The Enkitec eFramework is an APEX-based platform that provides centralized user and role management, application monitoring, and administration capabilities for multiple APEX applications. It integrates with existing APEX applications through a set of APIs and provides discrete delegation of management and monitoring privileges. The eFramework addresses issues with user and role management, excess or insufficient access privileges, and lack of centralized help and error handling in APEX applications.

1. Enkitec eFramework
Enterprise Edition
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2. WELCOME
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3. About Enkitec
— Oracle Platinum Partner
— Established in 2004
— Headquartered in Dallas, TX
— Locations throughout the US & EMEA
— Specialties include
— Exadata Implementations
— Development Services
— PL/SQL / Java / APEX
— DBA/Data Warehouse/RAC
— Business Intelligence
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4. Agenda
— Overview
— eFramework
— Licensing
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5. OVERVIEW
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6. APEX Application Adoption
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APEX Users
LDAP
Internet Users
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7. Problem: User & Role Management
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— Multiple user repositories
— Different applications manage roles differently
— Or not at all...
— Lack of auditing when managing and/or assigning
roles
— Especially in home-grown systems
— No central view of what applications & roles a
single user has access to

8. Problem: Too Much Access
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— APEX instance administration console gives a user
complete access to the instance
— Users with access to this can:
— Create or Delete Workspaces
— Create or Delete Schemas
— Assign a Developer to Any Workspace
— Alter the instance options and
security settings
— Approve Requests
— Monitor Usage
— Deploying in Runtime Mode makes even this option
unusable

9. Problem: Not Enough Access
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— On the other hand, there are several commonly
needed management features that are not
available from the APEX admin console
— Enable/Disable an Application
— Secure Pages with Roles
— Manage Application Help
— View Errors
— View Feedback
— Alter Log Retention Period

10. ENKITEC EFRAMEWORK
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11. Solution: Enkitec eFramework
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— The Enkitec eFramework is an APEX-based
platform for deploying, managing & monitoring
multiple APEX applications
— Provides a central Management & Monitoring
console that can be discretely delegated to any
user
— On either an application or workspace basis

12. Requirements
— APEX 4.1 & 4.2
— Oracle Database 10gR2 or later
— SE One, SE or EE
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13. How it Integrates
— eFramework provides a set of APIs that can easily
and non-intrusively be integrated into existing
APEX applications
— Configuration Typically less than 5 minutes per application
— Built-in Verification Tool to assist with integration
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• Application Item
• Page Zero Region
• Error Handling Call
• Authentication Scheme
• Authorization Scheme(s)
• PL/SQL Init & Cleanup
• Navigation Bar Entries
• Label Templates

14. eFramework
How its Configured
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Administration Management
Manage Application 100,101 & 102
Monitor all Applications in Workspace PROD
Manage Help Text in Application 100
Equivalent to APEX Instance Administrator
Customer Applications

15. eFramework Domain
How it Works
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Launchpad Customer ApplicationsRepository

16. Key Features
— User Repository Integration
— Discrete user-to-app or user-to-workspace
management
— Role Management
— Page Security
— Centralized Help
— Monitoring Reports & Charts
— Error Management
— Auditing
— Application Control
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17. Enkitec eFramework
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— The Enkitec eFramework is an APEX-based
platform for deploying, managing & monitoring
multiple APEX applications
— Support for APEX 4.1 & 4.2
— Oracle Database 10gR2 or later
— Provides a set of APIs that can easily and non-intrusively
be integrated into existing APEX applications
— Typically less than 5 minutes per application

18. Key Features
— User Repository Integration
— Discrete user-to-app management
— Role Management
— Page Security
— Centralized Help
— Monitoring Reports & Charts
— Error Management
— Auditing
— Application Control
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19. User Repository Integration
— eFramework can be configured to work with
virtually any user repository
— LDAP, Active Directory, Oracle eBusiness Suite, Custom
— Comes configured with built-in repository
— Once integrated, a local copy of Users will be
installed in an eFramework view
— Authentication still occurs at the user repository source
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20. Discrete User-to-App Management
— Application Management & Monitoring can be
discretely configured on a per-user basis based
on a role or roles
— Examples:
— User A can manage all applications in Workspace A
— User B can manage Application 100 in Workspace A and
Application 200 in Workspace B
— User C can edit help in Application 100 in Workspace A
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21. Role Management
— Each application can have its own set of roles
— Users from the corresponding repository are then mapped to
these roles
— Roles are Hierarchal in Nature
— Users will automatically inherit roles below their assigned roles
— Role Assignments contain Start & End Dates
— Allowing for temporary assignment of users to roles
— Easy to use API can be added to an application’s
Authorization Scheme
— RETURN SV_FWK_ROLES_API.is_member
(p_role_key => 'PRODUCTS');
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22. Page Security
— eFramework allows an application manager to
control which role is required for which page
— No need for an authorization scheme per page per role
— Can all be managed from within the eFramework tool
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23. Centralized Help
— APEX embedded help is difficult to manage
— Must give a non-technical person access to the builder
— Changes require an application to be re-deployed
— eFramework provides a centralized Help utility
— Create content
— Associate the content with multiple components
— Pages, Regions or Items
— Minimal changes required to APEX item templates
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24. Monitoring Reports & Charts
— Several reports & charts used to monitor the
usage of applications
— Page views by application, user, day, hour
— Ability to automatically preserve APEX logs
indefinitely
— Done on a per-app basis
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25. Error Management
— eFramework provides an Error Management
facility that integrates with APEX’s built-in error
management
— Can be called either directly from APEX or
indirectly from an existing APEX Error
Management function
— Managers can add errors and messages in real
time from the eFramework tool
— No need to access the development environment
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26. Auditing
— eFramework will audit all changes made within
the tool
— Application Settings
— Users
— Roles
— Pages
— Help
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27. Application Control
— Application Managers can control several
application attributes in real-time, without
needing access to the development environment
— Availability
— Message
— Redirect to URL
— Message
— Log Retention
— Session Duration
— Session Idle Time
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28. DEMONSTRATION
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29. Demonstration
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— Configuring eFramework from Start to Finish
— Create a Domain
— Create Mangers
— Add Applications to a Domain
— Create & Assign Roles
— Create & Assign Help
— Integrate Applications with eFramework

30. Create a Domain
— A domain is a mapping of a User Repository to a
Workspace
— Can create as many Domains as required
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Workspace
Domain
Repository

31. Create Managers
— Managers can be mapped to a specific Application
or an entire Workspace
— Discrete privileges can be assigned at either level
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Domain
Manage All of Workspace ABC
Manage All of Application 101
Manage Help in Application 101

32. Add Applications to a Domain
— Next, add applications from the Workspace to
the Domain
— Each Domain will have its own Launchpad application
— Once authenticated to the Domain, navigation between
Domain Applications will be seamless
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Domain
App 101 App 102 Launchpad

33. Create & Assign Roles
— Create Roles for each application and then assign
users to roles
— Roles are hierarchal and will be automatically inherited
— Assignments can have a start and end date
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Admin
Customers
Products
Orders
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Doug
Tim
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Roles Users

34. Integrate Apps with eFramework
— Ensure that your application has the required
eFramework Components installed
— Minimal, non-intrusive components must be added to your
applications
— Typically takes less than 5 minutes to complete
— Use the Configuration Assistant to assist
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35. Create & Assign Help
— Create Help Content and associate it with items,
regions and pages
— One piece of Help Content can be associated with
multiple APEX components - items, regions or pages
— Existing embedded APEX help can easily be imported
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Help Content APEX Components

36. LICENSING
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37. Summary
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— eFramework provides a robust development,
management & monitoring platform for multiple
APEX applications
— Can be integrated with any user repository
— Provides a federated view of all APEX application activity
and associated access controls
— Simple to integrate with existing APEX applications

38. eFramework Statement of Direction
— Additional Reports & Analytics
— Integration with eSERT
— Alerts
— Enhanced Auditing Capabilities
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39. — Per “Production Stream”
— Up to 4 instances of APEX in a Production instance of APEX
— Any Number of Workspaces/Applications/Users
Licensing
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DEV QA ProductionTEST

40. Want More Details?
— Contact us for details & pricing
— sales@enkitec.com
— +1 972 607 3751
— http://www.enkitec.com
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41. http://www.enkitec.com
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