3.5 Managing Instance Settings

Use the Instance settings region of the Manage Instance page to configure feature availability, security, instance settings (that is, general workspace behavior), and workspace purge settings.

• Managing Feature Configuration
  Use the Feature Configuration page to configure the Application Development settings, Application Installation Options, SQL Workshop functionality, database and activity monitoring, RESTful service, service requests, and Team Development.
• Configuring Security
  Instance administrators can configure instance security, including service-level security, configuring support for Real Application Security, configuring session time out, preventing browser attacks by isolating workspaces, excluding domains from regions and Web services, configuring authentication controls, creating strong password policies, restricting access by Database Access Descriptor (DAD), and managing authorized URLs.
• Configuring Instance Settings
  Control a variety of general settings for an Oracle Application Express development instance including configuring workspace provisioning behavior, storage, email, wallet information, report printing, Help menu, workspace size options, and application ID ranges.
• Purging Inactive Workspaces
  Inactive workspaces consume valuable storage space and degrade system performance. Instance administrator can configure an instance to periodically purge inactive workspaces.
• Using the REST Administration Interface to View Usage Statistics
  The REST Administration Interface enables Instance administrators to automatically fetch usage metrics for an Oracle Application Express instance with a REST client.