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1. Mia Urman, AuraPlayer Denis Tyrell, Oracle
miaurman@AuraPlayer.com
Strategies for Running Oracle Forms from
Mobile Devices and Tablets

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5. GLOBAL MOBILE
3G SUBSCRIBERS
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6. Enterprise Mobility
TWO THIRDS OF THE WORKFORCE
WILL OWN A SMARTPHONE BY 2016,
AND 40% OF THE WORKFORCE
WILL BE MOBILE
SOURCE: GARTNER 2013

7. Source: Forbes: Mobile Business Statistics For 2012
By 2015 mobile app development
projects will outnumber native PC
projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.
90% of CIOs expect to
deploy more than 25
mobile apps in 2014.
Market for Cloud-based
Mobile Apps is
expected to grow by
88% from 2009 to 2014
Mobile & Cloud Computing

8. • Expectations set for high user experience
• Touch first
• “simple” connected apps
• Search and voice interfaces
• Context driven app experience transitions
• Development Impact
• Multiplatform is inevitable
• New UI design skills needed
• Native v/s Hybrid v/s Mobile Web
A Multichannel, Multidevice Strategy
is a Requirement

9. “We’ll just use our existing web
application…”

10. Mobile Web App
(Viewed in Safari)Mobile Web
Apps
 Online application
accessed through
mobile device
browser
 Browser governs
access to local
storage and device
services (camera,
GPS, etc.)
 Highly reusable
code
 Highly portable
Native Mobile
Apps
 Application installed &
runs on device
 Optimized for specific
mobile platform and
form factor
 Direct access to local
storage and device
services
 Code reuse can be
complex
 Portability requires
work
Hybrid Mobile
Apps
 Application installed &
runs on device with
HTML5 UI
 Optimized for specific
mobile platform & form
factor
 Direct access to local
storage and device
services
 Code reuse simplified
 Portability simplified
Native App
(iOS)
A Variety of Application Types

11. Can You Guess the Hybrid App?
Trick Question – The Answer – All of them

12. “We can run our Forms using
Remote Desktop…”

13. MOBILIZE your Forms instead!

14. MOBILIZE your Forms instead!

15. MOBILIZE your Forms instead!

16. Understanding Mobile Requirements
• What Device: iOS / Android
• Form Factor, Screen size
• Device Features / Capabilities
• Offline / Connected
• Processing power
• BYOD?

17. • No mouse, Function keys
• Using gestures
• Harder to type
• Difficult to touch small elements
• Slower network – Disconnects
• Security
Understanding Mobile Challenges

18. Java HTML5
Use Existing Skills Set
Built on Standards
Use Existing Skills Set
Wizard Based Development
Oracle
ADF Mobile
ADF Mobile
Simplifying Development

19. ADF Mobile Overview
• Native application container on each platform
• Java for business logic & data model
• HTML5 + Javascript + CSS presentation only
• Isolated SQLite with Encryption
• Device Access via Cordova
• Tight integration with Oracle IDM
• Feature modularity and re-use
• Maximum UI flexibility: Declarative AMX or
HTML5

20. Wizard Based Mobile Development
Deploy to iOS or Android

21. Block
Mode
Character
Mode
Client
Server
Web SOA ??
ADF Mobile
Evolving with Oracle Forms

22. Expose Oracle Forms as WebServices
Introducing AuraPlayer

23. Any Web UI Mobile CloudWebServices Service Bus / SOA
Oracle Forms to Next Generation

24. Define the Business Process
Expose the Forms as a Webservice
Create the Mobile App in Jdeveloper
Run Your Mobile App!
 ADF Mobile on iPad Demo
Demos: Oracle Form to ADF Mobile

25. Oracle
11g DB
DMZ
External Network
FireWall
Internal Network
Desktop
Solution Architecture
One System – For both Desktop and Any UI

26. − Rapid Mobile development
− Wizard based development - Rollout Mobile apps in weeks instead of months
− No Redevelopment / Migration of the Oracle Forms System
− Achieve new cutting edge applications without risking your existing systems
− Leverage existing investments
− Build Mobile interfaces on existing business logic
− Simplify Maintenance
− One source of business logic across the stack
Productive Mobile Development

27. • Asses Your Requirements
• What platforms do we need to deploy to? UI requirements?
• Understand Your Existing System
• Where does the business logic sit today?
• Define Timeline and Budget
• Conduct Proof of Concept of Proposed Solution
• Decide on Implementation Method
Moving Forward
Considerations For Modernization Projects

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29. Questions?

30. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8SHJB2
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32. More Information
 Mia Urman - miaurman@auraplayer.com @miaurman
 ADF Mobile on OTN
– Datasheets,Tutorial,Demos
 ADF Mobile Blog – http://blogs.oracle.com/mobile/
 Oracle Forms Community Blog – http://www.Oracleformsinfo.com
 Twitter.com/Jdeveloper, Facebook.com/Jdeveloper
 AuraPlayer – www.auraplayer.com or info@auraplayer.com @auraplayer