12.3 Creating a Global Page to Display Components on Every Page

A global page (previously referred to as Page 0) functions as a master page.

• Creating a Global Page
  Create a Gobal page using the Create Page Wizard.
• Viewing or Editing a Global Page
  View or edit a Global page in Page Designer.

See Also:

• Managing Pages in an Application
• Understanding Conditional Rendering and Processing
• Available Conditions

12.3.1 Creating a Global Page

Create a Gobal page using the Create Page Wizard.

Developers can create a separate Global page for each user interface. The Oracle APEX engine renders all components you add to a Global page on every page within your application. You can further control whether the APEX engine renders a component or runs a computation, validation, or process by defining conditions.

To create a Global page:

1. On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
2. Select an application.
3. Click Create Page.

   Create a Page appears and features three tabs: Component, Feature, and Legacy Pages.

4. Under Component, select Global Page.

   Tip:

   The Global Page option only appears if the application does not have a Global page..

5. Page Number - The page number is an integer value that identifies a page within an application.
6. Click Create Page.

12.3.2 Viewing or Editing a Global Page

View or edit a Global page in Page Designer.

To view or edit a Global page:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.

   The App Builder home page appears.

2. Select an application.

   The Application home page appears.

3. Select Global Page (or Page Zero if this is an older application).
   The page displays in Page Designer.