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SQL Developer Accessing APEX_RELEASE though there is no APEX in the system (Doc ID 1262957.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle SQL Developer - Version 1.2.1 to 1.5.4.59.40
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

APEX does not exist in environment at all. The trace file shows SQL Developer is trying to access:
select 1 from apex_release where 1=2.

For example when the following query is issued in sqlplus it fetches 0 rows


The concern here is that when there is no APEX at all why is SQL Developer trying to access APEX apex_release? Does SQL Developer require Oracle Application Express installed or configured?

Cause

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