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Contents
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Topic Overview
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
Changes in This Release
Changes in Oracle Application Express Release 4.X
1
Quick Start
1.1
What is Oracle Application Express?
1.2
About Oracle Application Express
1.3
Understanding Application Express User Roles
1.4
Logging In To Oracle Application Express
1.4.1
About Browser Requirements
1.4.2
Configuring Your Oracle Application Express Environment
1.4.3
Logging In To Oracle Application Express as a Developer
1.5
About the Workspace Home Page
1.6
About the Oracle Application Express Documentation
1.6.1
Accessing the Online Documentation Library
1.6.2
Downloading the Online Documentation Library
1.6.3
About Field-Level Help
2
Application Builder Concepts
2.1
What is an Oracle Application Express Application?
2.1.1
Understanding the Difference Between Database and Websheet Applications
2.1.2
About the Create Application Wizard
2.2
What Is a Page?
2.3
Understanding Page Processing and Page Rendering
2.3.1
How the Application Express Engine Renders and Processes Pages
2.3.2
Understanding Conditional Rendering and Processing
2.3.3
Verifying User Identity
2.3.4
Controlling Access to Controls and Components
2.4
Understanding Session State Management
2.4.1
What Is a Session?
2.4.2
Understanding Session IDs
2.4.3
Viewing Session State
2.5
Understanding URL Syntax
2.5.1
Understanding the URL that Displays for a Page
2.5.2
Using f?p Syntax to Link Pages
2.5.3
Calling a Page Using an Application and Page Alias
2.5.4
Calling a Page from a Button URL
2.5.5
Facilitating Bookmarks by Using Zero as the Session ID
2.6
Managing Session State Values
2.6.1
Referencing Session State
2.6.2
Setting Session State
2.6.3
Clearing Session State
2.6.4
About Bind Variable Syntax
2.7
Understanding Substitution Strings
2.7.1
Using Substitution Strings
2.7.2
About Built-in Substitution Strings
3
Utilizing Packaged Applications
3.1
About Packaged Applications
3.2
Managing Packaged Applications
3.2.1
Accessing the Packaged Applications Page
3.2.2
Installing a Packaged Application
3.2.3
Running an Installed Packaged Application
3.2.4
Removing an Installed Packaged Application
3.2.5
Unlocking an Installed Productivity Application
3.2.6
Exporting an Installed Packaged Application
3.2.7
Changing Authentication for an Installed Packaged Application
3.2.8
Updating a Packaged Application
3.3
About Sample Database Application
3.3.1
Installing and Running Sample Database Application
3.3.2
Understanding Sample Database Application
3.3.3
Modifying Sample Database Application
3.4
About Sample Websheet - AnyCo IT Department
3.4.1
Installing and Running AnyCo IT Department
3.4.2
About Websheet Navigation
3.4.3
Understanding AnyCo IT Department
3.4.4
Common Websheet User Interface Elements
3.4.5
Modifying Websheet Content
4
Managing the Development Process
4.1
About the Team Development Home Page
4.2
Tracking Features
4.2.1
Viewing Features
4.2.2
Creating a Feature
4.2.3
Updating a Feature
4.2.4
About Attaching Files to a Feature
4.2.5
Viewing Feature Reports
4.3
Tracking Milestones
4.3.1
Viewing Milestones
4.3.2
Creating a Milestone
4.3.3
Updating a Milestone
4.3.4
Viewing Milestone Reports
4.4
Tracking To Dos
4.4.1
Viewing To Dos
4.4.2
Creating a To Do
4.4.3
Updating a To Do
4.4.4
About Attaching Files to a To Do
4.4.5
Viewing To Do Reports
4.5
Managing Bugs
4.5.1
Viewing Bugs
4.5.2
Creating a Bug
4.5.3
Editing a Bug
4.5.4
About Attaching Files to a Bug
4.5.5
Viewing Bug Reports
4.6
Managing Feedback
4.6.1
Viewing Feedback
4.6.2
Adding a Feedback Page to an Application
4.6.3
Reviewing Feedback
4.6.4
Viewing Feedback Reports
4.7
Utilizing the Tags Summary
4.8
Managing Team Actions
4.8.1
Managing Links
4.8.2
Managing News Entries
4.8.3
Managing Team Development Settings
4.8.4
Viewing a Release Summary
4.8.5
About Utilities
4.8.6
Editing Focus Areas
4.8.7
Viewing Files Attached to Features, To Dos and Bugs
5
About Websheet Applications
5.1
About Using Websheet Applications
5.1.1
Navigating Between Websheet Pages and Sections
5.1.2
About Language
5.1.3
About the Help Link
5.1.4
About Builder Link
5.1.5
About Logout Link
5.1.6
About Websheet Search
5.1.7
About the Control Panel
5.2
About Creating a Websheet Application
5.2.1
Creating a Websheet from Application Builder
5.2.2
Creating a Websheet Application from a Running Websheet
5.2.3
Running a Websheet
5.2.4
Adding a New Page
5.2.5
Copying an Existing Page
5.2.6
Editing Page Details
5.2.7
Deleting a Websheet
5.3
About Adding and Editing Page Sections
5.3.1
About Section Types
5.3.2
About Editing Sections
5.3.3
Deleting Page Sections
5.3.4
Editing Section Titles and Display Order
5.4
About Text Sections
5.4.1
Adding a Text Section
5.4.2
Editing a Text Section
5.5
About Navigation Sections
5.5.1
Adding a Navigation Section
5.6
About Adding Data Grids
5.6.1
About Data Grids
5.6.2
Creating a Data Grid
5.6.3
Copying a Data Grid
5.6.4
Viewing and Editing a Data Grid
5.6.5
Viewing the Data Grid Change History Log
5.6.6
Deleting a Data Grid
5.7
About Adding and Editing Data Content
5.7.1
Available Data Sources
5.7.2
About Enabling Support for Creating Data Reports
5.7.3
Incorporating Data into Websheet Pages
5.8
About Adding Data Reports
5.8.1
About Data Reports
5.8.2
Creating a Data Report
5.8.3
Viewing and Modifying a Data Report
5.8.4
Deleting a Data Report
5.9
About Data Sections
5.9.1
Adding a Data Section to a Page
5.9.2
Editing a Data Section
5.10
About Chart Sections
5.10.1
Adding a Chart Section
5.10.2
Editing a Chart Section
5.11
About PL/SQL Sections
5.11.1
Adding a PL/SQL Section
5.11.2
Editing a PL/SQL Section
5.12
Understanding Markup Syntax
5.12.1
Linking to a Page
5.12.2
Linking to a Section
5.12.3
Linking to External URLs
5.12.4
Linking to a Data Grid
5.12.5
Using SQL and SQLVALUE Syntax
5.12.6
About Advanced Data Grid Queries Rules
5.13
Managing Annotations
5.13.1
Managing Uploaded Files and Images
5.13.2
Adding Tags
5.13.3
Adding Notes
5.13.4
Viewing and Deleting Annotations
5.14
Managing Websheet Applications
5.14.1
Viewing the Websheet Dashboard
5.14.2
Monitoring Websheet Activity
5.14.3
Editing Websheet Properties
5.14.4
Controlling Websheet Access
5.14.5
Changing Your Websheet Password
5.14.6
Emailing a Websheet Page
5.14.7
Printing a Websheet Page
5.15
Viewing Websheets
5.15.1
About Presentation Mode
5.15.2
Viewing the Page Directory
5.15.3
Viewing Page History
5.15.4
Viewing an Websheet Directory
6
Using Application Builder
6.1
Accessing Application Builder
6.2
About the Application Builder Home Page
6.3
About the Application Home Page
6.3.1
About the Developer Action Bar
6.3.2
Searching Page Metadata
7
About Database Applications
7.1
About Creating a Database Application
7.1.1
Creating Mobile Applications
7.1.2
Creating a Database Application Based on a Table, Query, or Drill-down Query
7.1.3
Creating an Application from a Spreadsheet
7.1.4
Copying a Database Application
7.1.5
Creating a Database Application from a Template
7.1.6
Installing Sample Applications
7.1.7
Deleting a Database Application
7.1.8
About Application Models and User Interface Defaults
7.2
About Application Attributes
7.2.1
Editing the Application Definition
7.2.2
Configuring Security Attributes
7.2.3
Configuring Globalization Attributes
7.2.4
Managing the Application User Interface
7.3
Managing Pages in a Database Application
7.3.1
About Creating Pages in a Database Application
7.3.2
Creating a Page from the Application Home Page
7.3.3
Creating a Page from the Developer Toolbar
7.3.4
Copying a Database Application Page
7.3.5
Running an Application or Page
7.3.6
Grouping Pages
7.3.7
Locking and Unlocking a Page
7.3.8
Deleting a Page
7.4
Adding Database Application Comments
7.4.1
Creating and Editing Database Application Comments
7.5
Adding Developer Comments
7.5.1
Adding Developer Comments to an Application or Page
7.5.2
Viewing and Editing Developer Comments
7.5.3
Deleting Developer Comments
7.5.4
About the Developer Comments Report
7.5.5
Viewing the Developer Comments Calendar
7.6
Creating Application Groups
7.6.1
Viewing Database Application Groups
7.6.2
Creating a Database Application Group
7.6.3
Assigning a Database Application to an Application Group
7.6.4
Removing a Database Application from an Application Group
7.6.5
Deleting an Database Application Group
7.7
Understanding Page-Level Items
7.7.1
Differences Between Page Items and Application Items
7.7.2
Viewing Items on the Page Definition
7.7.3
Creating Page-Level Items
7.7.4
Editing Page-Level Items
7.7.5
Referencing Item Values
7.7.6
Displaying Conditional or Read-Only Page Items
7.7.7
Working with Multiple Select List Item
7.8
Understanding Application-Level Items
7.8.1
Creating an Application-level Item
7.8.2
Viewing Application Item Usage
7.8.3
Editing Application-level Item Attributes
7.8.4
Creating an Application-level Item that Functions as a Global Variable
7.9
Viewing Application Utilities and Reports
7.9.1
Using Application Builder Utilities
7.9.2
About Page Specific Utilities
7.9.3
About Cross Page Utilities
7.9.4
About Cross Application Reports
8
Working with Database Application Pages
8.1
About the Page Definition
8.1.1
Accessing the Page Definition
8.1.2
About Tree and Component View
8.1.3
Editing a Page in Tree View
8.1.4
Editing a Page in Component View
8.1.5
About Page Rendering
8.1.6
About Page Processing
8.1.7
About Shared Components
8.1.8
Common Elements of the Page Definition
8.2
Altering Page Attributes
8.2.1
Accessing Page Attributes
8.2.2
About Page Attributes
8.3
Understanding Page Computations
8.3.1
Creating a Page Computation
8.3.2
Understanding Computation Points and Computation Syntax
8.3.3
Editing Page Computation Attributes
8.4
Understanding Validations
8.4.1
Creating Item and Page Validations
8.4.2
Determining When Validations Execute
8.4.3
Defining How Validation Error Messages Display
8.4.4
Processing Validations Conditionally
8.4.5
What Happens When a Validation Fails?
8.5
Understanding Page Processes
8.5.1
About Creating a Page Process
8.5.2
Editing Page Process Attributes
8.5.3
Controlling When a Page Process Executes
8.5.4
Creating Page Process Success and Error Messages
8.5.5
Making a Page Process Conditional
8.6
Working with Branches
8.6.1
Defining a Branch Point and Action
8.6.2
Branching Conditionally
8.7
Working with Shared Components
8.7.1
Accessing the Shared Components Page
8.7.2
About the Shared Components Page
8.7.3
About Exporting Shared Components
8.8
Understanding Application Processes
8.8.1
About On Demand Application Processes
8.8.2
Application Process Example
8.8.3
Creating an Application Process
8.8.4
Editing Application Process Attributes
8.8.5
Creating Application Process Error Messages
8.8.6
Viewing the Application Processes History Report
8.9
Understanding Application Computations
8.9.1
About Application Computations
8.9.2
Creating an Application Computation
8.9.3
Accessing the Application Computation History Report
8.10
Using the Attribute Dictionary
9
Creating Reports
9.1
Understanding the Difference Between Interactive and Classic Reports
9.2
Creating a Report Using a Wizard
9.3
Customizing Interactive Reports
9.3.1
Using the Search Bar
9.3.2
Using the Select Columns to Search Icon
9.3.3
Using the Column Heading Menu
9.3.4
About the Actions Menu
9.3.5
Selecting Columns to Display
9.3.6
Adding a Filter
9.3.7
Specifying Rows Per Page
9.3.8
Selecting Column Sort Order
9.3.9
Creating a Control Break
9.3.10
Adding Highlighting
9.3.11
Computing Columns
9.3.12
Aggregating a Column
9.3.13
Creating a Chart from the Actions Menu
9.3.14
Grouping Columns
9.3.15
Executing a Flashback Query
9.3.16
Saving an Interactive Report
9.3.17
Resetting a Report
9.3.18
Downloading a Report
9.3.19
Subscribing to Emailed Reports
9.4
Editing Interactive Reports as a Developer
9.4.1
Accessing the Interactive Report Attributes Page
9.4.2
Editing Interactive Report Column Attributes
9.4.3
Creating Column Groups
9.4.4
Controlling Interactive Report Pagination
9.4.5
Managing Interactive Report Column Sorting
9.4.6
Customizing the Interactive Report Search Bar
9.4.7
Configuring Download Options on the Actions Menu
9.4.8
Understanding Link Columns
9.4.9
Creating a Column Link in an Interactive Report
9.4.10
Displaying Interactive Reports Conditionally
9.4.11
Defining a Column as a List of Values in an Interactive Report
9.4.12
Formatting Columns in an Interactive Values Report
9.4.13
Enabling Icon View
9.4.14
Enabling Detail View
9.4.15
Configuring Advanced Attributes for Interactive Reports
9.4.16
Linking to Interactive Reports
9.4.17
Linking to Shared Interactive Reports
9.4.18
Managing Saved Reports as a Developer
9.4.19
Viewing Saved Report Activity
9.5
Editing Classic Reports
9.5.1
Accessing Classic Report Attributes
9.5.2
Altering Classic Report Layout Using Column Attributes
9.5.3
Controlling Classic Report Pagination
9.5.4
Enabling Column Sorting in a Classic Report
9.5.5
Adding a Download Link to a Classic Report
9.5.6
Enabling the CSV Output Option in a Classic Report
9.5.7
Exporting a Classic Report as an XML File or a CSV File
9.5.8
Creating a Column Link in a Classic Report
9.5.9
Defining an Updatable Column in a Classic Report
9.5.10
Defining a Column as a List of Values in a Classic Report
9.5.11
Controlling When Columns Display in a Classic Report
9.5.12
Controlling Column Breaks in a Classic Report
9.5.13
Synchronizing Classic Report Column Order with Region Source
9.6
Printing Report Regions
9.6.1
About Printing Reports to PDF
9.6.2
About Report Printing Configuration Options
9.6.3
About Classic Report Printing Methods
9.6.4
About Report Queries
9.6.5
About Report Layouts
9.6.6
Configuring Classic Report Region Print Attributes
9.6.7
Configuring Interactive Report Region Print Attributes
10
Adding Database Application Components and Controls
10.1
Creating Forms
10.1.1
Creating a Form Using a Wizard
10.1.2
Creating a Tabular Form
10.1.3
Creating a Master Detail Form
10.1.4
Creating a Form Manually
10.1.5
Validating User Input in Forms
10.2
Creating Calendars
10.2.1
About Creating Calendars
10.2.2
Viewing a Sample Calendar
10.2.3
Creating an Easy Calendar
10.2.4
Creating a SQL Calendar
10.2.5
Editing Calendar Attributes
10.2.6
Editing an Existing Calendar to Include Add and Edit Functionality
10.2.7
Enabling the Dragging and Dropping of Data In an Existing Calendar
10.2.8
Editing a Calendar Title
10.2.9
Upgrading a Calendar Created in a Previous Releases
10.2.10
Converting an Easy Calendar to a SQL Calendar
10.3
Creating Maps
10.3.1
About Flash Map Support
10.3.2
Adding a Flash Map to an Existing Page
10.3.3
Adding Flash Maps to a New Page
10.3.4
About Creating SQL Queries for Maps
10.3.5
Editing Flash Map Attributes
10.3.6
Using Custom XML with Flash Maps
10.3.7
Enabling Asynchronous Updates
10.4
Creating Charts
10.4.1
About Creating SQL Queries for Charts
10.4.2
About Creating a HTML5 Charts
10.4.3
About Creating a Flash Chart
10.4.4
About SVG Charts
10.4.5
About HTML Charts
10.4.6
Editing Chart Attributes
10.4.7
About Saving Flash Charts
10.4.8
Using Custom XML with Flash and HTML5 Charts
10.4.9
Enabling Asynchronous Updates
10.5
Creating Buttons
10.5.1
Creating a Button Using a Wizard
10.5.2
Creating Multiple Buttons in Component View
10.5.3
Editing Buttons
10.5.4
Understanding the Relationship Between Button Names and REQUEST
10.5.5
About Branching with Buttons
10.5.6
Displaying Buttons Conditionally
10.6
Creating Lists of Values at the Application Level
10.6.1
Creating a Named LOV at the Application Level
10.6.2
About Static LOVs
10.6.3
Editing an Existing LOV
10.6.4
Referencing Session State Within an LOV
10.6.5
Accessing LOV Reports
10.7
Using Shortcuts
10.7.1
About Shortcut Types
10.7.2
Defining Shortcuts
10.7.3
Editing Existing Shortcuts
10.7.4
Accessing Shortcut Reports
10.8
Creating Trees
10.8.1
Creating a Tree
10.8.2
Editing a Tree as a Developer
10.8.3
About Trees Created as Shared Components
10.9
Using the Find Icon
10.9.1
About the Find Icon
10.9.2
About the Item Finder
10.9.3
Using the Pages Finder
10.9.4
Using the Queries Finder
10.9.5
Using the Tables Finder
10.9.6
Using the PL/SQL Finder
10.9.7
Using the Images Finder
10.10
Controlling Access to Applications, Pages, and Page Components
10.10.1
How the Access Control List Works
10.10.2
Creating an Access Control List
10.10.3
Selecting an Application Mode and Adding Users
10.10.4
Controlling Access for Pages and Page Components
10.11
Incorporating JavaScript into an Application
10.11.1
Referencing Items Using JavaScript
10.11.2
Incorporating JavaScript Utilizing the JavaScript Attribute
10.11.3
Calling the JavaScript File from the HTML Header Attribute
10.11.4
Calling the JavaScript File from the Page Template
10.11.5
Calling JavaScript from a Button
10.11.6
Calling JavaScript Using a Dynamic Action
10.12
About jQuery and jQuery UI Support
10.12.1
About Available jQuery UI Features
10.12.2
Referencing the jQuery Library in Your JavaScript Code
10.13
Optimizing a Page for Printing
10.13.1
Selecting a Printer Friendly Template for an Application
10.13.2
Using f?p Syntax to Toggle to Printer Friendly Mode
10.14
Creating a Help Page
10.14.1
Creating a Help Page and Region
10.14.2
Defining Help Text
10.14.3
Creating a Help Navigation Bar Entry
11
Adding Navigation
11.1
Creating Tabs
11.1.1
About Tabs
11.1.2
About the Tabs Page
11.1.3
Creating a Tab
11.1.4
Editing Tabs
11.1.5
Accessing Tab Reports
11.2
Creating Lists
11.2.1
About List Types
11.2.2
About Static Lists
11.2.3
About Dynamic Lists
11.2.4
Copying a List
11.2.5
Adding a List to a Page by Creating a Region
11.2.6
Editing List Attributes
11.2.7
Accessing List Reports
11.3
Creating Breadcrumbs
11.3.1
About Breadcrumbs
11.3.2
How to Create Breadcrumbs
11.3.3
Editing Breadcrumbs
11.3.4
Reparenting Breadcrumb Entries
11.3.5
Deleting Unused Breadcrumb Entries
11.3.6
Accessing Breadcrumb Reports
11.4
Creating a Navigation Bar Entry
11.4.1
About Navigation Bars
11.4.2
How to Create a Navigation Bar Entry
11.4.3
Editing a Navigation Bar Entry
11.4.4
Editing Multiple Navigation Bar Entries Simultaneously
11.4.5
Accessing Navigation Bar Entry Reports
11.5
Controlling Navigation Using Branches
11.5.1
Creating a Branch
12
Controlling Page Layout
12.1
Understanding Page Layout in Oracle Application Express
12.2
Creating a Global Page to Display Components on Every Page
12.2.1
Creating a Global Page
12.2.2
Navigating to the Global Page
12.3
Understanding Regions
12.3.1
Creating a Region
12.3.2
About Region Types
12.3.3
Editing Regions
12.3.4
Creating a Region Display Selector
12.3.5
Copying a Region
12.3.6
Deleting Regions
12.4
How Item Attributes Affect Page Layout
12.5
Incorporating Content from Other Web Sites
12.6
Managing Images
12.6.1
Uploading Images
12.6.2
Referencing Images
12.6.3
Editing Image Attributes
12.6.4
Deleting an Image
12.7
Managing Static Files
12.7.1
Uploading Static Files
12.7.2
Editing an Uploaded File
12.7.3
Downloading an Uploaded File
12.7.4
Deleting an Uploaded File
12.8
Rendering HTML Using Custom PL/SQL
13
Managing Themes and Templates
13.1
Managing Themes
13.1.1
Accessing the Themes Page
13.1.2
About Using Theme 25 to Create a Responsive Design
13.1.3
Editing a Theme
13.1.4
Creating a Theme
13.1.5
Switching an Active Theme
13.1.6
Copying a Theme
13.1.7
Deleting a Theme
13.1.8
Managing Workspace Themes
13.1.9
About Exporting and Importing Themes
13.1.10
Changing a Theme Identification Number
13.1.11
Viewing Theme Reports
13.2
Customizing Templates
13.2.1
About Cascading Style Sheets
13.2.2
Selecting a Default Page Template
13.2.3
Creating a New Template
13.2.4
Viewing Template Reports
13.2.5
Managing Templates
13.2.6
Breadcrumb Templates
13.2.7
Button Templates
13.2.8
Calendar Templates
13.2.9
Label Templates
13.2.10
List Templates
13.2.11
Page Templates
13.2.12
Popup LOV Templates
13.2.13
Region Templates
13.2.14
Report Templates
13.3
Using Custom Cascading Style Sheets
13.3.1
Uploading Cascading Style Sheets
13.3.2
Referencing an Uploaded Cascading Style Sheet in the Page Template
14
Debugging an Application
14.1
About Tuning Performance
14.2
Running Advisor to Check Application Integrity
14.2.1
About Oracle Application Express Advisor
14.2.2
Running Advisor on an Entire Application
14.2.3
Running Advisor on a Single Page
14.3
Reviewing Session State
14.4
Accessing Debugging Mode
14.4.1
Enabling and Disabling Debugging
14.4.2
Running an Application in Debugging Mode
14.4.3
Using f?p Syntax to Access Debugging Mode
14.4.4
Viewing Debug Reports
14.5
Enabling SQL Tracing and Using TKPROF
14.6
Monitoring Application and Page Resource Use
14.7
Viewing Page Reports
14.8
Debugging Problematic SQL Queries
14.9
Removing Controls and Components to Isolate a Problem
15
Managing Application Security
15.1
Understanding Administrator Security Best Practices
15.1.1
Security Considerations When Using the Embedded PL/SQL Gateway
15.1.2
About Configuring Oracle HTTP Server with mod_plsql for Oracle Application Express
15.1.3
Utilizing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
15.1.4
Integrating with Oracle BI Publisher
15.1.5
About Setting Password Complexity Rules
15.1.6
Advantages of the Oracle Application Express Runtime Environment
15.1.7
Understanding Session Timeout
15.1.8
Enabling Network Services in Oracle Database 12
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15.2
Understanding Developer Security Best Practices
15.2.1
Understanding Items of Type Password
15.2.2
Identifying At Risk Password Items
15.2.3
Understanding Cross-Site Scripting Protection
15.2.4
About Session State and Security
15.2.5
Understanding Session State Protection
15.3
Securing File Uploads
15.4
Establishing User Identity Through Authentication
15.4.1
Understanding How Authentication Works
15.4.2
Determining Whether to Include Authentication
15.4.3
Creating an Authentication Scheme
15.4.4
Creating a Preconfigured Authentication Schemes
15.4.5
Managing Existing Authentication Schemes
15.4.6
Viewing the Authentication Scheme Associated with an Application
15.4.7
Changing the Authentication Scheme Associated with an Application
15.4.8
Viewing Authentication Scheme Reports
15.5
Providing Security Through Authorization
15.5.1
How Authorization Schemes Work
15.5.2
Creating an Authorization Scheme
15.5.3
Attaching an Authorization Scheme to an Application, Page, or Components
15.5.4
Viewing Authorization Reports
16
Deploying an Application
16.1
About the Oracle Application Express Application Development Life Cycle
16.1.1
System Development Life Cycle Methodologies to Consider
16.2
Understanding the Packaging Process
16.2.1
Deployment Options to Consider
16.2.2
Deciding Whether to Copy a Workspace
16.2.3
Deciding Whether to Copy a Database
16.2.4
About the Application ID
16.2.5
Deciding to Install a New HTTP Server
16.3
How to Move an Application to Another Instance
16.3.1
About Managing Database Objects
16.4
How to Create a Custom Packaged Application
16.4.1
How Creating a Custom Packaged Application Simplifies Deployment
16.4.2
Creating a Custom Packaged Application
16.4.3
Adding Installation Scripts for an Image, Cascading Style Sheet, or Static File
16.4.4
Adding an Access Control List to a Custom Packaged Application
16.4.5
Installing Supporting Objects
16.4.6
Deleting Supporting Objects Scripts, Messages, and Installation Options
16.4.7
Upgrading a Custom Packaged Application
16.4.8
Deinstalling Supporting Objects
16.4.9
Viewing an Install Summary
16.5
Exporting an Application and Related Files
16.5.1
Where Images, CSS, and Script Files Are Stored
16.5.2
Exporting an Application
16.5.3
Exporting Application Components
16.5.4
Exporting a Workspace
16.5.5
Exporting a Page in an Application
16.5.6
Exporting a Websheet
16.5.7
Exporting Cascading Style Sheets
16.5.8
Exporting Images
16.5.9
Exporting Static Files
16.5.10
Exporting Themes
16.5.11
Exporting Plug-ins
16.5.12
Exporting User Interface Defaults
16.5.13
Exporting Feedback
16.5.14
Exporting Script Files
16.6
Importing Export Files
16.6.1
Importing an Application, Page or Component Export
16.6.2
Importing a Websheet
16.6.3
Importing Plug-ins
16.6.4
Importing Cascading Style Sheets
16.6.5
Importing Images
16.6.6
Importing Static Files
16.6.7
Importing Themes
16.6.8
Importing User Interface Defaults
16.6.9
Importing Feedback
16.7
Installing Export Files
16.7.1
Accessing the Export Repository
16.7.2
Installing an Application Export from the Export Repository
16.7.3
Installing Other Files from the Export Repository
16.7.4
Deleting Files from the Export Repository
16.7.5
Installing Export Files from SQL*Plus
16.8
About Publishing the Database Application URL
16.9
About Publishing the Websheet Application URL
16.10
Using Build Options to Control Configuration
16.10.1
Creating Build Options
16.10.2
Managing Build Options
16.10.3
Exporting Build Options or Build Option Status
16.10.4
Viewing the Build Option Utilization Report
17
Advanced Programming Techniques
17.1
About DML Locking
17.2
Accessing Data with Database Links
17.3
Sending Email from an Application
17.4
Using Collections
17.5
Creating Custom Activity Reports Using APEX_ACTIVITY_LOG
17.6
Running Background PL/SQL
17.6.1
About System Status Updates
17.6.2
Using a Process to Implement Background PL/SQL
17.7
Implementing Web Services
17.7.1
Understanding Web Service References
17.7.2
Working with SSL Enabled Web Services
17.7.3
Creating a Web Service Reference Based on a WSDL
17.7.4
Creating a Web Service Reference Manually
17.7.5
Creating a RESTful Web Service Reference
17.7.6
Using the Web Service Reference Repository
17.7.7
Testing a Web Service Reference Created from a WSDL
17.7.8
Testing a Web Service Reference Created Manually
17.7.9
Testing a REST Web Service Reference
17.7.10
Creating an Input Form and Report on a Web Service
17.7.11
Creating a Form on a Web Service
17.7.12
Invoking a Web Service as a Process
17.7.13
Editing a Web Service Process
17.7.14
Viewing a Web Service Reference History
17.7.15
Exposing a Report Region as a RESTful Web Service
17.8
Implementing Plug-ins
17.8.1
About Plug-ins
17.8.2
Accessing Plug-ins
17.8.3
Editing a Plug-in
17.8.4
Creating a Plug-in
17.8.5
Adding Custom Attributes to a Plug-in
17.8.6
Uploading Files to Associate with a Plug-in
17.8.7
Adding Events to a Plug-in
17.8.8
Deleting a Plug-in
17.8.9
Viewing the Plug-in Repository
17.8.10
Importing a Plug-in from the Plug-in Page
17.8.11
Exporting a Plug-in from the Plug-in Page
17.8.12
Resetting the Plug-in Interactive Report
17.8.13
View Plug-in Utilization
17.8.14
View Plug-in History
17.9
Implementing Dynamic Actions
17.9.1
Understanding Dynamic Actions
17.9.2
Creating a Dynamic Action
17.9.3
Editing Dynamic Actions
17.9.4
Adding Additional True Actions
17.9.5
Defining the Frequency and Scope
17.9.6
Debugging Dynamic Actions
17.10
About BLOB Support in Forms and Reports
17.10.1
About BLOB in Forms
17.10.2
About BLOB Support in Reports
17.10.3
Working With BLOBs Procedurally
17.11
Using Screen Reader Mode in Your Database Applications
17.11.1
Provisioning Screen Reader Mode
17.11.2
Extending Screen Reader Mode
17.12
Using High Contrast Mode in Your Database Applications
17.12.1
Provisioning High Contrast Mode
17.12.2
Extending High Contrast Mode
17.13
Creating Applications with Data Loading Capability
17.13.1
Creating a Data Load Wizard
17.13.2
Editing the Data Load Wizard
17.14
Managing Component Settings
17.14.1
Editing Component Settings
17.14.2
Viewing the Component Settings History Report
18
Managing Application Globalization
18.1
About Translating an Application and Globalization Support
18.1.1
About Language Identification
18.1.2
Rules for Translating Applications Built in Application Builder
18.1.3
How Translated Applications Are Rendered
18.1.4
About Translatable Components
18.2
Specifying the Primary Language for an Application
18.2.1
Using Format Masks for Items
18.2.2
Translating Applications for Multibyte Languages
18.3
Understanding the Translation Process
18.3.1
Step 1: Map the Target Language
18.3.2
Step 2: Seed and Download to a Translation File
18.3.3
Step 3: Translate the XLIFF File
18.3.4
Step 4: Upload and Apply a Translated XLIFF Document
18.3.5
Step 5: Publish the Application
18.3.6
Manually Editing a Translation
18.4
Translating Messages
18.4.1
Translating Messages Used in PL/SQL Procedures
18.4.2
Translating Messages Used Internally by Oracle Application Express
18.5
Translating Data That Supports List of Values
18.5.1
Defining a Dynamic Translation
18.5.2
APEX_LANG.LANG API
18.6
About Supported Globalization Codes
A
About Item Types
A.1
Available Item Types
B
Oracle Application Express Limits
B.1
Development Environment Limits
B.2
Component Limits
C
Available Conditions
C.1
About Conditions
C.2
Conditions in Application Builder
D
About Granted Privileges
D.1
About Granting Privileges to Database Users
D.2
About Privileges Granted to PUBLIC
D.2.1
Packages
D.2.2
Procedures
D.2.3
Functions
D.2.4
Tables
D.2.5
Views
D.2.6
Sequences
D.2.7
Types
E
Accessibility in Oracle Application Express
E.1
About Screen Reader Mode
E.1.1
What Does Screen Reader Mode Do?
E.1.2
Enabling Screen Reader Mode
E.2
About High Contrast Mode
E.2.1
What Does High Contrast Mode Do?
E.2.2
Enabling High Contrast Mode
E.3
Accessing Interactive Reports Using JAWS
E.3.1
Accessing the Actions Menu
E.4
Accessing Form Pages Using JAWS
E.4.1
Understanding the Structure of Pages
E.4.2
Using the Tasks Links on a Page
E.4.3
Accessing Help Text
E.4.4
Dealing with Validation Errors
E.5
Accessing Components Using a Keyboard
E.5.1
Using New Date Pickers
E.5.2
Accessing Interactive Report Regions
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