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We're an additional issue to the one noted above. Same scenario of setting "Maximum Session Idle Time in Seconds" to 7200 and “Session Timeout Warning in Seconds” to 600. When the session idle warning pop-up appears and you click "Extend", it causes the session timed out pop-up to appear even though it's got over nine minutes left before the session should actually expire. If I change the “Session Timeout Warning in Seconds” to 7,260, which causes the warning pop-up to appear in 60 seconds, clicking "Extend" works as expected. This appears to be the same/related APEX bug as noted above. Root cause appears to the long period of idle time before the warning pop-up is set to appear. Does anyone have any thoughts on or a work-around for this issue?

We're on APEX 24.2.11 on OCI and are experiencing an issue with "Maximum Session Idle Time in Seconds", “Session Timeout Warning in Seconds”, and the session expiration time value displayed in the session idle warning pop-up. We're trying to set "Maximum Session Idle Time in Seconds" to 7200 and “Session Timeout Warning in Seconds” to 600. The idea is that we’d like the session idle warning to pop-up about 10 mins before the session idle expiration which will occur at the two hour mark. The issue we're seeing is that the session expiration time value displayed in the session idle warning pop-up is not the expected session expiration time. Instead it's displaying the time that the pop-up was launched. See screen shot below which looks like an APEX bug to us.

Objective: Public page on an existing APEX 22 app to show event and RSVP information, accept a registration code and registration details, save them to DB, and e-mail a confirmation. Question: I understand how to build the pieces, but unsure on how to setup authentication to the underlying app and set necessary security variable values, such as internal user ID (IDs, passwords, etc. managed in application/db) App does have a login page for regular use. Suggestions?

How can i view the details of these bug fixes?

Good morning all! I have a strange issue. Our DBA upgraded our test environment from APEX 22.2.14 to 24.1.14. They noted: "There is one anomaly. According to the patch readme and the image files shipped with it the PSE patch has taken the APEX version to 24.1.15 (you can see that in apex_version.js), but the dba_registry update says 24.1.14." When I went to log into the APEX Builder, the popup attached was shown. After clicking OK I am able to log in. I haven't thoroughly tested things yet, but not quite willing to do so until this is "expected behavior". Any input? Thank you so much for any help!

I am having a trouble creating a working copy of a larger application. When I try to create a working copy, it spins for a while, and then ultimately produces a 504 gateway timeout. When I do this with a smaller size app it works perfectly, so I am assuming it is because of the larger application. Are there any workarounds or ways to do this?

I am looking for documentation on using Apex’s analytics capabilities. Appreciate any pointers

Hello! https://makeit.si/ is still accepting abstracts and we’d love to see more Oracle APEX talks. If you’ve solved a problem, learned something the hard way, or built something cool, share it with the community

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Anyone know of a company looking for experienced Oracle APEX developer help, remotely? I MIGHT be on the market in less than 4 months.. Please send responses to .. Thanks in advance!!

Has anyone seen a registration link for the hotel for KSCOPE 26? I know in the past there was a dedicated link on the website to get access to the KSCOPE block and rate. I have reached out to the ODTUG team and have yet to receive a response. Curious if anyone here who is going has seen a Hotel reg link by chance.

I see this message - there are unsaved changes do you want to continue. How can i save the grid before calling rest service ? or how can i ignore this message ? I change the values in interactive grid and then on click button, call rest service that add value to column. When I click I see this message.

Hello, I created a dblink _pdb_cifapex_dbl_ and tested it by calling a remote table successfully. Now I am trying to call this package, but I am getting this error, not clear why? By the way running the same _cif_log.track_process_ inside the remote Schema works fine. PLS-00302: component 'CIF_LOG' must be declared ORA-06550: line 4, column 3:

 DECLARE
  l_track_id NUMBER := 99999777; 
BEGIN
  cifapex.cif_log.track_process@pdb_cifapex_dbl(
    pTrackId       => l_track_id,
    pProcess_name  => 'INSERT Test via DBLINK',
    pTrackInfo     => 'TRACK004'
  );
EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error: ' || SQLERRM);
        ROLLBACK;
END;
/

I am googling but still not clear...

General question... I have an APEX application written entirely in a 19c version of the OCI Autonomous database and APEX. Are there any concerns with deploying it into a new 26ai version of the database? Will everything work just like it did in 19c? I don't have any requirements for version 26ai, I'm just thinking over the long term. Since I have an opportunity to move to 26ai right now, should I do so?

Happy New Year! I've got a (hopefully) easy question. When clicking on the column header for a DATE column in a IG or IR, you get a predefined list of options to assist with filtering. How would I go about adding an option to this list? If I wanted to add something like "Next 4 Days"?

Happy New Year to All my fellow APEX Developers!

Approval tasks and actions execution. I've setup an approval task with two actions: the first one updates the table, the second one calls a procedure. Actions are in the appropriate execution sequence order. When the second action is executed, data appears to be still to be updated whilst at the end of both actions data has been correctly updated. Note: the second actions calls a remote service that reads data from a different session. What am I missing? Should I place an explicit COMMIT in the first action (the horror!). Thanks!

We need to move the applications from our old Apex 4.2.5 environment to the new cluster DB. Is there a way to move all apps in one shot, meaning in one single sql file? Does someone remember if it's possible? :slightly_smiling_face: It may be huge, but we are trying to avoid exporting them 1 by 1. And of course moving the workspace does not move the apps, unless there is an option to do so?

Hi all, I am trying to access apex workspace internal but unfortunately getting "The Account is locked" message. How to unlock it? We are using Apex 19.2

I don't suppose anyone has figured out a way to make a select list stop functioning (intentionally)? I want my drop to still look like a drop down, but no matter what you do it won't work, you cannot change the contents. I've managed to get the field to not be tab-able, and I can of course disable it. But if I disable it then the contents get erased on page close. I have managed to make it "hard to get to it" but with the right mouse clicks and tab keys I can manage to get to the field, then an up or down arrow will make it change. I want it dead, like that plant over there in the corner of my office, or that bicycle I ran over. I've tried: pointer-events : none cursor: not allowed user-select: none tabindex="-1" This works, you can't tab to it, but you can still change the value with an up or down. document.getElementById("P126_SELECTOR_LIST").readOnly = true; And none of these work Is the only way to do this is by creating an alternative field that is not a select list and it only appears when I want it to, (and when the actual select list field does not appear. So you get one or the other.)? Is this how other people do this sort of thing? Is there really no CSS variable or style, or whatever that will switch off a select list while not changing the appearance of it?

APEX_APPLICATION_PAGE_IR or APEX_APPLICATION_PAGE_IR_RPT looked most likely to me

Is there an apex view that has the Interactive Reports "Optimizer Hint"? Apex 23.2. I can't seem to find it.

A happy morning/afternoon to all! What channel would be the best to ask about Oracle Apex sign on authentication (like social sign in, etc)

Good morning, All! Is there an APEX channel I can subscribe to get more understanding and information on leveraging GenAI for APEX Reports? Thank you!

I'd to implement a multi-step login process like the new one at Oracle Support where you first enter the username then, on a new page, the password. I think there is more going on in the background than simply showing a different form (ie. checking if the username is registered somewhere) but APEX login process scares me. Any suggestions on where to start? Thanks all!

Hi all, general question about Oracle Reports. Doing an evaluation project of migrating existing Oracle Reports reports to other technologies. Really old stuff, they are developing them on Solaris with Reports 10.1.2.3 (from 2005 I believe :wink:). Does anybody still have install files for 10g lying around? Download is only available from 11g onwards, and they all require this huge setup. Once I am done, Report Builder always crashes silently in ca.dll. Been fighting this for two days now. Would be a great help, thanks all.

I am currently planning to upgrade APEX and ORDS to the latest versions for our on-prem environment. I have all the instructions that are needed to upgrade each individually, but which upgrade should be performed first? ORDS or APEX? Versions in our current environment: APEX: 23.2.2 ORDS: 23.4.0

Hi All, I posted this recently, but no replies. I want to investigate more fully migrating our APEx application to the Oracle cloud (paid version), Until now, Ive been using Always Free OCI Tier and APEX to test. At the beginning of October I started getting *Database Connection Error HTTP Status Code: 571* when I try and log into the Database using either APEX or SQL. Its been permanently like this now since then, so my APEX environment is unusable.. I can get into the database using desktop SQL Developer, so the database is running. I've asked on the Oracle community, but haven't got a response. As its a free tier I can't contact Oracle support. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?

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Hi, I am using Oracle account to access forums - https://forums.oracle.com/ords/apexds/domain/dev-community/category/apex?tags=apex-discussions -- However when I log in now, I get - *Your 2-Step Verification methods are no longer valid. Contact your system administrator.* I have an individual account, NO System Admin, No Cloud accounts.. How to reset MFA.. Please suggest.

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For the debug messages in utilities -> debug messages (or APEX_DEBUG_MESSAGES), is any session state also captured? eg page item values.

Hello, someone working on a logistics app. I need some references like UI and UX. And features

Hi all, can someone please tell me how to set up an API call to our stored procedure to get the list of available products. I already have the Json format of the function to call, but how to make the configuration at ORDS level? And which URL to call? Someone has an example? Our database: Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production

Quick poll. Is anyone (still) using PL-jrxml2pdf ? > :+1: Yes > :-1: No

I hope this message isn't against the rules but I really need to get this sending emais thing working. I'm on a new OCI account and I need to be able to send emails. I'll pay for the help, so if you're willing to do a Zoom or whatever and you can get it working ( I don't own a domain, and I don't care what the senders email address is ) then I'll pay you.

Hi All, Ive been using Always Free OCI Tier and APEX. At the beginning of October I started getting *Database Connection Error HTTP Status Code: 571* when I try and log into the Database using either APEX or SQL. Its been permanently like this now since then, so my APEX environment is unusable.. I can get into the database using desktop SQL Developer, so the database is running. I've asked on the Oracle community, but haven't got a response. As its a free tier I can't contact Oracle support. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?

UC – Interactive Grid Add Button (Selection Action). How to hide/unhide based on column value? Hi, I am using the *UC – Interactive Grid Add Button* plugin to add a button inside the *Selection Actions* menu of an IG. I need to *hide or unhide this button* depending on selected rows. Condition: *if one or more selected rows have COLUMN_NAME = 1*, then hide (or disable) the button. If none of the selected rows have that value, show the button. The issue is that Selection Action menu items are created dynamically by the IG, so I cannot find a stable static ID and normal jQuery selectors like:

$("#documents_ig_selection_actions_menu_4i").hide();

do not work. What is the correct way to dynamically *hide/show a Selection Action button* created by the UC plugin based on IG selected row values? Thanks.

I'm building a semi-large application for both customers and employees with a single login point (using a custom authentication provider, but APEX authorization). Lets pretend i have 3 apps: • Login • Customer Portal • Employee Portal How can I dynamically read and re-write the "post login url"? I found some references to FSP_AFTER_LOGIN_URL but they're pretty old

I hate being the dumbest person in the room, but here goes. (try not to laugh) Is it possible to get sending emails from APEX working when I do not own a domain? I don't care if the emails are coming from or any sender at all. It doesn't matter. I just need it to work. I'm only sending emails to myself for now anyway.

One more dumbass question. Is there some reason I can't change the password on a Workspace Administrator account? I've tried it as that user (it's my second account for testing). I've tried changing it as a different administrator account inside the workspace, I've tried it from the admin console, and I looked for a way to do it in the OCI console. There must be some secret way to change these passwords. I do see a "*reset"* in the Admin console but only for regular users. That option is not there for Workspace Administrator accounts. So how is it done?