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Stop adding HTML in report headers

Mar 10 · 13 min read · Since Microsoft launched Word in the '90s, we were introduced to tooltips. Back then, they used tooltips to improve the UX, allowing navigation through a complex app without an extreme need to read al

Enhancing UX in Oracle APEX: Implementing Smart "Click-to-Copy" for Interactive Grids

Feb 7 · 13 min read · In enterprise web applications, data portability is a frequent bottleneck. Users often need to extract specific values (like a Case ID) or entire rows to paste into emails, spreadsheets, or other systems. Standard browser text selection within a grid...

🧩Substitution Strings in Oracle APEX You (Probably) Aren’t Using — But Should Be

Jul 7, 2025 · 4 min read · Introduction We all use substitution strings in Oracle APEX like &APP_USER. or &APP_PAGE_ID. — they're everywhere. But did you know there are some less talked-about substitution strings that can provide powerful debugging, performance insight, or eve...

👆 Creating a Custom Button in Oracle APEX Interactive Grid (IG) to Trigger a Multi-Row Action

Apr 12, 2025 · 4 min read · Introduction Oracle APEX's Interactive Grid (IG) is powerful — but sometimes we need more than the default buttons. A common use case is to allow users to select one or more rows and then perform a custom action using a button. In this article, we'll...

🔤 Working with APEX_STRING: Useful Methods and Practical Examples

Apr 3, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction I bet that you missed me! When working with Oracle APEX and PL/SQL, we often deal with strings in a more advanced way — whether it's parsing delimited values, escaping characters, or handling nulls. Oracle APEX provides a great utility p...