Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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Timestamp Time Zone Format
: This option specifies the format used for
timestamps with time zone data throughout the application.
The wizard uses these settings as starting values. You can alter them as needed in
the shared components of the application.
The language, date format settings, and time zone handling are classified as global-
ization settings. After the application is created, you can turn on automatic time zone
detection; this setting is found on the Globalization tab of the Application Settings.
Automated time zone detection is especially useful for applications whose users span
different time zones.
Continue creating the example application as follows:
6. Set
Authentication Scheme
to
Application Express
,
Tabs
to
One
Level of Tabs
,
Language
to
English (en)
, and
User Language Prefer-
ence Derived From
to
Application Primary Language
.
7. Choose
DD-MON-YYYY
for
Date Format
and
DD-MON-YYYY
HH:MI:SS
for
Date Time Format
, and leave the last two options
blank.
8. Click
Next
.
Selecting a Theme
APEX
themes
are groupings of templates that are used to establish the look and feel of
pages, reports, buttons, and other graphical components. As APEX and web standards
evolve, so do the premade themes in APEX. Version 4.2 offers several new theme op-
tions, including a number of HTML5/CSS3-compliant themes and a responsive theme,
as well as the legacy themes, some of which have been around for quite a long time.
Although APEX currently comes with 26 themes of varying looks, it's always pos-
sible to customize an existing theme or to create a completely new theme. The APEX
administrator also has the ability to create themes that are specific to their instance of
APEX. Choosing a theme as part of the Create Application Wizard is an easy way to
apply a default theme. As you might expect, you can change your mind later and apply
a different theme. Additional themes can be added, modified, and tested as part of the
shared components of APEX.
Figure 5-14
shows the APEX theme chooser. The select list at the top of the region
dictates which themes to show. Your choices are as follows:
