What's New in Oracle HTML DB?

This section describes new features of Oracle HTML DB release 1.6 and provides pointers to additional information.

Oracle HTML DB Release 1.6 New Features

• Streamlined user interface

  Release 1.6 features a redesigned and simpler user interface that reduces the number of clicks needed to edit an application or application components. Users now navigate by first selecting an application from the Applications list and then drilling down to specific components.

  
  

  See Also: "About the Oracle HTML DB User Interface" and "Accessing Application Builder"

  
  

• Master Detail Form Wizard

  The new Master Detail Form Wizard automates the process of building a master detail form. This wizard creates a form which displays a master row and multiple detail rows within a single HTML form. With this form, users can query, insert, update, and delete values from two tables or views.

  
  

  See Also: "Building a Master Detail Form"

  
  

• Improved Web services support

  Developers can incorporate calls to Web services within an Oracle HTML DB application. Users can now create a reusable Web Service reference by either browsing a Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) registry, or by specifying a Web Services Description Language (WSDL). New wizards enable developers to create a from or report on a Web service.

  
  

  See Also: "Implementing Web Services"

  
  

• Improved Quick Application Wizard

  The new Create Application Wizard enables developers to create an application directly from spreadsheet data, or an existing database table. The resulting application contains more summary reports and charts as well as additional user interface options.

  
  

  See Also: "Creating a New Application" and "Creating an Application Using the Create Application Wizard"

  
  

• Themes

  In release 1.6, application templates are organized into named collections called themes. Each theme contains templates for every type of application component and page control. Developers can change the look an entire application by selecting and applying a new theme.

  
  

  See Also: "Managing Themes"

  
  

• Enhanced calendar capability

  Developers can quickly generate a monthly calendar based on a specific table and then create drill down links to information stored in specific columns.

  
  

  See Also: "Creating Calendars"

  
  

• Tabular forms enhancements

  The Tabular Form Wizard creates a form to perform update, insert, and delete operations on multiple rows in a database table. With release 1.6, tabular forms now supports the addition of a row selector for bulk operations, row highlighting, date picker functionality, check boxes, declarative add row, and support for the data entry using a format mask (for example, $1234,89).

  
  

  See Also: "Creating a Tabular Form"

  
  

• Charting enhancements

  In release 1.6, Oracle HTML DB now includes stacked bar charts, cluster bar charts, and dial charts. Additionally, all SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) charts support an asynchronous refresh of source data as well as support for a custom cascading style sheets.

  
  

  See Also: "Creating Charts"

  
  

• Page groups

  Developers can make the pages within their application even easier to access by organizing them into page groups.

  
  

  See Also: "Grouping Pages"

  
  

• Page locking

  Prevent conflicts during application development by locking application pages. Locking a page, prevents other developers from editing it.

  
  

  See Also: "Locking and Unlocking Page"