Distinction between configuration, personalization, and extensibility

Configuration provides setup and administrative choices using the native features of the product. Some configuration examples include:

• Profile Options
• User-defined fields (Flexfield)
• Function Security Setup
• Data Security Setup
• and a lot more….

Personalization enables you to declaratively tailor the UI look-and-feel, layout or visibility of page content to suit a business need or a user preference. Some personalization examples include:

• Tailor the order in which table columns are displayed.
• Tailor a query result.
• Tailor the color scheme of the UI.
• Folder Forms
• Forms Personalization
• Oracle Application Framework (OAF)

Extensibility is about extending the functionality of an application beyond what can be done through personalization. Some extensibility examples include:

• Add new functional flows
• Extend or override existing business logic
• Using Oracle Forms Developer, Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Workflow