This week’s tip is about giving your users some feedback if you are making them wait. Users will likely be more patient with a database process if given some idea of how long it will take and what is going on in the background. One of Hayden’s favorite solutions involves using the “Progress Bar Pro” plugin by United Codes.
Useful link
Check out United Codes’ APEX plugin called “Progress Bar Pro.”
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APEX Instant Tips #153: Everything you always wanted to know about combobox but never thought to ask
With Combo boxes, you must manage your business rules and watch for multi-user concurrency issues. Anton...
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In this episode, Anton and Marwa compare Console.log, APEX_debug.log, APEX_debug.message, and APEX.debug.setlevel.
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #151: Updates to tips 148, 146 & 53
A review and update of 3 previous instant tips: Checksum, Faceted Search, and Multilingual Apps from...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #150: Rarely Used Region Types (RURTs)
Different Region Types, including the Toggle Column Report Region, Avatar Region, Reflow Region, and Smart Filters.
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #149: APEX Dev Team Magic: APEX Item Plug-in
Anton and Marwa show you a magical query. No matter what type of LOV definition you...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #148: Protect Ajax Callback processes from hacking
Last week, we made it easy to use Ajax Callback processes. This week, we show how...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #147: Why are Ajax Callback processes so hard to use?
Ajax callbacks are hard to use: Learn the javascript and be careful about syntax. Marwa and...
Read moreAPEX #146: APEX Instant Tips #146: Extending Faceted Search
Hosts Anton and Marwa talk about how to make a page item look and behave like...
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