To V or not to V? or.. using SQL Macros in APEX?

Presented by Alex Nuijten (Oracle ACE Director)

The V function has been around APEX as long as ... let's say very long and that's a long time. The V function allows you to reference item values from session state in your SQL statements. When calling V there would always be a price to pay. With recent releases of the database there is a new way to do something similar; SQL Macro. With SQL Macro you can create parameterized views and this could be very interesting for APEX Developers. In this session I will give you an overview of this new functionality and how you can use it in your APEX applications.