Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Customization & Extensions using APEX
Oracle APEX, a low-code platform, enables fast development of secure, scalable web apps that integrate directly with EBS data to meet specific business requirements.
Maximize Your Oracle EBS with Modern Extensions
Many enterprises rely on Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) as their operational backbone, especially with Oracle extending Premier Support for EBS 12.2 through at least 2036. However, the digital world demands modern web interfaces, interactive dashboards, and mobile access, where traditional EBS forms can fall short.
Why Modernize to Oracle APEX?
Using APEX as an extension tool offers the best of both worlds robust EBS data power and a flexible modern app platform. Oracle APEX runs within the Oracle Database and interfaces directly with EBS schemas, operating independently of EBS application code.
APEX extensions remain intact during EBS patches/upgrades if supported integration methods are used. Oracle has even provided enhancements to embed APEX apps within EBS 12.2’s framework, allowing shared session info and launch from EBS menus.
Rostan EBS-APEX Services
Rostan brings extensive Oracle knowledge to harmonize your EBS and APEX
environments112. Our services include:
EBS-APEX Integration Architecture
We design optimal extension architecture—APEX on the same or separate DB as EBS—configure SSO, set up ORDS, and enforce EBS security context. Our approach follows Oracle best practices for full support
Custom Extension Development
Our Oracle-certified EBS experts and APEX developers build custom functionality where EBS falls short. We use EBS public APIs to ensure safe data updates, develop quickly with APEX low-code tools, and rigorously test for full compatibility with EBS processes.
Performance and Scalability
We optimize APEX extensions for large EBS databases through SQL tuning, efficient API use, and data volume planning. APEX scales for enterprise use and, running in-database, often delivers faster reports than external tools.
Maintenance and Support
Rostan provides continuous support for your APEX extensions alongside EBS. We assist with EBS patch/update reviews and testing for compatibility. We act as your long-term partners for maximizing EBS without costly overhauls.
Common use cases for APEX extensions to EBS include
Custom Data Entry Screens
We thoroughly scan your existing Forms and Reports modules, identifying forms, reports, PL/SQL units, and dependencies.
Interactive Reports & Dashboards
Our Oracle APEX specialists redesign and rebuild your application in APEX, improving UI/UX, streamlining workflows, and eliminating old pain points.
Mobile Applications
We migrate existing data to the new APEX application’s schema, ensuring full data integrity and validation
Portals and Self-Service
We deploy the new APEX application either on-premise or on Oracle Cloud, often recommending OCI or Autonomous Database for scalability and easier maintenance.
Why Rostan for EBS Extensions?
Domain Expertise: Rostan’s team includes Oracle EBS veterans and APEX lowcode experts. This crucial combination means we understand EBS tables, workflows, and APIs, ensuring robust and maintainable system extensions. We avoid bypassing EBS logic or creating data inconsistency, ensuring sound extensions.
Rapid Results, Low Risk: Using APEX, we deliver EBS extensions much faster than traditional Oracle tools or Java. This means quick wins and lower cost. Low-code APEX makes changes easier, allowing adaptation as needs evolve. We mitigate risk using Oracle-supported integration methods and thorough testing with actual EBS data.
Real-world Success: Rostan has helped clients enrich EBS via APEX. For example, we built an APEX application for a public sector client for online permit submissions that fed directly into EBS, reducing manual entry. For a retail company, we delivered APEX interactive reports for ad-hoc inventory queries, providing answers in seconds.
By choosing Rostan, your Oracle EBS investment continues to yield returns in today’s digital age. We help you avoid costly full migrations by bridging the gap with APEX, providing modern capabilities while retaining EBS stability. When eventually moving to Oracle Fusion, improvements made through these extensions ease the future transition.
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