Overview of Business Licenses

Business owners apply for licenses using the Business Licenses offering in Oracle Permitting and Licensing. Agency staff approve the license applications and issue licenses using workflow processes.

Business Licensing Flow

The business license process flow begins with an applicant applying for a business license. Once the application is received, the following sequence of events is processed:

Process	Page Name and Navigation	Activity Type	Various Statuses
Agency staff such as the business specialist set up a consultation meeting with the applicants to determine the required applications that are to be submitted.	License Applications Ask Oracle > License Transactions	Consultation	Activity Status: Pending, Payment Pending, Pending Submit, Submitted, Accepted, In Process, and Completed.
Based on the meeting outcome, the required application types are linked or added to the license application submission.	License Applications Ask Oracle > License Transactions	Origination	Activity Status: Pending, Payment Pending, Pending Submit, Submitted, Accepted, In Process, and Completed. License Status: Pending, Payment Pending, Pending Submit, Submitted, Accepted, In Process, and Completed.
A business entity is created to maintain the details of the business — owners, locations, and license records.	Businesses Ask Oracle > Businesses for Permitting and Licensing	Origination	Business Entity Status: Provisional. The status changes to Active once the license is approved.
Agency staff approve the license application using the Workflow process.	License Applications Ask Oracle > License Transactions	Origination	Activity Status: Completed. License Status: Active, Expired, and Void.
The newly approved license record is created and listed among active licenses.	Licenses Ask Oracle > Licenses for Permitting and Licensing	Origination	Activity Status: Completed. License Status: Active, Expired, and Void.
The status of the business entity is updated with the license approval.	Businesses Ask Oracle > Businesses for Permitting and Licensing	Origination	Business Entity Status: Active.

This diagram provides a general outline of the business license process flow.

The pages associated with this flow are described in the "Managing Businesses and Licenses" and "Managing License Application Details" chapters.