This book shows developers and Oracle professionals how to build practical, non-trivial web applications using Oracles' rapid application development environment - Application Express (APEX). This third edition is revised to cover the new features and user interface experience found in APEX 20. Interactive grids and form regions are two more unique aspects of APEX in this edition. The book targets those who are new to APEX and just beginning to develop tangible projects for deployment and those who are familiar with APEX and want a deeper understanding. The book takes you through creating a demo web application that illustrates the concepts all APEX programmers should know. This book introduces the world of APEX properties, explaining the functionality supported by each page component and the techniques developers use to achieve that functionality. Topics include conditional formatting, user-customized reports, data entry forms, concurrency and lost updates, and security control. Specific attention is given in the book to the thought process involved in choosing and assembling APEX components and features to deliver a particular result. Understanding Oracle APEX 20 Application Development, 3rd Edition is the ideal book to take you from understanding the individual pieces of APEX to understanding how those pieces are assembled into polished applications. You will: Build attractive, highly functional web apps from the ground up, Enhance and customize pages created by the APEX wizards, Understand the security implications of page design, Write PL/SQL code for process activity and verification Build complex components such as forms and interactive grids