About the Oracle HTML DB User Interface

Once you log in to Oracle HTML DB, the Workspace home page appears.

The Workspace home page contains three components:

Application Builder. Use Application Builder to assemble an HTML interface (or application) on top of database objects such as tables and procedures.
SQL Workshop. Use SQL Workshop to create and view database objects, create SQL queries, import and export data, edit and compile packages, procedures, functions, and triggers, and run SQL scripts.r.
Administration. Use Administration to manage user accounts, manage your Oracle HTML DB service, change passwords, monitor workspace activity, and view schema and application reports.

Navigation Alternatives

You can move between pages in Oracle HTML DB by clicking large graphical icons such as the Application Builder icon, SQL Workshop icon, or Workspace Administration icon on the Workspace home page. When using these icons, you have two navigation options:

Primary Navigation (drill-down). Click the large icons in the center of the page to drill-down to the appropriate page.
Secondary Navigation (pull-down menus). Click the down arrow on the right side of the icon to view a pull-down menu. Select an option from the menu.

Navigating Using Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs (also called locator links) appear at the top of every page in Oracle HTML DB. Each breadcrumb entry indicates where the current page is relative to other pages within the Oracle HTML DB development environment. You can use breadcrumbs to instantly link to a previous page. For example, clicking on Home takes you to the Workspace home page.

Accessing Online Help

Oracle HTML DB feature three types of online help:

Page-level Help
Procedural online Help
Field-level Help

Page-Level Help

Many pages in Oracle HTML DB include page-level Help. Page-level Help displays in a text box on the right side of the page and offers a brief description of the page functionality.

Procedural Online Help

You can access an HTML-based online Help system by clicking the Help icon in the upper right corner of the window. Context sensitive help that describes the current page appears. If a context-sensitive topic is not available, the Contents window appears.

The top of the window features a gray bar. Click Find to perform a keyword search of the entire help system. When the search field appears, enter a case insensitive query in the field provided and click Find. To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in double quotation marks.

Field Level Help

Most select lists, check boxes, and fields in Oracle HTML DB include item help. When item help is available, the item label changes to red when you pass your cursor over it. Click the item label to display a description in a separate window.