ORACLE WebDB 2.

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Montse Collados Polidura SL/CO - April 2000
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WebDB
What for?
To build dynamic Web database
applications & content-driven Web sites
What do I need?
Just a browser
How does it work?
Uses the standard three-tier architecture
WebDB
Oracle Server
HTML
PL/SQL
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WebDB : Functionality
Browse : scan the database components by
schema, object_type or name.
Build : construct user interface components
and database objects.
Administer : manage privileges and establish
listener settings.
Monitor : view end-user and database
activity.
Sites : construct and monitor a Web site
wholly contained within the database.
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WebDB - Browse
Query and update rows in tables and
views. The results can be displayed in an
HTML table, as plain text, or downloaded
for displaying in Microsoft Excel.
Execute procedures and functions.
View the contents of packages.
View information about indexes,
sequences, synonyms, and triggers.
View object dependencies.

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WebDB - Build
Database Objects
tables, views, indexes, functions, etc.
User Interface Components
reports, charts, forms, calendars, etc.
Shared Components
fonts, colors, images, templates, LOV, Javascripts
Utilities
Find WebDB Components
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WebDB - Building WebDB ComponentsI
Forms
Menus
Frame Drivers
Dynamic Pages
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WebDB - Building WebDB ComponentsII
Reports
Charts
Calendars
Hierarchies
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WebDB - Administer
User Manager
Grant Manager
Role Manager
Change your Password
Report WebDB Privileges
Configure WebDB Activity Logs
Listener Settings
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WebDB - Monitor
Objects that can be monitored:
User Interface Components
Monitor end-user requests for components
Activity Log. Browse it using a QBE form
Database Objects
Monitor storage, sessions, jobs, memory
utilization, and the various parameters of your
Oracle database
Batch Jobs (DBMS_JOB)
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WebDB - Sites

The database administrator creates
the site in the database, and assigns one
or more site administrators.
Site administrators design the site,
and assign folder owners.
Folder owners assign content
contributors for their folders.
Content contributors add content
to the site.
WebDB site users view the contents
of the site.
Public URL Secure URL
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WebDB 3.0 - Overview
More control and flexibility building Forms,
Reports and Charts
New development object : the Module
New services :
Session Storage
Event Handling
New tools:
Application Explorer
Database Explorer

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WebDB - Demonstration
Form to raise the salary of people
working in a department :0)
Chart to display how many people
are working in every department.
Menu to join both components
together
Add menu to the alarm team web
site
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WebDB - Conclusions
No PL/SQL knowledge
Basic HTML/HTTP knowledge
WebDB Sites need improvement
Forms need more flexibility and speed
Good user interface components

The fastest and easiest way to
Web-enable Oracle databases
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Interesting Links to Visit
http://technet.oracle.com/products/webdb/
http://www.oracle.com/tools/webdb/
http://oradoc/816doc/
WebDB Sites !!
http://www.labour.org.uk/
http://www.radissonsas.com/
http://www.voug.org/
http://bauarena.bau-data.co.at/

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