3.2 Running an Application or Page

To view a rendered version of your application, you run or submit it to the Oracle APEX engine. The APEX engine dynamically renders and processes pages based on data stored in database tables.

• Run Application and Run Page Buttons
  
• How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run
  
• Running an Application from the App Builder Home Page
  
• Running an Application from the Application Home Page
  
• Running a Page on the Application Home Page
  

See Also:

Running a Page from Page Designer

3.2.1 Run Application and Run Page Buttons

As you create new pages, you can run them individually, or run an entire application.

Run Application Button

The Run Application button displays on the Application home page and features with a large run (or play) button. To run the application from the application home page, click Run Application.

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Run Page Button

The Run Page button resembles a small, black play button and displays in the upper right corner of many pages within App Builder. Clicking the Run Page button runs the current page or the last selected page.

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3.2.2 How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

When you run an application, the application displays in a new window. Whether that new window is a new tab or new browser windows depends upon how you have configured your web browser. If you are using Google Chrome or Apple Safari, the running application displays in a new tab by default. If you are using Microsoft Edge or Mozilla Firefox, the application displays in a new browser window by default. You can further control how Oracle APEX manages tabs and windows when running an application by editing your account preferences.

See Also:

Editing User Preferences and Enabling Dark Mode

3.2.3 Running an Application from the App Builder Home Page

To run an application from the App Builder home page:

1. On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
2. You can customize the App Builder home page by selecting the following icons in the navigation bar:
   • View Icons (default)
   • View Report
3. To run the application in Icon View:
   1. On the navigation bar, click the View Icons icon:
      Each application displays as a large icon identified by the application name.
   2. Click Run Application at the top of the page.
4. To run the application in Report View:
   1. On the navigation bar, click the View Report icon:
      Each application displays as a line in a report. Each line includes the application ID, the application name, when the application was last updated, the page count, and who last updated the application.
   2. Click Run Page in the far right column.

See Also:

How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

3.2.4 Running an Application from the Application Home Page

To run an application from the Application home page:

1. On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
   The App Builder home page appears.
2. Select an application.
3. Click Run Application in the middle of page.
   The application displays in a new window.

See Also:

How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

3.2.5 Running a Page on the Application Home Page

1. To run a page from the Pages list:
2. On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
3. Select an application.
4. Click the View Report icon.

   Selecting View Report displays each page as a line in a report. Each line includes the page number, the page name, when the page was last updated, who last updated the page, the page type, the selected user interface, a lock icon, and a Run button.

5. Locate the page you want to run.
6. Click Run Page in the far right column.
   The application displays in a new window.

See Also:

Locking and Unlocking a Page and How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run