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## 3.2 Running an Application or Page

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

- Run Application and Run Page Buttons
  Learn how to run pages individually, or run an entire application.
- How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run
  Learn about what determines if a running application displays in a new tab or new browser window.
- Running an Application from the App Builder Home Page
  Run an application from the App Builder home page.
- Running an Application from the Application Home Page
  Run an application from the Application home page.
- Running a Page on the Application Home Page
  Run an application page from the Application home page.

Related Topics

- Running a Page from Page Designer

Parent topic: App Builder Concepts

### 3.2.1 Run Application and Run Page Buttons

Learn how to run pages 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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Parent topic: Running an Application or Page

### 3.2.2 How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

Learn about what determines if a running application displays in a new tab or new browser window.

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 control how Oracle APEX manages tabs and windows when running an application by editing your account preferences. See Editing User Preferences and Enabling Dark Mode.

Parent topic: Running an Application or Page

### 3.2.3 Running an Application from the App Builder Home Page

Run 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 Report View:
   1. On the navigation bar, click the View Report icon:
      Each application displays as a line in the report. Each line includes the application ID, the application name, application alias, pages, when the application was last updated, working copies, the page count, and available actions.
   2. Click Run in the Actions column.

Related Topics

- How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

Parent topic: Running an Application or Page

### 3.2.4 Running an Application from the Application Home Page

Run 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.

Related Topics

- How Your Browser Impacts the Way Applications Run

Parent topic: Running an Application or Page

### 3.2.5 Running a Page on the Application Home Page

Run an application page from the Application home page.

To run a page from the Pages list:

1. On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
2. Select an application.
3. 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, page alias, when the page was last updated, who last updated the page, the page type, page group, and available actions.

4. Locate the page you want to run.
5. Click Run in the Actions column.
   The application displays in a new window.

Related Topics

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

Parent topic: Running an Application or Page