Upgrade to Oracle Autonomous Database

Easily upgrade APEX Service to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing.

If you want to expand your capabilities to include the full features of Oracle Autonomous Database with APEX, you can easily upgrade an APEX Service instance to a full Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing instance. You can upgrade from either the APEX Instances Details page or the Autonomous Database Details page.

To upgrade to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing:

1. Navigate to the OCI Console Sign-In Page and sign in as described in Access Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
2. Next to the Oracle Cloud logo, click the Navigation menu ().
3. From the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure left navigation list, select Developer Services and then APEX Application Development or APEX Instances.
   The APEX Instances page appears.
4. Under Filters, narrow the display by selecting APEX from the Type list.
5. On the APEX Instances page, click the APEX instance name.
   The APEX Instance Details page appears.
6. You can upgrade in two ways:

   • On the APEX Instance Details page:

     • Under APEX instance information, find Database Type and click Edit.

   • Navigate to the Autonomous Database Details page:

     • Under APEX instance information, click the Database name.

     • Under General information, find Workload Type and click Edit.

     A dialog appears.

7. Review the information in the dialog and then click Convert to proceed with upgrading.