3 Oracle Application Express Administration Services

Instance administrators manage an entire Oracle Application Express hosted instance using the Oracle Application Express Administration Services (Administration Services) application.

Note:

To ensure the security and performance of your development environment, some Administration Services functionality is not available in Application Express instances running in Oracle Cloud.

• Understanding Administration Services
  Use Oracle Application Express Administration Services (Administration Services) to monitor and administer all workspaces in Oracle Application Express hosted instance.
• Managing Requests
  Approve and decline workspace service requests and change requests on the Manage Request page.
• 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 Public Themes
  Create public themes that are available to developers when they create an application or modify an existing application.
• Managing Meta Data
  Use the links under Manage Meta Data to view and manage session state, the mail queue, installed translations, and interactive report descriptions.
• Installing Exported Applications in a Runtime Environment
  Instance administrators manage the Oracle Application Express runtime environment using SQL*Plus and the APEX_INSTANCE_ADMIN API.
• Communicating with Users Using Messages and Task Lists
  Administrators can communicate with systsem users by creating messages (including login, system messages, and workspace messages) and Site-Specific Tasks lists.
• Managing Logs and Files
  Delete log entries and configure log intervals.
• Creating a Service Signup Wizard
  Instance administrators can create a Service Signup Wizard that users must complete before new workspace requests are submitted.
• Managing Schemas
  Manage the schemas within an Oracle Application Express instance.
• Creating Workspaces in Administration Services
  Users access Oracle Application Express by signing in to a shared work area called a workspace. An administrator can create workspaces manually in Administration Services or take advantage of an automated approach in which users click a link a login page.
• Managing Existing Workspaces
  Instance administrators can manage existing workspaces within an Oracle Application Express instance.
• Managing Users Across an Application Express Instance
  An Instance administrator manages all user accounts within an Oracle Application Express instance on the Manage Developers and Users page.
• Monitoring Activity Across a Development Instance
  Monitor all end user and developer activity for an Oracle Application Express instance.

See Also:

• "Workspace and Application Administration"

• "Understanding Administrator Security Best Practices" in Oracle Application Express App Builder User’s Guide