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Upgrade APEX 4 to 5.1

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This blog post shows you how to upgrade APEX Version 4.0.2 on a default Oracle Database 11g XE instance to APEX 5.1.2. Oracle’s APEX t upgrade document was just a bit too short and missed some details. It divided into five parts. The first part confirms your starting point. The second part downloads and positions the extracted software. The third part installs APEX 5. The fourth part configures APEX 5. The fifth part shows you how to access and get to the APEX 5 home page.

Confirm APEX 4 Installation

  1. Verify the database version by connecting as the system user through SQL*Plus and running the following query: 

    SELECT banner
FROM   v$version
WHERE  banner LIKE 'Oracle Database%';

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE:

    BANNER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
  2. Verify the APEX version by connecting as the system user through SQL*Plus and running the following query: 

    COLUMN version_no        FORMAT A16 HEADING "Version Number"
COLUMN api_compatibility FORMAT A16 HEADING "API|Compatibility"
COLUMN patch_applied     FORMAT A14 HEADING "Patch Applied"
SELECT *
FROM   apex_release;

    It should return the following when you start with the base Oracle Database 11g XE:

    		 API
Version Number	 Compatibility	  Patch Applied
---------------- ---------------- --------------
4.0.2.00.09      2010.05.13

  3. Verify the XML Database version by connecting as the system user through SQL*Plus and running the following query: 

    COLUMN comp_name FORMAT A20
COLUMN version   FORMAT A12
COLUMN status    FORMAT A8
SELECT comp_name
,      version
,      status
FROM   dba_registry
WHERE  comp_id = 'XDB';

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE:

    COMP_NAME            VERSION      STATUS
-------------------- ------------ --------
Oracle XML Database  11.2.0.2.0   VALID

  4. Verify the memory_target of the instance by connecting as the system user through SQL*Plus and running the following query. It should be no smaller than 300 MB. 

    show parameter memory_target

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE:

    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
memory_target                        big integer 1G

  5. Oracle’s instructions qualify that APEX 5 will install into the APEX_050000 schema. Oracle creates the new APEX_050000 schema with a default of the sysaux and temp table space. You can verify these as the system user through SQL*Plus by running the following two queries. The first one checks for the tablespaces and the second for available space and auto extensibility. 

    COLUMN default_tablespace   FORMAT A22
COLUMN temporary_tablespace FORMAT A22
SELECT default_tablespace
,      temporary_tablespace
FROM   dba_users
WHERE  username = 'APEX_040000';

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE:

    DEFAULT_TABLESPACE     TEMPORARY_TABLESPACE
---------------------- ----------------------
SYSAUX                 TEMP

    COLUMN tablespace_name FORMAT A10        HEADING "Tablespace Name"
COLUMN file_name       FORMAT A38        HEADING "File Name"
COLUMN available_space FORMAT 999,999.00 HEADING "Available|Space MB"
COLUMN autoextensible  FORMAT A10        HEADING "Auto|Extensible"
SELECT   tablespace_name
,        file_name
,      ((maxbytes - bytes) / 1024) / 1024 AS available_space
,        autoextensible
FROM     dba_data_files
WHERE    tablespace_name IN ('SYSAUX','SYSTEM');

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE:

    Tablespace                                        Available   Auto
Name       File Name                              Space MB    Extensible
---------- -------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
SYSAUX     /u01/app/oracle/oradata/XE/sysaux.dbf    32,027.98 YES
SYSTEM     /u01/app/oracle/oradata/XE/system.dbf       200.00 YES

Download APEX 5

  1. Download the APEX software from the Oracle web site. Assuming you download the software as the student user, you can save it in your Downloads directory.

    You should open a Terminal session and connect as the oracle user. If you’ve setup your instance correctly, you will need to first become the root user and then the oracle user. As the oracle user, you source the Oracle environment and copy the apex_x.x.x.zip file from the ~student/Downloads directory to the /u01/app/oracle directory.

  1. You copy the file from the student user’s Downloads directory with the following command: 

    cp /home/student/Downloads/apex_x.x.x.zip /u01/app/oracle

  1. You unzip the copied apex_x.x.x.zip file (version 5.1.2 in this example) with the following command, and it will create a new apex directory as a subdirectory of the /u01/app/oracle directory. 

    unzip apex_5.1.2.zip

Install APEX 5

  1. You should query the dba_users view to check the status of the apex_public_user and anonymous user accounts, like this: 

    COLUMN username       FORMAT A18 HEADING "User Name"
COLUMN account_status FORMAT A10 HEADING "Account|Status"
SELECT   username
,        account_status
FROM     dba_users
WHERE    username IN ('APEX_PUBLIC_USER','ANONYMOUS');

    It should return the following when you’re upgrading the Oracle Database 11g XE but the anonymous user name may be open if you’ve previously unlocked it:

    		   Account
User Name	   Status
------------------ ----------
APEX_PUBLIC_USER   LOCKED
ANONYMOUS	   LOCKED

  2. You can unlock the apex_public_user and anonymous accounts with the following statements: 

    ALTER USER apex_public_user ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
ALTER USER anonymous ACCOUNT UNLOCK;

  3. The installation uses the flows_files schema, which should be installed. You can verify the default and temporary tablespaces with the following query: 

    COLUMN default_tablespace   FORMAT A22
COLUMN temporary_tablespace FORMAT A22
SELECT default_tablespace
,      temporary_tablespace
FROM   dba_users
WHERE  username = 'FLOWS_FILES';

    DEFAULT_TABLESPACE     TEMPORARY_TABLESPACE
---------------------- ----------------------
SYSAUX		       TEMP

  4. Open a Terminal session, connect as the oracle user, source the Oracle environment file, and change your active directory to the /u01/app/oracle/apex directory, and open a SQL*Plus connection as the sys user. You need superuser privileges, which means you need to connect to the Oracle database with the “sys as sysdba” syntax. 

    sqlplus sys as sysdba

    You can now install APEX 5.x.x by calling the following script with four parameters:

    @apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/

    It will take a couple minutes for the installation script to succeed. You will know that it is completed when you see the following message:

    Thank you for installing Oracle Application Express 5.1.2.00.09
 
Oracle Application Express is installed in the APEX_050100 schema.
 
The structure of the link to the Application Express administration services is as follows:
http://host:port/pls/apex/apex_admin (Oracle HTTP Server with mod_plsql)
http://host:port/apex/apex_admin     (Oracle XML DB HTTP listener with the embedded PL/SQL gateway)
http://host:port/apex/apex_admin     (Oracle REST Data Services)
 
The structure of the link to the Application Express development interface is as follows:
http://host:port/pls/apex (Oracle HTTP Server with mod_plsql)
http://host:port/apex     (Oracle XML DB HTTP listener with the embedded PL/SQL gateway)
http://host:port/apex     (Oracle REST Data Services)
 
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
 
Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
  5. After installing APEX 5, you can re-verify the APEX version by connecting as the system user through SQL*Plus and running the following query: 

    COLUMN version_no        FORMAT A16 HEADING "Version Number"
COLUMN api_compatibility FORMAT A16 HEADING "API|Compatibility"
COLUMN patch_applied     FORMAT A14 HEADING "Patch Applied"
SELECT *
FROM   apex_release;

    It should return the following after upgrading with APEX 5:

    		 API
Version Number	 Compatibility	  Patch Applied
---------------- ---------------- --------------
5.1.2.00.09	 2016.08.24	  APPLIED

Configure APEX 5

  1. At this point, you need to set the internal password, which you can do by navigating to the /u01/app/oracle/apex directory. In that directory, you should open a SQL*Plus session as the sys user with the “sys as sysdba” privilege. Run the following script to set the APEX Administrator’s credentials: 

    @apxchpwd.SQL

    It will prompt you for parameters, like so:

    ================================================================================
This script can be used to change the password of an Application Express
instance administrator. If the user does not yet exist, a user record will be
created.
================================================================================
Enter the administrator's username [ADMIN] ADMIN
User "ADMIN" exists.
Enter ADMIN's email [ADMIN] mclaughlinm@byui.edu
Enter ADMIN's password [] 
Changed password of instance administrator ADMIN.

  2. The next task requires you to run the apex_epg_config.sql script with one directory parameter. You should be connect to the sys user with the “sys as sysdba” privilege: 

    @apex_epg_config.SQL /u01/app/oracle

    It will take a couple minutes to complete this script, and when it is complete it displays:

    . Loading images directory: /u01/app/oracle/apex/images

  3. While the default port for XML DB is 8080, you should confirm it with this query: 

    SELECT dbms_xdb.gethttpport
FROM   dual;

    It should return the following:

    GETHTTPPORT
-----------
       8080

Connect to and use APEX 5

  • You can type the following URL into your local browser to get to the APEX 5 Administration page: 

    http://localhost:8080/apex/apex_admin

    It should display the following login. The password is the one you entered when you ran the apxchpwd.sql script in the configuration section of this post.

    Oracle12cInstall04
    After you enter proper credentials, click the Sign in to Administration button to proceed. It should display the following APEX 5 home page.

    Oracle12cInstall04
    You can now work in APEX 5 Administration and setup a individual workspaces.

Cleanup APEX 4

Migrating functionality to APEX 5 is possible but reworking the existing design in the context of new features is better. After you have migrated your applications and upgraded your production instance, you can drop the APEX_040000 user/schema and remove any APEX 4 workspaces. This segment of shows you how to remove an APEX 4 workspace and drop the APEX_040000 user/schema.

  1. The following anonymous PL/SQL block will remove an APEX 4 workspace from a user schema. It’s designed for you to run it inside the target schema but you can change it to run it as the system user against multiple schemas. 

    DECLARE
  /* Cursor for all APEX 4 tables and sequences. */
  CURSOR c IS
    SELECT   uo.object_type
    ,        uo.object_name
    FROM     user_objects uo
    WHERE    uo.object_name IN
               ('DEPT'
               ,'APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTION_HISTORY'
               ,'APEX$_ACL'
               ,'APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTIONS'
               ,'APEX$_WS_ROWS'
               ,'EMP'
               ,'APEX$_WS_FILES'
               ,'APEX$_WS_TAGS'
               ,'APEX$_WS_LINKS'
               ,'APEX$_WS_NOTES'
               ,'DEMO_USERS'
               ,'DEMO_CUSTOMERS'
               ,'DEMO_ORDERS'
               ,'DEMO_PRODUCT_INFO'
               ,'DEMO_ORDER_ITEMS'
               ,'DEMO_STATES'
               ,'APEX$_WS_HISTORY'
               ,'DEMO_USERS_SEQ'
               ,'DEMO_PROD_SEQ'
               ,'DEMO_ORD_SEQ'
               ,'DEMO_ORDER_ITEMS_SEQ'
               ,'DEMO_CUST_SEQ'
               ,'CUSTOM_HASH'
               ,'CUSTOM_AUTH')
    ORDER BY  uo.object_type DESC;
BEGIN
  FOR i IN c LOOP
    IF i.object_type = 'TABLE' THEN
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name||' CASCADE CONSTRAINTS';
    ELSE
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name;
    END IF;
  END LOOP;
END;
/

  2. You can then connect as the sys user with the “sys as sysdba” privilege and drop the APEX_040000 user/schema, like this: 

    DROP USER apex_040000 CASCADE;

Written by maclochlainn

July 23rd, 2017 at 12:41 am

Posted in Apex,Apex 4,Apex 5,Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle APEX,Oracle Apex 4,Oracle Apex 5

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Oracle Cleanup a Schema

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Back in January 2014, I wrote a script to cleanup an Oracle student schema. It worked well until I started using APEX 4 in my student schema. You create the following 75 objects when you create an APEX 4 schema.

OBJECT TYPE    TOTAL
------------ -------
TABLE		  17
INDEX		  28
SEQUENCE	   5
TRIGGER 	  14
LOB		   9
FUNCTION	   2

Here’s the modified script that ignores the objects created automatically by Oracle APEX when you create a student workspace:

BEGIN
  FOR i IN (SELECT    object_name
            ,         object_type
            ,         last_ddl_time
            FROM      user_objects
            WHERE     object_name NOT IN
                       ('APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTION_HISTORY','APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTIONS_T1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTIONS_PK','APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECTIONS'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_WEBPG_SECHIST_IDX1','APEX$_WS_TAGS_T1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_TAGS_PK','APEX$_WS_TAGS_IDX2','APEX$_WS_TAGS_IDX1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_TAGS','APEX$_WS_ROWS_T1','APEX$_WS_ROWS_PK'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_ROWS_IDX','APEX$_WS_ROWS','APEX$_WS_NOTES_T1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_NOTES_PK','APEX$_WS_NOTES_IDX2','APEX$_WS_NOTES_IDX1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_NOTES','APEX$_WS_LINKS_T1','APEX$_WS_LINKS_PK'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_LINKS_IDX2','APEX$_WS_LINKS_IDX1','APEX$_WS_LINKS'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_HISTORY_IDX','APEX$_WS_HISTORY','APEX$_WS_FILES_T1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_FILES_PK','APEX$_WS_FILES_IDX2','APEX$_WS_FILES_IDX1'
                       ,'APEX$_WS_FILES','APEX$_ACL_T1','APEX$_ACL_PK','APEX$_ACL_IDX1'
                       ,'APEX$_ACL','CUSTOM_AUTH','CUSTOM_HASH','DEPT','EMP'
                       ,'UPDATE_ORDER_TOTAL')
            AND NOT ((object_name LIKE 'DEMO%' OR
                      object_name LIKE 'INSERT_DEMO%' OR
                      object_name LIKE 'BI_DEMO%') AND
                      object_type IN ('TABLE','INDEX','SEQUENCE','TRIGGER'))
            AND NOT (object_name LIKE 'SYS_LOB%' AND object_type = 'LOB')
            AND NOT (object_name LIKE 'SYS_C%' AND object_type = 'INDEX')
            ORDER BY object_type DESC) LOOP
 
    /* Drop types in descending order. */
    IF i.object_type = 'TYPE' THEN
 
      /* Drop type and force operation because dependencies may exist. Oracle 12c
         also fails to remove object types with dependents in pluggable databases
         (at least in release 12.1). Type evolution works in container database
         schemas. */
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name||' FORCE';
 
    /* Drop table tables in descending order. */
    ELSIF i.object_type = 'TABLE' THEN
 
      /* Drop table with cascading constraints to ensure foreign key constraints
         don't prevent the action. */
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name||' CASCADE CONSTRAINTS PURGE';
 
      /* Oracle 12c ONLY: Purge the recyclebin to dispose of system-generated
         sequence values because dropping the table doesn't automatically 
         remove them from the active session.
         CRITICAL: Remark out the following when working in Oracle Database 11g. */
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'PURGE RECYCLEBIN';
 
    ELSIF i.object_type = 'LOB' OR i.object_type = 'INDEX' THEN
 
      /* A system generated LOB column or INDEX will cause a failure in a
         generic drop of a table because it is listed in the cursor but removed
         by the drop of its table. This NULL block ensures there is no attempt
         to drop an implicit LOB data type or index because the dropping the
         table takes care of it. */
      NULL;
 
    ELSE
 
      dbms_output.put_line('DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name||';');
      /* Drop any other objects, like sequences, functions, procedures, and packages. */
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'DROP '||i.object_type||' '||i.object_name;
 
    END IF;
  END LOOP;
END;
/

As always, I hope this helps others.

Written by maclochlainn

April 19th, 2015 at 7:13 pm

Posted in Apex,Apex 4,Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle 12c,Oracle Apex 4,Oracle XE,pl/sql,sql

APEX Create Table

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The following walks you through how you sign on to a STUDENT Workspace with Oracle’s APEX product. It shows you how to create a new table with the Object Browser tool.

You can find instructions on how to create your own STUDENT Workspace in this blog post. Overall, Oracle APEX is a valuable tool to learn and master.

UseStudentAPEX01

  1. You start the process by accessing the Oracle Database 11g APEX, which you can access at http://localhost:8080/apex by default on the server. If you’ve got a static IP address for your instance, you can replace localhost with the IP address or hostname for the IP address.

    • Workspace: STUDENT
    • Username:  ADMIN
    • Password:  STUDENT

UseStudentAPEX02

  1. After you login to the STUDENT workspace, you have four options. They are the: Application Builder, SQL Workshop, Team Development, and Administration. You start the process by accessing the Oracle Database 11g APEX, which you can access at http://localhost:8080/apex by default on the server. If you’ve got a static IP address for your instance, you can replace localhost with the IP address or hostname for the IP address. Click on the Object Browser icon to proceed.

UseStudentAPEX02A

  1. Clicking the SQL Workshop icon takes you to the second level menu. You click the Object Browser icon to create a database object.

OracleAPEXCT01

  1. After clicking the Object Browser icon, you see the screen at the left. Click the Create button to create a table.

OracleAPEXCT02

  1. After clicking the Create button, you see the screen at the left. Click the type of database object that you want to create. In our case, we click the Table hypertext to start the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXCT03

  1. After clicking the Table hyperlink, you see the Create Table screen at the left. Enter the column names, choose their data types and set the scale and precision. You should also check the Not Null checkbox when you want a column to be mandatory. Click the Next button to continue the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXCT04

  1. After entering the column names, you should choose the data types, enter the scale and precision, and check the NOT NULL checkbox to make appropriate columns mandatory by applying NOT NULL database constraints. If you run out of entry rows, you can click the Add Column button to add new rows. Click the Next button to continue the create table workflow when you’ve defined the columns.

OracleAPEXCT05

  1. After defining the column names, you should choose whether the primary key will use a new sequence or an existing sequence. You also have the ability to not assign a primary key value or simply leave it unpopulated when inserting new rows. The example creates an IMAGE_PK primary key constraint on the IMAGE_ID column, and declares an IMAGE_SEQ sequence value. Click the Next button to continue the create table workflow when you’ve defined the primary key constraint and any new sequence value for the primary key column.

OracleAPEXCTFK1

  1. After defining the primary key constraint, you can define foreign key column constraints. You enter a foreign key constraint name, choose between a Disallow Delete, Cascade Delete, or Set Null on Delete rule, select the foreign key column, the foreign key’s referenced table and column. Click the Add button to continue the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXCTFK2

  1. After defining a foreign key constraint, you can see the constraint that you created. Then, you can define another foreign key column constraints. You repeat the steps from the prior steps to add another foreign key constraint. Click the Add button to create a second foreign key constraint and complete the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXCTFK3

  1. After defining a second foreign key constraint, you see the following two foreign key constraints. Click the Next button to complete the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXTCUK01

  1. After defining all the foreign key constraints, you can create check and unique constraints. You check a radio button for a check or unique constraint, and then you select the columns for the constraint’s key. Click the /Add button to create any check or unique constraints as part of the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXTCUK02

  1. After defining all check and unique key constraints, you can see them in the Constraints box. Click the Next button to complete the create table workflow.

OracleAPEXCTC01

  1. After defining all items about the table, you can see the SQL to create the IMAGE table and its constraints. You can copy the SQL into a file for later use when writing a re-runnable script. Click the Create button to complete the create table workflow and create the table.

     

    The following are the contents of the script for the actions you’ve defined:

    CREATE table "IMAGE" (
    "IMAGE_ID"         NUMBER NOT NULL,
    "FILE_NAME"        VARCHAR2(60) NOT NULL,
    "MIME_TYPE"        NUMBER NOT NULL,
    "ITEM_IMAGE"       BLOB,
    "CREATED_BY"       NUMBER NOT NULL,
    "CREATION_DATE"    DATE NOT NULL,
    "LAST_UPDATED_BY"  NUMBER NOT NULL,
    "LAST_UPDATE_DATE" DATE NOT NULL,
    constraint  "IMAGE_PK" primary key ("IMAGE_ID")
)
/

CREATE sequence "IMAGE_SEQ" 
/

CREATE trigger "BI_IMAGE"  
  before insert on "IMAGE"              
  for each row 
begin  
  if :NEW."IMAGE_ID" is null then
    select "IMAGE_SEQ".nextval into :NEW."IMAGE_ID" from dual;
  end if;
end;
/   

ALTER TABLE "IMAGE" ADD CONSTRAINT "IMAGE_FK1" 
FOREIGN KEY ("CREATED_BY")
REFERENCES "SYSTEM_USER" ("SYSTEM_USER_ID")

/
ALTER TABLE "IMAGE" ADD CONSTRAINT "IMAGE_FK2" 
FOREIGN KEY ("LAST_UPDATED_BY")
REFERENCES "SYSTEM_USER" ("SYSTEM_USER_ID")

/
alter table "IMAGE" add
constraint "IMAGE_UK1" 
unique ("FILE_NAME","MIME_TYPE")
/

OracleAPEXTable

  1. After creating the table, trigger, sequence, and constraints, you can see the table definition. You also have the ability to modify the table. At this point, you can create another structure or you can click the Home or SQL Workshop menu choice.

As always, I hope this helps those looking to learn new things and approaches.

Written by maclochlainn

April 7th, 2015 at 10:21 pm

Posted in Apex,Apex 4,Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle 12c,Oracle APEX,Oracle Apex 4,sql

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APEX SQL Query

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The following walks through how you sign on to a STUDENT Workspace with Oracle’s APEX product and write and run free-form SQL statements. You can find instructions on how to create your own STUDENT Workspace.

While this blog introduces several concepts and features of Oracle APEX, it only focuses on how to write and run free-form SQL statements. Overall, Oracle APEX is a valuable tool to learn and master.

UseStudentAPEX01

  1. You start the process by accessing the Oracle Database 11g APEX, which you can access at http://localhost:8080/apex by default on the server. If you’ve got a static IP address for your instance, you can replace localhost with the IP address or hostname for the IP address.

    • Workspace: STUDENT
    • Username:  ADMIN
    • Password:  STUDENT

UseStudentAPEX02

  1. After you login to the STUDENT workspace, you have four options. They are the: Application Builder, SQL Workshop, Team Development, and Administration. You start the process by accessing the Oracle Database 11g APEX, which you can access at http://localhost:8080/apex by default on the server. If you’ve got a static IP address for your instance, you can replace localhost with the IP address or hostname for the IP address. Click on the SQL Workshop icon to proceed.

    • Application Builder: Let’s you build custom APEX applications.
    • SQL Workshop: Let’s you work with custom SQL, and APEX provides you with the following utilities:
      • Object Browser: Lets you create tables, views, and other objects.
      • SQL Commands: Lets you run individual SQL statements inside a browser window and returns results in the bottom pane.
      • SQL Scripts: Lets you create, upload, delete, and run scripts from the browser.
      • Query Builder: Lets you create free form queries that include joins between tables, but limits you to primary to foreign key table relationships. That means you can’t write range joins with a cross join and the BETWEEN operator and you can’t write self-joins.
      • Utilities: Lets you work with the Data Workshop (imports and exports data), Object Reports (a SQL report writer tool), Generate DDL (a tool that creates structures in the database), User Interface Defaults (coordinate data dictionary), Schema Comparison (a tool to compare similarities between schemas, About Database (the ability to connect as the database administrator), and Recycle Bin (dropped and purged structures).
    • Team Development: A project management tool.
    • Administration: Lets you manage database services, users and groups, monitor activities, and dashboards. You should note that the SQL query doesn’t have a semicolon like it would in a SQL*Plus environment. The Run button acts as the execution operator and effectively replaces the role of the semicolon, which traditionally executes a statement.

UseStudentAPEX02A

  1. Clicking the SQL Workshop icon takes you to the second level menu. You click the SQL Commands icon to enter a free-form SQL statement. Click on the SQL Commands icon to proceed.

UseStudentAPEX03

  1. The first text panel lets you enter free-form queries. The Autocommit checkbox is enabled, which means the result of INSERT and UPDATE statements are immediate and don’t require a COMMIT statement. The second text panel displays results from a query or acknowledgment of statement completion.

UseStudentAPEX04

  1. This screen shot shows a query in the first panel and the results of the query in the second panel.

As always, I hope this helps those looking to learn new things and approaches.

Written by maclochlainn

April 5th, 2015 at 4:36 pm

Posted in Apex,Apex 4,Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle 12c,Oracle APEX,Oracle Apex 4

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Oracle 11g XE APEX

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The question for most new Oracle users is what’s Apex? They have a different question When they discover how to connect to the Oracle Database 11g XE default instance with this URL:

http://localhost:8080/apex

You’ll see the following web site, and wonder what do I enter for the Workspace, the Username, and the Password values?

Apex01

The answers are:

  • Default Workspace: INTERNAL
  • Default User: ADMIN
  • Default Password: SYS or SYSTEM Password from Install

Enter those values within the initial password time interval and you’ll arrive at the next screen where you can manage the Oracle Database 11g XE instance. If you wait too long, you’ll be redirected to enter the original SYS or SYSTEM password from install and a new password twice. The rules for a new password are:

  • Password must contain at least 6 characters.
  • New password must differ from old password by at least 2 characters.
  • Password must contain at least one numeric character (0123456789).
  • Password must contain at least one punctuation character (!”#$%&()“*+,-/:;<=>?_).
  • Password must contain at least one upper-case alphabetic character.
  • Password must not contain username.

Whether you go directly to the next screen or have to enter your a new password, you should see the following screen:

Apex02

You can find the default configuration for the installation with the following anonymous PL/SQL block:

DECLARE
  /* Declare variables. */
  lv_endpoint    NUMBER := 1;
  lv_host        VARCHAR2(80);
  lv_port        NUMBER;
  lv_protocol    NUMBER;
BEGIN
  /* Check for current XDB settings. */
  dbms_xdb.getlistenerendpoint( lv_endpoint
                              , lv_host
                              , lv_port
                              , lv_protocol );
 
  /* Print the values. */
  dbms_output.put_line('Endpoint: ['||lv_endpoint||']'||CHR(10)||
                       'Host:     ['||lv_host||']'||CHR(10)||
                       'Port:     ['||lv_port||']'||CHR(10)||
                       'Protocol: ['||lv_protocol||']');
END;
/

It should print the following:

Endpoint: [1]
Host:	  [localhost]
Port:	  [8080]
Protocol: [1]

This is a standalone configuration and you can’t connect to the XDB server from another machine. You can only connect from the local machine.

I hope this helps those trying to use the default Apex 4 installation provided as part of the Oracle Database 11g XE instance. You can read an older post of mine that shows you how to set up a basic Workspace, but after reflection I’ll write more about creating and managing workspaces.

Written by maclochlainn

April 2nd, 2015 at 1:18 am

Posted in Apex,Apex 4,Fedora,Oracle,Oracle 11g,Oracle Apex 4

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