This chapter discusses the Oracle Workflow home page, where administrators can centrally access the Web-based features of Oracle Workflow.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Use the Oracle Workflow administrator home page to link to Oracle Workflow's Web-based administration features in Oracle E-Business Suite. This page centralizes your access to the features.
Note: Oracle Application Framework Personalization provides the ability to customize Oracle self-service Web application pages. If you are logged in as a user or with a responsibility for which the Personalize Self-Service Defn profile option is set to Yes, you can choose the Personalize button or Personalize Region links to create your personalizations. For more information, see: Personalization, Oracle Application Framework Personalization Guide.
To Access the Oracle Workflow Administrator Home Page
Use a Web browser to navigate to the administrator home page, using a responsibility and navigation path specified by your system administrator. See: Oracle Workflow Administrator Navigation Paths.
To set your Oracle E-Business Suite general preferences, including language and notification preferences, select Preferences. See: Set Preferences, Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide.
The Notifications at a Glance region of the home page lists your five highest priority notifications, ordered by priority and then by date.
To view and respond to a notification, select the notification subject link in the Subject column. See: To View the Details of a Notification, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To view a notification in the Notification Details pop-up window, if this window is enabled, position the cursor over the notification subject link. The pop-up window lets you view the notification details quickly without leaving the current page. To act on the notification, select the Go to Details Page link in the pop-up window. See: Enabling the Notification Details Pop-up Window.
To view the complete list of all your notifications in the Advanced Worklist, select the Full List button. See: To View Notifications from the Advanced Worklist, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To define vacation rules for yourself, select the Vacation Rules link. See: To View and Maintain Vacation Rules, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To grant access to your worklist to another user, select the Worklist Access link. See: To Grant Access to Your Worklist, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To view another user's worklist, select the Switch User button, and then select the user you want. This button appears only if you have been granted access to another user's worklist.
To view workflow definitions and run test workflow processes, choose the Developer Studio tab. See: Testing Workflow Definitions Using the Developer Studio, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.
To manage Business Event System events, subscriptions, systems, and agents, choose the Business Events tab. See: Event Manager, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.
To view the administrator version of the Status Monitor, choose the Status Monitor tab. See: Accessing the Administrator Monitor.
To view notifications in the Worklist, choose the Notifications tab. See: To View Notifications from the Advanced Worklist, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To set global workflow preferences, choose the Administration tab, and choose Workflow Preferences in the horizontal navigation. See: Setting Global User Preferences.
To define vacation rules that automatically handle notifications in a user's absence, choose the Administration tab, and choose Vacation Rules in the horizontal navigation. See: Defining Vacation Rules for Users.
To access notifications belonging to another user, choose the Administration tab, and choose Notification Search in the horizontal navigation. See: Searching for Users' Notifications.