About Managing Database Objects

Before you export an application and the appropriate related files, you need to determine if you also need to migrate the database objects referenced by the application. If you are unsure of which database objects to move, review the Database Object Dependencies report.

If the target schema is different from the schema used in the development environment, you need to migrate the database objects referenced by the application. In many cases, this process can be as simple as using Oracle database export and import utilities to copy the application schema from the development environment to target instance. The following are two common scenarios where this approach does not work:

• When the object development schema refers to tablespaces to which the target instance schema does not have access

• When the development instance schema has sample data that you do not want to migrate to the target instance schema

If a database administrator or an Oracle Application Express administrator is the person responsible for exporting Oracle Application Express applications, be sure to clearly communicate if he or she:

• Should include all data when exporting your application

• Should not include data from specific tables you identify