Oracle Workflow Home Page

This chapter discusses the Oracle Workflow home page, where users can centrally access all the web-based features of Oracle Workflow.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Accessing the Oracle Workflow Self-Service Home Page

Accessing the Oracle Workflow Self-Service Home Page

Use the Oracle Workflow self-service home page to link to Oracle Workflow's web-based self-service 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 links to create your personalizations. For more information, see: Personalization, Oracle Application Framework Personalization Guide.

For information about features available for Oracle Workflow user Web pages through personalization, see: Oracle Workflow User Personalizations.

Note: For information about setting user preferences in Oracle E-Business Suite, see: Preferences, Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide.

To Access the Oracle Workflow Self-Service Home Page

Use a web browser to navigate to the self-service home page, using a responsibility and navigation path specified by your system administrator. See: Oracle Workflow User 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 region of the home page lists your five highest priority notifications, ordered by priority and then by date. For each notification, the list displays the from role, workflow type, subject, sent date, and due date. Select the From, Type, Subject, Sent, or Due column heading to sort the list by that column.
- To view and respond to a notification, select the notification subject link in the Subject column. See: To View the Details of a Notification.
- 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, Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide.
- To define vacation rules, select the Vacation Rules link. See: To View and Maintain Vacation Rules.
- To grant access to your worklist to another user, select the Worklist Access link. See: To Grant Access to Your Worklist.
- To view another user's worklist, select the Switch User button. The Switch User page displays the user whose worklist you were previously viewing and the list of users whose worklists you can access. Select the user whose worklist you want to view.
- 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.
The Status at a Glance region displays the five most recent workflows that you own and that were started within the last two weeks. For each workflow, the list displays the status, workflow type, workflow identifier, start date, and completion date. Select the Workflow Type, Workflow, or Started column heading to sort the list by that column.
- To view the error details for an errored workflow, select the error icon or the error link in the Status column. See: Viewing Error Information for a Workflow.
- To view the notification history for a workflow, select the workflow identifier link in the Workflow column. See: Viewing Notification History.
- To view the complete list of all your workflows in the Status Monitor, select the Full List button. See: Viewing Workflows in the Status Monitor.
To view notifications in the Notifications Worklist, choose the Notifications tab. See: To View Notifications from the Advanced Worklist.
To view the Workflow Monitor, choose the Status Monitor tab. See: Accessing the Self-Service Monitor.