Chapter 9. Deploying the Application

The last mile in getting your application into the hands of your intended audience is the deployment process. In traditional programming, a programmer would typically compile an application into an executable file and then package it into an automated installer for distribution.

In the world of APEX, your entire application sits inside the database. Deployment is therefore just a matter of copying all the database objects and dependencies from one database instance to another. Having said that, it is still important to make sure you copy the right objects, lest you accidentally leave out a table or resource that is crucial to the correct functioning of your application. The last thing your users want is to painstakingly ...

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