1. App Builder User's Guide
  2. Changes in Release 20.1 for Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide

1 Changes in Release 20.1 for Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide

All content in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide has been updated to reflect release 20.1 functionality and user interface changes.

New Features and Updates

The following are features and updates in Oracle Application Express release 20.1:

  • Redwood UI

    The Oracle Application Express user interface has been refreshed to align better with Redwood, Oracle's new user experience design language.

  • Friendly URL Syntax

    Oracle Application Express applications now support two types of URL syntax: Friendly URL Syntax and legacy f?p Syntax. Applications created using Application Express release 20.1 or later use Friendly URL Syntax. You change existing applications to use Friendly URLs by editing the Friendly URLs attribute in the application Definition.

    See "Understanding Friendly URL Syntax" and "Enabling or Disabling Friendly URL Syntax."

  • Mega Menu Navigation

    The Universal Theme now supports Mega Menu Navigation. Mega Menu Navigation renders application navigation as a collapsible floating panel that displays all navigation items at once. You can select Mega Menu navigation when building an application in the Create Application Wizard.

    See "Managing Navigation Menus" and "Using the Create Application Wizard."

  • Remote Application Deployment

    Deploy an application to remote Oracle Application Express instances using REST Enabled SQL references.

    See "Understanding One-click Remote Application Deployment."

  • Split Export Files into Separate Scripts

    Split application, page, and component exports into separate files using the Export as Zip option which is available on the following App Builder pages: Export Application, Export Page, and Export Component. Use the Export as Zip option to archive the exported files into a single Zip file. You can unzip the Zip file on your local file system and then commit updated files to your source code repository.

    See "Splitting Export Files into Separate Scripts" and "Directory Structure When Splitting Export Files into Separate Scripts."

  • Interactive Grid Support for URL Filtering

    Interactive Grid now includes built-in support for URL filtering.

    See "Linking to Interactive Grid Reports"

  • Application Backups

    Oracle Application Express automatically backs up modified applications as a part of daily maintenance.

    See "Managing Application Backups"

  • Page Designer User Interface Enhancements:

    Enhancements include:

    • The Rendering Sort by Processing Order and Group by Component Type buttons have been removed in the left pane (or Rendering tab) of Page Designer.

    • When building components in Page Designer, you now view error messages by clicking a Messages button next to the Save button.

    • Component View is hidden by default.

    See "Left Pane of Page Designer," "Adding a Region, Item, or Button by Dragging and Dropping," and "Component View Tab."

  • User Interface Page Changes

    The application Definition, User Interface page now includes attributes formerly found on the User Interface Details page.

    See "Editing User Interface Attributes."

Deprecated and Desupported Features

Legacy Team Development has been desupported in this release. All references to Legacy Team Development have been removed.

See Deprecated Features and Desupported Features in Oracle Application Express Release Notes.