Managing Remote Servers
A Remote Server is separate entity that stores Web Source server information. Remote Servers can be shared among multiple Web Sources, thus enabling you to information such as the Base URL or Authentication.
- About Remote Servers
- Creating a Remote Server
- Editing or Deleting a Remote Server
- Viewing Remote Server Utilization
- Viewing Remote Server History
Parent topic: Managing Application Data
About Remote Servers
Oracle Application Express splits the endpoint URL of a Web Source Module into two parts. The first part is server-specific part and is stored as a separate entity called the Remote Server. You can reuse a Remote Server with multiple Web Source Modules if each one uses the same server, port, and URL Path Prefix (context root). Remote Servers are stored at the workspace-level and therefore visible in all applications.
The second part of the endpoint URL and is specific to the Web Source module. Multiple Web Source modules can share one Remote Server, thus sharing information such as the Base URL and Authentication. If you change Remote Server attributes, the change impacts all Web Source Modules using the Remote Server. Remote Servers make it easy to move a collection of Web Source Modules. For example, you can move from a test system to a production system by changing the URL within the Remote Server object.
Exporting and Importing Remove Server Information
When you export an application, referenced Remote Servers are added to the export file. When you import the application into another workspace, Application Express checks whether the target workspace already contains Remote Servers with the same static ID. If a Remote Server already exists, the application uses it. Otherwise the Remote Servers from the import file are created in the target workspace.
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Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
Creating a Remote Server
To create a Remote Server object:
- Navigate to the Remove Server page:
- From Workspace Utilities:
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On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
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Click Workspace Utilities.
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Click Remote Server.
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- From Shared Components:
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On the Workspace home page, click App Builder.
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Select an application.
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On the Application home page, click Shared Components in the center of the page.
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Under Workspace Objects, select Remote Servers.
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- From Workspace Utilities:
- On the Remote Servers page, click Create.
- Name - Enter a name for the remote server object. Remote Server names must be unique within the application.
- Static ID - Enter a static ID for the Remote Server.
- Server Type - Select one of the following:
- Web Source
- Authentication
- Base URL - Enter the base URL of the remote server.
- Prompt on Install - Select Yes to have Oracle Application Express prompt for the Base URL after the application installs into another workspace.
- Comments - Enter any comments or notes here. These comments never display when running the application.
- Click Create.
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
Viewing Remote Server Utilization
To view Web Source Modules utilization:
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers
Viewing Remote Server History
To view recent modifications to Remote Servers:
Parent topic: Managing Remote Servers