Master Class Jonathan Lewis Cost Based Optimizer
A couple of weeks ago I was at a MasterClass from Jonathan Lewis about the Cost Based Optimizer. It was a very interesting two days and I like to …
Category: IT
A session you must attend – How to best achieve High Availability for Oracle Databases with Carel-Jan Engel and Jeroen Evers
As you can see in the announcement on the top of this page – tomorrow we will host the most exciting DBA event of the year: the AMIS Query …
Javapolis 2006
I had a smooth drive to Antwerp. Not much traffic and metropolis is easy to reach from the motorway. After my pass was cut and stamped I was in …
IE7 blocker
After my last automatic update on Windows XP, suddenly Internet Explorer 7.0 was installed instead of IE6. From that moment on, I had some problems when I wanted to …
Performance Problems in RAC cluster 9.2.0.7
A short time ago I was asked to checkout the performance of an 4 node 64 bit linux RAC cluster on 9.2.0.7 RDBMS. After a short investigation I found …
Little trick to set the database context when using the ADF BC Tester
The Tester for ADF BC is a very handy tool, to verify the correctness of the Business Components we have created. However, there are times when the Tester is …
Implement JAAS based Authentication and Authorization for ADF Faces applications on OC4J 10.1.3
Implementing JAAS based security – or at least Authentication and (role based) Authorization – in JSF applications is a joint responsibility of the Application and the Application Server. The …
Customizing BLAF for ADF Faces – easier than Skins for influencing colors and fonts
December 9, 2006
IT, Java, Oracle, Oracle Application Development Framework, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tools, Web HTML5 CSS3
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One fairly common remark on ADF Faces applications is their Look and Feel. The default look and feel is the Oracle BLAF, and either you love it or you …
New books in our library
Over the course of the last few weeks, we had several book shipments arriving, filling the shelves in our library to the brim. It is interesting to note that …
AMIS to present an OOo lab on JavaPolis
JavaPolis is the largest Java event in Europe. On Friday, December 15, Juergen Schmidt will do a presentation about the OpenOffice.org Java API. In an attempt to become the …
Writing a Word Search puzzle solver in SQL
Brace yourself for yet another pretty useless demonstration of the unexpected wonders of SQL as well as my apparent lack of meaningful things to do with my life. Undoubtedly, …
Myths on bitmap indexes
Although bitmap indexes are already available in Oracle 8i or even before (some sources even say 7.3!!!), they are still surrounded by many myths. Time for some clearing up. …
Exporting data from Oracle to Excel with ApEx – and vice versa.
If you’re ever asked to export some data from the database into an Excel file (or vice versa), do check if you have ApEx installed on your server. There …
Oracle APPS 11i Technology Administrator OCP beta program extended
Oracle has “recently” launched the Oracle Applications Technology Certified Professional Administrator (OCP) certification. First, Oracle launched a beta program for this certification, to end on October 31st of this …
Dummy data without dummy tables – just a little SQL trick with the TABLE operator
While writing useless queries for solving exotic challenges, I realized that the use of dummy tables or unions of selects against DUAL for producing a few data-rows is a …
Using a SelectMany… component in a JHeadstart Advanced Search Form – search for all CLERKS & SALESMEN
November 27, 2006
IT, Java, Oracle, Oracle Application Development Framework, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tools
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JHeadstart is capable of generating so called advanced search forms. These allow the end user of the ADF application created using JHeadstart to enter various search criteria on which …
XML-Publisher 5.6.2, datasource and users
XML-Publisher
WHEN-IMAGE-PRESSED Trigger problem in Oracle Forms 6.0
Yesterday we ran into Oracle bug 1004056 while coding a module for a customer. I hear people think "Oracle Forms 60 that’s old". Yes it is but it is …
XML-Publisher 5.6.2, the automatic install
Some time ago I experimented with XML-Publisher 50 Desktop. The tool of which it looks like it is going to replace Oracle Reports in the future. Although the desktop …
The ADF Faces inputText component
The ADF Faces library contains many JSF components. One of the most common used components is the af:inputText. In the JHeadstart it is the default type for most items. …
Configuring Oracle Enterprise Service and JDeveloper 10.1.3.1 on Windows – Create a JDeveloper connection to the ESB
Recenlty I installed both the Oracle SOA Suite 10.1.3 as well as JDeveloper 10.1.3.1 – the Design Time environment for the SOA Suite. Everything was set up locally on …
Invitation for AMIS Query (14th December) on High Availability: RAC vs. Data Guard with Oak Table Network members Carel Jan Engel and Jeroen Evers
AMIS is proud to announce our next AMIS Query (free technical seminar), targeted at Oracle Database architects en DBAs: Oracle Database High Availability – RAC and Data Guard go …
The SQL Query to power Google Suggest
You probably know Google Suggest or one of its derivatives. An input item on a web-page or another user interface where you can enter a value that all of …
Pimp you SQL Developer
SQL Developer released a 1.1 evaluation version a couple of days ago, which you can download here, and I noticed something very familiair. In Firefox you can have search …
Generate 'Delete with Confirmation' in JHeadstart applications
November 10, 2006
IT, Java, Oracle, Oracle Application Development Framework, Oracle WebLogic Server, PL/SQL, Tools
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JHeadstart is one of the tools we use quite successfully here at AMIS. We have written on this blog about JHeadstart and ways to extend, enhance and optimally benefit …
Creating a message based routing service in ESB
Yesterday I blogged about difficulties in routing messages from an AQ adpater to different outputs using the Oracle ESB (https://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=1395). I was unable to create a single router that …
When creating Cubes in OWB10g R2, are materialized views automatically created as well?
When creating a Cube in OWB10g R2 one has the possibility to define aggregations to be performed for the Dimensions that the cube references. When defining the aggregations you …
Sneak Preview of Oracle Fusion Middleware for the Regional Directors (OOW 2006)
A rather interesting session took place last week during OOW 2006, away from the crowds in a small meeting room in the Mariott hotel. The group that assembled there …
OOW2K6 – Keynotes and Presentations
Most of the Keynotes and Presentations of Oracle Open World 2006 can be found here: http://www28.cplan.com/cc139/catalog.jsp As it says in smaller lettertype just below…easy to overlook… To download presentations, …
The Future of Oracle Applications – John Wookey at OOW 2006
One of the keynote speakers during last week’s Oracle Open World Conference van John Wookey, Senior Vice President for Oracle Applications. John is sort of an old acquaintance, as …
Live Report from Oracle Open World 2006 – (Dutch) op Donderdag 9 November, 18.00 bij AMIS
Van 21 tot en met 26 oktober vond in San Francisco het grootste Oracle evenement ooit plaats: Oracle Open World 2006 met 42.000 bezoekers, 1400+ sessies en een onwaarschijnlijke …
Oracle Enterprise Linux available [ for free! ]
Oracle Enterprise Linux is now available from the Oracle unbreakable 2 program and ISO’s can be downloaded for free – see Sergio’s blog here: http://www.orablogs.com/sergio/archives/001838.html. I heared from Dimitri …
Oracle Business Process Analyst (BPA) Suite for Business Process Modeling, Analysis and Simulation (live from OOW 2006)
"We can learn from SAPs lessons learned" was one of the justifications for working with IDS Scheer on BPM. BPM includes a set of activites that organizations perform to …
OOW2K6 – Unbreakable Linux – The next stage
Unbreakable Linux and updates on upcoming 11g release Mr. Larry Ellison's keynote blew everything of the table for today; at least it did for me and let's be honest, …
Worst practices when using Oracle JDBC Drivers – great presentation by Douglas Surber
I just came out of – well actually, as I am writing this down I am still in it – a very good session on the Oracle JDBC drivers …
OOW2K6 – and Mr. Kyte has left the building…
Tuesday - Getting into the spirit I am just joking, so far I haven't seen an Elvis look-a-like in town, but I would be very interested how Thomas Kyte …
OOW 2006: Keynote speech at Oracle Develop by Thomas Kurian
Yesterday (Monday) was the Keynote speech by Thomas Kurian, Oracle VP, that started the Oracle Develop event. In what can be described as a crisp, well organized presentation, Kurian …
The Spring Framework and Oracle – best of pals
One of the themes regularly stressed during the Oracle Develop event (part of Oracle Open World 2006) is Oracle’s key interest in and support for the Spring Framework. Oracle …
OOW2K6 – Newbie impressions…
It's amazing how much Lucas already put to "paper", despite all the mishaps we already encountered. The last two days I lost track on Lucas because he has completely …
Oracle BAM with a Bang – Business Activity Monitoring 10.1.3.1 available on OTN
One of the intriguing products in the Oracle Portfolio is Oracle BAM (Business Activity Monitoring). I have been trying to see it in action, learn more about and actually …