Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide

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Preface

Overview of Oracle Workflow

Overview of Oracle Workflow for Administrators

      Major Features and Definitions

      Workflow Processes

Setting Up Oracle Workflow

Overview of Setting Up

Oracle Workflow Hardware and Software Requirements

Overview of Required Setup Steps

Optional Setup Steps

Other Workflow Features

Identifying the Version of Your Oracle Workflow Server

Oracle Workflow Setup Checklist

Step 1: Setting Up Workflow RAC Affinity

Step 2: Partitioning Workflow Tables

Step 3: Setting Global User Preferences

Step 4: Setting Up an Oracle Workflow Directory Service

Step 5: Setting Up Additional Languages

Step 6: Setting Up Background Workflow Engines

Step 7: Implementing Notification Mailers

Step 8: Modifying Your Message Templates

Step 9: Configuring Character Encoding for Notification Mailers

Step 10: Adding Worklist Functions to User Responsibilities

Step 11: Setting the WF: Notification Reassign Mode Profile Option

Step 12: Setting the WF: Disable Reassign to Submitter Profile Option

Step 13: Setting the WF: Enable Bulk Notification Response Profile Option

Step 14: Enabling the Notification Details Pop-up Window

Step 15: Displaying the Number of Open Notifications in the Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page

Step 16: Controlling the Display of the Global Worklist Button

Step 17: Setting Up Notification Handling Options

Step 18: Configuring the Oracle Workflow User List of Values

Step 19: Setting Up for Electronic Signatures

Step 20: Customizing the Logo on Oracle Workflow Web Pages

Step 21: Adding Custom Icons to Oracle Workflow

Step 22: Setting Up the Business Event System

Oracle Workflow Security

Oracle Workflow Security

      About Oracle Workflow Security

      Configuring Oracle Workflow Security

Oracle Workflow Home Page

Accessing the Oracle Workflow Administrator Home Page

Monitoring Workflow Processes

Accessing the Administrator Monitor

Viewing Workflows in the Status Monitor

Viewing Child Workflows

Viewing Activity History

Viewing a Status Diagram

Viewing Responses

Viewing Workflow Details

Viewing Error Information for a Workflow

Assigning Specialized Workflow Monitoring Privileges

Providing Access to the Status Monitor from Applications

      Standard Access

      Standard Access in Java

      Standard Access from Oracle E-Business Suite Forms

      Guest Access

      Guest Access in Java

      Guest Access in PL/SQL

      Guest Access from Notifications

      Guest Access from Oracle E-Business Suite Forms

Testing Status Monitor Access

Testing Standard Access

Testing Guest Access

Status Monitor Portlets

      Error Workflows Portlet

      Workflows Portlet

Administering Notifications

Searching for Users' Notifications

Defining Vacation Rules for Users

Reviewing Electronic Signature Details

Reviewing the Source of Notification Actions

Defining Specialized Worklist Views with Worklist Flexfields

Embedding the Personal Worklist in an Oracle Application Framework Page

Testing Mailer URL Access

Oracle Workflow Manager

Oracle Workflow Manager Overview

Service Components

Notification Mailers

Agent Listeners

Java Agent Listeners

Web Services Outbound

Background Engines

Purging Workflow Data

Workflow Control Queue Cleanup

Active Work Items

Deferred Work Items

Suspended Work Items

Errored Work Items

Agents

Queue Propagation

Oracle Workflow Loaders

Overview of Oracle Workflow Access Protection

      Setting Up a Default Access Level

Access Protection for Business Event System Data

Using the Workflow Definitions Loader

Using the Workflow XML Loader

Workflow Administration Scripts

Workflow Administration SQL Scripts

      Purge Obsolete Workflow Runtime Data (FNDWFPR)

      Retry Errored Workflow Activities (FNDWFRET)

      WFNLADD.sql

      Wfagtlst.sql

      Wfbesdbg.sql

      Wfbkgchk.sql

      Wfchact.sql

      Wfchacta.sql

      Wfchita.sql

      Wfchitt.sql

      Wfchluc.sql

      Wfchlut.sql

      Wfchmsg.sql

      Wfchmsga.sql

      Wfdirchk.sql

      Wfevtenq.sql

      Wfmlrdbg.sql

      Wfnlena.sql

      Wfntfsh.sql

      Wfprot.sql

      Wfrefchk.sql

      Wfretry.sql

      Wfrmall.sql

      Wfrmita.sql

      Wfrmitms.sql

      Wfrmitt.sql

      Wfrmtype.sql

      Wfrun.sql

      Wfstat.sql

      Wfstatus.sql

      Wfstdchk.sql

      Wfvcrdlt.sql

      Wfver.sql

      Wfverchk.sql

      Wfverupd.sql

Oracle Workflow Administrator Navigation Paths

Oracle Workflow Administrator Navigation Paths

Oracle Workflow Administrator Personalizations

Oracle Workflow Administrator Personalizations

Oracle Workflow Performance Concepts

Oracle Workflow Performance Concepts

      Designing Workflow Processes for Performance

      Managing Runtime Data for Performance

      Managing Business Event System Performance

Oracle Workflow Profile Options

Oracle Workflow Profile Options

Oracle Workflow Diagnostic Tests

Oracle Workflow Diagnostic Tests

      Workflow Tests

      Mailer Tests

Glossary

Index