This blog was originally published on Aug 19, 2021.

Do you have an idea on how we can make APEX even better? Perhaps its new functionality that is missing, or an enhancement for something that already exists? Is something more difficult than it should be? Whatever it is, we’d love to hear from you.

We are excited to announce a completely re-imagined app to capture your ideas and feature requests — apex.oracle.com/ideas!

We welcome your ideas and we invite the community to share their thoughts and feedback on what we can do to keep APEX the best low-code platform on the planet! 

What happened to the old voting app?

The previous apex.oracle.com/vote app will redirect to the new Ideas app. The data from the old app is not lost. We will review and migrate these feature submissions to the new app over time.

What are some tips when submitting an idea?

Ideas that are clearly presented and easy to understand are far more likely to be implemented. Help us understand your idea by following these tips:

  • Provide as many details as possible
  • Explain the use cases where this idea is useful
  • Do you have thoughts on implementation? Let us know
  • Upload screenshots, pencil sketches, or paste a block of code
  • Link to a publicly accessible APEX app or a video that you recorded
  • Help us help you

Note: Bug reports and general help questions are not considered ideas and will be closed immediately.

What is the process once an idea is submitted?

The APEX Product Management (PM) team will first vet every idea that is submitted, review it for clarity, and then publish for everyone to see. This step prevents spamming and inappropriate content. 

Once an idea is published, it is open for voting and community discussion. Our PM team will routinely monitor idea submissions and comments.

When an idea appears ready (i.e., it is easy to understand and clearly presented), we will set the status to Under Review. Next, the APEX Development team will carefully review the idea to make a determination of whether it is something that should be on the APEX product roadmap.

It could be that your idea doesn’t make it and is marked as closed or a duplicate. In this case, don’t get discouraged – keep your ideas coming! Just remember, what you may think is simple may turn out to be a lot more complex to implement. 

You can learn more about the process on the About page.

How can I share my idea with others?

We encourage you to share your idea with others. You can get an easy-to-share short link from the Share dialog from the idea page. If you are on social media, you can use the #orclapex hashtag to reach a wider audience.

Where should I report bugs?

Not in the Ideas app. Please report bugs using Oracle Support or the APEX Discussion Forum to ensure your submission is received correctly and we can communicate with you. Here are some tips when reporting bugs:

  • Describe the issue in as much detail as possible
  • Provide APEX, Database and other relevant environment information
  • Include steps to reproduce the issue (a reproducible app on apex.oracle.com is even better)
  • Prefix your title with “APEX 21.1 Bug:” followed by a brief description of the issue

What is next?

  • We intend to refine this process over time by listening to community feedback. 
  • We plan to extend the app to send notifications when there are updates.
  • You can provide feedback about the Ideas app from the feedback button in the header.

APEX thrives because of community engagement and feedback and we want to make it easy for you to contribute directly to the product direction of APEX. 

Thank you for all of your support and we look forward to hearing your great ideas!