Specifying a Provisioning Mode

As an Oracle Application Express administrator, you determine how the process of provisioning (or creating) a workspace works for your Oracle Application Express development instance.

In Manual provision mode, an Oracle Application Express administrator creates new workspaces and notifies the Workspace administrator of the login information. In Request or Email Verification provision modes, users request workspaces directly in a self-service fashion. In this scenario, users use a link on the login page to access a request form. After the workspace request has been granted, users are automatically emailed the appropriate login information.

To specify a provisioning mode:

1. Log in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services. See "Logging in to Oracle Application Express Administration Services".

2. Click Manage Service.

3. Under Manage Environment Settings, click Instance Settings.

4. Under Self Service, select a provisioning status:

   • Manual - An Oracle Application Express administrator manually creates new workspaces and notifies the Workspace administrator of the login information.

   • Request - Users request workspaces directly in a self-service fashion. Selecting this option displays a link on the Login page enabling users to request a workspace. When a user requests a workspace, each request is submitted to a queue for approval. When the request is approved, the user is sent an email containing login credentials (the workspace name, User ID, and password).

   • Email Verification - Works similar to Request except each user receives an initial email containing a verification link. Clicking this link validates the user's email address and then the request is processed. Then another email is sent to the user containing login credentials (that is, the workspace name, User ID, and password).

5. Selecting Disabled from Email Provisioning, completely disables workspace provisoning when provisioning with Email Verification. Use the Message field to display a message to the user that explains why email provisioning is disabled.

6. If you select Request or Email Verification in the previous step, enter a URL in Development Service URL (optional).

   The value you enter is used in the email when the request is approved. This setting defines the URL for the service. If this setting is not present, the URL is derived from your environment.

7. Click Apply Changes.