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
  

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
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 items do not display, but are used to maintain session state. Application Items can be set using computations, processes, or by passing values on a URL. See Also: Managing Application Items
Application Processes	Use application processes to run PL/SQL logic: At specific points for each page in an application As defined by the conditions under which the process is set to execute Upon the creation of a new session 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 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. See Also: Using Build Options to Control Configuration

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
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. See Also: Establishing User Identity Through Authentication
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

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
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, checkbox, or radio group. See Also: Creating Lists of Values at the Application-Level
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
Static Workspace Files	Static workspace files are available to all applications for a given workspace. Use #WORKSPACE_FILES# in your application to reference a file. 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