Application Processes
Application Processes, which take the form of a PL/SQL Anonymous Block, are part of the Shared Components module and can be defined in the Logic section.
We can distinguish between two major types of Application Processes. The first type will be fired, subject to its firing point and conditioning, for every application page. The second type will only be fired on-demand a specific request to invoke the process.
On the Application Process home page, we can see a list of all the defined Application Processes (displayed as Icons, like in the following screenshot, or as a Details list). Pressing the Create button will lead us to the Create Application Process wizard.
Creating a new Application Process
Using the Create Application Process wizard, we can define a new Application Process:
Name
This is a mandatory field that can be used to identify the Application Process. We can use this name to invoke an on-demand Application Process. In this case, the name is case-sensitive...