Exporting an Application

To create the necessary install files for our application we use the Export function. The Export function creates a single SQL script file that contains all our application pages, regions, items, and templates. If our application has style sheets, images, or static files uploaded in Shared Components, then these will need to be exported separately. The Export function is accessed from the Application Builder page. Alternatively, it can be accessed from the Supporting Objects page as well.

In the application export page, we can select which application to export from the workspace by using the Application attribute. The export file can be generated with line feeds for UNIX or carriage returns for DOS. This is specified using the File Format attribute. The Owner Override attribute determines which database schema to use as the application owner. We can control whether the application can be modified by developers using the Build Status Override attribute. Setting the...