Dermot Murray Extending your Oracle Forms Estate Using Oracle Application Express

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1 Dermot Murray Extending your Oracle Forms Estate Using Oracle Application Express

2 Agenda Introduction The Forms Challenge Introducing Oracle Application Express Use Cases Technical Architecture and licence considerations Conclusion

3 INOAPPS COMPANY OVERVIEW Oracle Platinum Partner Largest Independent Oracle Specialist Partner Applications, EPM, BI and Technology Expertise in Hosting, Managed Services Engineered Systems and Hardware Practice Capable to deliver the whole Red Stack Implemented and Operating Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud Multiple accolades from customers and Oracle 2015 Winner: Specialized Partner of the Year: Oracle Cloud 2014 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 UK 2014 & Fast 500 EMEA & 2012 Winner, Specialized Partner of the Year: Oracle Accelerate For Midsize Companies Long track record of using Oracle Forms and Application Express

customers and Oracle 2015 Winner: Specialized Partner of the Year: Oracle Cloud 2014 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 UK 2014 & Fast 500

4 Global Locations UK OFFICES Aberdeen (Head Office) Edinburgh Derby INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Houston, Texas, USA Global delivery experience and capability Established off shore and on shore model

Malaysia Houston, Texas, USA Global delivery

5 Inoapps Company Overview OUR FOCUS AREAS OUR MAIN INDUSTRY SECTORS Application Implementations Business Intelligence Engineered Systems and Storage HCM Hyperion & EPM JDE and PeopleSoft Managed Services and Cloud Mobility R12 upgrades Oracle Forms and Apex Business/Professional Services Engineering and Construction Financial Services High Technology Manufacturing Oil & Gas Public Sector Telecommunications Utilities Long track record of using Oracle Forms and Application Express

Oracle Forms and Apex Business/Professional Services Engineering and Construction Financial Services High Technology

6 So, you have Oracle Forms Stable Mature Big Investment Does what it says on the tin BUT

7 So, you have Oracle Forms User Interface is mature High development cost Licencing limitations Integration capabilities Limited scope for extending footprint

8 How to solve a problem like Integration Mobile Desktop limitations Simplified UI External users

10 Oracle Application Express Toolkit to allow the rapid development of applications using only your web browser Fully-supported, no-cost feature of the Oracle Database Can extend and supplement Oracle Forms in a wide variety of ways Consists of a UI development tool, based on DB Schema and objects

of the Oracle Database Can extend and supplement Oracle Forms in a wide

11 APEX and Forms Retain existing Forms estate Re-use the business logic and IPR of existing apps Extend footprint using Apex screens Expand functionality using Apex capabilities Reduce and minimise the limitations of Forms Increase the use of your Oracle estate with minimal additional costs

functionality using Apex capabilities Reduce and minimise the

12 Forms and APEX: Perfect Companions Forms Legacy Screens Admin Screens Core App Spine Database Objects Business Logic Apex Integration Mobile Simplified UI External users

13 Oracle Applications Express The Swiss Army Knife of Development Platforms

14 Use Case: Application extension Application Extension

15 Use Case: Extend Application Existing Forms estate delivers core functionality Want to extend the footprint into New Users New functionality Use Apex to deliver new scope Enhanced Look and Feel No desktop limitations Rapid development

into New Users New functionality Use Apex to deliver new

17 Use Case: Refresh User Interface Mature application seeks new look and feel (for long walks on the beach, fine dining and new experiences) New ways to engage your users with a simpler user experience Apex has a huge variety of data presentation themes

new experiences) New ways to engage your users with a simpler

19 Mobile enablement Application Extension Refresh User Interface Mobile Enablement

20 Use Case: Mobile Enablement You wish to extend the footprint of your Forms application to allow users on Mobile devices phones or tablets Oracle Forms on mobile is not easy Security considerations are signifcant Other Oracle middleware options available but complex Extend footprint using Apex screens, using optimised Mobile Themes

mobile is not easy Security considerations are signifcant Other Oracle middleware

21 Mobile Enablement

22 Mobile Enablement

23 Use Case: Mobile Enablement Online access only No Offline capability or App capabilities Security considerations needs externally facing server, DMZ, patches, hardening Licencing considerations potential user audience increases, licence needs to match

24 Back Office Integration Data Gathering Platform Business Intelligence Platform Mobile Enablement Back Office Processing

25 Use Case: Back Office Processing Mature forms estate that needs to extend beyond its current limitations Require back end integration and interfacing capabilities Don t want to implement additional middleware layers Oracle Forms will not offer sufficient capabilities Back Office capabilities required to facilitate integration SOA Integration Integration CSV production and upload Batch processing

26 Use Case: Back Office Processing Web Services Presentation/ consumption Integration CSV/ Blob Handling Batch Processing SSO Integration

27 Use Case: Business Intelligence Platform Forms based application used to gather data How to enable that data out to a wider audience Many BI tools out there (including from Oracle), but all will incur significant cost, time and effort Apex offers a wide variety of out of the box reporting capabilities Can be used to offer BI capabilities to existing applications

29 Oracle Application Express Integration Single Sign On Excel Killer SSL Encryption Pixel Perfect Reporting Business Intelligence Platform Data Gathering Platform Data Warehousing Batch Processing Workflow and automation engine Web service integration Document Management

30 Forms and Apex Perfect Companions Complement Replace Supplement Extend Expand

31 System Architecture - Forms Forms Client Java Applet GUI and beans Forms Server Forms Listener Manages Runtime Runtime Engine App logic, data management, PL/SQL engine Database Server

32 System Architecture - APEX Web Listener Web Browser Meta Data Oracle Database with Oracle Applications Express

33 System Architecture Forms and Apex combined Forms Client Java Applet GUI and beans Apex Browser Forms Server Apex Web Listener Database Server Apex Schema

34 Architecture Considerations Existing Database infrastructure can be used Web listener can be located on DB server Or use existing Forms Middleware Server NO additional hardware NO additional middleware

35 Project Phases of a typical system deployment Requirements Gathering Solution Design Data Dictionary Build Business Logic Technical Architecture UI Test and Deploy

36 Project Phases of an Apex extension Requirements Gathering Solution Design Data Dictionary Build Business Logic Technical Architecture UI Test and Deploy

37 Licence Considerations First Rule of Oracle make sure you are licenced Oracle Applications Express licence is included in Database licence usage NO additional licence requirements (As long as all users are licenced for DB)

38 Oracle Apex 5 Latest release, GA in April 2015 Huge step forward in terms of functionailty, scope and look and feel Underpins Oracle s strategic investment in Apex

39 Don t believe me?

40 Skills Considerations Core skills SQL/ PL/SQL Screen designer is simple and intuitive Low cost of entry but huge scope for development LOTS of Google resources

41 Business Benefits of Apex Extension Time to Deployment Cost of infrastructure Cost of licences Cost of Project Risk Scope of solution Integration User Adoption

42 Summary Many organisations have made a significant investment in Oracle Forms There are many upgrade or migration paths available to Forms users Oracle Application Express offers a simple and low cost way to retain that investment whilst retaining the ability to meet the changing needs of the business

43 Questions? #InoappsCloudcast

44 Dermot Murray Technology Division Manager E: T: W:

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