ORACLE WebDB 2.2 Montse Collados Polidura SL/CO - April 2000.

ORACLE WebDB 2.2

Montse Collados Polidura SL/CO - April 2000

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WebDB

What for? To build dynamic Web database

applications & content-driven Web sites What do I need?

Just a browser How does it work?

Uses the standard three-tier architecture

WebDBOracle Server

HTMLPL/SQL

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WebDB : Functionality

Browse : scan the database components by schema, object_type or name.

Build : construct user interface components and database objects.

Administer : manage privileges and establish listener settings.

Monitor : view end-user and database activity.

Sites : construct and monitor a Web site wholly contained within the database.

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WebDB - Browse

Query and update rows in tables and views. The results can be displayed in an HTML table, as plain text, or downloaded for displaying in Microsoft Excel. Execute procedures and functions. View the contents of packages. View information about indexes, sequences, synonyms, and triggers. View object dependencies.

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WebDB - Build

Database Objects

tables, views, indexes, functions, etc.

User Interface Componentsreports, charts, forms, calendars, etc.

Shared Componentsfonts, colors, images, templates, LOV, Javascripts

Utilities

Find WebDB Components

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WebDB - Building WebDB ComponentsI

Forms

Menus

Frame Drivers

Dynamic

Pages

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WebDB - Building WebDB ComponentsII

Reports

Charts

Calendars

Hierarchies

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WebDB - Administer

User Manager

Grant Manager

Role Manager

Change your Password

Report WebDB Privileges

Configure WebDB Activity Logs

Listener Settings

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WebDB - Monitor

Objects that can be monitored:

User Interface Components

Monitor end-user requests for components

Activity Log. Browse it using a QBE form

Database Objects

Monitor storage, sessions, jobs, memory utilization, and the various parameters of your Oracle database

Batch Jobs (DBMS_JOB)

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WebDB - Sites

The database administrator creates the site in the database, and assigns one or more site administrators. Site administrators design the site, and assign folder owners. Folder owners assign content contributors for their folders. Content contributors add content to the site. WebDB site users view the contents of the site.Public URLSecure URL

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WebDB 3.0 - Overview

More control and flexibility building Forms, Reports and Charts

New development object : the Module New services :

Session StorageEvent Handling

New tools:Application ExplorerDatabase Explorer

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WebDB - Demonstration

Form to raise the salary of people working in a department… :0)

Chart to display how many people are working in every department.

Menu to join both components together

Add menu to the alarm team web site

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WebDB - Conclusions

No PL/SQL knowledge Basic HTML/HTTP knowledge WebDB Sites need improvement Forms need more flexibility and

‘speed’ Good user interface components

The fastest and easiest way to “Web-enable” Oracle databases

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Interesting Links to Visit

http://technet.oracle.com/products/webdb/

http://www.oracle.com/tools/webdb/ http://oradoc/816doc/

WebDB Sites !! http://www.labour.org.uk/ http://www.radissonsas.com/ http://www.voug.org/ http://bauarena.bau-data.co.at/

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