Tuesday, 28 April 2026

AOP Installation &Configuration

Content of the zip file: aop_linux_v22.2.zip

Under the Apex version folder  like apex_version_5.x, apex_version_18.x_19.x_20.x_21.x_22.x

- /db: sql files to install the back-end database objects for the Oracle APEX plug-ins (run install.sql)

- /plugin: the APEX plug-ins for APEX Office Print (AOP)

- /app: the five sample applications

v22.2

- /server: the server side component (** for on-premises packages only **)

Pre-requisites:

- Oracle Database 12.2 or above

- Oracle Application Express (APEX) 19.2 or above

(** for on-premises packages only **)

- Windows or Linux (Red Hat / Oracle 8 and higher and Ubuntu 18.04 and higher)

- Java 8 or higher installed 

Quick start: using AOP in your application:

- Go to SQL Workshop > SQL Scripts and upload (and run) the files aop_db_pkg.sql and aop_modal_pkg.sql from the /db directory

  This will create the database objects used by the Oracle APEX plug-ins

- Go to App Builder > Your application > Shared Components > Plug-ins > Import

 Select the file process_type_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the AOP Process type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_da.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the AOP Dynamic Action type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_convert_da.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the Convert Dynamic Action type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_modal.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the Modal Dynamic Action type plug-in)

- On your Page, create a dynamic action; on click of a button for example and select the True Action: APEX Office Print (AOP) [Plug-in]

$ mkdir -p /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2

Install/Upgrade the AOP Server (** only for on-premises version **):

- Copy the server folder to your server(Use WinSCP/Putty etc.)

- Stop the previous version of AOP (in case of upgrade)

  Note: you can run the old and new AOP simultaneously but on different ports

- Start the AOP executable

=====================If Rquired Upgrade plug-ins========================

Upgrading the plug-in:

- Go to SQL Workshop > SQL Scripts and upload (and run) the files aop_db_pkg.sql and aop_modal_pkg.sql from the /db directory

  This will create the database objects used by the APEX plug-ins

- Go to App Builder > Your application > Shared Components > Plug-ins > Import

 Select the file process_type_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the AOP Process type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_da.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version>directory (for the AOP Dynamic Action type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_convert_da.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the Convert Dynamic Action type plug-in)

 Select the file dynamic_action_plugin_be_apexrnd_aop_modal.sql from the /apex_version_<your_version>/plugin or aop_linux_v<your_version>\v<your_version> directory (for the Modal Dynamic Action type plug-in)

[applmgr@proderpappl ~]$ cd /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096

[applmgr@proderpappl APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096]$ ll

total 304768

-rwxrwxrwx 1 applmgr dba 312077953 Dec 30  2022 APEXOfficePrintLinux64

drwxr-xr-x 8 applmgr dba      4096 Feb 19 15:07 assets

[applmgr@proderpappl APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096]$ ./APEXOfficePrintLinux64 --version

APEX Office Print version 22.2

Using node version v14.21.1

Memory Limit 4096

[applmgr@proderpappl APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096]$ ./APEXOfficePrintLinux64 --For Trial Running

Setting number of pdf retries to 3

Setting 120 seconds for idle request processing

Setting max size for request 200mb

No configuration found. Creating...

Could not find the license file. Expecting it to be in /apps/aop20.2/server/aop.license.

If your license file is somewhere else please give in the location with --license argument.

Trial has been enabled. Activate the software with '--activate' or '-a' option

[ConverterHandler]: Configuration file found. Adding custom converters.

[ConverterHandler]: Converter added: abiword

[ConverterHandler]: Number of parallel conversions for openofficeconverter 16

[ConverterHandler]: Number of parallel conversions for officetopdfconverter 1

[ConverterHandler]: Number of parallel conversions for abiword 1

Local resources (using local templates, images, ...) are disabled. Use --enable_local_resources to enable

Starting HTTP on port 8010

AOP 1 (HTTP) running

[applmgr@proderpappl APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096]$ ./APEXOfficePrintLinux64 -a -------With License Running

prompt: email:  Your_email_address

We are now contacting the server....

Sending license request for email: Your_email_address and mid: 461F549AE4690981CFFB3AA6D348143826E5FF2130F50747E62978572FFDEEA0

License successfully activated.

Starting HTTP on port 8010

email:Your_email_address

MID:461F549AE4690981CFFB3AA6D348143826E5FF2130F50747E62978572FFDEEA0

Generating license request file to upload on https://www.apexofficeprint.com/

Request file /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096/aop_license.request generated, please use the file to generate the license file through the dashboard of https://www.apexofficeprint.com/.

--------------------------What This Means------------------------------

-a option = Activate AOP

The tool is sending a license activation request to the AOP license server.

mid = Machine ID (unique hardware fingerprint of your server)

It is waiting for license validation response

===================Offline Activation Steps===================

Use the generated request file

Already created: /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096/aop_license.request

Go to: 👉 https://www.apexofficeprint.com/

Upload: aop_license.request

It will generate: aop_license.lic

Download it and Upload License File Back to Server

Place it in: /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096/

Example: scp aop_license.lic applmgr@IP:/apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096/

Start AOP Server

[applmgr@proderpappl ~]$ cd /apps/AOPServer/aop22.2/server/APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096

[applmgr@proderpappl APEXOfficePrintLinux64_4096]$ ./APEXOfficePrintLinux64

You should see: License activated

Server running on port 8010--Default Port

==========================================================================

Steps to Resolve the ACL Configuration:

Identify your APEX schema version: (e.g., APEX_240200).

Execute the following script as SYS or SYSTEM to grant the necessary privileges to your AOP server (replace 'print.apexofficeprint.com' with your actual AOP server/cloud URL)

BEGIN
dbms_network_acl_admin.Append_host_ace(host => 'proderpappl.nicsi.in', --AOP Cloud or Local URL
ace => Xs$ace_type(privilege_list => Xs$name_list('connect'),
principal_name => 'APEX_240200', -- Change to your APEX version
principal_type => xs_acl.ptype_db));
END;
/

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