Deploying the APEX application

Even though the database deployment is essential for the application, most users don't like to use an interface, such as SQL*Plus, to interact with the data. That is why they ask for the APEX application in the first place.

When the database side of the application is done, the APEX application itself also needs to be deployed. This can be done in different ways, through the APEX builder interface or through the command line. Both will be shown in this section.

My personal preference of deploying the APEX application is to do this through the command-line interface. This way I can deploy the database side, tables, packages, and so on, from the command line as well as the APEX application. There is no need to start up the browser and log in to the APEX environment. This whole process can also be scripted, so that installation becomes very easy.

Using the APEX environment

In order to deploy the APEX application using the APEX environment, you need to log in to the...