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Feature Request FR-2337
Product Area APIs
Status CLOSED

17 Voters

Function returning string for Help Text

ino.laurensse Public · Feb 15 2022

Idea Summary
Item Help Text currenty only has options for static text or

  • Supported Substitutions: Application, Page Items and System Variables

A “function returning string” would make it much easier to have dynamic help text.

Use Case
Item (or even page) help text can be maintained by an application administrator inside the application itself.

Preferred Solution

A function like

helpfunction (app_id, page id, item_id) return varchar2
This request is likely a duplicate of FR-122.

Comments

Comments

  • michel.lessard OP 3.5 years ago

    Also function plsql or expressions in text zone for static region.

  • sorin.apalaghie OP 3.4 years ago

    I would see this as a Help Feature Inside APEX which can be simply enabled. When enabled, It would create a form and report from where Business users can easily manage both Page Application Help and Page Items help (Inline + Help). 

    It would also create an application level search help page, where regular users can search (as they type) for Help Content. The page would list the Application Help Entry Title and have an option to expand the help content.   

  • sorin.apalaghie OP 3.4 years ago

    This is the first thing I custom build in any APEX app.

  • ino.laurensse OP 3.4 years ago

    This very old request from fac586 turned up thanks to Sorin's upvote:

    https://apex.oracle.com/ideas/FR-122