Recent Posts by Juergen Kress

A couple of threads on the Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service forum asked about writing code in buttons in VBCS that compares values entered in a page to data in business objects and perform conditional navigation based on the values. In a past blog I showed the code needed for querying VBCS objects from the UI, but another sample never hurts, so here is another demo... For this demo I'm going to show how to do it in a login flow - assuming you have a business object that...

  The Power of Oracle PaaS From cloud computing discussions, you know that Platform is THE underlying force that turns bright enterprise ideas and prototypes into fully functional applications. It’s the platform that decodes all layers of complexity to rapidly build a new application or cost-effectively modernize an existing application. The platform offers front-end tooling with various frameworks and languages to tee-up the application logic. It ties in data services such as...

Visual Builder Cloud Service (VBCS) makes it very easy to create custom objects to store your data. A frequent request we get is for a way to load and export data from these business objects. As John blogged, we added a feature to support doing this through the command line - John's blog shows you the basic options for the command line. I recently needed to do this for a customer, and thought I'll share some tips that helped me get the functionality working properly - in case...

    At the SOA Community Workspace (SOA Community membership required) we posted the latest PaaS customer references: Oracle PaaS 55 live customer examples.pptx Oracle Cloud Platform Win Stories by Industry.pptx Thanks to all Partners who supported this early adapter references.     PaaS Partner Community For regular information on Oracle PaaS become a member in the SOA & BPM Partner Community for registration please visit www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa (OPN account required) If you...

The task tracking system in Oracle Developer Cloud Service (DevCS) helps your team manage your development priorities and process. DevCS offers a simple web interface for working with the system. However, in some cases you might want to build your own interfaces to interact with the issues. For example, you might want to build a system for end-users to report bugs in your app and you don't want to give them direct access to the DevCS web insterface. In the August 17 update of...

  · How Developers Can Deliver Chatbots That Propel a Broader AI Strategy Where should you begin with an intelligent chatbot project? There are four key challenges, says Oracle VP Suhas Uliyar, and they relate to channel complexity, machine learning, authentic dialogue, and enterprise integration. How to address each of the challenges. · A Huge Utility Plugs In to Chatbots for Better Customer Connections Exelon, the US's largest utility company by customer count, has created...

Amid the hype and discussion around chatbots, people are actually diving in and developing chatbot services.  Chabot development comes with a unique set of requirements and considerations that may prove challenging to those making their first excursion into this new breed of services. This podcast features a panel of developers who have been there, done that, and are willing to talk about it. The panelists for this program were part of a pilot program that provided early...

The Oracle Applications Cloud User Experience Rapid Development Kit (RDK) is a set of free resources that will help you learn faster, design simpler and build better. Use the RDK to leverage the PaaS for SaaS advantage. New versions of the RDKs are now available. Read about the latest enhancements in this OAUX blog post App Cloud RDKs (ADF) available on Oracle Technical Networks (OTN) and GitHub Download the UX patterns ebook and wireframe template Mobile App Cloud RDKs (MAF)...

Intelligent bots are computer programs that leverage artificial intelligence to enable natural conversations with people. The recent advancements in machine learning and the convergence of compute power and big data are bringing artificial intelligence into the mainstream. Intelligent bots will transform every facet of every industry and dramatically improve the customer experience. Oracle is committed to using this transformative technology to help our customers succeed. Watc...