Managing Public Themes

Public themes are available to developers when they create an application or create a theme for an existing application.

Instance administrators manage the theme repository for an entire Oracle Application Express instance. Only an Instance administrators can add or delete a theme from the repository.

• Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository
  To create a public theme, an instance administrator adds it to the Public Themes repository.
• Deleting a Public Theme
  Only an Instance administrators can delete a theme from the Public Themes repository.
• Modifying a Public Theme
  Instance administrators cannot edit a public theme directly. To modify a public theme, you must create a new application using the theme, modify it, and then manually add it to the theme repository.
• About Exporting a Public Theme
  Exporting a theme is similar to exporting any related application files.

See Also:

"Managing Instance Themes" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide

Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository

To create a public theme, an instance administrator adds it to the Public Themes repository.

To add a theme to the Theme repository:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Manage Shared Components, click Public Themes.
   The Public Themes page appears.
4. Select Create Public Theme.
5. For Workspace, select a workspace and click Next.
6. For Application, select an application and click Next.
7. For Theme, select a theme and click Next.
8. For Name, specify the following:
   • Theme Number - Enter a number that uniquely identifies a theme within a workspace.
   • Theme Name - Enter a name for the workspace theme.
   • Description - Enter a description.
   • Click Next.
9. Click Create Public Theme.

Deleting a Public Theme

Only an Instance administrators can delete a theme from the Public Themes repository.

To delete a public theme:

1. Sign in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services.
2. Click Manage Instance.
3. Under Manage Shared Components, click Public Themes.

   The Public Themes page appears.

4. Select the theme to be deleted.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click OK to confirm your selection.

Modifying a Public Theme

Instance administrators cannot edit a public theme directly. To modify a public theme, you must create a new application using the theme, modify it, and then manually add it to the theme repository.

To modify a public theme:

1. Create an application using the theme you want to modify. See "Creating a Database Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.

2. Modify the theme. See "Editing a Theme" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.

3. Delete the existing public theme.

4. Add the modified theme to the theme repository. See "Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository."

About Exporting a Public Theme

Exporting a theme is similar to exporting any related application files.

a public theme involves the following steps:

1. Create an application using the theme you want to modify. See "Creating a Database Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.

2. Export the application. See "Exporting an Application" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.

3. Import the exported file into the target Oracle Application Express instance. See "Importing an Application, Page or Component Export" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.

4. Install the exported file from the Export Repository. See "Installing Export Files" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.