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Flows for APEX
This document introduces Flows for APEX, an open source packaged app built with Oracle APEX that allows modeling and running process flows within APEX. It can be used by APEX developers for approval processes, requirements engineering, and documentation. The document demonstrates how to model flows, administer flow instances, and customize an app using a shipment order demo. It also provides information on downloading, documentation, support and the core team behind Flows for APEX v4.
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Flows for APEX
- 1. Flows for APEX v4 Nielsde Bruijn 6-OCT-2020
- 2. About us Oracle Platinum Partner Microsoft GoldPartner 270 Employees Privately-Owned Corporation Top Company for Trainees & Students Cross-IndustryNon-Proprietary Head Office Ratingen Branch Offices Frankfurt am Main Cologne Munich Founded 1994 33 Mio. Euro Revenue in 2019 >100 Active Clients Your Partner for Digital Change Individual IT Solutions from a Single Source
- 3. About me § Nielsde Bruijn, Business Unit Manager Low-Code @ MT AG § Responsible for all Low-Code activity in the company § Knowledge Portal: apex.mt-ag.com § Track record with APEX since its inception § Oracle APEX 18 Developer Certified Professional § DOAG e.V. - Director Development Community & Conference Chair for APEX Connect
- 4. Flows for APEX Modeland run process flows all within Oracle Application Express (APEX) Key Facts § Designed for APEX developers looking for process flows § Packaged app built with APEX 20.1 § PL/SQL API to control the instance of a flow § Supports BPMN 2.0 (utilizes bpmn.io) § Region Plugin „BPMN Viewer“ for existing APEX apps § Open source (MIT license) § Professional Support at apex.mt-ag.com/support
- 5. Use Cases • Approvalprocesses / Status model • Requirements engineering • Documentation purposes
- 6. Seeing is believing Threedemos in these areas: • Modelling flows • Administration of flow instances • Custom App “Order Shipment”
- 7. Demystifying Flows for APEX Editing andsaving a flow • BPMN 2.0 generates XML on the client • XML is stored in table flow_diagrams utilizing an APEX collection • XML is parsed using PL/SQL and results are stored in tables flow_connections and flow_objects
- 8. Demystifying Flows for APEX Display aflow in your existing app § Install Flows for APEX in your workspace § Install the region plugin BPMN viewer § Reuse the view definition of ship_p0001_prcs_vw from the demo app „Shipment Order“ and set the where clause to PRCS_ID = :MY_ITEM. Under plugin attributes, select the column containing the diagram. § Run the page
- 9. Demystifying Flows for APEX Creating aprocess instance and navigate around • Use the PL/SQL API flow_api_pkg with its methods: • flow_create • flow_start • flow_next_step • flow_next_branch • flow_reset • flow_delete
- 10. The core teambehind Flows for APEX v4 Like to come aboard? See https://github.com/mt-ag/apex-flowsforapex Richard Allen Moritz Klein Niels de Bruijn Franco Soldera
- 11. How do Istart? Download apex.mt-ag.com/flowsforapex Documentation mt-ag.github.io/apex-flowsforapex Professional Support apex.mt-ag.com/support
- 12. What’s in forv5? (safe harbor) Planned major new features: § Support for User / E-mail / Script / Timer tasks § Process variables
- 13. Book recommendation Practical BPMNbackground information, also for APEX developers.
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