Developers view and edit application pages in Page Designer. Page Designer is a full featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that includes a toolbar and multiple panes.
About Page Designer
Use Page Designer to maintain and enhance pages within an Oracle Application Express application. Page Designer is a full featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that includes a toolbar and multiple panes.
Understanding Page Designer UI Elements
The Page Designer window features three panes: a left pane, a central pane, and a right pane. You select a component in the left or central pane and then edit the component’s attributes in the Property Editor located in the right pane.
Using Page Designer
Use Page Designer to view and edit database application pages.
Managing Page Attributes
Edit page attributes to control basic information and functionality for a given page, including the page name or title, header and footer text, navigation menus, inclusion of page-level JavaScript or CSS files, error handling, and the selected authorization scheme.
Running a Page from Page Designer
The Application Express engine dynamically renders and processes pages based on data stored in database tables. To view a rendered version of an application, you run or submit it to the Application Express engine.
Runtime Developer Toolbar
Use the Developer toolbar to quickly edit the current application or currently running page, or view session state.
Copying a Database Application Page
You can copy a page from the current application or from another application. During the copy process, you can also copy shared components or change mappings to shared components in the target application.
Deleting Pages
Deleting a page deletes the corresponding tabs, breadcrumbs, and list entries.