Defining Notification Templates for Approval Framework

This section discusses how to enter generic template definitions.

Pages Used to Define Notification Templates for Approval Framework

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Generic Template Definition	WL_TEMPLATE_GEN	select PeopleTools, then select Workflow, then select Notifications, then select Generic Templates	Enter generic template definitions.
URL Maintenance	URL_TABLE	select PeopleTools, then select Utilities, then select Administration, then select URLs	Use this page to identify the URL that the notification process places within the email. The user then uses this URL to navigate back into their system to perform the required task. An example of the format to use is `http://servername/psp/employeeportaldomain/`.

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Generic Template Definition

WL_TEMPLATE_GEN

select PeopleTools, then select Workflow, then select Notifications, then select Generic Templates

Enter generic template definitions.

URL Maintenance

URL_TABLE

select PeopleTools, then select Utilities, then select Administration, then select URLs

Use this page to identify the URL that the notification process places within the email. The user then uses this URL to navigate back into their system to perform the required task.

An example of the format to use is http://servername/psp/employeeportaldomain/.

Generic Template Definition Page

Use the Generic Template Definition page (WL_TEMPLATE_GEN) to enter generic template definitions.

Navigation

select PeopleTools, then select Workflow, then select Notifications, then select Generic Templates

Image: Generic Template Definition page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Generic Template Definition page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

You use generic templates to establish common formats for ad hoc notifications.

For approvals, the first bind variable is used to store the URL that appears in the email.

For more information, see product documentation .