Terms
The following are some of the Oracle Workflow terms for objects used in the Account Generator feature, along with descriptions of how they relate to the Account Generator. You should read about these terms in the Oracle Workflow Guide first. See: Overview of the Oracle Workflow Builder, Oracle Workflow Guide: page .
Item Type
An item type represents a grouping of a particular set of processes and components. Within an item type there can be up to six types of components: Attributes, Processes, Notifications, Functions, Messages, and Lookup Types. In an Account Generator, the most relevant components are Attributes, Processes, and Functions.
If you are upgrading from Release 10 FlexBuilder, you can think of an item type as corresponding to a FlexBuilder function.
Attribute
In general, an attribute is a feature of an item type. For an Account Generator item type, these attributes include features of the Accounting Flexfield structure. For example, one attribute stores the structure number of the flexfield for which the combination is being built. Other attributes may be input values to the Account Generator process.
If you are upgrading from FlexBuilder, raw parameters for a flexfield would be included here, and possibly some derived parameters.
Function
A function is a PL/SQL stored procedure which accepts standard arguments and returns a completion result. For example, a function can retrieve a value for a particular segment for a code combination.
Process
A process is a set of activities in a specific relationship. In the Account Generator, the process specifies the sequence of activities that are performed to create a code combination. A process activity can be part of a larger process, in which case it is called a sub-process. For example, the Oracle Assets FA Account Generator item type contains a Generate Default Account process, which in turn contains three sub-processes: Generate Book Level Accounts, Generate Category Level Accounts, and Generate Asset Level Accounts.
If you are upgrading from FlexBuilder, the logic in FlexBuilder rules corresponds to the logic in Account Generator processes.
Lookup Type
A lookup type is a static list of values. This list can be referenced by activities and by item type, message or activity attributes. For example, an activity can reference a lookup type for its possible result values.
See Also
Account Generator Process Diagram : page - 37
Workflow Processes: page
Oracle Workflow Guide
Overview of the Oracle Workflow Builder: page
Oracle Workflow Guide
Standard Activities: page
Oracle Workflow Guide
