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Oracle APEX.
Applications on the database you already run

Every Oracle estate has processes running on spreadsheets, Access databases or ageing Oracle Forms, over data that already sits in an Oracle Database. Oracle APEX builds secure web applications directly on that data, quickly, without a new platform to license or run.

We design, build, modernise and support APEX applications, from a single approval form to department-wide systems.

PlatformOracle APEX

Low-code development included with Oracle Database.

Runs onYour database

On-premises, Autonomous Database or OCI.

PathForms to APEX

Oracle Forms applications modernised to the web.

ExpertiseOracle specialists

Database and application teams on one project.

What we build

APEX where it is the proportionate answer

APEX is strongest when the data already lives in Oracle and the users are internal or known partners. That covers a large share of the requests that end up in spreadsheets.

Business applications

Data capture, approvals, registers, case tracking and reference data management with proper validation, roles and audit.

Built on the tables the business already relies on.

A spreadsheet process turned into a system.

Reports and dashboards

Interactive reports, charts and dashboards over operational data, with drill-down and export.

Close to the data, so numbers are current.

Answers without a separate BI project.

Oracle Forms modernisation

Forms applications assessed, business logic in PL/SQL reused, and screens rebuilt as responsive APEX pages.

Logic kept where it already works; only the interface moves.

Off client-server Forms without a rewrite.

Portals and external access

Supplier, customer and partner portals with authentication through your identity provider.

Access controlled in the database as well as the page.

Partners serve themselves.

EBS and Fusion companions

APEX applications that extend E-Business Suite or read Fusion data for processes the standard product does not cover.

Integrated through supported APIs and views.

The missing step, without a customisation.

Support and upgrades

Defects, enhancements, APEX version upgrades and performance tuning under a managed service.

Supported by the same team as the database underneath.

Applications that keep up with APEX releases.

How an APEX project runs

StepOneQualify

Requirement, data, users and security checked to confirm APEX is the right tool rather than a packaged feature or a larger build.

We say so when it is not.

You receive:

A fit decision

APEX, standard product, or something else, with reasons.

Before any estimate.

StepTwoPrototype

Working screens on real data within days, reviewed with the people who will use them.

Feedback comes before scope is fixed.

You receive:

A working prototype

Real data, real roles.

Scope agreed after users have seen it.

StepThreeBuild

Application built with source control, environments, role testing and deployment scripts.

Business logic kept in the database where it belongs.

You receive:

A tested release

Test evidence and deployment record.

Promoted test to production.

StepFourSupport

Enhancements, upgrades and tuning under a managed service.

APEX upgrades tested before production.

You receive:

A quarterly review

Usage, changes and upcoming upgrades.

With the improvement backlog.

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Coverage

Use case, data and delivery model

Where APEX earns its place in an Oracle estate.

Oracle APEX: coverage
Use caseTypical dataUsersModel
Departmental appRegisters, requests, approvalsInternalProject
ReportingOperational tables, EBS viewsInternalProject
Forms modernisationExisting Forms applicationInternalProject
PortalOrders, invoices, onboardingPartnersProject or managed
SupportAll of the aboveAllManaged
Approach

Small, fast and close to the data

Many internal applications do not need a new platform, a new database or a new team. They need a secure screen over data the business already trusts.

APEX delivers that quickly. We keep applications small and documented, logic in PL/SQL where it can be tested, and every application under source control so it never becomes another undocumented system.

Discuss an APEX application
  • Prototype firstUsers see working screens before scope is fixed.
  • Source controlledEvery application versioned and deployable.
  • Database expertiseBuilt by teams who also run your Oracle Database.

Estimate follows the prototype.

Questions we get asked

Before an APEX project

Is APEX the same as Visual Builder?

No. APEX is strongest over data in an Oracle Database. Visual Builder is aimed at extending Oracle Cloud applications such as Fusion through REST services. We use whichever fits the data and the users.

Do we need extra licences for APEX?

Usually not. APEX is included with Oracle Database and Autonomous Database.

Can APEX replace our Oracle Forms applications?

In most cases, yes. PL/SQL business logic is reused and the screens are rebuilt as web pages, which avoids a full rewrite.

Is APEX secure enough for external users?

Yes, with authentication through your identity provider and authorisation enforced in both the application and the database.

Who maintains it afterwards?

Your team with the source and documentation we hand over, or us under a managed service.

Show us thespreadsheet.

The one running a process over Oracle data. We will tell you whether APEX is the right fix.

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