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function SendGroup

(role in varchar2,

 msg_type in varchar2,

 msg_name in varchar2,

 due_date in date default null,

 callback in varchar2 default null,

 context in varchar2 default null,

 send_comment in varchar2 default null

 priority in number default null)

return number;

Description

This function sends a separate notification to all the users assigned to a specific role and returns a number called a notification group ID, if successful. The notification group ID identifies that group of users and the notification they each received.

If your message has message attributes, the procedure looks up the values of the attributes from the message attribute table or it can use an optionally supplied callback interface function to get the value from the item type attributes table. A callback function can also be used when a notification is responded to.

Note: If you are using the Oracle Workflow Notification System and its e-mail-based or web-based notification client, the Send procedure implicitly calls the WF_ENGINE.CB callback function. If you are using your own custom notification system, then you must define your own callback function following a standard format and specify its name for the callback argument. See: Custom Callback Function.

Generally, this function is called only if a notification activity has 'Expanded Roles' checked in its properties page. If Expanded Roles is not checked, then the Send( ) function is called instead. See: Voting Activity.

Arguments (input)

role	The role name assigned as the performer of the notification activity.
msg_type	The item type associated with the message.
msg_name	The message internal name.
due_date	The date that a response is required. This optional due date is only for the recipient's information; it has no effect on processing.
callback	The callback function name used for communication of SEND source message attributes.
context	Context information passed to the callback function.
send_comment	A comment presented with the message.
priority	The priority of the message, as derived from the #PRIORITY notification activity attribute. If #PRIORITY does not exist or if the value is null, the Workflow Engine uses the default priority of the message.