GLOSSARY
- Context
- A particular set of books, operating unit, inventory organization, or business group.
- Dependency
- A prerequisite for completing a particular setup step, whereby it cannot be completed unless some other setup information has already been defined.
- Function Security
- An Oracle Applications feature that lets you control user access to certain functions and windows. See: Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide
- Implementation Process
- A set of related setup steps you complete using the Wizard, including Common Setup and product-specific processes. Each implementation process corresponds to a Workflow Process in Oracle Workflow, and may include sub-processes. Also known as process.
- Notification
- A message sent to a task owner about a particular setup step, which requires a response.
- Oracle Workflow
- An Oracle product that manages complex business processes, and includes the ability to route information of any type according to a set of business rules. Oracle created the Oracle Applications Implementation Wizard using Oracle Workflow technology.
- Process
- See: Implementation Process
- Response
- An acknowledgement that a particular step of an implementation process has been completed, deferred, skipped, or otherwise marked; in many cases, a response tells the Implementation Wizard to proceed to the next step of an implementation process.
- Role
- A person or login you associate with an implementation process, who then receives notifications about that process.
- Setup
- The activity of configuring applications to reflect your business rules and requirements; also, a collective name for the data you entered during the setup activity. You must set up before end users can begin day-to-day processing. Not to be confused with installation.
- Workflow Process
- A set of activities, as represented by Oracle Workflow.
