Upgrade APEX Service to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing

Easily upgrade APEX Service to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing.

If you want to expand your capabilities to include the full features of Oracle Autonomous Database with APEX, you can easily upgrade an APEX Service instance to a full Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing instance. You can upgrade from either the APEX Instances Details page or the Autonomous Database Details page.

To upgrade to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing:

  1. Navigate to the OCI Console Sign-In Page and sign in as described in Access Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  2. Next to the Oracle Cloud logo, click the Navigation menu (Navigation menu) and select Developer Services and then APEX Instances.

    Tip:

    You can narrow the display using the Search and Filter field. For example, if a filter already exists, select it, make a new selection, and click Apply Filter.

    The APEX Instances page appears.

  3. To access the APEX Instance Details page, do one of the following:

    • Click the three dots Actions menu (or Actions menu) and click View Details.

    • Click the APEX Service name.

    The APEX Instance Details page appears.

  4. You can upgrade in two ways:
    • On the APEX Instance Details page:
      • Under APEX instance information, find Database type and click Edit.
    • Navigate to the Autonomous Database Details page:
      • Under APEX instance information, find and click the Database link.
      • Under General information, find Workload Type and click Edit.
  5. Review the information in the dialog and then click Convert to proceed with upgrading.

Parent topic: Sign Up for APEX in Oracle Cloud