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Table of Contents
Course Practice Environment: Security Credentials ....................................................................................I
Practices for Lesson 1: Course Overview .....................................................................................................1-1
Practices for Lesson 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................1-2
Practices for Lesson 2: Introducing Oracle Application Express ................................................................2-1
Practice 2-1: Using Oracle Application Express as a Workspace Administrator ............................................2-3
Practice 2-2: Using Oracle Application Express as a Developer ....................................................................2-4
Solution 2-1: Using Oracle Application Express as a Workspace Administrator ............................................2-5
Solution 2-2: Using Oracle Application Express as a Developer ....................................................................2-11
Practices for Lesson 3: Creating a Desktop and Mobile Database Application .........................................3-1
Practice 3-1: Creating Database Applications ................................................................................................3-3
Practice 3-2: Creating a Database Application from a Spreadsheet ..............................................................3-4
Practice 3-3: Creating a Mobile Database Application ...................................................................................3-5
Solution 3-1: Creating Database Applications ................................................................................................3-6
Solution 3-2: Creating a Database Application from a Spreadsheet ..............................................................3-13
Solution 3-3: Creating a Mobile Database Application ...................................................................................3-21
Practices for Lesson 4: Working with Reports for Desktop Applications ..................................................4-1
Practice 4-1: Creating Classic Reports ..........................................................................................................4-3
Practice 4-2: Building and Manipulating an Interactive Report .......................................................................4-5
Practice 4-3: Customizing an Interactive Report ............................................................................................4-7
Solution 4-1: Creating Classic Reports ..........................................................................................................4-8
Solution 4-2: Building and Manipulating an Interactive Report .......................................................................4-32
Solution 4-3: Customizing an Interactive Report ............................................................................................4-66
Practices for Lesson 5: Working with Reports for Mobile Applications .....................................................5-1
Practice 5-1: Adding and Modifying a List View Report Page in Your Application .........................................5-3
Practice 5-2: Creating a Column Toggle Report for Your Mobile Application .................................................5-4
Practice 5-3: Creating a Reflow Report for Your Mobile Application ..............................................................5-5
Solution 5-1: Adding and Modifying a List View Report Page in Your Application .........................................5-6
Solution 5-2: Creating a Column Toggle Report for Your Mobile Application .................................................5-13
Solution 5-3: Creating a Reflow Report for Your Mobile Application ..............................................................5-21
Practices for Lesson 6: Creating Forms ........................................................................................................6-1
Practice 6-1: Creating a Form on a Table ......................................................................................................6-3
Practice 6-2: Creating a Master Detail Form ..................................................................................................6-5
Practice 6-3: Creating a Tabular Form ...........................................................................................................6-7
Practice 6-4: Creating a Form on a Table with List View for Mobile Applications ...........................................6-8
Solution 6-1: Creating a Form on a Table ......................................................................................................6-9
Solution 6-2: Creating a Master Detail Form ..................................................................................................6-22
Solution 6-3: Creating a Tabular Form ...........................................................................................................6-40
Solution 6-4: Creating a Form on a Table with List View for Mobile Applications ...........................................6-50
Practices for Lesson 7: Working with Pages and Regions ..........................................................................7-1
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Practice 7-1: Creating and Modifying Pages and Regions .............................................................................7-3

Practice 7-2: Working with Global Pages .......................................................................................................7-5
Practice 7-3: Modifying the Mobile Home Page .............................................................................................7-7
Solution 7-1: Creating and Modifying Pages and Regions .............................................................................7-8
Solution 7-2: Working with Global Pages .......................................................................................................7-30
Solution 7-3: Modifying the Mobile Home Page .............................................................................................7-36
Practices for Lesson 8: Adding Items and Buttons ......................................................................................8-1
Practice 8-1: Adding Items and Buttons .........................................................................................................8-3
Practice 8-2: Manipulating Items ....................................................................................................................8-5
Solution 8-1: Adding Items and Buttons .........................................................................................................8-7
Solution 8-2: Manipulating Items ....................................................................................................................8-24
Practices for Lesson 9: Understanding Session State .................................................................................9-1
Practice 9-1: Understanding Session State ....................................................................................................9-3
Solution 9-1: Understanding Session State ....................................................................................................9-5
Practices for Lesson 10: Adding Page Processing.......................................................................................10-1
Practices for Lesson 10: Overview .................................................................................................................10-2
Practice 10-1: Creating and Manipulating Computations, Processes, and Validations ..................................10-3
Solution 10-1: Creating and Manipulating Computations, Processes, and Validations ..................................10-6
Practices for Lesson 11: Validating and Debugging Your Application .......................................................11-1
Practice 11-1: Using the Advisor ....................................................................................................................11-3
Practice 11-2: Modifying the Attribute Dictionary............................................................................................11-4
Solution 11-1: Using the Advisor ....................................................................................................................11-6
Solution 11-2: Modifying the Attribute Dictionary............................................................................................11-12
Practices for Lesson 12: Adding Shared Components that Aid Navigation ...............................................12-1
Practice 12-1: Creating Lists and List Regions ..............................................................................................12-3
Practice 12-2: Creating and Editing Navigation Menu ....................................................................................12-4
Practice 12-3: Adding Navigation Bar Entries ................................................................................................12-5
Practice 12-4: Adding Breadcrumbs to an Existing Page ...............................................................................12-6
Solution 12-1: Creating Lists and List Regions ..............................................................................................12-7
Solution 12-2: Creating and Editing Navigation Menu ....................................................................................12-21
Solution 12-3: Adding Navigation Bar Entries ................................................................................................12-28
Solution 12-4: Adding Breadcrumbs to an Existing Page ...............................................................................12-38
Practices for Lesson 13: Working with Themes, Templates, and Files .......................................................13-1
Practice 13-1: Creating a Theme from the Repository ...................................................................................13-3
Practice 13-2: Editing Templates ...................................................................................................................13-4
Practice 13-3: Uploading and Applying a CSS ...............................................................................................13-5
Solution 13-1: Creating a Theme from the Repository ...................................................................................13-6
Solution 13-2: Editing Templates ...................................................................................................................13-9
Solution 13-3: Uploading and Applying a CSS ...............................................................................................13-14
Practices for Lesson 14: Implementing Security ..........................................................................................14-1
Practice 14-1: Creating an Authentication Scheme ........................................................................................14-3
Practice 14-2: Restricting Users by Using Access Control .............................................................................14-4

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Practice 14-3: Enabling Session State Protection ..........................................................................................14-6

Solution 14-1: Creating an Authentication Scheme ........................................................................................14-8
Solution 14-2: Restricting Users by Using Access Control .............................................................................14-13
Solution 14-3: Enabling Session State Protection ..........................................................................................14-37
Practices for Lesson 15: Managing Application Navigation ........................................................................15-1
Practice 15-1: Building a Hierarchical List with Images ..................................................................................15-3
Practice 15-2: Building a Database-Driven Report .........................................................................................15-5
Practice 15-3: Building a Site Map .................................................................................................................15-7
Practice 15-4: Enforcing Authorization in Site Map ........................................................................................15-9
Solution 15-1: Building a Hierarchical List with Images ..................................................................................15-11
Solution 15-2: Building a Database-Driven Report .........................................................................................15-23
Solution 15-3: Building a Site Map .................................................................................................................15-33
Solution 15-4: Enforcing Authorization in Site Map ........................................................................................15-51
Practices for Lesson 16: Extending Your Application ..................................................................................16-1
Practice 16-1: Creating Data Load Wizard Pages ..........................................................................................16-3
Practice 16-2: Adding an Upload and Download Page ..................................................................................16-5
Practice 16-3: Adding BLOB Data to Your Report and Form .........................................................................16-7
Solution 16-1: Creating Data Load Wizard Pages ..........................................................................................16-9
Solution 16-2: Adding an Upload and Download Page ..................................................................................16-24
Solution 16-3: Adding BLOB Data to your Report and Form ..........................................................................16-36
Practices for Lesson 17: Creating and Editing Charts .................................................................................17-1
Practice 17-1: Creating and Modifying Flash Charts ......................................................................................17-3
Practice 17-2: Creating HTML5 Chart in a Mobile Application .......................................................................17-5
Practice 17-3: Creating Additional Charts ......................................................................................................17-7
Solution 17-1: Creating and Modifying Flash Charts ......................................................................................17-9
Solution 17-2: Creating HTML5 Chart in a Mobile Application .......................................................................17-21
Solution 17-3: Creating Additional Charts ......................................................................................................17-28
Practices for Lesson 18: Adding Calendars and Trees ................................................................................18-1
Practice 18-1: Creating a Calendar ................................................................................................................18-3
Practice 18-2: Adding a Calendar to a Mobile Application .............................................................................18-5
Practice 18-3: Creating a Tree and Displaying it from a Different Page .........................................................18-7
Solution 18-1: Creating a Calendar ................................................................................................................18-9
Solution 18-2: Adding a Calendar to a Mobile Application .............................................................................18-21
Solution 18-3: Creating a Tree Whose Nodes Link to a Different Page .........................................................18-32
Practices for Lesson 19: Using Dynamic Actions and Plug-Ins ..................................................................19-1
Practice 19-1: Using Dynamic Actions on Your Page ....................................................................................19-3
Practice 19-2: Importing and Using Plug-Ins on Your Page ...........................................................................19-5
Solution 19-1: Using Dynamic Actions on Your Page ....................................................................................19-7
Solution 19-2: Importing and Using Plug-Ins on Your Page ...........................................................................19-35
Practices for Lesson 20: Utilizing Application Express Printing .................................................................20-1
Practice 20-1: Printing a Standard Report with Derived Output .....................................................................20-3
Practice 20-2: Creating a PDF Report with Multiple Queries .........................................................................20-5

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Solution 20-1: Printing a Standard Report with Derived Output .....................................................................20-6

Solution 20-2: Creating a PDF Report with Multiple Queries .........................................................................20-21
Practices for Lesson 21: Managing Application Feedback ..........................................................................21-1
Practice 21-1: Adding and Monitoring Feedback in Your Application .............................................................21-3
Solution 21-1: Adding and Monitoring Feedback in Your Application .............................................................21-5

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Course Practice Environment: Security Credentials
For OS usernames and passwords, see the following:

• If you are attending a classroom-based or live virtual class, ask your instructor or LVC
producer for OS credential information.
• If you are using a self-study format, refer to the communication that you received from
Oracle University for this course.
For product-specific credentials used in this course, see the following table:
Product-Specific Credentials
Product/Application Username Password
Workspace Administrator User apex_admin apex
Workspace Developer User apex apex
Workspace Developer User brad.knight apex
Workspace Administrator User susie.parker apex
Workspace End User john.bell apex
Note: The credentials mentioned above are for the users of the APEX Workspace. The first
user (that is, apex_admin) is precreated. You will be creating all the other users during the
practices.

Introduction

Introduction
Practices for Lesson 12:
Adding Shared Components
that Aid Navigation
Chapter 12
Practices for Lesson 12: Adding Shared Components that Aid Navigation
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Practices for Lesson 12: Overview

Practices Overview
There are four practices for this lesson. You create a list and list region, create and edit
navigation menu, add navigation bar entries, and add breadcrumbs to an existing page of the
GMT application.
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Practice 12-1: Creating Lists and List Regions

Overview
In this practice, you create a list of links that aid navigation. Using these links, a user will be able
to navigate to the Customers, Products, and Orders pages.
Assumptions
You have completed the previous practices.
Note: If you haven’t completed the previous practices, execute the steps mentioned in the
Catch Up section of this practice.
Tasks
1. In the GMT application, create a list called Home Page List with the following list entries:
 View Customers (linked to the Customers page)
 View Products (linked to the Products page)
 View Orders (linked to the Orders page)
2. Create a list region called Tasks in the Home region.
3. Create a Dynamic List showing all the Products on the Products page. Create the List
Region on the Products page by using the same Create List Wizard.
Catch Up
If you haven’t completed Practice 2-1, perform the following steps:
a. Log in to the Application Express workspace as the apex_admin user.
b. Click the arrow next to SQL Workshop and select SQL Scripts.
c. Click the Upload > button.
d. Browse and upload the sol_02_01.sql file in the
/home/oracle/labs/solutions directory.
e. Run the script by clicking the Run icon.
f. Click Run Now.
g. Make sure that the script executed successfully and the apex user is created.
a. Log in to the Application Express workspace as the apex user.
b. Click the arrow next to Application Builder and select Import.
c. Click the Browse button.
d. Browse and open the sol_11_02.sql file in the /home/oracle/labs/solutions
directory and click Next >.
e. Click Next >.
f. Select Reuse Application ID 1 From Export File for the Install As Application
option and click Install Application.
g. Click Replace Application (if prompted).
h. Make sure that Yes is selected for the Install Supporting Objects option and click
Next >.
i. Click Install.
j. Verify that the application and the supporting objects are successfully installed.
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Practice 12-2: Creating and Editing Navigation Menu

Overview
In this practice, you create a navigation menu for the application and assign pages to the menu.
You also create a Help page and a Help tab to add to the existing tab set.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a navigation menu called Orders for the GMT application. It should be the current
tab for the List of Orders page. Sequence the Orders entry before the Products navigation
entry.
2. Assign the Master Detail page to the Orders navigation entry. Run the application and
confirm that the navigation is created successfully.
3. Create a page called Help, and then add a new navigation menu entry called Help, to the
existing navigation menu. The new Help entry will link to the new Help page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
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Practice 12-3: Adding Navigation Bar Entries

Overview
In this practice, you add a navigation bar entry that, when clicked, will show the page-level help.
You also modify the name of an existing navigation bar entry and add another navigation bar
entry that is displayed on all pages except the page that it navigates to.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a navigation bar entry called Help that navigates to the Help page. Run the page
and click the Help navigation bar entry.
2. Change the name of the navigation bar entry for Log Out to Sign Off.
3. Add a navigation bar entry called Home such that it appears between the Help and Sign
Off button. Display the navigation bar entry on all pages except the Home page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
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Practice 12-4: Adding Breadcrumbs to an Existing Page

Overview
In this practice, you create breadcrumbs and add it to the existing pages of the GMT application.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Edit the existing breadcrumb for the GMT application and create a breadcrumb entry for the
Customers page. Run the customers page. Is the breadcrumb displayed on the page?
2. Create a breadcrumb region on the Customers page and run the page.
3. On the Customer Details page, create a breadcrumb called Customer Details whose
parent entry is the Customers page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
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Solution 12-1: Creating Lists and List Regions

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating lists and list regions for the GMT
application.
Steps
1. In the GMT application, create a list called Home Page List with the following list entries:
 View Customers (linked to the Customers page)
 View Products (linked to the Products page)
 View Orders (linked to the Orders page)
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, select Shared
Components.
b. In the Navigation section, click Lists.
c. Click Create >.
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d. Accept the default and click Next >.
e. For Name, enter Home Page List and click Next >.
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f. Enter View Customers in the first List Entry Label field. Then click the
corresponding up button and select the Customers page (Page 5) for Target Page ID
or custom URL. Similarly, enter View Products and View Orders in the second
and third List Entry Label fields. Then select the Products (Page 11) and List of
Orders (Page 8) pages respectively, by clicking the up arrow. Click Next >.
g. Accept the default and click Create List.
The Home Page List is created.
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h. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb.
2. Create a list region called Tasks in the Home region.
a. In the GMT application home page, click 1 - Home.
b. In the Rendering tab, right-click Regions and select Create Region.
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c. In the Region tab, enter the following value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Title = Tasks
2) Identification > Type = List
3) Source > List = Home Page List
d. To view the list, run the page. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
e. The list is displayed. Click the View Products link.
f. The Products page is displayed. Click the Edit Page 11 link on the Developer toolbar.
3. Create a Dynamic List showing all the Products on the Products page. Create the List
Region on the Products page by using the same Create List Wizard.
a. On the Products page, click the Shared Components icon.
b. In the Navigation section, click Lists.
c. Click Create >.
d. Accept the default and click Next >.
e. Enter List of Products for Name and select Dynamic for Type. Click Next >.
f. Select Build Query.
g. In the Create Dynamic List window, select PRODUCTS for Table or View. Click Next >.
h. Select PRODUCT_NAME(Nvarchar2) for Label Column and
CATALOG_URL(Varchar2) for Target Column. Click Next >.
j.
i.
Click Finish.
Click Next >.
k. Select Create list region on current page for Create List Regions?, and Page
Template Body (3) for Region Position. Click Create.
l. The Dynamic list is created. Click the Run Page 11 icon.
m. Scroll to the bottom of the page. The list appears. You will now make the list collapsible
and Collapsed by default. Click the Edit Page 11 link on the Developer toolbar.
n. Select Regions > Body 3 > List of Products in the Rendering tab.
o. In the Region tab, select Appearance > Template > Collapsible.
p. Click the button in the Appearance > Template Options field.
q. Change the Common > Default State to Collapsed and click OK.
Note: By default, the collapsible region is expanded.
r. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
s. Notice that the List of Products is now displayed in a collapsible region and the region
is collapsed by default. Expand the List of Products region by clicking the arrow next
to it.
t. The list is now expanded. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
Solution 12-2: Creating and Editing Navigation Menu

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating and editing navigation menu for the
GMT application.
Steps
1. Create a navigation menu called Orders for the GMT application. It should be the current
tab for the List of Orders page. Sequence the Orders entry before the Products navigation
entry.
a. Click the Shared Components icon.
b. In the Navigation section, click Navigation Menu.
c. Click the Desktop Navigation Menu link.
d. Click the Create List Entry > link to add a new navigation entry.
Note the Sequence number of the Products entry.
e. Enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Enter 25 for sequence. (Note: The sequence value should be between the
Customers and Products sequence value.)
2) Enter Orders for List Entry Label.
3) Select the List of Orders page number (Page 8) for Page.
4) Select Comma Delimited Page List for List Entry Current for Page Type.
5) Enter the List of Orders page number (Page 8) for List Entry Current for
Condition.
f. Click the Create List Entry button.
2. Assign the Master Detail page to the Orders navigation entry. Run the application and
confirm that the navigation is created successfully.
a. Click the Grid Edit button.
b. Add the Master Detail page number (Page 9) in the Current for Pages field of the
Orders row. Delimit the page numbers by using a comma.
c. Click the Apply Changes button.
d. Click the Run Page 11 icon.
e. The Products tab is displayed. Click the Orders tab.
f. The List of Orders page is displayed. Click the Edit icon for the first entry.
g. The Master Detail page is displayed. Notice that the Orders tab is still active. Click the
Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
3. Create a page called Help, and then add a new navigation menu entry called Help, to the
existing navigation menu. The new Help entry will link to the new Help page.
a. You want to create a new page that will contain the help information. Click Create
Page >.
b. Select Blank Page.
c. For Page Number, enter 14. For Name, enter Help and click Next >.
d. Select the Create a new navigation menu entry option for Navigation Preference.
Enter Help for New Navigation Menu Entry, and then click Next >.
e. Click Finish.
f. Run the page to see the new navigation menu entry. Click the Save and Run Page
icon.
g. The navigation menu entry is displayed. In the next practice, you add a region to the
Help page and add it as a navigation bar entry. Click the Edit Page 14 link on the
Developer toolbar.
Solution 12-3: Adding Navigation Bar Entries

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for adding navigation bar entries to the GMT
application.
Steps
1. Create a navigation bar entry called Help that navigates to the Help page. Run the page
and click the Help navigation bar entry.
b. Under Navigation, click Navigation Bar List.
c. Click the Desktop Navigation Bar link.
d. Click Create List Entry >.
e. Enter the following value for the respective fields:

1) Entry > List Entry Label = Help
2) Target > Page = 14
3) Target > Request = &APP_PAGE_ID.
Note: By specifying the &APP_PAGE_ID. bind variable as the request, you are
instructing the Oracle Application Express engine to display the Help text for the
current page when the user clicks the navigation bar entry link.
f. Click Create List Entry.
g. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb.
h. Click Run Application.
i. Click the Help navigation bar entry.
j. The Help page is displayed. You want to modify the Navigation Bar such that the Help
button is displayed before Log Out. Click the Edit Page 14 link on the Developer
toolbar.
k. Click the Shared Components icon.
l. Under Navigation, click Navigation Bar List.
m. Click the List Details tab.
n. Notice the sequence value of the Log Out and the Help entry. Click the Grid Edit
button.
o. Change the Sequence of the Help entry to 5 and click Apply Changes.
Note: The screenshot is truncated to reduce size.

p. Click the Run Page 14 icon.
q. Notice that the Help button appears before the Log Out button in the Navigation Bar.
You want to add a help text region on the Help page so that the help for the active
page will be displayed. Click the Edit Page 14 link on the Developer toolbar.
r. Right-click Regions and select Create Region.
s. In the Region panel, enter the following value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Title = Help
2) Identification > Type = Help Text
t. Click the Save button.
u. You need to enter some help text for a page. Enter the Customers page number
(Page 5) in the Page Finder field and click Go.
v. In the Rendering panel, select the Customers page entry.
w. In the Page tab, scroll down to the Help subtab. Enter This page provides
information about Customers in the Help Text area and click the Save and Run
Page icon.
x. On the Customers page, select the Help Navigation Bar entry.
y. Notice that the Help text from the page definition is displayed. Click the Edit Page 14
link on the Developer toolbar.
z. Click the Shared Components icon.
2. Change the name of the navigation bar entry for Log Out to Sign Off.
a. Under the Navigation tab, click the Navigation Bar List link.
b. Click the Desktop Navigation Bar link.
c. Click the Log Out link.
d. Change the List Entry Label to Sign Off and click Apply Changes.
3. Add a navigation bar entry called Home such that it appears between the Help and Sign
Off button. Display the navigation bar entry on all pages except the Home page.
a. Click Create List Entry >.
b. Enter the following value for the respective fields:

1) Entry > Sequence = 7
2) Entry > List Entry Label = Home
3) Target > Page = Home (Page 1)
4) Conditions > Condition Type = Current page != Expression 1

5) Conditions > Expression 1 = 1
c. Click the Create List Entry button.
d. Click the Run Page 14 icon.
e. Note that the Home link is displayed at the top of the page. Click the Home tab.
f. You see that the Home link is no longer displayed in the Navigation bar list. Click the
Customers tab.
g. Notice that the Home navigation bar entry is displayed again.
Solution 12-4: Adding Breadcrumbs to an Existing Page

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating breadcrumbs and adding it to the
existing pages of the GMT application.
Steps
1. Edit the existing breadcrumb for the GMT application and create a breadcrumb entry for the
Customers page. Run the customers page. Is the breadcrumb displayed on the page?
a. You are currently on the Customers page. Notice that there is no Breadcrumb on this
page. Click the Edit Page 5 link on the Developer toolbar.
b. Click the Shared Components icon.
c. Under Navigation, click the Breadcrumbs link.
d. Click the Breadcrumb icon.
e. Click Create Breadcrumb Entry >.
f. Click the [5] quick pick for Page on the Breadcrumb tab. Select Home (Page 1) for
Parent Entry and enter Customers for Short Name under Entry. Enter 5 for Page
under Target and click Create Breadcrumb Entry.
g. Click the Run Page 5 icon.
h. Note that the breadcrumb you created is not reflected. This is because there is no
breadcrumb region on this page. Click the Edit Page 5 link on the Developer toolbar.
2. Create a breadcrumb region on the Customers page and run the page.
a. In the Rendering panel, right-click Regions and select Create Region.
b. Ensure that the newly created Region is selected. In the Region tab, enter the following
value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Title = Breadcrumb
2) Identification > Type = Breadcrumb
3) Source > Breadcrumb = Breadcrumb
4) Layout > Position = Breadcrumb Bar
c. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
d. Note that now the breadcrumb is seen. Click the Edit icon next to any row in the report.
3. On the Customer Details page, create a breadcrumb called Customer Details whose
parent entry is the Customers page.
a. The Customer Details page does not have any breadcrumbs. You want to add one that
has a parent entry to the Customers report on page 5. Click the Edit Page 7 link on the
Developer toolbar.
b. Right-click Regions and select Create Region.
c. Ensure that the newly created Region is selected. In the Region tab, enter the following
value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Title = Breadcrumb
2) Identification > Type = Breadcrumb
3) Source > Breadcrumb = Breadcrumb
4) Layout > Position = Breadcrumb Bar
d. Click the Save button.
e. You have a created a breadcrumb region. Now you will create a breadcrumb. Click the
Shared Components icon.
f. Under Navigation, click Breadcrumbs.
g. Click the Breadcrumb icon.
h. Click Create Breadcrumb Entry >.
i. Click the [7] quick pick for Page on the Breadcrumb tab. Select Customers (Page 5)
for Parent Entry and enter Customer Details for Short Name under Entry. Enter
7 for Page under Target and click Create Breadcrumb Entry.
j. The Breadcrumb entry is created. Click the Run Page 7 icon.
k. Notice that the breadcrumb is now displayed. Click the Application 1 link on the
Developer toolbar.
Working with Themes,
Templates, and Files
Chapter 13
Practices for Lesson 13: Working with Themes, Templates, and Files
Chapter 13 - Page 1

Practices Overview
There are three practices for this lesson. In these practices, you create a theme from the
repository, edit the theme templates, and upload and apply a CSS in the GlobalMart
Management Tool application.
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Practice 13-1: Creating a Theme from the Repository

Overview
In this practice, you create a theme for the GlobalMart Management Tool by using the theme
repository.
Assumptions
Note: If you haven’t completed the previous practices, execute the steps mentioned in the catch
up section of this practice.
Tasks
1. Create a new theme by using the Theme repository.
2. Switch the theme of your application to the newly created theme. What do you observe?
Catch Up
a. Login to the Application Express workspace as the apex_admin user.
f. Click Run Now.
a. Login to the Application Express workspace as the apex user.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
j. Verify that the application and the supporting objects successfully installed.
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Practice 13-2: Editing Templates

Overview
In this practice, you customize the template according to the requirements of the GlobalMart
Management Tool.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Upload the logo.png image from your /home/oracle/labs/labs/ directory and add
it as a logo for your application.
2. On your Home page (Page 1), change the Tasks list to appear on the right side of the page,
vertically.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
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Practice 13-3: Uploading and Applying a CSS

Overview
In this practice, you upload a CSS file and apply it to the pages of the GMT application to
enhance its look and feel.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Upload the apexstyle.css file from the /home/oracle/labs/labs/ directory.
2. Add the cascading style sheet to the Help region on the Help page.
3. Change the Help text to use the new style, bigblue, by using the following script (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_13_03.txt):
<span class=”bigblue”>No help is available for this page.</span>
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
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Solution 13-1: Creating a Theme from the Repository

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating a theme for the GlobalMart Management
Tool by using the theme repository.
Steps
1. Create a new theme by using the Theme repository.
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, click Shared
Components.
b. Under User Interface, click Themes.
c. Notice that there are two existing themes currently in the list. To create a new theme,
click the Create > button.
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d. Ensure that From the Repository method is select and click Next >.
e. Select User Interface as Desktop and click Next >.
f. Select Theme Type as All Themes, Theme as Midnight Blue (Theme 3) and click
Next >.
g. Click Create.
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2. Switch the theme of your application to the newly created theme. What do you observe?
a. To use the theme that you just created in your application, you must switch to that
theme. Click Switch Theme.
b. Select Currently Active Theme from the drop-down list, in this case, 42. Universal
Theme. Make sure 3. Midnight Blue is selected for Switch to Theme and click
Next >.
c. Notice that you receive an error message when you click the Next > button. This is
because of compatibility issues between the themes. The existing theme, i.e. the
Universal Theme, uses list-based navigation whereas the newly created theme uses
tab-based navigation. Hence, switching the theme is not possible. Click the Shared
Components breadcrumb.
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Solution 13-2: Editing Templates

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for customizing the template according to the
requirements of the GlobalMart Management Tool.
Steps
1. Upload the logo.png image from your /home/oracle/labs/labs/ directory and add
it as a logo for your application.
a. Under Files, click the Static Application Files link.
b. Click Upload File >.
c. Select the logo.png file in your /home/oracle/labs/labs/ folder for File and
click Upload.
d. Notice that the file is uploaded. Copy the reference of the file.
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e. You will now add the logo to your application. Click the Shared Components
breadcrumb.
f. Under User Interface, click the User Interface Attributes link.
g. Make sure that the User Interface sub tab is selected and click Logo.
h. Select the Logo Type as Image and enter the reference that you copied
(#APP_IMAGES#logo.png) for Logo. Click Apply Changes.
i. Run the page. Click the Run Application icon.
j. Note that all your pages display the logo. Make sure that you are on the Home page
and click the Edit Page 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
2. On your Home page (Page 1), change the Tasks list to appear on the right side of the page,
vertically.
a. You want to modify the Tasks region. Before modifying that, you need to change the
page property. In the Rendering tab, select Page 1: Home.
b. In the Page tab, select Right Side Column for Appearance > Page Template.
c. In the Grid Layout, drag the Tasks region and drop in inside the right column area.
d. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
e. The Tasks region is in place. Click the Edit Page 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
Solution 13-3: Uploading and Applying a CSS

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for uploading the CSS file and applying it to the
pages of the GMT application to enhance its look and feel.
Steps
1. Upload the apexstyle.css file from the /home/oracle/labs/labs/ directory.
b. Under Files, click the Static Application Files link.
c. Click Upload File >.
d. Select the apexstyle.css file in your /home/oracle/labs/labs/ folder for File

and click Upload.
e. Notice that the file is uploaded. Copy the reference of the file.
f. When you view the CSS file, you will notice that the name of the style is bigblue. Click
the Edit Page icon.
2. Add the cascading style sheet to the Help region on the Help page.
a. Navigate to the Help page. Enter the page number of the help page (Page 14) in the
Page Finder field and click Go.
b. You first need to add the style sheet to the Help page. In the Rendering tab, ensure
that Page 14: Help is selected.
c. In the CSS > File URLs field, enter the reference to the uploaded file.
#APP_IMAGES#apexstyle.css
3. Change the Help text to use the new style, bigblue, by using the following script (located in
a. In the Page tab, enter the following for the Help Text field (located in
Note: Do not copy the script from this document. Copy the script from the TXT file only.
b. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
c. The style sheet is successfully applied to the Help page.
d. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
Practices for Lesson 14: Implementing Security

Chapter 14 - Page 1
Chapter 14

Implementing Security

Practices Overview
There are three practices for this lesson. In these practices, you examine how to implement
security within your application.

Chapter 14 - Page 2
Practice 14-1: Creating an Authentication Scheme

Overview
In this practice, you create an authentication scheme, and then make it the current default.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create an authentication scheme called OpenDoor based on the Open Door credentials.
2. Switch the current authentication schema to Application Express.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

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Practice 14-2: Restricting Users by Using Access Control

Overview
In this practice, you create an access control page, set the application mode to restrict access,
create the access control list, and assign application components to an authorization scheme.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create the following users to add to the access control list.
Name User Type
brad.knight Developer
susie.parker Workspace Administrator
john.bell End User
2. Create an access control page for the GMT application.
3. Set the application mode to Restricted access. Only users defined in the access
control list are allowed.
4. Add users to the access control list:
 john.bell can only view the information in the application; he cannot make any
changes to application data.
 brad.knight should be allowed to edit application data, but he cannot change
application administration settings (application mode and the access control list).
 susie.parker is the administrator of the application, so she can change anything in
addition to changing the user privileges.
 apex is also an administrator of the application.
5. Define and apply the authorization schemes to each application component. This will
restrict access to application pages and components.
 Users with the View privilege can review customer information, but cannot change or
create information.
 Users with the Edit privilege can make changes to customer information but cannot
make changes to the application mode and the access control list.
 Users with the Administrator privilege can make any changes, including administering
the GMT application.
6. Run the application and log in as a different user. What do you observe?
Catch Up

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f. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

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Practice 14-3: Enabling Session State Protection

Overview
In this practice, you enable Session State Protection, set the Session State Protection for a
particular item, and review the various options for page access protection so that you can
examine their differences.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Set the Page Access Protection for the Employee Commission page to No URL Access.
2. Add a Commission button to the Top Tier Salary page that redirects to the Employee
Commission page. Run the page to see that there is an error because of the branch.
3. Edit the Commission button to submit the page and create a Branch to Page branch that
will go to the Employee Commission page without passing the URL.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
d. Browse and open the sol_14_02a.sql file in the
/home/oracle/labs/solutions directory and click Next >.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
k. Sign out of Application Express.

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l. Log in to the Application Express workspace as the apex_admin user.

m. Click the arrow next to SQL Workshop and select SQL Scripts.
n. Click the Upload > button.
o. Browse and upload the sol_14_02b.sql file in the
p. Run the script by clicking the Run icon.
q. Click Run Now.
r. Make sure that the script executed successfully and three users (brad.knight,
susie.parker, and john.bell) are created.
s. Log in to the Application Express workspace as the apex user.
t. Click the arrow next to SQL Workshop and select SQL Scripts.
u. Click the Upload > button.
v. Browse and upload the sol_14_02c.sql file in the
w. Run the script by clicking the Run icon.
x. Click Run Now.
y. Make sure that the script executed successfully and the tables
(APEX_ACCESS_CONTROL and APEX_ACCESS_SETUP) are created with data in it.

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Solution 14-1: Creating an Authentication Scheme

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating an authentication scheme for the
GlobalMart Management Tool.
Steps
1. Create an authentication scheme called OpenDoor based on the Open Door credentials.
a. In the application home page, click Shared Components.
b. Under Security, click the Authentication Schemes link.
c. Click Create >.

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d. Leave the default value of Based on a pre-configured scheme from the gallery and
click Next >.
e. For Name, enter OpenDoor and select the Open Door Credentials option for the
Scheme Type. Click Create Authentication Scheme.
f. Click the Run Page icon.
g. To log in to the system, enter you name in the Username field, and then click Login. If
you are already logged in, click Sign Off and perform this step.

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h. The Home page is displayed. In the next practice, you will use access control to set up
authorization to certain pages and buttons. Click the Application 1 link on the
Developer toolbar.
2. Switch the current authentication schema to Application Express.
a. Navigate to the Shared Components page. Click the Shared Components icon.
b. Under Security, select Authentication Schemes.
c. Click the Application Express Authentication link.

d. Click Make Current Scheme.
e. Click OK.
f. Application Express Authentication is now the current scheme. Click the Run Page
icon again.
g. Click Sign Off.

h. Notice that the Log In page uses the Application Express authentication login now
instead of the OpenDoor login. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 14-2: Restricting Users by Using Access Control

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for restricting users to access the GlobalMart
Management Tool by using Access Control.
Steps
1. Create the following users to add to the access control list.
Name User Type
brad.knight Developer
susie.parker Workspace Administrator
john.bell End User
a. Log out of Application Express. Click the Account Menu icon at the top-right section of
the page and select Sign out.
b. Click the Return to Sign In Page button.

c. Log in as the apex_admin user (workspace administrator).
d. Click the Administration icon and select Manage Users and Groups.
e. Click Create User >.

f. Enter the following information and click Create and Create Another.
1) Username: brad.knight
2) Email Address: brad.knight@oracle.com
3) Default Schema: OEHR
4) Select No for the User is a workspace administrator option.
5) Select Yes for the User is a developer option.
6) Password: <refer the password document>
7) Confirm Password: <refer the password document>
8) Select No for Require Change of Password on First Use.

g. Enter the following information and click Create and Create Another.
1) Username: susie.parker
2) Email Address: susie.parker@oracle.com
4) Select Yes for the User is a workspace administrator option.
5) Password: <refer the password document>
6) Confirm Password: <refer the password document>

h. Enter the following information and click Create User.
1) Username: john.bell
2) Email Address: john.bell@oracle.com
4) Select No for the User is a workspace administrator option.
5) Select No for the User is a developer option.
6) Password: <refer the passwords document>

7) Confirm Password: <refer the passwords document>


i. The new users are now in the list. Click the View Icons button.
j. Click the Account Menu icon at the top-right section of the page and select Sign out.
k. Click Return to Sign In Page.

2. Create an access control page for the GMT application.

a. Log in to the workspace. Enter the apex user credentials and click Sign In.
b. Navigate to the GlobalMart Management Tool application. Click the GlobalMart
Management Tool link under Top Applications.

c.
d.
Click Create Page >.
Select Access Control.

e. Enter 15 for Administration Page Number and click Next >.
f. For Navigation Preference, select Create a new navigation menu entry. Enter
Admin for New Navigation Menu Entry, select - No parent selected - for Parent
Navigation Menu Entry and click Next >.

g. Click Create.
h. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
i. Log in as the apex user.

3. Set the application mode to Restricted access. Only users defined in the access
control list are allowed.
a. The access control page is displayed. Here is where you set the application mode and
add users to the access control list. For Application Mode, select Restricted access.
Only users defined in the access control list are allowed, and click Set
Application Mode.
4. Add users to the access control list:
 john.bell can only view the information in the application; he cannot make any
changes to application data.
 brad.knight should be allowed to edit application data, but he cannot change
application administration settings (application mode and the access control list).
 susie.parker is the administrator of the application, so she can change anything in
addition to changing the user privileges.
 apex is also an administrator of the application.
a. The application mode has been set. Now, users whose credentials are defined in the
access control list can access your GlobalMart Management Tool application. To add
your privileged users, click Add User.

b. You want John Bell to only be able to view the information in your application. He
cannot make any changes to application data. Enter john.bell as Username and
select View for Privilege. Then click Add User.
c. You want Brad Knight to be able to edit the information in your application, but not be
able to change any of the administration options. Enter brad.knight as Username
and select Edit for Privilege. Then click Add User.

d. You want Susie Parker to be able to edit the information in your application as well as
update the administration access control list. Enter susie.parker as Username and
select Administrator for Privilege. Click Add User.
e. Lastly, you want apex to have administrator access. Enter apex as Username and
select Administrator for Privilege. Click Apply Changes.
5. Define and apply the authorization schemes to each application component. This will
restrict access to application pages and components.
 Users with the View privilege can review customer information, but cannot change or
create information.
 Users with the Edit privilege can make changes to customer information but cannot
make changes to the application mode and the access control list.
 Users with the Administrator privilege can make any changes, including administering

a. You can define which areas of the application are restricted. Click the Application 1
b. You can restrict access for users with the View privilege to customer information. On
the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, click the Customers page.
c. In the Rendering tab, select Regions > Content Body > Customer Report >
Attributes.

d. In the Attributes tab, select access control - edit for Authorization Scheme under
Link.
Note: If the report were a classic report, you would modify the CUSTOMER_ID attribute
and set the authorization in the column attribute definition instead of at the report level
(as in an interactive report).

e. You want the Create Button to appear only if the user has the Edit or Administrator
privilege. To achieve this, you must set the authorization scheme accordingly. Under
Buttons for the Customer Report region, select CREATE.
f. In the Button tab, scroll down to the Security tab. Select access control - edit for
Authorization Scheme and click Save.

g. You also want to protect against direct access to a page. Even though you restricted a
user who did not have the Edit privilege from editing or creating users on the
Customers page, he or she can still access Customer Details if the correct URL is
entered. To prevent this from happening, you must restrict Customer Details to only
users with the Edit privilege. In the Page Finder, enter the page number of the
Customer Details page (in this case, 7) and click Go.
h. In the Rendering tab, select Page 7: Customer Details.
i. In the Page tab, select access control - edit for Authorization Scheme under
Security.
j. Click the Save button.

k. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb to return to the GlobalMart Management Tool

application home page.
l. Enter admin in the search area and click Go.
m. Because users with the Administrator privilege are only allowed to make changes to
the access control list, you must set the authorization scheme for the Access Control
Administration page. Click Access Control Administration Page.
n. In the Rendering tab, select Page 15: Access Control Administration Page.

o. In the Page tab, select access control - administrator for the Authorization Scheme
under Security and click Save.
6. Run the application and log in as a different user. What do you observe?
a. Now you are ready to run the application. In the Page Finder field, enter 1 for Page and
click Go.
c. If you are already logged in, click Sign Off.

d. Enter login credentials of brad.knight and click Log In.
e. In the Tasks tab, click View Customers.
f. Notice that Brad can edit customer information and can see the Create button. Click
the Admin tab.

g. You receive an error because you need the Administrator privilege to access this page.
Click OK.
h. Click Sign Off.
i. Enter login credentials of john.bell and click Log In.
j. Click View Customers.

k. John has the View privilege only and, therefore, cannot edit customer information.
Also, the Create button is not displayed for him.
l. Change the page number in your URL to try to access the Customer Details page.
Press the Enter key:
Example url .../f?p=1:5:10844288601242:::::
Change to .../f?p=1:7:10844288601242:::::
Notice the change of page number in the URL.
m. Notice that you receive a message denying access to the page, because access to the
Customer Details page is restricted to users with the Edit privilege. Click OK.
n. Lastly, you want to log in as Susie Parker who is an administrator. Click Sign Off.

o. Enter login credentials of susie.parker and click Log In.
p. Click the Admin tab.
q. Notice that because Susie is an Administrator, you can access this page. Click the

Solution 14-3: Enabling Session State Protection

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for enabling session state protection in the
GlobalMart Management Tool.
Steps
1. Set the Page Access Protection for the Employee Commission page to No URL Access.
a. Click Shared Components.
b. Under Security, select Session State Protection.
c. Click the right arrow (>) next to Pages.

d. Click the Page link for the Employee Commission page.
e. Select No URL Access for Page Access Protection and click Apply Changes.
2. Add a Commission button to the Top Tier Salary page that redirects to the Employee
Commission page. Run the page to see that there is an error because of the branch.
a. Enter the Application number of the GMT application followed by a colon and the page
number of the Top Tier Salary page in the search field (1:3) and press Enter.

b. In the Rendering tab, right-click the Top Tier Salary region and select Create Button.
c. In the Rendering tab, make sure that the newly created button is selected. In the
Button tab, enter the following value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Button Name = Commission
2) Identification > Label = Commission (This value will be automatically populated.)
3) Layout > Button Position = Top of Region

4) Behavior > Action = Redirect to Page in this Application

5) Behavior > Target > Page = 6 (Page number of the Employee Commission page)
e. Click Commission.

f. Notice you receive an error indicating that you must create a Branch to the Page
branch that generates a page without a URL. Click OK.
3. Edit the Commission button to submit the page and create a Branch to Page branch that
will go to the Employee Commission page without passing the URL.
a. Click the Edit Page 3 link on the Developer toolbar.

b. In the Rendering tab, make sure that the Commission button is selected. In the Button
tab, select Submit Page for Behavior > Action.
c. Now you need to create a Branch to Page branch. In the Page Designer, select the
Processing tab.
d. Right-click Branches and select Create Branch.
e. In the Branch tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Name = Go to Page 6
2) Execution Options > Point = After Processing
3) Behavior > Type = Page (Show only)

4) Behavior > Page Number = 6 (Page number of the Employee Commission page)
5) Condition > When Button Pressed = Commission
f. You want the branch you just created to run before the one with no condition. Move the
branch you just created before the Go to Page 3 branch without a condition by using
the drag-and-drop mechanism.

g. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
h. Click Commission.
i. The Employee Commission page is displayed. Review the URL. Notice that it no longer
passes the f?p= in the URL and it is rendered successfully. Click the Application 1

Managing Application
Navigation
Chapter 15
Practices for Lesson 15: Managing Application Navigation

Chapter 15 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you build a hierarchical list with images, a database-driven report, a site
map, and enforce authorization on the site map.

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Practice 15-1: Building a Hierarchical List with Images

Overview
In this practice, you upload the images to the Home Page List that you have created in the
previous practices, assign the Pull-down menu with the images template to the List, change the
attributes of the Tasks region, and associate the region with each Parent List Entry.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Change the Home Page List to the following list structure and add icons for each parent
entry:
Sequence List Entry Label Parent List Entry Page Number
10 Manage Customers
12 View Customers Manage Customers 5
20 Manage Products
22 View Products Manage Products 11
30 Manage Orders
32 View Orders Manage Orders 8
2. In the Home page, change the region template of Tasks to no template, the List Template
to Navigation Bar, and the Page Template to Theme Default.
3. Run the page to see the Home Page List. Click the parent entry to show the sublist entries.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
d. Browse and upload the sol_14_02b.sql file in the

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f. Click Run Now.
g. Make sure that the script executed successfully and three users (brad.knight,
h. Log in to the Application Express workspace as the apex user.
i. Click the arrow next to SQL Workshop and select SQL Scripts.
j. Click the Upload > button.
k. Browse and upload the sol_14_02c.sql file in the
l. Run the script by clicking the Run icon.
m. Click Run Now.
n. Make sure that the script executed successfully and the tables
(APEX_ACCESS_CONTROL and APEX_ACCESS_SETUP) are created with data in them.
d. Browse and open the sol_14_03.sql file in the
/home/oracle/labs/solutions directory and click Next >.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

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Practice 15-2: Building a Database-Driven Report

Overview
In this practice, you build a report based on the data in a table, and then navigate to the detail.
You also change the template to the Navigation Region template.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a new page with a Classic Report called List of Customers.
2. Hide the CUSTOMER_ID column in the report and turn off pagination. Display the Customer
Name column heading in blue by editing the column definition and entering the following for
Column Heading.
<font color=”blue”>CUSTOMERS</font>
3. Create a link to the Customer Details page on the NAME column. Pass the
P7_CUSTOMER_ID item from the Customer Details page with the value #CUSTOMER_ID#
from this page.
4. Run the page to see the database-driven report.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

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m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

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Practice 15-3: Building a Site Map

Overview
In this practice, you build a site map page that is added as a navigation bar entry.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Assign each page that you want in the site map to the same page group. Create a Page
Group called Site Map and assign the following pages to the Site Map page group.
Pages
Customers
List of Orders
Products
Customer Feedback
Access Control Administration Page
2. Create a new page called Site Map with a Classic Report that shows only the pages in the
Site Map page group.
3. Change the Pagination Scheme to None and do not show the PAGE_ID column. Link the
PAGE_NAME column to the #PAGE_ID# so that it opens the corresponding page when
clicked.
4. Add this page to your navigation bar and call it Site Map.
5. Run the page and click one of the page names to view the corresponding page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.

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f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

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Practice 15-4: Enforcing Authorization in Site Map

Overview
In this practice, you add a function that determines whether you are authorized to see a
particular page in your site map. You also change the SQL Report query for the Site Map to
make sure that the page is selected only if you are authorized to see it.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Navigate to SQL Workshop > SQL Commands. Copy and paste the following code
(located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_01.txt file) to create the
authorization_check function.
create or replace function authorization_check(
p_scheme in varchar2)
return varchar2
is
begin
if apex_util.public_check_authorization(p_scheme) then
return 'true';
else
return 'false';
end if;
end;
2. For Site Map, change the Source for your Classic Report to the following code (also located
in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_02.txt file), so that only the pages
that are authorized will be shown based on the user logged in.
select distinct PAGE_ID, PAGE_NAME
from APEX_APPLICATION_PAGES p, apex_application_authorization a
where p.APPLICATION_ID = :APP_ID
and a.application_id = p.application_id
and (p.authorization_scheme is null or
(a.authorization_scheme_id = p.authorization_scheme_id and
authorization_check(a.authorization_scheme_name) = 'true'))
and PAGE_GROUP = 'Site Map'
3. You do not want end users or developers to see the Access Control Administration page.
Make sure that the Authorization Schemes for this page is set to access control -
Administrator. Run the page to see if only an authorized user can view it.
Catch Up

Chapter 15 - Page 9

f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Solution 15-1: Building a Hierarchical List with Images

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for building a hierarchical list with images.
Steps
1. Change the Home Page List to the following list structure and add icons for each parent
entry:
Sequence List Entry Label Parent List Entry Page Number
10 Manage Customers
12 View Customers Manage Customers 5
20 Manage Products
22 View Products Manage Products 11
30 Manage Orders
32 View Orders Manage Orders 8
b. Under Navigation, select Lists.

c. Select Home Page List.
d. Click View Customers to edit this List Entry detail.
e. In the Entry section, change View Customers to Manage Customers for List Entry
Label. In the Target section, change the Target type to - No Target -. In the Entry
section, click the up arrow for the Image/Class field.

f. Make sure that Font Awesome Icons is selected in the Show drop down. Select fa-
users from the list.

g. Click Apply Changes.
h. Click Create List Entry >.
i. Select Manage Customers for Parent List Entry, enter 12 for Sequence, and enter
View Customers for List Entry Label. In the Target section, make sure that Target
type is set to Page in this Application and the Page is 5 (the page number
corresponding to the Customers page). Then click Create List Entry.

j. There is an easy way to modify your entries. Click Create List Entry >.
k. In the Entry section, enter 20 for Sequence, and enter Manage Products for List
Entry Label. In the Target section, set the Target type to - No Target -. In the Entry

l. Make sure that Font Awesome Icons is selected in the Show drop down. Select fa-
cubes from the list.
m. Click Create List Entry.
n. Click View Products.

o. Select Manage Products for Parent List Entry, enter 22 for Sequence. Click Apply
Changes.
p. Click Create List Entry >.
q. In the Entry section, enter 30 for Sequence, and enter Manage Orders for List
Entry Label. In the Target section, set the Target type to - No Target -. In the Entry

r. Make sure that Font Awesome Icons is selected in the Show drop down. Select fa-
dollar from the list.
s. Click Create List Entry.

t. Click View Orders.
u. Select Manage Orders for Parent List Entry, enter 32 for Sequence. Click Apply
Changes.
2. In the Home page, change the region template of Tasks to no template, the List Template
to Navigation Bar, and the Page Template to Theme Default.
a. In the search field, enter the application number followed by colon and the home page
number (1:1) and press Enter.

b. In the Rendering tab, select the Tasks region.
c. In the Region tab, make the following changes:
1) Layout > Sequence = 5
2) Layout > Position = Content Body
3) Appearance > Template = - Select -

d. In the Rendering tab, select Tasks > Attributes.
e. In the Attributes tab, change the List Template value to Navigation Bar.
f. In the Rendering tab, select Page 1: Home.

g. In the Page tab, change the Appearance > Page Template value to Theme Default.
3. Run the page to see the Home Page List. Click the parent entry to show the sublist entries.
a. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
b. The page is displayed. Click any parent entry to see the sublist.
c. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 15-2: Building a Database-Driven Report

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for building a database-driven navigation report.
Steps
1. Create a new page with a Classic Report called List of Customers.
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, click Create Page >.

c.
b.
Select Report.
Select Classic Report.

d. Enter 16 for Page Number, and List of Customers for Page Name and Region
Name. Click Next >.
e. Accept the default and click Next >.

f. For Report Source, select SQL Query and enter the following query (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_02.txt file). Click Next >.
SELECT cust_first_name||’ ‘||cust_last_name as Name, customer_id
FROM customers
g. Click Next >.

h. Click Create.
2. Hide the CUSTOMER_ID column in the report and turn off pagination. Display the Customer
Name column heading in blue by editing the column definition and entering the following for
Column Heading.
a. In the Rendering tab, select Regions > Content Body > List of Customers >
Attributes.

b. In the Attributes tab, select No Pagination (Show All Rows) from the Pagination >
Type drop-down list.
c. In the Rendering tab, select Regions > Content Body > List of Customers >
Columns > CUSTOMER_ID.

d. In the Column tab, select Identification > Type as Hidden Column.
e. In the Rendering tab, select the NAME column.

f. In the Column tab, change the Identification > Heading to:

3. Create a link to the Customer Details page on the NAME column. Pass the
P7_CUSTOMER_ID item from the Customer Details page with the value #CUSTOMER_ID#
from this page.
a. In the Column tab, change Identification > Type to Link.
b. Click the No Link Defined button under the Link subtab.

c. Select the Customer Details page for Page (in this case 7) by clicking the arrow to the
right of the Page field. Under Set Items, select P7_CUSTOMER_ID for Name and
CUSTOMER_ID for Value. Click OK.
d. Under the Link section, enter #NAME# for Link Text.
4. Run the page to see the database-driven report.


b. Click any one customer to view the details.
c. The Customer Details page is displayed for the customer.
d. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 15-3: Building a Site Map

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for building a site map.
Steps
1. Assign each page that you want in the site map to the same page group. Create a Page
Group called Site Map and assign the following pages to the Site Map page group.
Pages
Customers
List of Orders
Products
Customer Feedback
Access Control
Administration Page
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool home page, click Utilities.
b. Select Page Groups under Page Specific Utilities.
c. Click Create >.

d. Enter Site Map for Name and click Create.
e. Click the Page Assignments tab.
f. Select Site Map from the New Group drop-down list. Then select the check box next
to each of the following pages and click Assign Checked.
Pages
Customers
List of Orders
Products
Customer Feedback
Access Control
Administration Page

2. Create a new page called Site Map with a Classic Report that shows only the pages in the
Site Map page group.
a. Click the Utilities breadcrumb.
b. Select Application Express Views.

c. Enter Application_Pages in the search area and click Go.
d. Select the APEX_APPLICATION_PAGES view.
e. On the Select Columns tab, if PAGE_NAME is not included in the list on the right, then
select PAGE_NAME column and click the right arrow (>) to move it to the columns
selected list. Similarly, you do not want to display the WORKSPACE_DISPLAY_NAME.
Select WORKSPACE_DISPLAY_NAME and click the left arrow (<) to move it to the
column list on the left. Click Filter >.

f. Select PAGE_GROUP for Column and enter ‘Site Map’ for Value. Click Results >.
g. Notice that the pages you selected earlier are on the list. Expand Query.
h. Select the query and copy it to your clipboard.

i. Click the Application Builder pull-down menu and select Database Applications.
j. Select GlobalMart Management Tool application.
k. Click Create Page >.

l.
Select Report.
m. Select Classic Report.

n. Enter 17 for Page Number, and Site Map for Page Name and Region Name, and
click Next >.
o. Accept the default and click Next >.

p. Select SQL Query for Source Type. Paste your query in the SQL area and click
Next >. You can also copy and paste the query from the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_03.txt file.
select WORKSPACE, APPLICATION_ID, APPLICATION_NAME, PAGE_ID,
PAGE_NAME
from APEX_APPLICATION_PAGES
where PAGE_GROUP = 'Site Map'

q. Select No for CSV Output and click Next >.
r. Click Create.

3. Change the Pagination Scheme to None and do not show the PAGE_ID column. Link the
PAGE_NAME column to the #PAGE_ID# so that it opens the corresponding page when
clicked.
a. In the Rendering tab, under Regions, select Site Map > Attributes.
b. Select No Pagination (Show All Rows) from the Pagination > Type drop-down list.

c. In the Rendering tab, under Regions, select Columns > PAGE_ID.
d. In the Column tab, select Identification > Type as Hidden Column.

e. In the Rendering tab, under Regions, select Columns > PAGE_NAME.

f. In the Column tab, select Identification > Type as Link. Click the No Link Defined
button under Link > Target.

g. Make sure that Page in this application is selected for Target > Type and enter
#PAGE_ID# in the Page text box. Click OK.
h. Enter #PAGE_NAME# for Link Text and click the Save button.
4. Add this page to your navigation bar and call it Site Map.

b. Select Navigation Bar List under Navigation.
c. Click Desktop Navigation Bar.
d. Click Create List Entry >.
e. Enter Site Map for List Entry Label. Select your Site Map page number for Page
(Page 17) and click Create List Entry.

f. Change the Sequence of the Site Map such that it appears before Sign Off. Click Grid
Edit.
g. Change the Sequence of Site Map to 8 and click Apply Changes.

5. Run the page and click one of the page names to view the corresponding page.
a. Click the Run Page icon.
b. Click one of the Page Names to view the corresponding page.
c. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 15-4: Enforcing Authorization in Site Map

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for enforcing authorization in site map.
Steps
1. Navigate to SQL Workshop > SQL Commands. Copy and paste the code provided in step
b (also located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_01.txt file) to create
the authorization_check function.
a. Click the SQL Workshop pull-down menu and select SQL Commands.
b. Paste the following code (located in the

/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_01.txt file) to create the
authorization_check function. Click Run.
create or replace function authorization_check(
p_scheme in varchar2)
return varchar2
is
begin
if apex_util.public_check_authorization(p_scheme) then
return 'true';
else
return 'false';
end if;
end;

c. The function is created successfully. Click the Application Builder pull-down menu
and select Database Applications.
2. For Site Map, change the Source for your Classic Report to the code in step d (also located
in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_02.txt file), so that only the pages
that are authorized will be shown based on the user logged in.
a. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon.
b. Select the Site Map page.

c. Under Regions, select Site Map.
d. Paste the following code (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_15_04_02.txt file) in the Source > SQL Query
text box.
select distinct PAGE_ID, PAGE_NAME
from APEX_APPLICATION_PAGES p, apex_application_authorization a
where p.APPLICATION_ID = :APP_ID
and a.application_id = p.application_id
and (p.authorization_scheme is null or
(a.authorization_scheme_id = p.authorization_scheme_id and
authorization_check(a.authorization_scheme_name) = 'true'))
and PAGE_GROUP = 'Site Map'

3. You do not want end users or developers to see the Access Control Administration page.
Make sure that the Authorization Schemes for this page is set to access control -
Administrator. Run the page to see if only an authorized user can view it.
b. Notice that you are currently logged in as susie.parker due to which you currently
see the Access Control Administration Page in the site map list. Click Sign Off.
c. To check the Site Map as a developer, log in as brad.knight.

d. In the navigation bar, click Site Map.
e. Brad Knight does not have access to the Access Control Administration page, so you
no longer see it in the Site Map list. Click Sign Off.
f. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.


Extending Your Application
Chapter 16
Practices for Lesson 16: Extending Your Application

Chapter 16 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you add advanced features to your application by creating Data Load Wizard
pages, upload and download page and BLOB data to your report and form.

Chapter 16 - Page 2
Practice 16-1: Creating Data Load Wizard Pages

Overview
In this practice, you create a series of wizard pages to upload data into the
PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. You create a series of wizard pages to upload data into the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
2. Test the upload by using the following data (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_01.txt file). Use the Copy and Paste Delimited
Data area.
PRODUCT_ID PRODUCT_NAME PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION
CATEGORY_ID WEIGHT_CLASS WARRANTY_PERIOD
SUPPLIER_ID PRODUCT_STATUS LIST_PRICE MIN_PRICE
3194 LED Monitor 15/PM Light Emitting Diode 15 inch passive
monitor. The virtually-flat, high-resolution screen delivers
outstanding image quality with reduced glare. 11 3 +03-
00 102067 under development 259 208
3195 LCD Monitor 20/PM Liquid Cristal Display 20 inch passive
monitor. Enjoy the productivity that a small monitor can bring
via more workspace on your desk. Easy setup with plug-and-play
compatibility 11 3 +03-00 102061 orderable 249
206
3196 Plastic Stock - B/HD Plastic Stock - Black, high density.
39 1 +03-00 103095 orderable 3 2
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.


Chapter 16 - Page 3

f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 16 - Page 4
Practice 16-2: Adding an Upload and Download Page

Overview
In this practice, you create a form in an HTML region with a file upload item and a button. The
button will submit the page and return the user to the same page. Also, you create a report on
the document table that has links to download documents. Provide links to download the
documents in the report.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a blank page called Upload Download Files with an HTML region called Submit File
that contains a File Browse item type on the source type
APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES. Create a Submit button and upload the
OracleLogo.png file from the /home/oracle/labs/labs directory.
Note that every time you upload a script in SQL Workshop or upload a file in Shared
Components for an application, the reference to the file is placed in the
APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES table.
2. Create an Interactive Report subregion called Uploaded Files with the following SQL query
(located in /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_02.txt):
SELECT id, filename FROM APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES order by
created_on desc
3. Modify the report to create a link on the ID column to download the file.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 16 - Page 5
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 16 - Page 6
Practice 16-3: Adding BLOB Data to Your Report and Form

Overview
In this practice, you add binary large object (BLOB) columns to your CUSTOMERS table, create
a form with a report, add a thumbnail image to your report, and add a delete item region to the
form.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Upload and run the addblob.sql script contained in your /home/oracle/labs/labs
directory to alter the CUSTOMERS table with the BLOB columns.
2. Add the Photo column to the Customer Details page.
3. Change the Customers Report to include the Photo column.
4. Add a Delete Image region by creating a new HTML region called Photo Image.
5. Create a Display Image item in the Photo Image region called P7_IMAGE that shows the
image.
6. Create a delete button called DELETE_IMAGE. Create a PL/SQL process called “Delete
Image” that is invoked to perform the delete operation. Run the page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 16 - Page 7
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 16 - Page 8
Solution 16-1: Creating Data Load Wizard Pages

Overview
In this practice you create a series of wizard pages to upload data into the
PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
Steps
1. You create a series of wizard pages to upload data into the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
b. Select the Data Loading page type.

Chapter 16 - Page 9
c. Enter Load Products for Data Load Definition Name, select

PRODUCT_INFORMATION (table) for Table Name, and PRODUCT_ID (Number)
for Unique Column 1. Then click Next >.

d. You want to create a rule that will change the Product Name to uppercase. Enter
Upper Product Name for Rule Name, select PRODUCT_NAME (Varchar2) and
click the right arrow (>) to select it, and select To Upper Case for Type. Click Add.

e.
The rule is added. Click Next >.

f. You do not want to create a table lookup. Click Next >.

g. Set the page numbers to 18, 19, 20, and 21 (as shown in the screenshot) and click
Next >.
h. You want to create a new navigation menu entry. Select create a new navigation
menu entry, enter Data Load for the New Navigation Menu Entry, and click Next >.

i. You need to specify which page to go to when you click Cancel and Finish. Enter 1
(Home Page) for both the Cancel Button Branch to Page and Finish button Branch
to Page. Click Next >.
j. You are ready to create the Data Load Wizard pages. Click Create.

k. Click the Save button.
l. Because Data Load Wizard Pages cannot be run directly, navigate to GlobalMart
Management Tool application home page and then run the application. Enter 1 in the
Page Finder and click Go.
m. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
2. Test the upload by using the following data (located in the

/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_01.txt file). Use the Copy and Paste Delimited
Data area.
PRODUCT_ID PRODUCT_NAME PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION
CATEGORY_ID WEIGHT_CLASS WARRANTY_PERIOD
SUPPLIER_ID PRODUCT_STATUS LIST_PRICE MIN_PRICE
3194 LED Monitor 15/PM Light Emitting Diode 15 inch passive
monitor. The virtually-flat, high-resolution screen delivers
outstanding image quality with reduced glare. 11 3 +03-
00 102067 under development 259 208
3195 LCD Monitor 20/PM Liquid Cristal Display 20 inch passive
monitor. Enjoy the productivity that a small monitor can bring
via more workspace on your desk. Easy setup with plug-and-play
compatibility 11 3 +03-00 102061 orderable 249
206
3196 Plastic Stock - B/HD Plastic Stock - Black, high density.
39 1 +03-00 103095 orderable 3 2
a. In the Log In page, enter the apex user credentials and click Log In.

b. Click Data Load in the navigation menu of the GlobalMart Management Tool
application home page.
c. The first wizard page is where you specify the Data Load Source. You want to Copy
and Paste the following text (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_01.txt file) into the Copy and Paste
Delimited Data area. Use the Separator as ‘\t’ (tab space) and select the Yes check
box for First Row has Column Names. Then click Next >.

d. The Data / Table Mapping is displayed. Make sure that the Column Name for all the
columns are selected. Otherwise, select the corresponding column names from their
respective pull-down menus and click Next.
e. The Data Validation page is displayed. This page displays the data that will be inserted
and/or updated into the database. Notice that the PRODUCT_NAME was transformed
to all uppercase. Click Load Data.
f. Notice that three rows were inserted. Click Finish.

g. Switch to the Page Designer window in your browser. Click SQL Workshop and select
Object Browser.
h. In the Object Browser, select the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
i. The PRODUCT_INFORMATION table definition is displayed. Click the Data tab.

j. Click the Query button
k. Select all columns and enter 3194 in the Column Condition field for PRODUCT_ID
l. Scroll down and click Query.

m. The newly inserted row with PRODUCT_ID = 3194 is displayed. Click < New Query.
n. Make sure that all the columns are selected and enter 3195 in the Column Condition
field for PRODUCT_ID.
o. Scroll down and click Query.

p. The newly inserted row with PRODUCT_ID = 3195 is displayed. Click < New Query.
q. Select all columns and enter 3196 in the Column Condition field for PRODUCT_ID.
r. Scroll down and click Query.

s. The newly inserted row with PRODUCT_ID = 3196 is displayed.

Solution 16-2: Adding an Upload and Download Page

Overview
In this solution, you create a form in an HTML region with a file upload item and a button. The
button will submit the page and return the user to the same page. Also, you create a report on
the document table that has links to download documents. Provide links to download the
documents in the report.
Steps
1. Create a blank page called Upload Download Files with an HTML region called Submit File
that contains a File Browse item type on the source type
APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES. Create a Submit button and upload the
OracleLogo.png file from the /home/oracle/labs/labs directory.
Note that every time you upload a script in SQL Workshop or upload a file in Shared
Components for an application, the reference to the file is placed in the
APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES table.
a. Click the Application Builder pull down in the navigation bar and select Database
Applications.
b. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon.

c. Click Create Page >.
d. Select the Blank Page page type.

e. Enter Page Number as 22. For Name, enter Upload Download Files and click
Next >.
f. Leave the defaults for the Navigation Preference and click Next >.

g.
Click Finish.

h. The Upload Download Files page is created and opened in the page designer view.
Drag Static Content < / > region from Regions gallery to the Content Body of the
Grid Layout tab.
i. Ensure that the newly created region is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Region
panel, enter Submit File for Identification > Title.

j. Drag File Browse item from Items gallery to Items in Content Body on the Grid
Layout of the page.
k. Ensure that the new item is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Page Item tab, enter
the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Item Name = P22_FILE_NAME
2) Settings > Storage Type = Table APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES

l. You want to create a Submit button that will perform the upload. Drag HTML Button
(legacy – APEX 5 migration) from Buttons gallery to the P22_FILE_NAME item in
the Submit File region on the Grid Layout of the page.
m. Enter P22_SUBMIT for Identification > Button Name and Submit for Identification >
Label.
n. Select Yes for Appearance > Hot.

o. Click Use Template Defaults next to the Template Options field under Appearance.
p. Select Large for Size and click OK.
q. Click the Save and Run icon.
r. Click the Browse button.

s. Select the /home/oracle/labs/labs/OracleLogo.png file and click Open.
t. Click Submit to upload the file.
u. The file is submitted. At this point, you want to create a report to show the list of files
that are uploaded already. Click the Edit Page 22 link on the Developer toolbar.

2. Create an Interactive Report subregion called Uploaded Files with the following SQL query
(located in /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_02.txt):
SELECT id, filename FROM APEX_APPLICATION_TEMP_FILES order by
created_on desc
a. You will create the report as a subregion. Right-click the Submit File region and select
Create Sub Region.
b. Ensure that the new subregion is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Region tab,
enter the following values for the respective fields and click the Save and Run Page
icon:
1) Identification > Title = Uploaded Files
2) Identification > Type = Interactive Report
3) Source > SQL Query = <Copy the SQL query from
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_02.txt and paste here>

c. The report that you just created shows all the documents that have been uploaded.
Note that your list may be different depending on what you uploaded. Next, you provide
a link to download the document. Click the Edit Page 22 link on the Developer toolbar.
3. Modify the report to create a link on the ID column to download the file.
a. In the Rendering tab, select Uploaded Files > Attributes.
b. In the Attributes tab, select Link to Custom Target for Link > Link Column.

c. Click the No Link Defined button next to Link > Target.
d. Select URL for Target > Type and enter p?n=#ID# for URL. Click OK.
e. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
f. The report is displayed with a link (pencil icon) to download the file. Click the

Solution 16-3: Adding BLOB Data to your Report and Form

Overview
In this practice, you add binary large object (BLOB) columns to your CUSTOMERS table, create a
form with a report, add a thumbnail image to your report, and add a delete item region to the
form.
Steps
1. Upload and run the addblob.sql script contained in your /home/oracle/labs/labs
directory to alter the CUSTOMERS table with the BLOB columns.
a. Navigate to SQL Workshop > SQL Scripts.
b. Click Upload >.
c. Click Browse and select the addblob.sql file (located in the

/home/oracle/labs/labs directory) and click Open. Then click Upload.

d. Your script is uploaded successfully. To run it, click the Run icon.
e. Click Run Now.
f. Click the View Results icon.
g. The CUSTOMERS table was altered successfully.

h. Click the Application Builder pull-down menu and select Database Applications.
i. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon.
2. Add the Photo column to the Customer Details page.

a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, click Customer Details.

b. Drag the File Browse item from the Items gallery to under Items in Content Body in
the Grid Layout section of the page.
c. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the new item is selected. In the Page tab, enter the
following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Item Name = P7_PHOTO
2) Settings > MIME Type Column = MIMETYPE
3) Settings > Filename Column = FILENAME
4) Settings > BLOB Last Updated Column = LAST_UPDATE_DATE
5) Settings > Display Download Link = Yes
6) Settings > Content Disposition = Attachment
7) Source > Source Type = Database Column
Note: The value for a few fields will get auto populated.

d.

Click the Save and Run Page icon.
e. The page is displayed. Before you add a photo, you want to select a customer. Click
Cancel.
f. Click the Edit icon next to the first row.

g. Click the Browse button.
h. Select the custpic.jpg file (located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/ directory)
and click Open. Then click Apply Changes.

i.
Edit the first row again.

j. Note that there is a link to download the photo. Click the Download link.
k. You are prompted to open the attachment or save it. Accept the default to open it in the
Image Viewer. Click OK.

l. The image is displayed. Close the Image Viewer window and the Downloads window.
m. Click the Customers breadcrumb to return to the customers report.
3. Change the Customers Report to include the Photo column.

a. Click Edit Page 5 on the Developer toolbar.

b. In the Rendering tab, select Customer Report.
c. In the Region tab, replace Source > SQL Query in its property editor with the following
code (located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_03_01.txt file) and
click the Save button.
select c.customer_id,
c.cust_first_name||' '||c.cust_last_name name,
c.city,
c.cust_email,
(select last_name from employees where employee_id=
c.account_mgr_id) account_mgr,
dbms_lob.getlength(c.photo) photo
from customers c

d. Because you no longer have the CUST_FIRST_NAME column in the query (it was
changed to first and last name), you need to remove it from the link column area. In the
Rendering tab, select Regions > Customer Report > Attributes.

e. Click the Page 7 button located next to the Link > Target field.
f. Notice the Item 2 items P7_CUST_FIRST_NAME and #CUST_FIRST_NAME#. These
no longer appear in the SQL Query of your report, so you need to remove them from
the link.

g. Click OK.
h. Select Regions > Customer Report > Columns > PHOTO.

i. In the Column tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Type = Display Image
2) BLOB Attributes > Table Name = CUSTOMERS
3) BLOB Attributes > BLOB Column = PHOTO
4) BLOB Attributes > Primary Key Column 1 = CUSTOMER_ID
5) BLOB Attributes > Mime Type Column = MIMETYPE
6) BLOB Attributes > Filename Column = FILENAME
7) BLOB Attributes > BLOB Last Updated Column = LAST_UPDATE_DATE
j. Click the Save and Run Page icon.

k. You need to add the columns you added to the SQL Query. Select Actions > Select
Columns.
l. Select the >> to move all the columns under Display in Report and click Apply.
m. All the columns are displayed in the report. Click the Edit icon for the second row.
4. Add a Delete Image region by creating a new HTML region called Photo Image.
a. Click the Edit Page 7 link on the Developer toolbar.

b. In the Rendering tab, right-click the &P7_CUST_FIRST_NAME.

&P7_CUST_LAST_NAME. Customer Details region and select Create Sub Region
c. Ensure that the new subregion is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Region tab,
enter the following value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Title = Photo Image
2) Identification > Type = Static Content
3) Condition > Type = PL/SQL Function Body
4) Condition > PL/SQL Function Body = <Enter the following code located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_03_02.txt file>
DECLARE
BEGIN
IF :P7_CUSTOMER_ID is not null then
FOR c1 IN (SELECT nvl(dbms_lob.getlength(photo),0) l
FROM customers
WHERE customer_id = :P7_CUSTOMER_ID)
LOOP
IF c1.l > 0 THEN
RETURN true;
END IF;
END LOOP;
END IF;
RETURN false;
END;

5. Create a Display Image item in the Photo Image region called P7_IMAGE that shows the
image.
a. Drag the Display Image item from Items gallery to under Items in the Photo Image
subregion in the Grid Layout section of the page.

b. Ensure that the new item is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Page Item tab, enter
1) Identification > Item Name = P7_IMAGE
2) Label > Label = <Leave this field blank>
3) Settings > Based On = BLOB Column specified in Item Source
4) Settings > Filename Column = FILENAME
5) Settings > BLOB Last Updated Column = LAST_UPDATE_DATE
6) Source > Type = Database Column
7) Source > Database Column = PHOTO

6. Create a delete button called DELETE_IMAGE. Create a PL/SQL process called “Delete
Image” that is invoked to perform the delete. Run the page.
a. Drag HTML Button (legacy – APEX 5 migration) from Buttons gallery to under the
P7_IMAGE item in the Photo Image subregion.
b. Make sure that the new button is selected. Enter DELETE_IMAGE for Identification >
Button Name. Notice that the Label field gets automatically populated.

c. Click Use Template Defaults under Appearance.
d. Select Large for Size and click OK.

e. Select Below Region for Layout > Button Position.
f. Click the Processing tab.
g. In the Processing tab, right-click Processing and select Create Process.

h. In the Processing tab, ensure that the new process is selected. In the Process tab,
enter the following value for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Name = Delete Image
2) Identification > Type = PL/SQL Code
3) Execution Options > Sequence = 5 (so that it is executed before the DML
process)
4) Source > PL/SQL Code = <located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_16_03_03.txt file>
-- empty the image
update customers
set photo = null,
mimetype = null,
filename=null,
last_update_date=null
where customer_id = :P7_CUSTOMER_ID;

i. Enter success and error messages. Enter Successfully deleted! for Success
Message and Error in deleting! for Error Message. Select DELETE_IMAGE
for Condition > When Button Pressed.

k. Click the Cancel button.

Note: If you don’t see values in the Customer Details field, it is because the session
state values are cleared.
l. Edit the first row (the row with the image).
m. The image is displayed. Click the Delete Image button.

n. The image was deleted. Notice that the image is no longer displayed in the report.
Click the Edit icon for the same row.
o. The image is no longer available to download and the Delete Image region is not
displayed. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.


Creating and Editing Charts
Chapter 17
Practices for Lesson 17: Creating and Editing Charts

Chapter 17 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you will learn how to create and modify charts for desktop applications as
well as HTML 5 charts for mobile applications.

Chapter 17 - Page 2
Practice 17-1: Creating and Modifying Flash Charts

Overview
In this practice, you create a new chart with a Horizontal Bar – 3D Bar Chart. You then modify
the chart and change it to a 3D Column Chart and change some of the settings to see how they
work.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a new Flash chart page that includes a Horizontal Bar – 3D Bar Chart. Use
Employees by Department for the Title, Departments for the X-Axis, and Number
of Employees for the Y-Axis. Use the following query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_01.txt). Test your page.
select null link,
department_name chart_label,
count(*) chart_value
from employees e,
departments d
where e.department_id = d.department_id
group by department_name
2. Modify your chart and change it to a 3D Column Chart with Look 7. Enter 45 for the X-
Axis Label Rotation and test your page.
Catch Up
b. Click the arrow next to SQL Workshop and select apex_admin SQL Scripts.
f. Click Run Now.

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f. Click Run Now.

m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 17 - Page 4
Practice 17-2: Creating HTML5 Chart in a Mobile Application

Overview
In this practice, you create an HTML5 chart for the GMT mobile application.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create an HTML5 Pie & Doughnut chart for the mobile application. Use Departments
Chart for the Title. Use the following query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_02.txt). Test your mobile page.
select null link,
from employees e,
departments d
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 17 - Page 5
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 17 - Page 6
Practice 17-3: Creating Additional Charts

Overview
In this practice, you create some additional charts, such as a combined chart, a project Gantt
chart, and a Gauge chart for the GlobalMart Management Tool application.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. You build a combined chart. First, you upload and run the add_employees3.sql script
to create a table called employees3.
2. Create a 3D Column HTML5 Chart named Salary Commission Combined Chart. Use
the following SQL Query (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_01.txt file). Specify Employee for X-Axis
Title and Salary for Y-Axis Title. Edit the chart by changing the Series attribute to Line.
SELECT NULL LINK,
LAST_NAME LABEL,
SALARY "Salary",
COMMISSION_PCT "COMMISSION"
FROM EMPLOYEES3
WHERE MANAGER_ID = 100
Order by LAST_NAME
3. Upload and run the tasks_ddl.sql script to create a table called tasks1.
4. Create a Project Gantt Chart that uses the following SQL Query (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_02.txt file).
SELECT NULL LINK,
tasks task_name, id, parent_id,
START_DATE, END_DATE,
STATUS,
START_DATE-3, END_DATE+2
from TASKS1
5. Create a Salary Gauge chart for employees who have more than 10,000 salary and are in
department 80. Use the following SQL Query (located in the
select sum(case when salary <10000 then 0 else 1 end) value,
count(*) max_value
from employees
where department_id=80
Catch Up

Chapter 17 - Page 7

f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 17 - Page 8
Solution 17-1: Creating and Modifying Flash Charts

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating and modifying flash charts.
Steps
1. Create a new Flash chart page that includes a Horizontal Bar – 3D Bar Chart. Use
Employees by Department for the Title, Departments for the X-Axis, and Number
of Employees for the Y-Axis. Use the following query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_01.txt). Test your page.
select null link,
from employees e,
departments d

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b.
Select Chart.

c. Select Flash Chart for Chart Rendering and Horizontal Bar for Chart Type. Click
Next >.

d. Make sure that 3D Bar Chart is selected and click Next >.

e. Enter 23 for Page Number, and Employees by Department for Page Name and
Region Name. Click Next >.
f. Accept the defaults and click Next >.

g. Enter Employees by Department for Chart Title, Departments for X Axis Title,
and Number of Employees for Y Axis Title. Click Next >.

h. Enter the following SQL query (located in

/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_01.txt) and click Next >.
select null link,
from employees e,
departments d

i. Click Create.
j. The page is created. Run the page by clicking the Save and Run Page icon.

k. Place your cursor over one of the bars to see the Department and its value.
Note: You might need to activate the Adobe Flash plug-in.
l. You now change the 3D Bar Chart to a 3D Column Chart and alter the way it looks.
Click the Edit Page 23 link on the Developer toolbar.

2. Modify your chart and change it to a 3D Column Chart with Look 7. Enter 45 for the X-
Axis Label Rotation and test your page.
a. In the Rendering tab, select Attributes under Regions > Content Body > Employees
by Department.
b. In the Attributes tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Chart > Type = Column
2) Appearance > 3D Mode = Yes
3) Series Color > Scheme = Look 7
4) X Axis > Label Rotation = 45

c.

Click the Save and Run Page icon.
d. Notice that the chart is now a 3D Column chart, the look is different, and the X-Axis
labels are rotated by 45 degrees. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 17-2: Creating HTML5 Chart in a Mobile Application

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating HTML5 charts for the GMT mobile
application.
Steps
1. Create an HTML5 Pie & Doughnut chart for the mobile application. Use Departments
Chart for the Title. Use the following query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_02.txt). Test your mobile page.
select null link,
from employees e,
departments d

b. Select Mobile for User Interface and select Chart.

c. Select Pie & Doughnut for Chart Type.
d. Select 3D Pie.

e. Enter 24 for Page Number, and Departments Chart for both Page Name and
Region Name. Click Next >.
f. Accept the default and click Next >.

g. Enter Employees by Department for Chart Title and click Next >.
h. Enter the following SQL query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_02.txt) and click Next >.
select null link,
from employees e,
departments d

i.
Click Create.

k. You may be asked to log in. Enter your login credentials and click Log In.
l. The Employees by Department chart is displayed. Switch window to the Page Designer
page.

Solution 17-3: Creating Additional Charts

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating additional charts for the GlobalMart
Steps
1. You build a combined chart. First, you upload and run the add_employees3.sql script
to create a table called employees3.
a. Click the arrow in the SQL Workshop pull-down menu and select SQL Scripts.
b. Click Upload >.
c. Browse and select the /home/oracle/labs/labs/add_employees3.sql file and

click Upload.

d. Click the Run icon in the new row to create the employees3 table.
e. Click Run Now.

g. The results are displayed.
h. Click the arrow in the Application Builder pull-down menu and select Database
Applications.

2. Create a 3D Column HTML5 Chart named Salary Commission Combined Chart. Use
the following SQL Query (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_01.txt file). Specify Employee for X-Axis
Title and Salary for Y-Axis Title. Edit the chart by changing the Series attribute to Line.
SELECT NULL LINK,
LAST_NAME LABEL,
SALARY "Salary",
FROM EMPLOYEES3
Order by LAST_NAME
a. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon to navigate to the home
page.
b. In your application, click Create Page >.

c.
Select Chart as page type.

d. Select HTML5 Chart from the Chart Rendering drop-down list. Make sure that
Column is selected for Chart Type and click Next >.

e. Select the 3D Column option.
f. Enter 25 for Page Number, and Salary Commission Combined Chart for Page
Name and Region Name. Click Next >.

g. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.
h. Enter Salary Commission Combined Chart for Chart Title. Deselect the Show
Values check box. Specify Employees for X-Axis Title and Salary for Y-Axis Title.
For Show Legend, select the Right option. Click Next >.

i. Use the following SQL query (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_01.txt) to enter in the SQL Query text
area. Click Next >.
SELECT NULL LINK,
LAST_NAME LABEL,
SALARY "Salary",
FROM EMPLOYEES3
Order by LAST_NAME


j. Click Create.
k. In the Rendering Panel, select Regions > Content Body > Salary Commission
Combined Chart > Attributes > Series > Series 1.

l. In the Series tab, select Line for Identification > Type.
n. You can now see a combination of salary as Line and commission as Bar charts. Place
your cursor over one of the points in the line chart.

o. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
3. Upload and run the tasks_ddl.sql script to create a table called tasks1.
a. Click the arrow in the SQL Workshop pull-down menu and select SQL Scripts.
b. Click Upload >.
c. Browse and select the /home/oracle/labs/labs/tasks_ddl.sql file and click

Upload.

d. Click the Run icon in the new row to create the tasks1 table.
e. Click Run Now.

g. The results are displayed.
h. Click the arrow in the Application Builder pull-down menu and select Database
Applications.
4. Create a Project Gantt Chart that uses the following SQL Query (located in the
SELECT NULL LINK,
STATUS,
from TASKS1
a. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon to navigate to the home
page.

b. In your application, click Create Page >.
c. Select Chart as page type.

d. Select Flash Chart from the Chart Rendering drop-down list. Make sure that Gantt is
selected for Chart Type and click Next >.
e. Select Project Gantt.

f. Enter 26 for Page Number, and Project Gantt for Page Name and Region Name.
Click Next >.
g. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.

h. Enter Project Gantt for Chart Title and click Next >.
i. Enter the following SQL Query and click Next >. Use
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_02.txt.
SELECT NULL LINK,
STATUS,
from TASKS1

j.
Click Create.

k. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
l. The Gantt chart is displayed. If you place your cursor over one of the tasks, you will
see the details.
Note: You may need to activate Adobe Flash plug-in.

m. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
5. Create a Salary Gauge chart for employees who have more than 10,000 salary and are in
department 80. Use the following SQL Query (located in the
count(*) max_value
from employees

a. In the application home page, click Create Page >.
b. Select Chart as page type.

c. Select HTML5 Chart from the Chart Rendering drop-down list. Make sure that
Gauges is selected for Chart Type and click Next >.
d. Select Dial and click Next >.

e. Enter 27 for Page Number, and Salary Gauge for Page Name and Region Name
and click Next >.
f. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.

g. Enter Salary Gauge for Chart Title, Solid Color for Background Type, and
#FFFFF for Background Color 1. Click Next >.
h. Enter the following SQL (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_17_03_03.txt) and click Next >.
count(*) max_value
from employees

i.

On the confirmation page, click Create.
k. The dial is displayed. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Adding Calendars and Trees
Chapter 18
Practices for Lesson 18: Adding Calendars and Trees

Chapter 18 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you will create a calendar page that displays the order total per day, create a
calendar for the GMT mobile application, and create a new page with a tree region and link to
the Dynamic Employee Details page.

Chapter 18 - Page 2
Practice 18-1: Creating a Calendar

Overview
In this practice, you create a calendar page that displays the order total per day. You also add a
link to the page to be able to edit the details of an order.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Execute the following command to update ORDER_DATE in the ORDERS table to make it
more current (located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_18_01.txt file).
UPDATE orders SET order_date = order_date + 5715
2. Create a new Calendar page called Order Calendar. Base the calendar on the ORDERS
table, and set the Date Column to ORDER_DATE and Display Column to ORDER_TOTAL.
Allow for dragging order total to different dates. Create a new edit page so that you can edit
all the columns in the ORDERS table. Test your pages.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 18 - Page 3

m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 18 - Page 4
Practice 18-2: Adding a Calendar to a Mobile Application

Overview
In this practice, you add a calendar to your GlobalMart Management Tool mobile application.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a new page called Mobile Calendar for mobile application. Select Mobile User
Interface to create this page. Select Calendar. Base the calendar on the ORDERS table,
and set the Date Column to ORDER_DATE and Display Column to ORDER_TOTAL. Assign
the Link Target to create a new edit page, which contains all the columns from the ORDERS
table. Test your page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.

Chapter 18 - Page 5
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 18 - Page 6
Practice 18-3: Creating a Tree and Displaying it from a Different Page

Overview
In this practice, you create a new page with a tree region and link it to the Dynamic Employee
Details page. Add a button on the Dynamic Employee Details page to link back to the tree page.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a tree page called Employees by Manager that uses the default tree template.
Select the appropriate options in the wizard so that the current query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_18_03.txt) looks as follows:
select case when connect_by_isleaf = 1 then 0
when level = 1 then 1
else -1
end as status,
level,
"LAST_NAME" as title,
null as icon,
"EMPLOYEE_ID" as value,
null as tooltip,
null as link
from "OEHR"."EMPLOYEES"
start with "MANAGER_ID" is null
connect by prior "EMPLOYEE_ID" = "MANAGER_ID"
order siblings by "LAST_NAME"
2. Add a button to the Employee by Department page called Employee Hierarchy that
navigates to the Employees by Manager tree page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 18 - Page 7

f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 18 - Page 8
Solution 18-1: Creating a Calendar

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating a calendar for the GlobalMart
Steps
1. Execute the following command to update ORDER_DATE in the ORDERS table to make it
more current (located in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_18_01.txt file).
a. To see data on your calendar, you may need to modify the dates. Click the arrow next
to SQL Workshop and select SQL Commands from the pull-down menu.
b. Enter the following SQL statement (located in the

/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_18_01.txt file) and click Run. This statement
modifies the order dates in the ORDERS table so that they contain more recent dates
that will appear in the calendar created in the next set of steps.

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c. Click the arrow next to Application Builder and select Database Applications from
the pull-down menu.
2. Create a new Calendar page called Order Calendar. Base the calendar on the ORDERS
table, and set the Date Column to ORDER_DATE and Display Column to ORDER_TOTAL.
Allow for dragging order total to different dates. Create a new edit page so that you can edit
all the columns in the ORDERS table. Test your pages.
a. Select the GlobalMart Management Tool application.
b. Click Create Page >.

c. Select Calendar for page type.
d. Ensure that Calendar is selected and click Next >.

e. Enter 28 for Page Number and Order Calendar for Page Name and Region Name
and click Next >.
f. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.

g. Select Source Type as Table. From the Table / View Name drop-down list, select
ORDERS (table). By default, all the columns are selected. Click Next >.
h. Make sure ORDER_TOTAL is selected for Display Column and ORDER_DATE is
selected for Start Date Column. Then click Next >.

i. Enter 29 for Create Page Number, 30 for Edit Page Number, and click Next >.

j. For Primary Key Type, choose Select Primary Key Column(s). Select ORDER_ID
(Number) for Primary Key Column 1. Click the >> button to select all the columns.
Click Next >.

k.

Accept the default and click Next >.
l.
Click Create.

n. Find a month where there is an order total listed for a particular day (for example: July
2015). Click the amount link for the entry in July 8, 2015.
o. Change the Order Date to a different date in the same month by using the Date
Picker.

p. Click Apply Changes.
q. The change is applied. Note that the Order Total is moved to the date you changed it
to.

r. You can also drag an order total to a different day. Drag the same order total to July 3,
2015.
s. Note that after you release your mouse, the order total moves to the new location. Click
the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
To learn more about what you can do with calendaring, install the Sample Calendars
packaged application.

Solution 18-2: Adding a Calendar to a Mobile Application

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating a calendar for the GMT mobile
application.
Steps
1. Create a new page called Mobile Calendar for mobile application. Select Mobile User
Interface to create this page. Select Calendar. Base the calendar on the ORDERS table,
and set the Date Column to ORDER_DATE and Display Column to ORDER_TOTAL. Assign
the Link Target to create a new edit page, which contains all the columns from the ORDERS
table. Test your page.
b. Select Mobile for User Interface and Calendar for page type.

c. Click Legacy Calendar.
d. Enter 206 for Page Number. Enter Mobile Calendar for Page Name and Region
Name. Click Next >.

e. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.
f. Select Calendar Source as Table. From the Table / View Name drop-down list, select
ORDERS (table). Click Next >.
g. Select ORDER_DATE for Date Column, ORDER_TOTAL for Display Column, and
click Next >.

h. Select Create new edit page for Link Target and enter the following values for the
respective fields and click Next >:
1) Source Table Primary Key Column = ORDER_ID
2) Page Number = 207
3) Table / View Name = ORDERS (table)
4) Date Column = ORDER_DATE (Timestamp(6) With Local Time Zone)
5) Primary Key Column = ORDER_ID (Number)
6) Select Column(s) = <Select all columns by clicking the (>>) arrow>

i.

Accept the defaults and click Next >.
j. Click Create.
k. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
l. Enter your login credentials and click Log In.

m. The calendar is displayed. You can create a new order in the current month by clicking
the Create Link.
Note: The screenshot may differ (date/month) from this step onwards.

n. The Edit Calendar Entry form is displayed. To create a new order in the current month,
you enter the details and click Create. Note that if you were running this on a mobile
device you would receive a Date Picker when you click the Order Date item. Click
Cancel.

o. In the Mobile Calendar page, notice that you see a blue dot on certain dates. Click the
List link.

p. The list shows you the order total for that particular month grouped by order date. Click
the first entry.

q. The form with the order details is displayed. To return to the Application Builder, switch
the window to the Page Designer in your browser.
r. Click the Application 1 link breadcrumb.

Solution 18-3: Creating a Tree Whose Nodes Link to a Different Page

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating a new page with a tree region and
linking it to the Dynamic Employee Details page in the GMT application.
Steps
1. Create a tree page called Employees by Manager that uses the default tree template.
Select the appropriate options in the wizard so that the current query (located in
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_18_03.txt) looks as follows:
select case when connect_by_isleaf = 1 then 0
when level = 1 then 1
else -1
end as status,
level,
"LAST_NAME" as title,
null as icon,
"EMPLOYEE_ID" as value,
null as tooltip,
null as link
from "OEHR"."EMPLOYEES"
start with "MANAGER_ID" is null
connect by prior "EMPLOYEE_ID" = "MANAGER_ID"
order siblings by "LAST_NAME"
a. In the GMT application home page, click Create Page >.

b.
Select the Tree option.

c. Enter 31 for Page Number and Employees by Manager for Page Name and
Region Name, and click Next >.
d. Accept the default navigation preference and click Next >.

e. Select EMPLOYEES (table) for Table / View Name and click Next >.
f. Select the following values for the respective fields and click Next >:
1) ID = EMPLOYEE_ID (Number)
2) Parent ID = MANAGER_ID (Number)
3) Node Text = LAST_NAME (Varchar2)
4) Start With = MANAGER_ID (Number)

g. You can see the query that is generated by expanding the Current Query tab. Click
Next >.
h. Select Database Column for Tooltip and FIRST_NAME (Varchar2) column for
Tooltip Column. Click Next >.

i. Click Create.
k. Expand one of the manager nodes. Notice that when you place your cursor over one of
the names, you see the FIRST_NAME of the person as a tooltip.

l. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
2. Add a button to the Employee by Department page called Employee Hierarchy that
navigates to the Employees by Manager tree page.
a. To find all the Employees related pages in your application, enter employee in the
search area and click Go.
b. Select the Chart page you created earlier, Employees by Department.

c. In the Rendering tab, right-click Employees by Department region and select Create
Button. Alternatively, you can drag a HTML button into the Employees by Department
region from the Buttons gallery.
d. In the Button tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Button Name = Employee_Hierarchy
2) Identification > Label = <Field will be auto populated>
3) Layout > Button Position = Above Region
4) Behavior > Action = Redirect to Page in this Application
5) Behavior > Target > Page = 31 (Page number of the Employees by Manager
page)

e. Click the Save and Run Page icon.
f. Click the Employee hierarchy button.

g.

The tree is displayed. Click Expand All.
h. The tree is expanded.
i. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.
j. Remove the filter on Row text contains ‘employee’.

Using Dynamic Actions and
Plug-Ins
Chapter 19
Practices for Lesson 19: Using Dynamic Actions and Plug-Ins

Chapter 19 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you examine how dynamic actions and plug-ins work.

Chapter 19 - Page 2
Practice 19-1: Using Dynamic Actions on Your Page

Overview
In this practice, you create dynamic actions in the GMT application.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Show Item when another item is Not Null: In the Customer Details page, show
P7_CUST_EMAIL only if the P7_CUST_FIRST_NAME is not null.
2. Changing the Class when an item Is Null: In the Customer Details page, add a class to
the P7_CUST_EMAIL if the item is null. Add an inline class to your page definition (located
in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_19_01_01.txt file). The dynamic action should
fire when the item loses focus.
3. Refreshing the data in a report using Custom filters: In the Customers page, create a
Quick Filter region with two select list items P5_CUSTOMER_ID and P5_CITY_ID. Create
a dynamic action on the select lists to refresh the report when the values of the select list
change. Make sure you add the two filter items to the Page Items to Submit.
• P5_CUSTOMER_ID SQL Query: Located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_19_01_02.txt
• P5_CITY_ID SQL Query: Located in the
• Customer Report WHERE clause: Located in the
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 19 - Page 3
f. Click Run Now.

m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 19 - Page 4
Practice 19-2: Importing and Using Plug-Ins on Your Page

Overview
In this practice, you import and use an item type plug-in and a dynamic action plug-in.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Add a rating column to the CUSTOMERS table.
2. Import the Star Rating Item Plug-In and the Notification Dynamic action Plug-in files.
3. Add the Star Rating Item Plug-in to your Customer Details page.
4. Add the Notification Dynamic Action Plug-in to your Master Detail page.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.

Chapter 19 - Page 5
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 19 - Page 6
Solution 19-1: Using Dynamic Actions on Your Page

Overview
In this practice, you create various dynamic actions on your page as examples.
Steps
1. Show Item when another item is Not Null: In the Customer Details page, show
P7_CUST_EMAIL only if the P7_CUST_FIRST_NAME is not null.
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, select the Customer
Details page (Page 7).
c. You want to add a dynamic action that shows the Cust Email field only when a Cust
First Name is entered. Click the Edit Page 7 icon on the Developer toolbar.

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d. In the Rendering tab, right-click P7_CUST_FIRST_NAME and select Create Dynamic

Action.

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e. Ensure that the new dynamic action is selected in the Rendering tab. In the Dynamic
Action tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Name = Show email
2) When > Condition = is not null

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f. Select Show email > True > Show in the Rendering tab.
g. In the Action tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Action = Show
2) Affected Elements > Selection Type = Item(s)
3) Item(s) = <Select P7_CUST_EMAIL from Popup LOV>

h. In the Rendering tab, right-click Show email > False and select Create FALSE
Action.
i. Ensure that Show email > False > Show is selected in the Rendering tab. In the
1) Identification > Action = Hide

k. Notice that when you first run the page, the Cust Email is hidden. This is due to the
dynamic action you just created.

l. Enter something in the Cust First Name item and when you click away from the item,
you notice that the Cust Email item is now shown.
m. Click the Edit Page 7 link on the Developer toolbar.

2. Changing the Class when an item Is Null: In the Customer Details page, add a class to
the P7_CUST_EMAIL if the item is null. Add an inline class to your page definition (located
in the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_19_01_01.txt file). The dynamic action should
fire when the item loses focus.
a. You first add the class to the dynamic action that you create. You add it to the page
definition. In the Rendering tab, select Page 7: Customer Details.
b. In the Page tab, scroll down to the CSS tab. Enter the following CSS code (located in
the /home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_19_01_01.txt file) in the Inline area. Note
that you need to make sure you specify the important style so that it overrides the other
styles used on the page.
.my-error {
border: 1px solid red !important;
}

c. Now you create the dynamic action. In the Rendering tab, right-click P7_CUST_EMAIL
and select Create Dynamic Action.

d. In the Rendering tab, select the new dynamic action. In the Dynamic Action tab, enter
1) Identification > Name = email is null
2) When > Event = Lose Focus
3) When > Selection Type = Item(s)
4) Item(s) = P7_CUST_EMAIL
5) When Condition = is null

e. In the Rendering tab, ensure that email is null > True > Show is selected.
f. In the Action tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Action = Add Class
2) Settings > Class = my-error

g. In the Rendering tab, right click email is null > False and select Create FALSE
action.
h. In the Rendering tab, ensure that email is null > False > Show is selected. In the
1) Identification > Action = Remove Class
i. Click the Save and Run Page icon.

j. Notice that now when you enter a Cust First Name, the Cust Email item is shown and it
turns red.
k. Enter an email address, and then click somewhere else on the page to lose focus. You
notice that the red border disappears.
l. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

3. Refreshing the data in a report using Custom filters: In the Customers page, create a
Quick Filter region with two select list items P5_CUSTOMER_ID and P5_CITY_ID. Create
a dynamic action on the select lists to refresh the report when the values of the select list
change. Make sure you add the two filter items to the Page Items to Submit.
• P5_CUSTOMER_ID SQL Query: Located in the
• P5_CITY_ID SQL Query: Located in the
• Customer Report WHERE clause: Located in the
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, select the Customers
page.
c. You want to change the columns that the report displays. Click Actions and choose
Select Columns.

d. Remove Photo and Customer Id from the list of Displayed Columns and add Cust
Email to the list of Displayed Columns. Then click Apply.
e. You want to save these settings. Click Actions and select Save Report.

f. Select As Default Report Settings from the list of Save options.
g. Make sure that Primary is selected and click Apply.
h. The report settings are saved. Click the Edit Page 5 link on the Developer toolbar.

i. You want to create the region in which the filtered items will be created. Drag Static
Content < / > region from the Regions gallery to above the Customer Report region
in the Grid Layout section of the page.
j. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the new region is selected. In the Region tab, enter
the Identification > Title as Quick Filter.

k. In the Quick Filter region, you create two filter items: P5_CUSTOMER_ID and
P5_CITY_ID to filter the employee report by department name and job ID. Drag Select
List from Items Gallery to Items in the Quick Filter region in the Grid Layout section
of the page.
l. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the new item is selected. In the Page Item tab, enter
1) Identification > Name = P5_CUSTOMER_ID
2) Label > Label = Customer
3) List of Values > Type = SQL Query
4) SQL Query = Enter the query which is provided in
select cust_first_name||' '||cust_last_name d, customer_id r
from customers
order by 1

5) List of Values > Display Null Value = Yes

6) Null Display Value = - Show All –

m. You want to create one more page item for City. Drag Select List from Items Gallery
to Items in the Quick Filter region in the Grid Layout section of the page.
Note: Make sure that the new item is below the P5_CUSTOMER_ID item.
n. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the new item is selected. In the Page Item tab, enter
1) Identification > Name = P5_CITY
2) Label > Label = City
3) Grid > Start New Row = No
4) Grid > New Column = Yes
5) List of Values > Type = SQL Query
6) SQL Query = Enter the query which is provided in
select distinct city d, city r
from customers
order by 1

7) List of Values > Display Null Value = Yes

8) Null Display Value = - Show All –

o. In the Page Designer, select the Dynamic Actions tab.
p. Right-click Events and select Create Dynamic Action.

q. In the Dynamic Actions tab, ensure the new dynamic action is selected. In the Dynamic
1) Identification > Name = Quick Filter Refresh
2) When > Event = Change
4) When > Item(s) = P5_CUSTOMER_ID, P5_CITY
r. In the Dynamic Actions tab, select Quick Filter Refresh > True > Show.
s. In the Action tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Action = Refresh
2) Affected Elements > Selection Type = Region
3) Affected Elements > Region = Customer Report

4) Execution Options > Fire On Page Load = No
t. In the Page Designer, select the Rendering tab.

u. In the Rendering tab, select Regions > Content Body > Customer Report.

v. In the Region tab, add the following WHERE clause (located in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_19_01_04.txt file) to the end of the SELECT
statement in the Source > SQL Query field. Then enter P5_CUSTOMER_ID,P5_CITY
for the Page Items to Submit field.
where customer_id = nvl(:P5_CUSTOMER_ID, CUSTOMER_ID)
and city = nvl(:P5_CITY, CITY)
w. Select Yes for Grid > Start New Row.
x. Click Save and Run Page icon.

y. Note that when both filters are set to - Show All -, all the records are displayed.
z. Select a customer from the list. What do you observe?

aa. Select -Show All- for Customer and select a city from the list. What do you observe
now?
bb. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 19-2: Importing and Using Plug-Ins on Your Page

Overview
In this solution, you import and use an item type plug-in and a dynamic action plug-in.
Steps
1. Add a rating column to the CUSTOMERS table.
a. Select SQL Workshop > Object Browser.
b. Make sure that OEHR is selected for Schema. Select CUSTOMERS from the list of
tables.

c. In the CUSTOMERS section, click the Add Column button.
d. Enter RATING for Add Column, NUMBER for Type, and 2 for Precision.
Click Next >.

e. Click Finish.
f. The column is added. Click the Application Builder pull-down menu and select
Database Applications.
2. Import the Star Rating Item Plug-In and the Notification Dynamic action Plug-in files.
a. Click the GlobalMart Management Tool application icon.

b. Click Shared Components.
c. Under Other Components, select Plug-Ins.
d. Click Import >.
e. Click Browse and select

/home/oracle/labs/labs/item_type_plugin_com_oracle_apex_star_rat
ing.sql. Click Open. Then click Next >.

f. After the file is imported, click Next > to install it.
g. Make sure that the GlobalMart Management Tool application is selected and click
Install Plug-in. Note that if the plug-in already exists, it will be replaced.
h. The plug-in is installed. You will be asked to enter a component setting. Click Apply
Changes.

i. Click the Shared Components breadcrumb.
j. Under Other Components, select Plug-ins.
k. You want to install one more plug-in. Click Import >.
l. Click Browse and select

/home/oracle/labs/labs/dynamic_action_plugin_com_oracle_apex_gri
tter_notification.sql. Click Open. Then click Next >.

m. After the file is imported, click Next > to install it.
n. Make sure that the GlobalMart Management Tool application is selected and click
Install Plug-in. Note that if the plug-in already exists, it will be replaced.
o. The plug-in is installed. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb.

3. Add the Star Rating Item Plug-in to your Customer Details page.
a. Navigate to the Customer Details page.
b. Drag Star Rating [Plug-In] from Items Gallery to after P7_PHONE_NUMBER in the
Grid Layout.

c. In the Rendering tab, make sure that the newly added plug-in is selected. In the Page
Item tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Name = P7_RATING
2) Settings > Number of Stars = 5
3) Source > Type = Database Column (the RATING column is automatically selected)

e. Note that the page now includes the Rating item. If you move your cursor over the
circles, you can see the value. Switch window to the Page Designer page in the
browser.
4. Add the Notification Dynamic Action Plug-in to your Master Detail page.
a. Navigate to the Master Detail page. In the Page Finder field of the Page Designer,
enter 9 and click Go.

b. In the Rendering tab, right-click P9_ORDER_TOTAL and select Create Dynamic

Action.

c. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the new dynamic action is selected. In the Dynamic
1) Identification > Name = total notification
2) When > Event = Click
4) Item(s) = P9_ORDER_TOTAL
d. In the Rendering tab, ensure that email notification > True > Show is selected.

e. In the Dynamic Action tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Action = Notification [Plug-in]
2) Settings > Title = Order Total
3) Settings > Text = The order total is &P9_ORDER_TOTAL.
4) Settings > Hide After x Seconds = 6
f. Click the Save button.
g. You want to show the total of an existing order. To do that, run the List of Orders page
and edit a record from there. Enter 8 (List of Orders page) in the Page Finder field and
click Go.
h. Click the Save and Run Page icon.

i. Click the Edit icon next to the first row.
j. Click the Order Total field. Notice the notification that is displayed.
k. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Utilizing Application Express
Printing
Chapter 20
Practices for Lesson 20: Utilizing Application Express Printing

Chapter 20 - Page 1

Practices Overview
In these practices, you will print a standard report with derived output and create a PDF report
with multiple queries.

Chapter 20 - Page 2
Practice 20-1: Printing a Standard Report with Derived Output

Overview
In this practice, you enable printing of a custom report, creating an output format item, and then
deriving the printing of the report based on the item using a button.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. On the Top Tier Salary page, edit Print Attributes for the Top Tier Salary report region and
enable Report Printing. Run the page.
2. Change the report to be printed based on a derived format value. Create a select list item
and specify a static list of values on the item. Then create a button called Print to run the
report when an Output Format is selected.
3. Update the Print Attributes for the region to derive Output Format from the item. Create a
branch and add a condition for the application to know what to do when the Print button is
clicked.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 20 - Page 3

m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.

Chapter 20 - Page 4
Practice 20-2: Creating a PDF Report with Multiple Queries

Overview
In this practice, you create a PDF report query that contains two queries and uses an existing
report layout. You then create a report that uses the report query you created and invoke it from
a button.
Assumptions
None
Tasks
This practice is a video walkthrough as the classroom machine doesn’t have BI Publisher, which
is required for creating a PDF report with multiple queries.
Watch the video by executing the lab_20_02.html file in the
/home/oracle/labs/labs/lab_20_02 directory. For better readability, view the video in
full screen.
Catch Up
There is no Catch Up for this practice.

Chapter 20 - Page 5
Solution 20-1: Printing a Standard Report with Derived Output

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for printing a standard report with derived output for
Steps
1. On the Top Tier Salary page, edit Print Attributes for the Top Tier Salary report region and
enable Report Printing. Run the page.
a. In the GlobalMart Management Tool application home page, click the Top Tier Salary
page (Page 3).
b. In the Rendering tab, select Regions > Content Body > Top Tier Salary >
Attributes.

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c. In the Region tab, set the Printing > Enabled toggle to Yes.
d. In the Rendering tab, expand Attributes and select Printing.

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e. In the Printing tab, enter the value for Page Header > Text as Top Tier Salary.
f. Click the Save and Run Page icon.

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g. View the PDF report by using the Print Link at the bottom of the report.
h. Click OK.

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i. The PDF is displayed.
Close the PDF file.
2. Change the report to be printed based on a derived format value. Create a select list item
and specify a static list of values on the item. Then create a button called Print to run the
report when an Output Format is selected.
a. Click Edit Page 3 on the Developer toolbar.

b. In the Rendering tab, right-click Top Tier Salary under Regions > Content Body and
select Create Page Item.
c. In the Page Item tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification Title > Name = P3_OUTPUT_FORMAT
2) Identification > Type = Select List
3) List of Values > Type = Static Values
4) List of Values > Static Values = Specify the following list of values for the item (no
null values):
Display Value Return Value
PDF PDF
Word RTF
Excel XLS
HTML HTM
XML XML
Use the above table to enter values for Display Value and Return value, or enter
the following:
STATIC:PDF;PDF,Word;RTF,Excel;XLS,HTML;HTM,XML;XML

5) List of Values > Display Null Value = No

d. In the Rendering tab, right-click Top Tier Salary under Regions > Content Body and
select Create Button.

e. In the Rendering tab, ensure that the newly created button is selected. In the Button
tab, enter the following values for the respective fields:
1) Identification > Button Name = PRINT
2) Identification > Label = <Field is auto populated with value>
3) Layout > Button Position = Top of Region

3. Update the Print Attributes for the region to derive Output Format from the item. Create a
branch and add a condition for the application to know what to do when the Print button is
clicked.
a. In the Rendering tab, select Printing under Regions > Content Body > Top Tier
Salary > Attributes.

b. Select Derive from Item for Output > Format and P3_OUTPUT_FORMAT for Output >
Format Item. Copy the Link > Link Example value to the clipboard.
c. In the Rendering tab, select the Processing icon.

d. In the Processing tab, right-click Branches and select Create Branch.
e. In the Branch tab, click the No Link Defined button under Behavior > Target.

f. Select the Top Tier Salary page number (Page 3) for Page. Click the Advanced tab
and paste the URL that you had copied in the Advanced > Request field. Alter the
URL by removing everything before the FLOW_XMLP_OUTPUT_R<n> value. Click OK.

g. Select Processing for Execution Options > Point and PRINT for Condition > When
Button Pressed. Then click the Save and Run Page icon.
h. Select XML for Output Format and click Print.

i. Click OK.
j. The XML is displayed. Close the window.
k. Click the Application 1 link on the Developer toolbar.

Solution 20-2: Creating a PDF Report with Multiple Queries

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for creating a PDF report with multiple queries for
Steps
The solution steps are provided in the video. For better readability, view the video in full screen.


Managing Application
Feedback
Chapter 21
Practices for Lesson 21: Managing Application Feedback

Chapter 21 - Page 1

Practices Overview
There is one practice in this lesson. In this practice, you will create a feedback form in your
application, submit feedback, and review and categorize the feedback.

Chapter 21 - Page 2
Practice 21-1: Adding and Monitoring Feedback in Your Application

Overview
In this practice, you create a feedback form in your application, submit feedback, and review
and categorize the feedback.
Assumptions
Tasks
1. Create a feedback form for your GMT application.
2. Create the following feedback from your application:
Feedback # Feedback Text Feedback Type
1. Date format needs to be changed on Master detail General Comment
2. Error when deleting a line item on an order Bug
3. Add label help text on Orders page General Comment
3. Review your feedback in Team Development.
4. Log feedback 1 (“Date format needs to be changed on Master detail”) as a feature with a
status of “Functionally complete - 80%.”
5. Log feedback 3 (Add label help text on Orders page) as a To Do, assign it to Tom, and
change the status to “Assigned - 30%.” Delete the feedback entry after logging it as a To
Do.
6. Edit the To Do, changing the status to “Work Progressing - 80%” and specifying
Documentation for the category.
7. Log feedback 2 (“Error when deleting a line item on an order”) as a bug. Set the severity to
“4. Moderate Impact” and assign it to Tom.
8. Edit the bug and change the status to “80. Fixed in development,” and set the priority to “1.
As soon as possible.”
9. Review the Team Development dashboard.
Catch Up
f. Click Run Now.

Chapter 21 - Page 3

f. Click Run Now.
m. Click Run Now.
e. Click Next >.
Next >.
i. Click Install.
Note: To catch up with Practice 21-1, perform the steps mentioned in the Catch Up section of
this practice but instead of importing sol_20_01.sql file, upload the sol_21_01.sql file.

Chapter 21 - Page 4
Solution 21-1: Adding and Monitoring Feedback in Your Application

Overview
In this practice solution, steps are provided for adding and monitoring feedback in the GMT
application.
Steps
1. Create a feedback form for your GMT application.
b. Select Feedback Page.

Chapter 21 - Page 5
c. Accept the default values and click Create.

Note: When you create the feedback page, you will notice that the navigation bar will
have an entry for feedback and the application feedback will be automatically enabled.
d. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb.
e. Click Run Application.

Chapter 21 - Page 6
f. If you receive the login window, enter your login credentials and click Log In. If you do
not receive the login window, click Sign Off and log in again.
2. Create the following feedback from your application:
Feedback # Feedback Text Feedback Type
1. Date format needs to be changed on Master detail General Comment
2. Error when deleting a line item on an order Bug
3. Add label help text on Orders page General Comment
a. Click Feedback on the navigation bar.
b. Enter Date format needs to be changed on Master detail in the

Feedback field and click Submit Feedback.

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c. You want to create another feedback item. Click Feedback in the navigation bar.
d. Enter Error when deleting a line item on an order in the Feedback text
area and select Bug for Feedback Type. Click Submit Feedback.
e. You want to create one more feedback item. Click Feedback in the navigation bar.
f. Enter Add label help text on Orders page in the Feedback text area and
click Submit Feedback.
g. You have entered all your feedback. Now you want to view it in Team Development.
Click Home on the Developer toolbar.

Chapter 21 - Page 8
3. Review your feedback in Team Development.

a. Click the arrow next to the Team Development pull-down menu and select Feedback.
b. The Feedback dashboard is displayed. Notice that feedback items have been filed.
Click the Feedback Entries link.

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4. Log feedback 1 (“Date format needs to be changed on Master detail”) as a feature with a
status of “Functionally complete - 80%.”
a. Click the Feedback Number 1 link to edit it.
b. Your feedback is displayed. Click the Log as Feature button.
c. Specify the following and click Create Feature:

1) Feature Name = Date format needs to be changed on Master detail
2) New Release = 6.0
3) New Assignee = John
4) Start Date = <Select tomorrow’s date>
5) Due Date = <Select date one month from now>
6) Desirability = 3. Desirable

7) Development Priority = 3. Normal Priority

8) Feature Status = Functionally complete - 80%

d. Click Apply Changes.
5. Log feedback 3 (“Add label help text on Orders page”) as a To Do, assign it to Tom, and
change the status to “Assigned - 30%.” Delete the feedback entry after logging it as a “To
Do”.
a. Click the Feedback Number 3 link to edit it.
b. You want to make Feedback 3 a To Do. Click the Log as To do button.

c. Specify the following and click Create To do:

1) Release = 6.0
2) New Assignee = Tom
3) To do status = Assigned - 30%
4) Delete feedback entry = <Select this check box>
6. Edit the To Do, changing the status to “Work Progressing - 80%” and specifying
Documentation for the category.
a. Click the arrow next to the Team Development pull-down menu and select To Dos.

b. Click Report.
c. Click the Add label help text on Orders page link.
d. Change the To Do > Status to Work Progressing - 80%, enter Documentation for
Details > New Category, and click Apply Changes.

7. Log feedback 2 (“Error when deleting a line item on an order”) as a bug. Set the severity to
“4. Moderate Impact” and assign it to Tom.
a. Click the arrow next to the Team Development pull-down menu and select Feedback.
b. Click the Feedback Entries link.
c. Click the Feedback Number 2 link to edit it.
d. Feedback 2 is a bug. Click the Log as Bug button.

e. Specify the following and click Create Bug.

1) Severity = 4. Moderate Impact
2) Release = 6.0
3) Assign To = tom
8. Edit the bug and change the status to “80. Fixed in development,” and set the priority to “1.
As soon as possible.”
a. Click the arrow next to the Team Development pull-down menu and select Bugs.

b. Click Report.
c. Click the Error when deleting a line item on an order link.
d. Select 80. Fixed in development for Bug > Status and 1. As soon as possible for
Bug > Priority. Click Apply Changes.
9. Review the Team Development dashboard.

a. Click Team Development in the navigation bar.

b. An overview of all your features, milestones, to dos, and bugs are displayed.


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b. In the Navigation section, click Lists.

c. Click Create >.

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d. Accept the default and click Next >.

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h. Click the Application 1 breadcrumb.

b. In the Rendering tab, right-click Regions and select Create Region.

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e. The list is displayed. Click the View Products link.

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d. Accept the default and click Next >.

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Click Next >.

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p. Click the button in the Appearance > Template Options field.

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r. Click the Save and Run Page icon.