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• If the notification requires a response, then Oracle Workflow automatically includes the action history table in the notification.

• If the notification does not require a response, then Oracle Workflow only includes the action history table automatically if the notification has been reassigned at least once or if at least one recipient has requested more information about the notification. However, you can manually include the action history table by calling the special message function WF_NOTIFICATION(HISTORY) in the message body.

• If the notification contains an Oracle Applications Framework region, or if it contains only plain text and calls to the special WF_NOTIFICATION() message function, the table is formatted as an Oracle Applications Framework region.

• If the notification does not contain any Oracle Applications Framework regions, but does contain references to other types of message attributes, then the table is formatted in a standard Oracle Workflow format. This category includes all notifications in standalone Oracle Workflow as well as any Oracle Applications notifications that reference values other than Oracle Applications Framework regions.

• Num - A sequence number indicating the order in which the actions on this notification took place, beginning at one (1) for the initial submission of the process by the process owner.

• Action Date - The date that a user acted on the notification.

• Action - The action performed on the notification.

• From - The user who performed the action.

• To - The next user who must act on the notification as a result of this action. For example, the next approver, the user to whom the notification was reassigned, or the user from whom more information was requested.

• Details - An additional note from the user who performed the action. To allow a recipient to add a note for the action history table while responding, you must create a special 'Respond' message attribute with the internal name WF_NOTE.

Define the message attribute with the following properties:

• Internal Name--WF_NOTE

• Display Name--Note

• Description--Note

• Type--Text

• Source--Respond

When the WF_NOTE attribute is defined with a source of 'Respond', it appears as part of the notification response section, and the recipient can enter a note there when responding to the notification. Oracle Workflow retrieves the note text stored in the WF_NOTE attribute and displays it in the action history table.

If the responder did not enter a note, or if the WF_NOTE message attribute was not defined for the notification, then the Note column in the action history table is left blank.

Oracle Workflow also lets users enter notes while reassigning a notification, requesting more information, or answering a request for more information. These notes are likewise displayed in the action history table.

To allow the process owner to add a note for the action of submitting the process and sending the initial notification, you must define a special message attribute named #SUBMIT_COMMENTS. See: #SUBMIT_COMMENTS Attribute.

See Also

WF_NOTIFICATION() Message Function

To Create a Message

To Define a Message Attribute