Importing an Application or Page

To import an Application or Page Export into a target Oracle Application Express instance:

Navigate to the Import page:
1. On the Workspace home page, click the Application Builder icon.
2. Select an application.
3. On the Application home page, click Export/Import.
4. On the Export/Import page, click Import and then click Next.
For Specify File, specify the following:
1. Import file - Click Browse and navigate to the file.
2. File Type - Select Application, Page, or Component Export.
3. Verify that File Character Set is correct.
4. Click Next.
Once you import a file, you have the option to install it.
To install an imported file, click Next.

The Install Application wizard appears.

In the Install Application wizard, specify the following:

Parsing Schema - Select a schema.

This is the schema against which all of the application's SQL and PL/SQL will be parsed.

Build Status - Select one of the following:

Run Application Only - Users can only run an application.
Run and Build Application - Users can run an application and developers can both run and edit an application.

Selecting Run Application Only is an effective way to protect an application from modifications from other developers.

Tip:

If you select Run Application Only, the only way to change this setting after you import the application is to log in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services. See "Changing Application Build Status Set During Deployment" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide.

Install As Application - Select one of the following:
- Auto Assign New Application ID
- Reuse Application ID From Export File
- Change Application ID
Use these options to avoid application ID conflicts. These options come in handy when you have two versions of the same application in the same instance. For example, you might be migrating an application to a production instance and still need to maintain the development version.
Click Install.

If you are installing a packaged application (that is, one for which you have defined Supporting Objects), the installer prompts you to install the packaged installation scripts. Follow the on-screen instructions.

About Importing Application Groups

Application groups are exported with an application, application exports include an group ID, name, and comments. When importing an application, the application import follows these rules:

On import, an application uses an existing group if the ID matches.
If no application group exists with the same ID on the target machine, then application import looks for another group ID with the same name. If a name match is found, the application is imported with the ID corresponding to this application group name.
If no ID or name matches existing application groups on the target machine then a new application group is created. The new application group will use the application group ID if that ID is not used in that Oracle Application Express instance. If the group ID is being used, then a new ID will be generated.