3.15 Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
An Instance administrator manages all user accounts within an Oracle APEX instance on the Manage Developers and Users page.
- About the Advantages of Managing Users at the Instance Level
When setting up user accounts, instance administrators can take advantage of security capabilities such as locking accounts, configuring password to have a fixed lifetime, and requiring user passwords be changed on first use. - About Application Accounts Authentication
User accounts are particularly useful if your application is using Application Express Accounts authentication. Application Express Accounts is a built-in authentication method in which user accounts are created and managed in the Oracle Application Express user repository. - About Application Express User Roles
Oracle Application Express users are divided into four roles. - Creating New User Accounts in Administration Services
Create new user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page. - Editing an Existing User Account in Administration Services
Edit user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page. - Deleting User Accounts in Administration Services
Delete user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page.
Parent topic: Oracle APEX Administration Services
3.15.1 About the Advantages of Managing Users at the Instance Level
When setting up user accounts, instance administrators can take advantage of security capabilities such as locking accounts, configuring password to have a fixed lifetime, and requiring user passwords be changed on first use.
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Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
3.15.2 About Application Accounts Authentication
User accounts are particularly useful if your application is using Application Express Accounts authentication. Application Express Accounts is a built-in authentication method in which user accounts are created and managed in the Oracle Application Express user repository.
See Also:
"Application Express Accounts" in Oracle APEX App Builder User’s Guide
Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
3.15.3 About Application Express User Roles
Oracle Application Express users are divided into four roles.
To access the Oracle Application Express development environment, users sign in to a shared work area called a workspace. Users are divided into four primary roles:
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End users do not have access to development or administrative capabilities. End cannot sign into a workspace and create applications. End users can only run existing applications.
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Developers are users who create and edit applications, monitor workspace activity, and view dashboards.
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Workspace administrators are users who perform administrator tasks specific to a workspace such as managing user accounts, monitoring workspace activity, and viewing log files.
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Instance administrators are superusers that manage an entire hosted instance using the Application Express Administration Services application. Instance administrators create workspaces, configure features and instance settings, and manage security.
Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
3.15.4 Creating New User Accounts in Administration Services
Create new user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page.
To create a new user account:
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You can also access the Create/Edit User page by clicking Create User on the Workspace Tasks list on the Administration Services home page.
Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
3.15.5 Editing an Existing User Account in Administration Services
Edit user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page.
To edit an existing user account in Administration Services:
Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance
3.15.6 Deleting User Accounts in Administration Services
Delete user accounts in Administration Services on the Manage Developers and Users page.
To delete a user account in Administration Services:
Parent topic: Managing Users Across an Oracle APEX Instance