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APEX Feature Requests inspired by the show!
| Highlight changed items for “Warn on Unsaved Changes” (Link to episode) | FR-1902 |
| Enable “Plain Text (based on List of Values)” as an option when configuring the “Cards” region columns (Link to episode) | FR-2148 |
| “Automatic Time Zone” should use “Time Zone Region” not UTC (Link to episode) | FR-2138 |
| Make Relevance Score available to LOVs that use Oracle Text (Link to episode) | FR-2123 |
| Remove Build Option from Associated Components directly from the Build Option page (Link to episode) | FR-2110 |
| Add a declarative “Commit Upon Success” attribute to processes (Link to episode) | FR-1894 |
| Document “apex_plugin_util.is_component_used”(Link to episode) | FR-2240 |
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APEX Instant Tips #83: Your custom tasks in the Insum APEX Starter Project Template
Customize the task menu in the Insum starter template for your project's custom needs. your...
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APEX Instant Tips #82: Add Feature Page & Manage Backups
In this quick double-feature Friday, Anton points out that "Add Feature Page" is now accessible in...
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APEX Instant Tips #81: Use Oracle SYS_CONTEXT in your APEX Application PL/SQL Initialization Code
Anton and special guest Plamen Mushkov discuss the advantages of SYS_CONTEXT and how to utilize a...
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APEX Instant Tips #80: How to assert business rules for your PL/SQL.
In this episode, Hayden covers how to assert business rules for your PL/SQL using a package...
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APEX Instant Tips #79: Insum APEX Pro Chrome Extension for Developers
Ben Shumway joins Anton and Hayden to show how Chrome extension Insum APEX Pro can make...
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APEX Instant Tips #78: A tip on how to find slow code
Do you have APEX application processes that are unexplainably slow? Hayden demonstrates how to locate the...
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APEX Instant Tips #77: How to add a report and form to a pre-existing page
Anton and Hayden compare how to add a report and form to a pre-existing page in...
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APEX Instant Tips #76: APEX_IR.GET_REPORT to access an IR’s search results
In this episode, Hayden demonstrates a tool he built to access an IR's search results and...
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APEX Instant Tips #75: How to Layer formatting in Interactive Reports
In this episode, Hayden and Anton explore how to layer formatting in Interactive Reports and deal...
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APEX Instant Tips #74: Reviewing Code for Dummies
This week, Hayden presents a simple guide to code review, with tips for people to feel...
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APEX Instant Tips #73: Passing data to parent page using close dialog items to return
This week's tip on passing data to parent page using close dialog items to return is...
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APEX Instant Tip #72: A Recommended Accessibility Audit
Special guest Hayden Hudson shows how to begin testing your website for accessibility using your Tab...
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APEX Instant Tips #71: Row level security in Interactive Grids: Did you know?
You can allow for different operations (Update, Delete, Update&Delete, Read Only) on the different rows in...
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APEX Instant Tips #70: Save Time with Cross-Page Utilities
Hayden shows how to speed up applying authorization schemes to pages by using the "grid edit...
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APEX Instant Tips #69: How to use that browser web service from inside your database
Anton's and Hayden's thought processes as they turn a browser-based web service call into a database...
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APEX Instant Tips #68: Feature creep in a good way: more fun with the APEX Standards Application
Digging into the Metadata of APEX and the Database itself with the APEX standards tracking application...
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APEX Instant Tips #67: One report to rule them all
Hayden challenges Anton to create a report for his APEX application that can expose hundreds of...
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APEX Instant Tips #66: Getting Oracle APEX IG data
Anton shares his plugin for getting Oracle APEX IG data into a page item and using...
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APEX Instant Tips #65: Testing your PL/SQL code
This week Hayden is back to inspire people to tell a story about their PL/SQL code...
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APEX Instant Tips #64: Standardize your APEX apps with an APEX master app
Ways to implement standards across APEX applications: creating reusable messages & subscribing to LOVs, templates, etc....
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APEX Instant Tips #63: : Standardize your APEX App with the APEX Standards App
Special guest Hayden Hudson organizes and identifies his APEX application standards with an APEX tool called...
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APEX Instant Tips #62: apex_session.attach
apex_session.attach allows you to interact with your APEX session from outside of APEX. Anton shows us...
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APEX Instant Tips #61: Follow up JMeter Tip
A follow-up tip to Hayden and Anton's previous JMeter episode. How to create a build option...
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APEX Instant Tips #60: Another round with :APEX$F1
Anton and Martin Mailloux, Anton Nielsen dive deeper into last week's subject: Using :APEX$F1 to help...
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APEX Instant Tips #59: Improving on LOV “Display extra values”
Need to display extra values in your query results but don't want to give up on...
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APEX Instant Tips #58: Tips for writing your first JMeter script
In this episode, Hayden walks us through setting up your first JMeter test script for your...
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APEX Instant Tips #57: Instrumentation…not just for debugging
In this week's tip, Anton and Hayden look at how to give your users some feedback...
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APEX Instant Tips #56: Validate your LOVs
Anton shows us why you shouldn't rely on your LOV as a validation mechanism, and how...
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APEX Instant Tips #55: APEX — Built with 💓 using Oracle APEX
In this episode, Anton and Hayden highlight the benefits of APEX being built with APEX.
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APEX Instant Tips #54: Write SQL like APEX
In this episode, writing better SQL thanks to APEX debug level 9 and learning about ...
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APEX Instant Tips #53: Setting Session Language in Multilingual APEX applications.
In this episode, Hayden and Anton take us through how to use globalization options to manage...
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APEX Instant Tips #52 – “Function Body returning SQL Query” For the win
In this episode, Anton and Hayden cover how applying report region source type of "function body...
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APEX Instant Tips #51: Code instrumentation with apex_debug
In this episode of APEX Instant Tips, Anton and Hayden show you some code instrumentation tips...
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APEX Instant Tips #50 -1st anniversary episode with special guest Mike Hichwa
With Mike Hichwa. In his demo app, Mike easily finds developers for his Project. He adds...
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APEX Instant Tips #49: two more APEX efficiency hacks
Two complementary Oracle APEX efficiency hacks: getting at info passing through APEX's middle tier, and shortcuts...
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APEX Instant Tips #48: Data packager – How to move data with your application
How to easily share an application and its tables using a new Oracle APEX 21.2 feature...
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APEX Instant Tips #47: Controlling the scope of your transactions
Hayden & Anton welcome back Kris Rice. His tip centers around how to control the...
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APEX Instant Tips #46: Using Database Resource Manager with APEX
In this episode: To prevent issues from slowing your system while it continues to run without...
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APEX Instant Tips #45: What to expect from JMeter when you’re expecting
In this episode, learn how JMeter can best help you test your application and its anticipated...
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APEX Instant Tips #44: Two APEX efficiency hacks
In this episode, Two APEX efficiency hacks: Easily bookmark multiple workspaces and users and Auto-navigate to...
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