3.5 Configuring Instance Settings

Control a variety of general settings for an Oracle APEX development instance including configuring workspace provisioning behavior, email provisioning, storage, email, wallet information, report printing, workflow settings, Application Gallery settings, Help menu, workspace size options, application ID ranges, and background jobs.

Note:

To ensure the security and performance of your development environment, some administration functionality is not available in Oracle APEX instances running in Oracle Cloud.

• About Configuring Workspace Provisioning
  The Instance administrator determines the amount of automation when provisioning (or creating) a workspace.
• Disabling Email Provisioning
  Use Email Provisioning in conjunction with the Provisioning Method, Automatic, to disable workspace provisioning and send users a message.
• Configuring Storage
  Instance administrators can configure the following Storage options: require a new schema when requesting a workspace, auto extend tablespaces, automaticaly approve storage requests, or delete uploaded files in a specified number of days.
• Configuring Email
  To enable APEX to send mail, an instance administrator must configure instance-level email settings.
• Configuring Wallet Information
  Configure wallet information (which store authentication and signing credentials) for an APEX instance.
• Configuring Report Printing for an Instance
  Enable end users to download and print reports in various formats, including PDF.
• Configuring Workflow Settings
  Specify the number of days completed human tasks created by Approvals are retained.
• Configuring the Application Gallery
  Configure the location used as the installation source for Application Gallery.
• Configuring the Help Menu
  Configure the target URL of the Help menu that displays in the upper right corner of the APEX development environment.
• Configuring Workspace Size Requests
  Configure the size options available to users when they request a new workspace and schema or request additional storage for an existing workspace.
• Managing Application ID Range
  Control the range for IDs of new applications.
• Configuring Background Jobs
  Configure the Background Job Class and the Minimum Execution Cadence settings.

See Also:

Creating Workspaces in Administration Services