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Faraz Ahmed
Faraz Ahmed

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Any Recommendation for a modern Oracle APEX reporting tool?

I want to generate branded PDF invoices and Excel statements in APEX 24.2. The native APEX_DATA_EXPORT is too limited for these custom layouts. Does anyone have a recommendation for a low-code tool that is easy to integrate?

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Shane McCoy

I ran into the same walls with APEX_DATA_EXPORT recently, it’s fine for basic grids, but once you need specific branding or nested data, it starts getting messy.

I’d highly recommend checking out MaxPrint. I’ve been using it with APEX 24.2, and it’s probably the easiest low-code integration for this. The best part is that it handles nested JSON structures natively, so you don't have to write a ton of complex PL/SQL to format your invoices. You basically pass your data, and it generates the high-fidelity PDF or XLSX exactly how you need it.

It’s a massive time-saver if you want to keep things within the APEX ecosystem without the usual formatting headaches.