Workflow SIG Meeting

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Workflow SIG Meeting

• OpenWorld 2007
• Sunday November 11

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Worklow Current (11i R12)
• Oracle Workflow Oracle E-Business Suite R12
  Updates
• Database Session Context
• R12 Development Standards
• Workflow Future (Fusion)
• Oracle BPEL How To Get Ready For It

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What Versions Are People On

• Pre 11.5.10.2

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Introduction

• I have stepped in to keep the Workflow SIG
  moving forward.
• My contact information
• John Peters, john.peters_at_jrpjr.com
• Workflow SIG Web Site (I will be updating it
  after the conference)
• http//workflowsig.oaug.org/

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IntroductionsIn the Audience

• Robert WunderlichOracle, Manager, ATG
  DevelopmentResponsible for Oracle Workflow
  development E-Business Suite 11i R12
• Manoj DasOracle
• Fusion Technology
• Karen BrownfieldSolution Beacon
• Very experienced workflow developer and author
  of a soon to be release Oracle Press Book on
  Workflow

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Workflow SIG Presentations

• We are looking for Workflow, AME, BPEL
  presentations for the OAUG Collaborate08
  conference in Denver, April 13-17.

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Other OpenWorld Presentations

• Monday 445 - session S290988Implementing Oracle
  Approvals Management for Complex Approvals in
  Accounts Payable and Purchase Orders, Monscone
  West 2002
• Thursday 230 - session S290919Oracle BPEL for
  Oracle Workflow Developers, Moscone West 2014

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Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow Updates, RUP5

• 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.5 (RUP 5), Note 412709.1
• Designate certain users as administrators only
  for particular types of workflows
• Grant users access to the Notifications
  Administrator Web page
• Command-Line Notification Mailer Diagnostics-
  Test connectivity to the IMAP mail server - Test
  connectivity to the SMTP mail server - Test
  connectivity to the Web tier - Check the number
  and size of messages in an IMAP folder
• Test BES Event
• And many more . . . .

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Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow Updates, RUP6

• 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.6 (RUP 6), Note 431219.1
• Retry Errored Workflow Activities concurrent
  program to retry activities with a status of
  ERROR for a particular item type
• You can use the WF Notification Reassign Mode
  profile option to control which reassign modes
  are available to users (Delegate, Transfer, or
  Reassign)
• The description of a 'Respond' message attribute
  can be used to elaborate on response
  instructions. Oracle Workflow includes this
  description to provide supplemental instructions
  to the notification recipient.
• And many more . . . .

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Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow Updates, RUP7

• RUP7
• Worklist will have the capability of grouping
  notifications and responding with the same value.
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

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Some Key Metalink NotesCustom Development

• Note 453137.1Oracle Workflow Best Practices
  Release 12 and Release 11i
• Note 420787.1 R12
• Oracle Applications Multiple Organizations
  Access Control for Custom Code