Managing Public Themes
Public themes are available to developers when they create an application or create a theme for an existing application.
Instance administrators manage the theme repository for an entire Oracle Application Express instance. Only an Instance administrators can add or delete a theme from the repository.
- Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository
To create a public theme, an instance administrator adds it to the Public Themes repository. - Deleting a Public Theme
Only an Instance administrators can delete a theme from the Public Themes repository. - Modifying a Public Theme
Instance administrators cannot edit a public theme directly. To modify a public theme, you must create a new application using the theme, modify it, and then manually add it to the theme repository. - About Exporting a Public Theme
Exporting a theme is similar to exporting any related application files.
See Also:
"Managing Instance Themes" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s GuideParent topic: Oracle Application Express Administration Services
Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository
To create a public theme, an instance administrator adds it to the Public Themes repository.
To add a theme to the Theme repository:
Parent topic: Managing Public Themes
Deleting a Public Theme
Only an Instance administrators can delete a theme from the Public Themes repository.
To delete a public theme:
Parent topic: Managing Public Themes
Modifying a Public Theme
Instance administrators cannot edit a public theme directly. To modify a public theme, you must create a new application using the theme, modify it, and then manually add it to the theme repository.
To modify a public theme:
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Create an application using the theme you want to modify. See "Creating a Database Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Modify the theme. See "Editing a Theme" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Delete the existing public theme.
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Add the modified theme to the theme repository. See "Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository."
Parent topic: Managing Public Themes
About Exporting a Public Theme
Exporting a theme is similar to exporting any related application files.
a public theme involves the following steps:
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Create an application using the theme you want to modify. See "Creating a Database Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Export the application. See "Exporting an Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Import the exported file into the target Oracle Application Express instance. See "Importing an Application, Page or Component Export" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Install the exported file from the Export Repository. See "Installing Export Files" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
Parent topic: Managing Public Themes