2.3 Overview of Oracle Application Express Administration Services

2.3.1 Instance Administration Home Page

The Instance Administration home page is the starting point for managing an entire Oracle Application Express instance. This section describes options on the Instance Administration home page.

Four icons display at the top of the page:

• Manage Requests. See "Managing Workspace and Change Requests."

• Manage Instance. See "Manage Instance Page."

• Manage Workspaces. See "Manage Workspaces Page."

• Monitor Activity. See "Monitoring Activity Across a Development Instance."

System Message Region

The System Message region displays in the center of the page. Instance administrators can use this region to communicate with other users in the workspace. To add a system message, click the Edit System Message icon. See "Defining a System Message."

Instance Tasks Region

Use Instance Tasks region to access the following links:

• Feature Configuration. See "Configuring Features."

• Security. See "Configuring Security."

• Instance Settings. See "Managing Shared Components."

• Workspace Purge Settings. See "Purging Inactive Workspaces."

Workspace Tasks Region

Use the Workspace Tasks region to access the following tasks:

• Create Workspace. See "Creating Workspaces."

• Create Multiple Workspaces. See "Creating Multiple Workspaces."

• Find a Workspace. See "Performing a Workspace Search."

• Manage Workspaces. See "Managing Existing Workspaces."

• Create User. See "Creating New User Accounts in Administration Services."

• Find a User. See "Managing Users Across an Application Express Instance."

• Reset User Password. See "Editing an Existing User Account in Administration Services."

Available Updates

The Available Updates region indicates if updates are available for Oracle Application Express and the Oracle REST Data Services. If your installation is current the following message displays:

System is up-to-date

To configure updates, click Set Preferences for Available Updates icon which resembles a gear. The Available Updates dialog appears. You can enable or disable updates by selecting Yes or No from Check for Available Updates. To learn more, see field-level Help.

Accessibility Mode

Use the Accessibility Mode list to select the accessibility mode for an Oracle Application Express instance. Options include:

• Standard

• Screen Reader - Optimizes the Oracle Application Express development environment, Websheet runtime, and database applications for screen readers.

• High Contrast - Optimizes sessions for high contrast in the Oracle Application Express development environment, Websheet runtime, and within database applications.

2.3.2 Manage Instance Page

Instance administrators use the Manage Instance page to configure an Oracle Application Express instance. This section describes links on the Manage Instance page.

Instance Settings

Instance Settings contains the following links:

• Feature Configuration. See "Configuring Features."

• Security. See "Configuring Security."

• Instance Settings. See "Configuring Instance Settings."

• Workspace Purge Settings. See "Purging Inactive Workspaces."

Manage Shared Components

Manage Shared Components contains the following link:

• Packaged Applications. See "Managing Custom Applications."

• Monitor Packaged Application Installations. See "Monitoring the Progress Packaged Application Installations."

• Public Themes. See "Managing Public Themes."

Manage Meta Data

Manage Meta Data contains the following links:

• Session State. See "Managing Session State for an Instance."

• Mail Queue. See "Managing the Mail Queue."

• Installed Translations. See "Viewing Installed Translations."

• Interactive Report Subscriptions. See "Deleting Interactive Report Subscriptions."

Messages

Messages contains the following links:

• Define Login Message. See "Defining a Login Message."

• Set System Message. See "Defining a System Message."

• Manage Site-Specific Tasks. See "Creating a Site-Specific Tasks List.".

Manage Logs and Files

Manage Logs and Files contains the following links:

• Set SQL Workshop logs. See "Deleting SQL Workshop Logs."

• Page View Activity Log, with option to truncate. See "Deleting Page View Activity Log Entries."

• Developer Activity Log, with option to truncate. See "Deleting Developer Activity Log Entries."

• External Click Counting Log, with option to truncate. See "Deleting Click Counting Log Entries."

• Login Access Log. See "Deleting the Login Access Log."

• Manage Log Interval. See "Managing Log Intervals."

Self Service Sign Up

Self Service Sign Up contains the following links:

• Manage New Service Signup Wizard. See "Including an Agreement or Survey When Running the Signup Wizard."

• Run New Service Signup Wizard. See "Defining a Signup Survey."

2.3.3 Manage Workspaces Page

Instance administrators use the Manage Workspaces page to manage workspaces for an Oracle Application Express instance. This section describes links on the Manage Workspaces page.

Workspace Actions

Manage Workspaces contains the following links:

• Create Workspace. See "Creating Workspaces."

• Create Multiple Workspaces. See "Creating Multiple Workspaces."

• Remove Workspace. See "Deleting a Workspace."

• Lock Workspace. See "Locking a Workspace."

• Manage Workspace to Schema Assignments. See "Managing Workspace to Schema Assignments."

• Manage Developers and Users. See "Managing Users Across an Application Express Instance."

• Manage Component Availability. See "Managing Component Availability for an Instance."

Workspace Reports

Use Workspace Reports to access the following links:

• Existing Workspaces. See "Managing Existing Workspaces."

• Workspace Details. See "Viewing the Workspace Summary Report."

• Workspace Database Privileges. See "Viewing Workspace Database Privileges."

• Workspaces with Only Sample Application. See "Viewing Workspaces with Only a Sample Application."

• Manage File Utilization. See "Viewing File Size and File Count by Workspace."

• Find and Email Workspace Summary. See "Performing a Workspace Search."

Export Import

Use Export Import to access the following links:

• Import Workspaces. See "Importing a Workspace in Administration Services."

• Export Workspaces. See "Exporting a Workspace in Administration Services."

Manage Applications

Use Manage Applications to access the following links:

• Application Attributes. See "Viewing Application Attributes."

• Build Status. See "Changing Application Build Status in Administration Services."

• Parsing Schemas. See "Viewing the Parsing Schemas Report."