16.2 Shared Components Page
Use the tools and wizards on the Shared Components page either at the application-level or on specific pages.
The Shared Components page is divided into regions.
- Application Logic
- Security
- Other Components
- Navigation
- User Interface
- Files
- Data Sources
- Reports
- Globalization
- Tasks Region
- Workspace Objects Region
Parent topic: Managing Shared Components
16.2.1 Application Logic
The following table describes the links under Application Logic on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-1 Application Logic Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Application Definition Attributes |
Links to the Edit Application Definition page. Use this page to edit attributes for an application. Attributes are grouped into four categories: Definition, Security, Globalization, and User Interface. See Also: Managing Application Attributes |
Application Items |
Application-level items do not display, but are used as global variables to the application. Commonly, you set the value of a page-level item using an application or page computations. See Also: Managing Application-Level Items |
Application Processes |
Use application processes to run PL/SQL logic:
Note that On Demand processes execute only when called from a page-level On Demand process or when called using Ajax from the browser. See Also: Understanding Application Processes |
Application Computations |
Use application-level computations to assign values to application and page-level items for each page displayed or upon the creation of a new application session. You can also create an application-level computation and execute it conditionally on multiple pages. See Also: Understanding Application Computations |
Application Settings |
Application Settings enable developers to define application level configuration options. See Also: Managing Application Settings |
Automations |
Create automations to initiate a sequential set of actions based on a schedule. Use automations to monitor data and then perform the appropriate action. See Also: Managing Automations |
Build Options |
Use build options to conditionally display or process specific functionality within an application. You can use build options to control which features of an application are turned on for each application deployment. |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.2 Security
The following table describes the links under Security on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-2 Security Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Security Attributes |
Use the Edit Security Attributes page to configure general security attributes for all pages within an application. See Also: Configuring Security Attributes |
Authentication Schemes |
Authentication is the process of establishing each user's identity before they can access your application. Authentication may require a user to enter a user name and password or may involve verification of a user's identity or use of a secure key. |
Authorization Schemes |
Authorization restricts user access to specific controls or components based on predefined user privileges. See Also: Providing Security Through Authorization |
Application Access Control |
Manage application access control roles and user role assignments. See Also: Managing Roles and User Assignments |
Session State Protection |
Session State Protection is a built-in functionality that prevents hackers from tampering with the URLs within your application. URL tampering can adversely affect program logic, session state contents, and information privacy. See Also: Preventing URL Tampering |
Web Credentials |
Web Credentials to connect to REST Enabled SQL or other external REST services. Oracle Application Express stores these securely stores and encrypts these credentials for use by Oracle Application Express components. Credentials cannot be retrieved back in clear text. See Also: Managing Web Credentials |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.3 Other Components
The following table describes the links under Other Components on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-3 Other Component Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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List of Values |
A list of values (LOV) is a static or dynamic set of values used to display a popup list of values, select list, check box, or radio group. |
Plug-ins |
App Builder includes built-in item types, region types, dynamic actions, and processes. Use plug-ins to add new declarative types in to your application. See Also: Implementing Plug-ins |
Component Settings |
Use Component Settings to set application-level values for built-in Oracle Application Express components and installed plug-ins. See Also: Managing Component Settings |
Shortcuts |
Use shortcuts to avoid repetitive coding of HTML or PL/SQL functions. You can create a shortcut to define a page control such as a button, HTML text, a PL/SQL procedure, or HTML. Once you define a shortcut, it is stored in a central repository so you can reference it from various locations within your application. See Also: Using Shortcuts |
Email Templates |
Create templates to define the HTML format and Plain Text formats for the emails you wish to send from an application. See Also: Managing Email Templates |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.4 Navigation
The following table describes the links under Navigation on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-4 Navigation Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Lists |
A list is a shared collection of links. You control the appearance of a list through list templates. Each list element has a display condition that enables you to control when it displays. See Also: Creating Lists |
Navigation Menu |
A navigation menu is a list links that enables users to navigate the pages in an application. Navigation menus are only supported in applications using the Universal Theme - 42. See Also: Managing Navigation Menus |
Tabs |
Note: Tabs only appear if the associated application uses an older theme. In new themes, Tabs have been replaced with Navigation Menu. Tabs are an effective way to navigate users between pages in an application. You can create two types of tabs: standard tabs or parent tabs. A standard tab set is associated with a specific page and page number. A parent tab set functions as a container to hold a group of standard tabs. See Also: Managing Tabs |
Breadcrumbs |
Breadcrumbs provide users with hierarchical navigation. A breadcrumb is a hierarchical list of links that display using templates. You can display a breadcrumb as a list of links or as a breadcrumb path. See Also: Creating Breadcrumbs |
Navigation Bar List |
Navigation bar lists offer users a simple navigation path for moving between pages in an application. The location of a navigation bar depends upon the associated page template. A list entry can be an image, an image with text beneath it, or text. See Also: Managing a Classic Navigation Bar |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.5 User Interface
The following table describes the links under User interface on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-5 User interface Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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User Interface Attributes |
Use User Interface page to specify user interface options for an application. See Also: Editing User Interface Attributes |
Themes |
A theme is a named collection of templates that defines the application user interface. See Also: Using Themes |
Templates |
Templates control the look and feel of specific constructs within your application, such as pages, regions, items, and menus. See Also: Creating Custom Themes |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.6 Files
The following table describes the links under Files on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-6 Files Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Static Application Files |
Use this link to upload, edit, and delete static files associated with the current application, including style sheets (CSS), images and JavaScript files. See Also: Managing Static Application Files |
Static Workspace Files |
Use this link to upload, edit, and delete static files associated with the current application, including style sheets (CSS), images and JavaScript files. See Also: Managing Static Workspace Files |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.7 Data Sources
The following table describes the links under Data Sources on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-7 Links Under Data Sources on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Data Load Definitions |
Use Data Load Tables to define tables for use in the Data Loading create page wizard. A Data Load Table is an existing table in your schema that has been selected for use in the data loading process to upload data. See Also: Creating Applications with Data Loading Capability and Managing Applications with Legacy Data Loading Capability |
REST Enabled SQL |
Use REST Enabled SQL to execute SQL or PL/SQL defined in Application Express components on a remote Oracle database. See Also: Managing REST Enabled SQL References |
REST Data Sources |
REST Data Sources act as a reference to one or multiple external web (REST) services. A REST Data Source can contain one or many Operations which are the references to a concrete external web service. Configurations at the REST source level are shared across all contained operations. See Also: Managing REST Data Sources |
Legacy Web Service References (SOAP) |
The Application Express engine can use Web Service References to access a Web service across the network. The Web service performs an action and then sends back a response. See Also: Managing Legacy Web Services |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.8 Reports
The following describes the links under User interface on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-8 Data References Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Report Queries |
Use the Report Queries link to view a report of stored queries within the current application. See Also: Printing a Report Region by Defining a Report Query |
Report Layouts |
Use Report Layouts with a report or shared query to render data in a printer-friendly format, such as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft Word Rich Text Format (RTF), or Microsoft Excel (XLS) format. See Also: Formatting a Report Region or Report Query Using Report Layouts |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.9 Globalization
The following table describes the links under Globalization on the Shared Components page.
Table 16-9 Globalization Links on the Shared Components Page
Link | Description |
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Globalization Attributes |
You can develop applications that can run concurrently in different languages. Click this link to specify globalization options such as the Application Primary Language and Application Language Derived From attributes. See Also: Configuring Globalization Attributes and Understanding Application Translation and Globalization Support |
Text Messages |
Text messages are named text strings that can be called from the PL/SQL code you write. This PL/SQL can be anonymous blocks within page processes and page regions, or in packages and procedures. See Also: Translating Messages |
Translate Application |
You can develop applications in Oracle Application Express that can run concurrently in different languages. A single Oracle database and Oracle Application Express instance can support an application in multiple languages. Translating an application involves multiple steps. See Also: Understanding Application Translation and Globalization Support and Understanding the Translation Process |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.10 Tasks Region
The following table describes the Tasks region on the right side of the Shared Components page.
Table 16-10 Tasks
Link | Description |
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Export Application Components |
Links to the Component Export page. Use this page to identify the components of an application to be exported either for backup purposes or to load the components on another instance. See Also: Exporting Application Components |
Manage Supporting Objects |
Links to the Supporting Objects page. Use this page to create a custom application. See Also: How to Create a Custom Application |
Edit Application Comments |
Links to the Application Comments page. Use this page to enter comments specific to the currently selected application. See Also: Adding Database Application Comments |
Developer Comments |
Links to Developer Comments page. See Also: Adding Developer Comments |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page
16.2.11 Workspace Objects Region
The Workspace Objects region displays on the right side of the Shared Components page. Workspace Objects are stored at the workspace-level and are therefore visible in all applications.
Table 16-11 Workspace Objects
Link | Description |
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Static Workspace Files |
Static workspace files are available to all applications for a given workspace. Use See Also: Exporting Application Components |
Credentials |
Use Credentials to connect to REST Enabled SQL or other external REST services. Oracle Application Express stores these securely stores and encrypts these credentials for use by Oracle Application Express components. Credentials cannot be retrieved back in clear text. See Also: Managing Web Credentials |
REST Enabled SQL |
Use REST Enabled SQL to execute SQL or PL/SQL defined in Application Express components on a remote Oracle database. See Also: Managing REST Enabled SQL References |
Remote Servers |
Links to the Remote Servers page. Remote Servers can be shared among multiple REST Data Sources. Remote Servers are stored at the Workspace-level and therefore visible in all applications. When an application is being exported, the used Remote Servers are being added to the export file. See Also: Managing Remote Servers |
Parent topic: Shared Components Page