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 return to the home page from other Oracle Workflow pages, select Home in the top level menu.
To set your Oracle E-Business Suite general preferences, including language and notification preferences, select Settings and then 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. The Full List button displays in parentheses the number of open notifications in your worklist. 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.
If your site is configured to grant proxy users worklist access with implicit Oracle Workflow responsibility access, then a Worklist Access tip link appears. To grant access to your worklist to another user, select this link. See: Granting Worklist Access with Implicit Oracle Workflow Responsibility Access., Oracle E-Business Suite Security Guide.
If you have been granted access to another user's worklist and your site is configured to grant proxy users worklist access with implicit Oracle Workflow responsibility access, then a Switch User button appears. To view another user's worklist, select this button and select the user whose worklist you want to view. See: Acting as a Worklist Proxy User with Implicit Oracle Workflow Responsibility Access, Oracle E-Business Suite Security Guide.
To view workflow definitions and run test workflow processes, select Developer Studio in the top level menu. See: Testing Workflow Definitions Using the Developer Studio, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.
To manage Business Event System events, subscriptions, systems, and agents, select Business Events in the top level menu. See: Event Manager, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.
To view the administrator version of the Status Monitor, select Status Monitor in the top level menu. See: Accessing the Administrator Monitor.
To view notifications in the Worklist, select Notifications in the top level menu. See: To View Notifications from the Advanced Worklist, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.
To set global workflow preferences, select Administration in the top level menu, and then select the Workflow Configuration tab. See: Setting Global User Preferences.
To define vacation rules that automatically handle notifications in a user's absence, select Administration in the top level menu, and then select the Vacation Rules tab. See: Defining Vacation Rules for Users.
To access notifications belonging to another user, select Administration in the top level menu, and then select the Notification Search tab. See: Searching for Users' Notifications.
To review details about the electronic signatures requested or submitted for notifications, select Administration in the top level menu, and then select the Signature Evidence Store tab. See: Reviewing Electronic Signature Details.
To configure the character encoding that notification mailers use to compose email notifications, select Administration in the top level menu, and then select the Character Encoding tab. See: Configuring Character Encoding for Notification Mailers.