Database Reference
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CHAPTER 9
Security
The subject of security has varying degrees of implementation; there's never a black-
and-white answer. The question of how much security is needed is followed up by addi-
tional questions regarding the value of what is being protected and the risks, repercus-
sions, and likelihood of it being sought after. For every security measure, there will al-
ways be someone trying to circumvent it. This chapter reviews the basic security fea-
tures and an approach to securing the Help Desk application. The concepts reviewed
here apply to all APEX applications and are specific to the APEX framework.
User Maintenance Navigation
In the Help Desk application, you have the requirement to allow users to be maintained
in the application through the web interface. Let's add a section to the application that
allows for the maintenance of user accounts and modify the tab structure to navigate to
the newly created form. This time, you don't use the Create Page Wizard to create the
tabs, but instead create them from scratch in the Shared Components section so you may
gain a better understanding of how the tab hierarchy works.
First create a blank page that will be the landing page for your new tab (tabs require a
page to reference):
1. From the Application Builder home page, while editing the Help Desk
application, click the
Create Page
button.
2. Select the option for
Blank Page
, and click
Next
.
3. Set
Page Number
to
600
, and click
Next
.
