Apex Apps for iPhone / Android - Konoso

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Apex Apps for iPhone / Android
By
Tony Jedlinski
Konoso LLC
[email protected]
Tony Jedlinski
• President - Konoso LLC
• Vice President - MOUG
• Former Executive VP, Director Web Content and Initiatives -
IOUG
• Recognized by Oracle Magazine as a leading expert in Oracle Application Express
(ApEx) development (named HTML-DB Developer of the year – 2005).
• Published ApEx author (Oracle Magazine May/Jun 2006), (IOUG SELECT Journal
Q4 2005).
• ApEx presenter (Oracle World 2004, 2006, 7), (IOUG Live! 2004,5), (Collaborate
2006,7,8,9,10,11).
• More than 20 of years experience as an Oracle systems architect / developer, and
30 years of experience in system analysis and development.
Why APEX?
▫ Reliable
▫ Powerful
▫ Fast
▫ Free (included with all Oracle licenses – even XE)
▫ Easy to learn declarative environment
Let’s go Mobile!
• Keep it simple - APEX as the development
platform
• Avoid duplicate effort - Develop one application
for as many different devices as possible
• Provide an intuitive user experience – Although
they are web based, apps should look and feel
like they are native to the mobile device.
• Make it fun – Incorporate charts and graphics
• Allow user customization – End user should be
able to select “skins”
There are several ways to use APEX websites on a mobile device
Three approaches possible
• Run a standard APEX app using the mobile device
browser
▫ Least effort, most compatible
▫ Not the best user experience (scrolling and zooming
required)
• Use a development platform (e.g. iWebkit)
http://snippetspace.com/projects/iwebkit/
▫ iPhone specific
▫ License fees apply
• Use jQuery Mobile
http://jquerymobile.com/
▫ Soon to be adopted by Oracle
▫ Multi Platform

Standard vs jQuery Mobile
Which would you prefer to use?
Keep in mind…
• Mobile apps work best with <div> based
templates and list <li> oriented regions rather
than HTML tables
• This will require edits to the various templates
• You should also avoid the use of tabs
• Things will get easier when jQuery Mobile goes
production and Oracle provides us with built in
themes
Using jQuery Mobile within APEX
• Update a Page Template by replacing the
▫ Header
▫ Body
▫ Footer
▫ Navigation Bar Entry
• Create a NEW Region Template
• Create a NEW List Template
• Create Report Template(s) using Named
Columns
• Add Data Theme selector (optional)