1 The Basics

Welcome! To use Oracle Visual Builder Studio (or VB Studio, for short) effectively, you should know the answers to the questions addressed in this chapter. Even if you’ve extended Oracle Cloud Applications in the past, we recommend at least skimming through this material to make sure you’re equipped to use the most recent version of VB Studio to its fullest potential.

• What Can You Do with Oracle Visual Builder Studio?
• What Is an Extension?
• What Is a Workspace?
• What Is the Designer?
• What Are Dependencies?
• What Are Dynamic Components?
• What Are Fragments?
• How Do I Use My Sandbox in Visual Builder Studio?
• What's the Extension Lifecycle?

This chapter presents the basic concepts that underlie VB Studio. For how-to information, click the links sprinkled throughout each conceptual topic. Or, if you want to dive right in, go straight to Get Started, or just get a high-level overview by reading What's the Extension Lifecycle?