APEX User

FDAPEX_USER

Yes

Provide database user APEX_xxxxx (APEX user requires INHERIT Privilege) or owner (parsing schema) of the application for export and import operations. You can use system user as well. 

APEX Password

FDAPEX_PASSWORD

Yes

Password for APEX User. 

Oracle SQLcl Home

FD_SQLCL_HOME

Yes

Folder where SQLcl is installed.

Make sure that the endpoint Java Home is a high enough version for your SQLcl version.

Oracle Database URL

FDORA_URL

Yes

JDBC URL for Oracle database. For example:

• jdbc:oracle:thin:@HOSTNAME:PORT:SID or

• jdbc:oracle:thin:@//HOSTNAME:PORT/SERVICENAME.

Connecting to Oracle Autonomous Database

You will need client credential zip file (wallet) to connect with Oracle Autonomous Database on Oracle cloud. You can download wallet zip file from Oracle Cloud, you will need admin userid and password to perform this download. See Download Client Credentials (Wallets) for more details on how to download wallet file.

• Since FlexDeploy 9.0.0.9 with Oracle Wallet Credential Type : Instead of maintaining the wallet zip file under the file system, you can now store the wallet zip as an Oracle Credential Type in FlexDeploy. This allows for secure storage and use of the wallet.

  • Use the URL syntax in the following format: jdbc:oracle:thin:@service_low?TNS_ADMIN=$\{\{FDORACLE_WALLET_FILE\}\}</code></p></li><li local-id="0b3faa83-eb96-45a6-8e40-6813ea5f8593"><p local-id="ebf201fd20a3">We must select valid oracle wallet credential for <code>FDORACLE_WALLET_FILE</code> property on target group.</p></li><li local-id="3797cee3-71e3-4645-80fe-7738e728010f"><p local-id="69a1e06f7291">Here, <code>${{FDORACLE_WALLET_FILE}} is replaced with the temporary wallet folder path during execution. Once execution is completed, the temporary file is cleaned up automatically.

• Before FlexDeploy 9.0.0.9

  • You must make sure that only authorized users have access to these wallet files. Unzip the client credentials zip file (wallet_databasename.zip) on FlexDeploy server and/or endpoint where it will be used. For example, /home/flexdeploy/.wallets/<wallet_databasename> is folder where specific wallet file was unzipped. Make sure to secure this folder to FlexDeploy and/or Endpoint user, so that it is not readable by all users.

  • We recommend using Oracle Wallet Credential Type for better security and easier management of Wallet usage.

  • Database URL Syntax : jdbc:oracle:thin:@service_high?TNS_ADMIN=/home/flexdeploy/.wallets/<wallet_databasename>

    • service_high is one of the entries in the tnsnames.ora file where client credentials zip file was unzipped. See Predefined Database Service Names for Autonomous Database for details on services.

    • TNS_ADMIN value in URL points to the location of the unzipped client credentials zip file.

  • Database URL Long Connection String Format Syntax : jdbc:oracle:thin:@(description= (retry_count=20)(retry_delay=3)(address=(protocol=tcps)(port=1522)(host=<hostname>))(connect_data=(service_name=<serice_name>))(security=(ssl_server_cert_dn=“CN=<hostname>,OU=Oracle BMCS US,O=Oracle Corporation,L=Redwood City,ST=California,C=US”)))

    • Examples for the same can be found here.

If using the Oracle Database Plugin with ADW or ATP databases , use the _low connection. The _medium and _high connections can sometimes throw error ORA-12839: cannot modify an object in parallel after modifying it.

Oracle Wallet File

FDORACLE_WALLET_FILE

No

Since 9.0.0.9 - Provide the Oracle Wallet file, seeCredential Type - Oracle Wallet for more details.

APEX Workspace Name

FDAPEX_WORKSPACE_NAME

Yes

APEX Workspace Name. Provide uppercase name. This defaults to FD_INSTANCE_CODE expression, so if you keep instance code same as your workspace, you will not need to change default value.

If Workspace id is different in each environment, FlexDeploy will still be able to handle that situation by deriving workspace id from workspace name provided.

Workspace Name

FDAPEX_INP_WORKSPACE_NAME

No

APEX workspace name into which workspace static files will be imported.