2 Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Oracle Application Express Administration Services is a separate application that enables an Instance administrator to manage an entire Oracle Application Express hosted instance.

• What Is an Instance Administrator?
  Instance administrators manage an entire Oracle Application Express hosted instance.
• Signing In To Oracle Application Express Administration Services
  Sign in to the Oracle Application Express Administration Services to manage an Oracle Application Express instance.
• Overview of Oracle Application Express Administration Services
  Key pages in the Oracle Application Express Administration Services application include: Instance Administration home, Manage Instance, and Manage Workspaces.
• Managing Workspace and Change Requests
  Approve and decline workspace service requests and change requests on the Manage Request page.
• Managing Instance Settings
  Use the Instance settings region of the Manage Instance page to configure feature availability, security, instance settings (that is, general workspace behavior), and workspace purge settings.
• Managing Custom Applications, Packaged Applications, and Public Themes
  Manage custom applications uploaded to the Packaged Applications repository, monitor packaged application installations, and manage public themes.
• Managing Meta Data
  Use the links under Manage Meta Data to view and manage session state, the mail queue, installed translations, and interactive report descriptions.
• Installing Exported Applications in a Runtime Environment
  Instance administrators manage the Oracle Application Express runtime environment using SQL*Plus and the APEX_INSTANCE_ADMIN API.
• Managing Messages
  Administrators can create login and system messages to communicate with all system users, for example regarding privacy notices or access restrictions
• Managing Logs and Files
  Delete log entries and configure log intervals.
• Including an Agreement or Survey When Running the Signup Wizard
  Instance administrators have the option to create and include an agreement or survey when users run the New Signup Wizard.
• Managing Schemas
  Manage the schemas within an Oracle Application Express instance.
• Creating Workspaces
  Users access Oracle Application Express by signing in to a shared work area called a workspace. An administrator can create workspaces manually or take advantage of an automated approach in which users click a link a login page.
• Managing Existing Workspaces
  Instance administrators can manage existing workspaces within an Oracle Application Express instance.
• Managing Users Across an Application Express Instance
  An Instance administrator manages all user accounts within an Oracle Application Express instance on the Manage Developers and Users page.
• Monitoring Activity Across a Development Instance
  Monitor all end user and developer activity for an Oracle Application Express instance.