Roadmap

The Oracle APEX roadmap highlights the future direction for upcoming releases.

The following list outlines the general roadmap for upcoming releases of Oracle APEX.

  • AI-Assisted Development

    Leverage natural language and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development throughout the Builder.

  • APEXlang

    A domain-specific language for APEX apps that provides a structured, file-based definition — supporting version control, diffing, bulk updates, static analysis, and more.

  • AI Tools

    Define dynamic tools that AI can invoke during conversations to retrieve data or perform actions, enabling smarter, more interactive user experiences.

  • Natural Language Support for Interactive Report

    Allow users to filter, chart, group, and customize reports using natural language prompts that are translated into declarative settings using AI.

  • Data Reporter

    A new low-code, AI-enabled reporting module within APEX that allows business users to build and share reports without needing to write SQL or build full applications. Includes reusable datasets, role-based access, and AI-guided suggestions.

  • Page Patterns

    Pre-built page templates with best-practice settings and shared component subscriptions — dramatically speeding up page creation.

  • Global Repository

    A special workspace that serves as the single source of truth for themes, shared components, and application patterns — enabling centralized standards that can be used across all workspaces.

  • Message-Based Translations

    Simplify multilingual apps with message-based translation — enabling a single application to support multiple languages without duplication.

  • Parallel Workflows

    Execute multiple workflow tasks simultaneously within an activity — ideal for speeding up complex automations and approvals.

  • Content Security Policy (CSP) Compliance

    Refactors key components to eliminate or reduce CSP violations, improving compatibility with strict security policies and modern browser standards.

  • APEX Advisor

    A modernized advisor that performs live checks during development, with support for exception handling, programmatic access via APIs, and custom rules with import/export.

Release Plan and Naming Convention

Oracle APEX 18.1 was the first major release in calendar year 2018. The next release in the same calendar year was APEX 18.2. This same naming convention is used in subsequent years, therefore, the first release in calendar year 2024 will be APEX 24.1. Oracle APEX no longer provides patch set releases and instead only offers full releases.

Note: Patch Set Bundles will be delivered for major defects and generally communicated on the Oracle APEX Known Issues page. These Patch Set Bundles may be updated numerous times when new fixes are added to the bundle, and can be reapplied as needed. Be sure to read the solution provided and search for the bug number specified on the Oracle APEX Known Issues page to determine all of the bug fixes included in the bundle.

This change in release strategy is of significant benefit to both cloud and on-premises deployments of Oracle APEX. The primary advantage of this release strategy is reduced downtime when upgrading an existing Oracle APEX installation. The architecture also provides the ability to immediately rollback if necessary. Utilizing patch sets, instead of a full release, requires significantly more downtime and with no easy way to rollback the patch set installation. This change in release strategy also provides a vehicle for features to be introduced sooner to our customers.

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