Viewing the Business License

You view a business license summary on the Overview page, where you get a snapshot of information regarding an approved active license with links to latest activity detail. You can also view the business license certificate.

When you access the details for a business license, you see a summary of the business information. This header information is updated to show the latest from the intake form submitted by the applicant. The header also displays the status of the license—Active, or Inactive, or Expired along with the date from which the license has been inactive. When inactive, agency staff and users with appropriate permissions can see a View Details link, which will allow you to view the details of inactivation.

Using the Overview Page

1. Select the Business Licenses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Business Licenses page, click the row for the selected application.

3. On the Overview page, review details in the various sections.

   Page Element	Description
   Actions	Click and select an option: Amend Inactivate Renew View Certificate
   Category	View the category of the business.
   Subcategory	View the subcategory of the business.
   NAICS Code	View the NAICS code for the business.
   Description	View the description about the business.
   Issue Date	View the date on which the business license was issued.
   Effective Date	View the effective date of the business license.
   Expiration Date	View the date on which the license expires.

4. On the Overview page, review details in the Business Summary section.

   Page Element	Description
   Legal Name	View the legal name of the business.
   Ownership Type	View the type of business ownership.
   Tax Exempt	Indicates if the business is exempt from paying taxes. The value No indicates that taxes are applicable. In such a case, a field Exempt Type is displayed to indicate the type of exemption used.
   Is this a mobile business?	Indicates if the business is of mobile type.
   Physical Address	View the address of the business establishment.
   Mailing Address	View the address of the business establishment for mailing purposes.

5. The Latest Activity section displays the most recent activities related to the business license. Each tile shows the following information:

   • Type of license, such as Origination.

   • The year the license is active.

   • Activity status, such as Completed.

   • Payment status, such as Paid.

   Click the tile to open the detail view of the business license transaction.

Viewing and Printing the Business License Certificate

The business license certificate issued by the agency records the details of the business such as the name, license type, number, effective and expiration dates, and the issuing authority.

Depending on agency setup, you can view, save, and print the business license certificate like this:

1. Select the Business Licenses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Business Licenses page, click the row for the selected application to open the Overview page.

3. Click Actions and select the View Certificate option.

   The business license certificate opens in a new window. If your browser has a pop-up blocker, make sure it allows pop-up windows from the URL associated with Oracle Permitting and Licensing.

4. You can print or save the report from the browser window.

Your agency must define the Report ID BusinessLicenseCertificate in the business license type to generate the business license certificate. Your agency can also allow public users to view the issued certificate by enabling the Allow Public User to View option on the Business License Type page. See Setting Up Business License Types.

For you to print business license certificates, the agency must configure these parameters for Report ID BusinessLicenseCertificate:

Page Element	Value
Parameter ID	1
Parameter Name	P_LNP_RECORD_KEY
Parameter Data Type	String

You can also configure the Business License certificate to include a profile picture of the applicant. You can upload images to the Business License transaction attachments tab and select the category BL_PROFILE_PICTURE and the subcategory BL_LICENSEE_IMAGE. The categories must be configured and included in a document group.

For more information, see Setting Up Document Categories and Subcategories and Setting Up Document Groups.

Viewing and Printing the Consolidated Certificate for Multiple Business Licenses

Your agency can also allow public users to view the issued consolidated certificate for multiple business licenses by enabling the Allow Public User to View Consolidated Certificate for a location option on the Business License Options page. See Setting Up Agency-Level Options for Business Licenses.

Depending on agency setup, you can view, save, and print the consolidated certificate for multiple business licenses like this:

1. Select the Business Licenses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Business Licenses page, click the row for the selected application to open the Overview page.

3. Click Actions and select the View Certificate option.

   The business license certificate opens in a new window. If your browser has a pop-up blocker, make sure it allows pop-up windows from the URL associated with Oracle Permitting and Licensing.

4. Select the locations for which you want to view the consolidated business license certificates.

   The consolidated business license certificate opens in a new window. If you had selected multiple locations, multiple certificates are displayed one for each location.

5. You can print or save the report from the browser window.

You can also view, save, and print the consolidated certificate for multiple business license directly from the Business Overview page as follows:

1. Select the Businesses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Businesses page, click the row for the selected application to open the Overview page.

3. On the Overview page, click Actions and select the View Certificate option.

   The business license certificate opens in a new window. If your browser has a pop-up blocker, make sure it allows pop-up windows from the URL associated with Oracle Permitting and Licensing.

4. Select the locations for which you want to view the consolidated business license certificates.

   The consolidated business license certificate opens in a new window. If you had selected multiple locations, multiple certificates are displayed one for each location.

5. You can print or save the report from the browser window.

Viewing the Business Information

The business information provides you with the details of the business, its owners, and the locations of the business all arranged in separate tabs. The following table provides you the navigation to this business information through various business objects:

Business Object	Navigation
Business License Transactions	Agency Springboard > Business License Transactions. Select the business license application record you want to access. On the Business License page select the Business Information tab in the left panel.
Business Licenses	Agency Springboard > Business Licenses. Select the active business license record you want to access. On the Business License page select the Business Information tab in the left panel.
Business	Agency Springboard > Businesses . Select the business record you want to access. On the Business page the left panel lists the tabs — Business Details, Owners, and Locations.

See also Viewing Business Information.

To add new business owners to a business license, use the Add button on the Owners page. For details, see the section Adding Business Owners in the topic Managing Business Information.

Viewing and Editing the License Details

The Application Details page shows the information captured during the application intake that is specific to the business license application type. To access the page:

1. Select the Business Licenses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Business Licenses page, click the license record you want to review. The Overview page opens.

3. In the left panel, click License Details to view the details of the selected license.

4. On the application details page, click the Edit button for the section you would like to edit.

5. Update available fields on the page. For example, in the Industry Classification section, search and select additional NAICS codes.

6. Click the Done button to save.

For details of the page, see Viewing Business Application Information.

Viewing the License Activity

A new business license record is created for each license period. The License Activity page lists all the license records related to the business licenses that exist on the basis of its validity period.

1. Select the Business Licenses tile on the Agency Springboard.

2. On the Business Licenses page, click the license record you want to review. The Overview page opens.

3. In the left panel, click License Activity to view the list of license records.

4. Click the row for a record to open the Activity Summary page of the business license transaction in a new window..

Note: You can access the activity details of the license directly from the Business License page. Select Business License Transactions on the Agency Springboard and select the specific license record to open the Activity Summary page.

For details of the page, see Viewing a Summary of Business License Activity.