You can stage the application in Oracle Visual Builder to test and review it before deploying it to a production environment.

To stage the application, complete the following steps.

1. Log in to Oracle Visual Builder.
2. On the home page, click the icon of the application.
3. Click the Application Options icon, and then select Stage. The Stage Application window opens.
4. The first time you stage the application, select Populate Stage with Development Data, which copies all of the business object data from the development environment to the stage environment. If you stage the application again, select Keep Existing Data in Stage, which does not copy the business object data.
5. Access the staged application.
   1. After the application is staged, navigate back to the home page.
   2. On the application dashboard, locate the staged application. The status is shown as Stage next to the application name (for example, WholesaleCBDCVBCSPackage).
   3. Click the drop-down menu under Stage and select the application name (for example, cbdcapp).
   4. Copy the link or open the staged application in a new browser tab or window to test and review the application.

If you make changes to the application, repeat the previous steps.

If you make changes to the business objects after staging the application, complete the following steps before you stage the application again.

1. Verify that the business object data in the development environment matches the data in the stage environment.
   1. Log on to Oracle Visual Builder.
   2. Navigate to the application and then select Business Objects.
   3. Click the Data tab that is associated with a business object.
   4. Select Development from the list to view the data in the development environment.
   5. Select Staging from the list to view the data in the stage environment.
2. If the data does not match, export the data from the stage environment in .csv format. Import this data into the development environment.
3. After you confirm that the data in the development environment matches the data in the stage environment, follow the previous steps to stage the application.

After staging the application and verifying that it functions correctly, you can publish the application to production. You cannot change the published version of an application. To make changes to the application, you must create a new version.