About the Application Builder Home Page

The Application Builder home page displays all installed applications. Applications are divided into two categories: database applications and websheet applications. To learn more, see "Understanding the Difference Between a Websheet and a Database Application".

Tabs at the top of the Application Builder home page enable you to choose the type of applications to view. Available tabs include: All Applications, Database Applications, and Websheet Applications.

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You can customize the appearance of the Application Builder home page using the Search bar at the top of the page. Available controls include:

• Search icon - Resembles a magnifying glass. Click this icon to narrow your search to only specific columns. To search all columns, select All Columns.

• Text area - Enter case insensitive search criteria (wild card characters are implied) and then click Go.

• Go button - Executes a search or applies a filter.

• View icons. Use this control to toggle between icon, report, or details views. To change the view, click the following icons:

  • View Icons (default) displays each application as a large icon identified by the application name.

  • View Report displays each application as a line in a report. Each line includes the application ID, the application name, when the application was last updated, the page count, and who last updated the application.

  • View Detail displays detailed information about each application.

• Actions menu - Displays the Actions menu. Use this menu to customize the report view. See "Using the Actions Menu".

The following buttons appear to the right of the navigation bar:

• Reset. Click Reset to return the page to the default display.

• Import. Click Import to import an exported application file. See "Importing Export Files".

• Export. Click Export to export an application file. See "Exporting an Application and Related Files".

• Create. Click Create to create an application or install a demonstration application. See "About the Create Application Wizard".

About the Tasks List

A Tasks list displays on the right side of the Application Builder home page.

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The Tasks list contains the following links:

• Application Builder Defaults. See "Leveraging Application Builder Defaults" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide.

• Application Groups. See "Creating Application Groups".

• Workspace Themes. See "Managing Themes".

• Cross Application Reports. See "Viewing Utilities and Reports".

• APEX Views. See "About Application Express Views".

• Demonstration Applications.

About the Recent List

The Recent list contains links to recently viewed applications.

About Migrations

Links to Oracle Application Express Application Migration Workshop. Use this tool to migrate a Microsoft Access application or convert an Oracle Forms application to an Oracle Application Express application. See Oracle Application Express Migration Guide.