About the Application Builder Home Page

The Application Builder home page displays all installed applications.

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

• Application. Use the Application field to search for an application. Enter a case insensitive query for the application name or application ID and click Go. To view all applications, leave the field blank and click Go.

• Group. Use the Group field to search for an application group. Select an application group and click Go. See "Creating Applications Groups".

• View. Use this control to display information about the applications in your workspace. Make a selection from the list and click Go. Available options include:

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

  • Details 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.

  • By Group displays applications by application group.

• Display. Determines how many applications display on the page. To change the display, make a selection from the list and click Go.

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

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

• Create. Click Create to create an application or install a demonstration application. See "Installing a Demonstration Application" and "About Creating an Application Using a 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 links to the Manage Application Builder Defaults page. See "Leveraging Application Builder Defaults" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide.

• Developer Preferences links to the Developer Preferences page. See "Configuring Developer Preferences".

• User Interface Defaults links to the User Interface Defaults page. See "Managing User Interface Defaults".

• Application Groups links to the Application Groups page. See "Creating Applications Groups".

• Workspace Themes links to the Workspace Themes page. See "Managing Themes".

• Export Repository links to the Export Repository page. See "Importing Export Files".

About the Recent List

The Recent list contains links to recently viewed applications.