1. Using Visual Builder Studio
  2. Common Tasks
  3. Create and Use Environments
  4. Define Your Environments
  5. Create and Edit VB Studio Custom Backends from the Environments Page

Create and Edit VB Studio Custom Backends from the Environments Page

After an environment has been created and a Visual Builder instance has been added to it, you can click the Backends button on the Environments page's Service Instances tab, and the catalog editor for that specific environment will be loaded. You can use the editor to modify the existing backend or create a new one.

Backends define servers that your visual applications and extensions can access. The VB Studio catalog of predefined services includes backends, such as Oracle Cloud Applications, Integration Applications, and Process Applications. With the Backends button on the Environments page's Service Instances tab, you can create custom backends to access services that aren't listed in this catalog.

For each backend, you can use the following tabs to view and edit the backend's details:
Tab Description
Overview Displays the name and type of the backend (which can be Integration Applications, Oracle Cloud Applications, Process Applications, or a custom backend).

You can use the topmost + button to create a new backend or use the lower + button to create a child backend.

Servers Displays the servers associated with the backend and includes the instance URL and the application profile associated with the instance. You can add, edit, or remove backend servers. You may have one or more servers if the backend is hosted on different instances.
You use the + Add Server button to add new servers where you specify details such as:
  • The application profile to associate with the server
  • Headers
  • Security and connection details
Headers Displays the static headers defined for the backend at the server level. You can add and edit headers in the tab.
Source Displays the description of the backend stored in the environment-level catalog.json file. If you override the environment-level definition, this file shows the contents of the application-level catalog from the services/catalog.json file. You can edit the entries in the Source tab, if you want.

See What Are Backends? to learn more about backends.

To learn more about adding an Oracle Cloud Application instance to a visual application, or creating a backend, custom backend, or child backend, see Manage Backends in Your Visual Application.

To learn more about selecting authentication and connection types for backends, see Configure Authentication and Connection Types for Service Connections and Backends.