Managing Messages

Administrators can create login and system messages to communicate with all system users, for example regarding privacy notices or access restrictions

• Defining a Login Message
  Create messages that display on the Oracle Application Express Sign In page.
• Defining a System Message
  Create a system message that displays on the Workspace home page.
• Creating a Site-Specific Tasks List
  Create a Site-Specific Tasks list of links on the Workspace home page or Workspace login page.

See Also:

• "Defining a Workspace Message"

• "Defining a Workspace Message in Administration Services"

Defining a Login Message

Create messages that display on the Oracle Application Express Sign In page.

• About Login Messages
  Login messages display directly below the Oracle Application Express Sign In page.
• Creating a Login Message
  Instance administrators create login messages under Messages on the Manage Instance page.
• Editing or Removing a Login Message
  Instance administrators edit and remove login messages under Messages on the Manage Instance page.

About Login Messages

Login messages display directly below the Oracle Application Express Sign In page.

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Creating a Login Message

Instance administrators create login messages under Messages on the Manage Instance page.

To create a login message:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Define Login Message.
4. In Message, enter a message. The message can contain any text and can optionally include HTML formatting.
5. Click Apply Changes.

Editing or Removing a Login Message

Instance administrators edit and remove login messages under Messages on the Manage Instance page.

To edit or remove a login message:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Define Login Message.
4. In Message, edit or remove the text.
5. Click Apply Changes.

Defining a System Message

Create a system message that displays on the Workspace home page.

• About System Messages
  System message display on the Workspace home page under News and Message.
• Creating and Editing a System Message
  Instance administrators create and edit system message.

About System Messages

System message display on the Workspace home page under News and Message.

System messages display a gold icon to the left of message text. The textual identifier System Message also displays directly beneath the message text.

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Creating and Editing a System Message

Instance administrators create and edit system message.

To create a system message:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Define System Message.
4. In Message, enter a message. The message can contain any text and can include HTML formatting.
5. Click Apply Changes.

Creating a Site-Specific Tasks List

Create a Site-Specific Tasks list of links on the Workspace home page or Workspace login page.

You can use the Site-Specific Tasks list to include to links to important user information such as training, discussion forums, and user feedback applications.

Tip:

The Site-Specific Tasks region only displays if links are defined.

• Adding a New Task
  Instance administrators create a Site-Specific Tasks list under Manage Site-Specific Tasks on the Manage Instance page.
• Editing an Existing Task
  Instance administrators edit existing task on the Site-Specific Task page.
• Deleting a Task
  Instance administrators can delete existing task on the Site-Specific Task page.

Adding a New Task

Instance administrators create a Site-Specific Tasks list under Manage Site-Specific Tasks on the Manage Instance page.

To add a new task to a Site-Specific Tasks list:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Manage Site-Specific Tasks.
   The Site-Specific Tasks page appears.
4. To create a new link, click Create.
5. On the Create/Edit Site-Specific Tasks page, you can specify the following”
   1. Display Sequence - Indicate the relative order of this task within the list.
   2. Display Location - Indicate the page on which the task should display. Options include:

      • Workspace Login

      • Workspace Home

   3. Task Name - Enter a name for this task.
   4. Tasks Link - Enter the link target for this task using either a relative URL (for example, using f?p syntax) or an absolute URL (such as http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html).
   5. Displayed - Select Yes to display the task link. Select No to disable the display.
6. Click Create.

See Also:

"Using f?p Syntax to Link Pages" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide

Editing an Existing Task

Instance administrators edit existing task on the Site-Specific Task page.

To edit an existing task:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Site-Specific Tasks.

   The Site-Specific Tasks page appears.

4. Select the task name.
5. On the Create/Edit Site-Specific Tasks page, edit the appropriate attributes.
6. Click Apply Changes.

Deleting a Task

Instance administrators can delete existing task on the Site-Specific Task page.

To delete an existing task:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Messages, click Site-Specific Tasks.

   The Site-Specific Tasks page appears.

4. Select the task name.
5. Click Delete.