A Remote Server is separate entity that stores Web Source server information. Remote Servers can be shared among multiple Web Sources, thus enabling you to information such as the Base URL or Authentication.
Parent topic: Managing Application Data
Oracle Application Express splits the endpoint URL of a Web Source Module into two parts. The first part is server-specific part and is stored as a separate entity called the Remote Server. You can reuse a Remote Server with multiple Web Source Modules if each one uses the same server, port, and URL Path Prefix (context root). Remote Servers are stored at the workspace-level and therefore visible in all applications.
The second part of the endpoint URL and is specific to the Web Source module. Multiple Web Source modules can share one Remote Server, thus sharing information such as the Base URL and Authentication. If you change Remote Server attributes, the change impacts all Web Source Modules using the Remote Server. Remote Servers make it easy to move a collection of Web Source Modules. For example, you can move from a test system to a production system by changing the URL within the Remote Server object.
Exporting and Importing Remove Server Information
When you export an application, referenced Remote Servers are added to the export file. When you import the application into another workspace, Application Express checks whether the target workspace already contains Remote Servers with the same static ID. If a Remote Server already exists, the application uses it. Otherwise the Remote Servers from the import file are created in the target workspace.
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Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
To create a Remote Server object:
On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
Click Workspace Utilities.
Click Remote Server.
On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
Select an application.
On the Application home page, click Shared Components in the center of the page.
Under Workspace Objects, select Remote Servers.
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
To edit a Remote Server:
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
To view Web Source Modules utilization:
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
To view recent modifications to Remote Servers:
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers