What Is APEX OPEN QUERY CONTEXT, and Why, When and Where Do You Care

NYOUG Webinar on 9/9/2025, presented by Karen Cannell OPEN_QUERY_CONTEXT is a powerful APEX API that simplifies managing and securing dynamic SQL queries, yet many developers are still not aware it exists. What is it, where should you use it, when is it most effective, and why does it matter for your development process? This session explores all that – focusing on OPEN_QUERY_CONTEXT functionality and practical use cases like coordinating regions, extracting an as-filtered Grid query, or as the basis for a dashboard. We will demonstrate how it works, where to implement it to enhance query safety and performance, when it is the best solution for coordinating data and queries, and why you should add this powerful API to your toolbox Presented by Karen Cannell, TH TECHNOLOGY, Oracle ACE Director This event is co-hosted by the New York Oracle Users Group (www.nyoug.org) and Oracle Professional Services firm, Viscosity North America (www.viscosityna.com)