6.14 Converting Between Runtime and Full Development Environments
Learn about converting between runtime and full development environments.
This section describes how to convert between runtime and full development environments.
- About Runtime and Full Development Environments
An Oracle APEX runtime environment enables users to run an application without supporting the ability to change or edit the application. - Converting a Runtime Environment to a Full Development Environment
Start SQLcl and connect to the database where Oracle APEX is installed asSYS
specifying theSYSDBA
role and run theapxdvins.sql
. - Converting a Full Development Environment to a Runtime Environment
Start SQLcl and connect to the database where Oracle APEX is installed asSYS
specifying theSYSDBA
role and run theapxdevrm.sql
.
6.14.1 About Runtime and Full Development Environments
An Oracle APEX runtime environment enables users to run an application without supporting the ability to change or edit the application.
A runtime environment includes only the packages necessary to run your applications, making it a more hardened environment. It does not provide a web interface for administration.
You administer an APEX runtime environment using SQLcl or SQL Developer and the APEX_INSTANCE_ADMIN
API.
See Also:
- About the APEX Runtime Environment
- Installing Exported Applications into a Runtime Environment in Oracle APEX Administration Guide
6.14.2 Converting a Runtime Environment to a Full Development Environment
Start SQLcl and connect to the database where Oracle APEX is installed as SYS
specifying the SYSDBA
role and run the apxdvins.sql
.
To convert an Oracle APEX runtime environment to a full development environment:
6.14.3 Converting a Full Development Environment to a Runtime Environment
Start SQLcl and connect to the database where Oracle APEX is installed as SYS
specifying the SYSDBA
role and run the apxdevrm.sql
.
Note:
To ensure the security and performance of your development environment, this functionality is not available in APEX instances running in Oracle Cloud.To convert an APEX full development environment to a runtime environment: