Oracle Application Express (APEX) Initial Setup
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Tarek Hasan
CIO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The setup takes about one week to fulfill the NTP.
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Sony Kurian
Director at GNX Solutions
The setup is very easy and just takes a few minutes. We can start building applications within five minutes.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward so I rate it a ten out of ten.
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
April 2024
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In terms of deployment, I take care of it manually. I don't know how to deploy the product in an automated way. I rate the deployment phase an eight out of ten.
I take care of product deployment, and I offer help to our company's customers with quick and fast solutions to their issues.
The solution is deployed on the cloud. I use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, which offers private cloud services.
The solution can be deployed in a few minutes.
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Suresh_M
Database administrator at SSnC
It's a great product. Based on the level of easiness of installation, I would rate it three out of five. You need to have an Oracle database as the minimum requirement for APEX. Additionally, an HTTP server is necessary. While I'm not sure if it works with Apache, Oracle has its own HTTP server software, and in the latest version, they use WebLogic. Also, ensure that the Oracle listener is up and running.
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Deployment in Oracle APEX is a smooth and straightforward process, and we haven't had any issues with it. Even when creating different environment clones, we can easily migrate applications without complications. Deployment is quite efficient, and it typically takes less than an hour, often around half an hour, thanks to the support of a dedicated DBA and the use of the WebLogic application server. For deployment, after completing application development, we export the application files, including standard features. Then, these files are sent to the Logical Manager, who is the application server administrator. They handle the deployment on the WebLogic server.
The initial setup was straightforward. However, as we started doing more development work, we faced a lot of challenges. I rate the initial setup at eight on a scale of one to ten.
Down the road, at a later stage, I would rate it a two or three at maximum. The initial setup was easy, but as the complexity of the project increased, we encountered several difficulties. Currently, we only have two people who take care of maintenance and development. We have slowed down our development since we have been doing this for the past three years.
View full review »The initial setup of Oracle Application Express is easy. Deployment was completed in less than four days.
View full review »The initial setup is neither easy nor hard. I rate it three or four out of ten.
We must set up more than five tools to run the Oracle APEX application, including the database, assets, API publisher, Application Express, web logies, and several tools.
The deployment depends on the project and can be handled by one person. It takes less than one month for a single project or another month for other projects.
The deployment process is the same as for other applications. It typically involves analysis, implementation, coding, database package development, design, and front-end development.
Setting up Oracle APEX is straightforward and usually requires just a one-time installation. It is often included for free with Oracle Database versions starting from 11c. Despite its availability, many users may not be aware of it. APEX serves as both a development and reporting tool, addressing users' dynamic and regular data needs efficiently. With APEX, we can quickly develop custom reports or interactive grids within minutes, automating processes and saving significant time in development cycles, typically taking just two to three months from requirement gathering to deployment.
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reviewer2077248
Bachelor Student at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup is quite straightforward, especially when connecting to the SQL workshop.
It took at least two months to get everything to function and then run certain operations, In general, I would estimate one to two months to create a basic program.
View full review »Setting up APEX requires Oracle and Linux admin experience.
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Mike Moxcey
Computer Specialist at a government with 10,001+ employees
I was not a part of the installation, but it is straightforward when deploying the updates.
We have a team of three or four developers and one admin to maintain this solution.
View full review »Setup isn't difficult, but you need to prepare and read the documentation. For example, the setup will be different in Amazon.
Deployment depends on the architecture. It's easy to export configurations from APEX. You only need to make simple changes when importing configurations.
If you want to update versions of APEX, it's difficult because you need to redesign your own web pages. For example, the new version of APEX can't use old designs, so you need to check different web page designs before updating APEX. It's one of the points of difficulty in APEX.
You also need an APEX specialist for deployment because not many people use it.
Oracle has official documentation that shows how to do setup, so it isn't difficult.
View full review »The initial setup for Oracle Application Express (APEX) was very straightforward. I didn't find any problems with setting it up.
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Ibrahim Alokosh
Technical team lead at DTC
The initial setup is very straightforward.
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Karl Rodax
Enterprise Architect at Prinzhorn IT
On a scale of one to five, where one is easy and five is complicated, I would rate the initial setup as a four.
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reviewer2307546
CEO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
It is easy to install and I would rate the installment process 8 out of 10, a piece of cake.
The installment process for our system can be intricate, especially considering ODBC connections to the Oracle database. This involves optimizing for sharing and accommodating multiple users, ensuring efficient session management. Unlike a user-friendly click-and-install approach, our Linux-based installation demands a command-line understanding, necessitating familiarity with Linux commands. We opt for Linux over Windows Server, prioritizing cost-effectiveness with platforms like Oracle Lenovo or CentOS.Initially, we provided hosting on our cloud but encountered challenges with clients reluctant to pay for hosting services. Factors such as unreliable internet and frequent electricity outages in Venezuela further contributed to this preference for on-premise deployment.
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is very easy to deploy. I deployed it on my new branch, and it only took me five to six hours to complete the deployment.
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Adil Fouari
Oracle Applications Consultant at ASAM Conseil Inc
I don't see it as complex, but not many people have that kind of skill.
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Alvaro Lozada
Coordinador de inteligencia empresarial at Grupo Orbis
The installation is simple and the time it took was approximately two weeks.
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Omar Al-Qaysie
Senior Chief Engineer at ministry of electricity
The initial setup wasn't easy or complex, it was somewhere in the middle. We deployed it ourselves.
I purchased the database when we started the project with Oracle. I supported the analysis for one year, but after one year we couldn't pay more for the support. We haven't had an issue with maintenance.
APEX is an open-source platform. I'm busy with the application. It is easy to maintain the application in order to go further with more versions of APEX. It has a different kind of database. Data Point 2.1, is the version that I got from Oracle.
I remember the first installation and that time the installation was a little difficult and maybe even very complex. But after maybe 10 or 15 installations now, it is very easy because I know the product better. After gaining some experience, it is very easy.
What was a little difficult the first time is that you must create the network on the database. You must create a different tablespace. After installation, you must use the WebLogic server to launch Oracle APEX form. Then you set the web service and then create WebLogic services. There are a lot of steps there and it is a little different and a bit difficult when you have not had the experience.
When creating projects it might take five or six months for a big production. But I have also completed some products in only two weeks of development.
It is very different for different projects. The project that took only two weeks for developing was because of the size of the project. It was small and I only had five or six forms to build. On the big project that took six months for development, it was because there were a lot of forms, a lot of objects and the project was a lot more complicated.
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Sunil Phani
IT Developer at Bdl
The product was easy to deploy.
View full review »The initial setup for Oracle Application Express (APEX) is fantastic because you can install or deploy it from the top through Amazon RDS or CAD. You can deploy the solution quickly. I currently have a project with the ministry to roll out Oracle Application Express (APEX) for fifty-four pluggable databases.
Setting up the solution is smooth, and there's no downtime during deployment. I found its setup excellent.
Deploying Oracle Application Express (APEX) requires taking care of the packages on the databases, as well as publication. It's straightforward.
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Age Van Den Berg
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd
We have people who surf the servers on our behalf. They are simply regular Windows computers, but not in our location, but in another. Similar to a cloud.
We have several small cloud providers. They are based in the Netherlands.
It is rather complex to install.
I would rate the installation a three out of five.
It took approximately, one day to deploy.
We need two developers to maintain this solution.
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Vincent Cheng
Sr. Director at LogiCorner Info Tech.
I consider the initial setup simple compared to other technology.
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Muhammad_Bilal
Specialist EHR Implementation at siut
The initial setup was a little complex. You have to run some steps on it. That said, deployment took maybe an hour or two. We have minimal maintenance requirements. If there's an issue you just look back at the cache but most of the time it's okay.
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reviewer1014486
Facility director at a aerospace/defense firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The deployment was easy and took no time.
It is always fun having to do the Oracle patches. Our DBAs handle all that, but it does affect us as far as having to take systems down to do the upgrades, which gets a little frustrating. It's manageable though. They take about an hour or two.
View full review »Initial setup was straightforward as we have a team that has good experience.
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reviewer1249362
Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup is quite straightforward and very easy.
With one person, it took half an hour to install and get running.
We have two people to maintain this solution.
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reviewer1058394
Engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
As a programmer, the setup was very easy. I do not know what the setup looks like for database administrators.
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reviewer911289
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The implementation for clients is the responsibility of the distributor or reseller. The consultants must go directly to the users to understand their requirements. Implementation is usually carried out on-premise.
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Senol YILMAZ
Founder at Avsa Danismanlik Ltd Sti
It's very easy to install and easy to deploy.
The first time, I spend six weeks, but now it can be done in a few hours.
We need only one person to maintain this solution.
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reviewer1404792
Senior Database Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I worked with APEX to do the initial setup and I have never set up the environment fully on my own. It is complex enough that I do not think I would want to do it without their help.
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Krishnan Ambady
Technical Director at Look Ltd
The initial setup is not very complex. Our deployment took four or five months.
View full review »Apex is already installed in your database, so you kill a lot of steps in that. If Oracle Database is already installed, you pretty much just need to execute one line of code and you will be up and running. It is very straightforward.
View full review »APEX is already installed in your database, so you kill a lot of steps in that. If Oracle Database is already installed, you pretty much just need to execute one line of code and you will be up and running. It is very straightforward.
View full review »It is a really straightforward deployment. You just run a script and then copy a directory of files to a server. It's probably the easiest tool that Oracle provides.
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reviewer936492
CTO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup was not complex at all. It was very easy and quite straightforward. A company shouldn't have trouble with the implementation.
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Age Van Den Berg
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd
The installation is quite difficult. Because somehow it doesn't work if you begin with a clean installation. It's much easier to use it with the cloud setup or do a box. If you want to install it from scratch, then it's a bit difficult.
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FernandoPerez
General manager at Temporis Latin America Spa
It is easy to set up. The deployment duration depends on the complexity, but in general, if your requirements are clear, it takes a couple of days.
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Oracle Application Express (APEX)
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Application Express (APEX). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.