3.7 Managing Public Themes
Create public themes that are available to developers when they create an application or modify 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.
Parent topic: Oracle Application Express Administration Services
3.7.1 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:
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3.7.2 Deleting a Public Theme
Only an Instance administrators can delete a theme from the Public Themes repository.
To delete a public theme:
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3.7.3 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:
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Create an application using the theme you want to modify. See "Creating Database Applications" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Modify the theme. See "Editing Themes" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide.
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Delete the existing public theme.
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Add the modified theme to the theme repository. See "Adding a Public Theme to the Theme Repository."
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3.7.4 About Exporting a Public Theme
Exporting a theme is similar to exporting any related application files.
Exporting a public theme involves the following steps:
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Create an application using the theme you want to modify.
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Export the application.
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Import the exported file into the target Oracle Application Express instance.
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Install the exported file from the Export Repository.
See Also:
Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide topics:
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