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	    Oracle Application Express Curriculum
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Welcome to Oracle Application Express Curriculum! The course content consists of presentations, hands-on labs, and required source files.

Contents
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    Included in this zip file are the following:

    readme.txt 		    		This file
    license.txt		    		Oracle Application Express Curriculum License Agreement
    changes.txt		    		Changes since the previous release
    apex-curriculum-ppts subdirectory   Slide decks of the lessons in the course material
    apex-curriculum-labs subdirectory   Source files (.sql), and other files required for hands on labs
    apex-curriculum-hols subdirectory   Hands-on labs exercises in PDF format
    	pdf-source-docs.zip	    	Hands-on labs exercises in .doc format (source files)
    


apex-curriculum-ppts
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This includes the presentations for the introduction and all of the 16 lessons in the course material.

apex-curriculum-labs
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This includes the the source files for all of the hands on labs in this course. You use the .sql files to create the relevant database objects and insert data. For each unit, 
an application export file is also included. This application export is basically the completed application for all the hands-on labs in the unit. 
If you are unable to perform the hands-on labs in any unit, you can simply import and install the application export file for that particular unit. For example, application export for unit 16 is demo projects app-export-unit 16.sql.

To import and install an application export file, log into your Application Express development environment and perform the following steps:
a)Navigate to App Builder and click Import
b)Click Choose File. Navigate to your working directory (directory where you extracted the apex-course-labs.zip) and double-click the application export file. Then, click Next.
c)On the File Import Confirmation page, click Next. 
d)For Install As Application, specify your choice for Application ID. The default is Auto Assign New Application ID.
e)Click Install Application. The application is successfully installed now.



apex-curriculum-hols
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This includes the hands-on-labs documents in PDF format.

This directory also contains the pdf-source-docs.zip file which are the source files for the PDF documents.



license.txt
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The following licenses cover the content provided in the Oracle Application Express curriculum.

  *  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License - Covers the presentations and lab documents.
  *  Universal Permissive License (UPL) Version 1.0 - Covers the source files (SQL) used in the labs.

For more information about Oracle Application Express Curriclum License Agreement, see license.txt.


Requirements
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To run the hands-on-labs in this course, you need to:
 * Obtain an Oracle Application Express Workspace and a Workspace Administrator /Developer user account. Select the most appropriate option from those listed below to obtain a Workspace:
    - apex.oracle.com - Request a workspace on Oracle’s free 'development only' service for evaluating the technology.
    - Oracle Database Cloud Service - Request service on the Oracle Database Cloud Service. Once provisioned you will be provided access to your cloud service which includes an Oracle Application Express Workspace.
    - Oracle Database 11g Express Edition - Download Oracle XE and install on your laptop or desktop machine and then download and install the latest Oracle Application Express release.
    - Oracle VM Virtual Box - Download Oracle VM Virtual Box and then import the Database Application Development Appliance which includes Oracle Database 12c, Application Express and a number of labs pre-installed.
 * The apex-course-labs.zip file extracted into your working directory.


    

Questions?
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For questions regarding this Oracle Application Express Curriculum such as corrections, typos, bugs, etc, please send an email to oracle-application-express_ww@oracle.com.
Any questions related to functionality or issues of Application Express should be posted on the Oracle Application Express OTN Forum.





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