Creating an APEX Application

from spreadsheet
Logon to Oracle APEX Workspace

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Click on Application Builder

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Click on ‘Create’ icon

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Select ‘Create from spreadsheet’. Click
‘Next’

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Select ‘Copy and paste’. Click ‘Next’

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Copy the data from spreadsheet and
paste in the window

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 Select and copy the data from
spreadsheet
 Copy the data from spreadsheet

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Paste the copied data in APEX. Click
‘Next’

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 APEX will analyze the pasted data and will come
up with table structure. You can edit it, if required

Specify the table

name
The datatype will
be selected
automatically

Say ‘No’ to
columns you
don’t want to
upload

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Enter a singular name and plural name.
Edit the labels

Singular name and

plural name will be
used in the application

These labels will

become column
headings in report and
field labels in forms

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 Select the column for which data
should be summarized in reports and
charts.

For this application we want

to summarize the data on
participant’s country. Click
on ‘COUNTRY’

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Enter the ‘Application Name’ and click
‘Next’.

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Select theme which will define the look and feel of
the application

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Click ‘Create’ to create the application

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Click ‘Run Application’ to see how
does the application look like.

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Enter workspace user name and password.
Click ‘Login’. Notice the user interface.

Look and feel coming from

theme selected while
creating the application

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 And here is our application. Neatly built from a
spreadsheet, without writing even a single piece of code.

For Creating a
New Record
Plural Name used here

For Editing or Deleting

an existing Record

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You can edit the record as required. Notice ‘Cancel’,
‘Delete’, ‘Apply Changes’, & ‘Next’ buttons.

To go to
next record

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‘Create’ a new record screen.

Singular Name used here

Plural Name used here

You can add a new record and

click on ‘Create’ button to save
the record. Click ‘cancel’ to
discard your changes.

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From main page click on ‘Analyze’ tab

Analyze
tab

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Click ‘By Country’ under ‘Reports’ or
‘Charts’
Clicking on ‘By Country’ on ‘Reports’ will
display a country wise report. Click under
the ‘Charts’ will display the data in a pie-
chart. All this without writing any single
code

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Click on ‘Home’ link to get back to APEX
workspace home page

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Back to Workspace

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