify( '' ) ',"SHIPPING_ADDRESS_LINE_2":' apex_json.stringify( '' ) ',"SHIP_TO":' apex_json.stringify( '' ) '}' ); end;

46 Templates 46

47 Templates 47 Just generate the HTML via the API declare l_subject varchar2( 4000 ); l_html clob; l_text clob; begin apex_mail.prepare_template ( p_static_id => 'ORDER', p_placeholders => '{ "ORDER_NUMBER": 5321, "ORDER_DATE": "01-Feb-2018", "ORDER_TOTAL": "$12,000" }', p_subject => l_subject, p_html => l_html, p_text => l_text ); end;

48 Templates 48 Manage Templates as part of the application Good separation of Templates and data in placeholders Easy to use No complex logic supported

49 Items and Regions 49

50 'Text with Autocomplete' item type using Oracle JET 50 Re-Implementation of the item type Text with Autocomplete based on Oracle JET APEX 5.1 APEX 18.1

51 'Text with Autocomplete' item type using Oracle JET 51 Advantages: Improved accessibility Lazy loading with cache Minimum search characters

52 Responsive Rich Text 52 Responsive Rich Text editor - automatically adjusts to the region width.

53 Responsive Rich Text 53 Feature can be turned off in Shared Components > Component Settings Initially turned off for imported / upgraded applications

54 54 RESTful Services (providing)

55 RESTful Services (providing) 55 SQL Workshop Integration upgraded to use ORDS APIs Schemas APEX_ APEX_LISTENER APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER Schemas ORDS_METADATA ORDS_PUBLIC_USER New Features only here

56 RESTful Services (providing) 56 Old RESTful services still available READ ONLY

57 RESTful Services (providing) 57 Old RESTful services still available READ ONLY

58 RESTful Services (providing) 58 New RESTful Services use API for ORDS_METADATA

59 RESTful Services (providing) 59 New RESTful Services use API for ORDS_METDATA Features: More capable template handlers Autorest enablement for tables, views and procedures OAUTH2 support Open API 2.0 (Swagger) Support...

60 RESTful Services (providing) 60 Integration with Swagger to generate doc SWAGGER UI 2.0+ Server (based on Node.js)

61 RESTful Services (providing) 61 APEX Instance Administration

62 RESTful Services (providing) 62

63 SQL Workshop 63

64 SQL Workshop > QuickSQL 64 QuickSQL is now integrated, used to be a packaged app

65 SQL Workshop > QuickSQL 65

66 SQL Workshop > Sample Datasets 66 Sample Datasets

67 SQL Workshop > Sample Datasets 67 Sample Datasets very good to help with training and troubleshooting

68 Packaged Applications 68

69 APEX_PKG_APP_INSTALL 69 Pre 5.2 Install, upgrade and delete packaged applications on the command line: declare l_app_id number; begin -- Install l_app_id := APEX_PKG_APP_INSTALL.install( p_app_name => 'Sample Trees', p_authentication_type => 'NATIVE_APEX_ACCOUNTS', p_schema => 'DAUST_DE' ); end;

70 APEX_PKG_APP_INSTALL 70 Great for automatically installing all packaged applications after a patch to look for gems or upgrade all applications at once. Currently (not yet) officially supported but used by Oracle in the cloud. Data Dictionary View APEX_PKG_APPS

71 Install Packaged Applications 71 Allow Modify Other Applications in security settings

72 PL/SQL APIs 72

73 PL/SQL APIs 73 APEX_ACL Application Access Control add_user_role has_user_any_roles has_user_role remove_all_user_roles remove_user_role replace_user_roles APEX_APP_SETTING Application settings get_value set_value

74 PL/SQL APIs 74 APEX_APP_BUILDER_API Generate Pages, Reports, etc. delete_page_item delete_region Mainly used in Data Reporter, not (yet) officially supported APEX_APPLICATION_INSTALL Application settings get_no_proxy_domains get_remote_server_base_url get_remote_server_https_host get_remote_server_ords_tz set_remote_server

75 PL/SQL APIs 75 APEX_COLLECTION Collection handling create_collection (Parameter p_truncate_if_exists) APEX_CREDENTIAL Public API for Secure Credentials (basic auth / oauth2) clear_tokens set_persistent_credentials set_persistent_token set_session_credentials set_session_token APEX_JWT Handling von JSON Web Tokens decode encode validate

76 PL/SQL APIs 76 APEX_EXEC SQL Execution (mostly remote), especially for plugindeveloper add_column add_filter add_order_by add_parameter close execute_plsql execute_remote_plsql execute_web_source get_anydata get_clob get_column

77 PL/SQL APIs 77 APEX_EXPORT get_application Replacement for wwv_flow_utilities. export_application_to_clob get_workspace_files get_feedback get_workspace APEX_MAIL Mail handling prepare_template send_mail (support template) APEX_SESSION Session utils testing in sqlplus / sqlcl running apex_exec in sqlplus / sqlcl attach create_session delete_session detach

78 PL/SQL APIs 78 APEX_UTIL Utilities delete_feedback delete_feedback_attachment get_timeframe_lov_data reply_to_feedback set_parsing_schema_for_request Multitenant applications Switching datasets (different schemas) prepare_url (Parameter p_plain_url)

79 Questions? 79 Opal Consulting Zum Tilmeshof Köln Germany / Website dietmar.aust@opal-consulting.de

80 Data Dictionary 80

81 APEX_WORKSPACE_GROUPS 81 New columns application_id and application_name, true workspace groups now: where application_id is null

82 APEX_WEBSERVICE_LOG 82

83 Backup 83

84 Universal Theme light / dark navigation 84

85 Create Feature Page 85 Add Blueprint features to your app AFTER creation

86 Resource Links 86 New Resource Links on APEX Workspace Homepage Shortcuts on Community Site Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook Great idea but everybody has different needs

87 Tree Region - Enhancements 87 The Advanced: JavaScript Initialization Code attribute is supported. JSDoc for Tree Region, easier to customize the tree Support Dynamic Action Event: Selection Change [Tree]. Advanced Config option (nodeselector) to support checkbox selection. Tree region now supports the apex.region API => but AJAX REFRESH is still not possible! Copy selection to clipboard.

88 Custom Resource Links 88 Customizing the Workspace or Instance Announcement (HTML is only allowed here, not in the news items)

89 Custom Resource Links 89 Customizing the Workspace Announcement