FlexDeploy - Oracle Visual Builder Plugin Guide

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Last updated: Apr 15, 2022 by Chandresh Patel
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The Oracle Visual Builder (OVB) plugin provides features and functionalities to manage the development life cycle of visual applications created in Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service (OVBCS) as well as Oracle SaaS application extensions. The plugin provides various operations for more efficient deployment process across multiple cloud environments.

Key Features

  • Simple configuration.
  • Setup reusable deployment configuration plans for service endpoints across one or more applications. 

Plugin Operations

Cloud Account Properties

We recommend use of OAuth as some Visual Builder REST API are only available with OAuth authentication type. Specific details are provided in individual plugin operation documentation.

Property NameProperty CodeRequiredDescription
OVB UserFDOVBACCT_USERNAMEYesUser name for the registered OVB account
OVB PasswordFDOVBACCT_PASSWORDYesPassword for the registered OVB account
OVB Base URIFDOVBACCT_BASE_URIYesThe REST Base URI of a running OVB Instance
OVB Identity Base URIFDOVBACCT_IDENTITY_BASE_URINoThe Oracle Identity Cloud Service URL (IDCS). E.G. https://idcs-1a2bc3de.identity.oraclecloud.com. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Client IdFDOVBACCT_CLIENT_IDNoThe Oracle Identity Client Id. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Client SecretFDOVBACCT_CLIENT_SECRETNoThe Oracle Identity Client Secret. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Client ScopeFDOVBACCT_CLIENT_SCOPENoThe Oracle Identity Client Scope. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Keystore PathFDOVBACCT_KEYSTORE_PATHNoJava keystore path containing the private key to use for JWT User Assertion. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Keystore PassphraseFDOVBACCT_KEYSTORE_PASSNoJava keystore passphrase for the OVB Keystore Path property. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Certificate AliasFDOVBACCT_CERT_ALIASNoPrivate certificate alias. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Certificate PassphraseFDOVBACCT_CERT_PASSNoPassphrase for the OVB Certificate Alias property. Leave blank if no passphrase was used. Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Certificate AlgorithmFDOVBACCT_CERT_ALGORITHMNoAlgorithm used for the certificate. Defaults to RS256 Only required when using OAuth. For more information on configuring OAuth see here.
OVB Component Exchange URLFDOVBACCT_COMPONENT_EXCHANGE_URLNoURL for a visual builder component exchange. More info on this https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/app-builder-cloud/abcag/manage-your-component-exchange.html#GUID-2B02DA1E-82EA-4FD1-88EC-F1C113A8969E. Default is the US Oracle hosted exchange. Only necessary if using buildApplication operation and you are using component exchange.
OVB Component Exchange UsernameFDOVBACCT_COMPONENT_EXCHANGE_USERNAMENoUsername for a visual builder component exchange. Defaults to US oracle hosted exchange. Only necessary if using buildApplication operation and you are using component exchange.
OVB Component Exchange PasswordFDOVBACCT_COMPONENT_EXCHANGE_PASSWORDNoPassword for a visual builder component exchange. Default for US oracle hosted exchange is: bXwphh6RMFjn#g Only neccessary if using buildApplication operation and you are using component exchange.

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