Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Based on the success of the internal calendaring and scheduling system, the team
was allowed to move forward toward making Oracle Flows a product. In 2001, using
what was then known as Flow Builder, Mike and his team begin implementing systems
for various customers, including one situation where they managed to replace a Java
development project that was going horribly wrong.
By 2003, the team had proven the tool's power, and they were given permission to
release it as a product. HTML DB 1.5 was released to the public as a no-cost option of
Oracle 10gR1.
Since then, various releases have been introduced, each providing improved features
and functionality. The following is a very brief list of the releases and some of the more
notable features:
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HTML DB 1.6 (2004) introduced themes, master-detail forms, page groups,
page locking, and some multilingual capabilities.
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HTML DB 2.0 (2005) introduced SQL Workshop, a graphical query build-
er, a database object browser, and session-state protection.
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APEX 2.2 (2006) introduced packaged applications, the APEX dictionary
views, and the access control wizard.
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APEX 3.0 (2007) introduced PDF printing with BI Publisher, migration
from Microsoft Access, and page and region caching.
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APEX 3.1 (2008) introduced interactive reports, the runtime-only installa-
tion capability, and improved security.
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APEX 3.2 (2009) introduced a migration helper for Oracle Forms-based
systems and various security enhancements.
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APEX 4.0 (2010) was a huge leap forward, introducing dynamic actions
and plug-ins: declarative ways to introduce server-side logic and extend the
core APEX environment, respectively. Also introduced was the new Team
Development module.
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APEX 4.1 (2011) included a new user-facing data-uploading feature, en-
hanced error-handling capabilities, and much-improved support for tabular
forms.
APEX 4 and the Future
