Oracle WorkFlow, help me, please

Question

Hi,
I don't familiar with Oracle Workflow , I want to use it, in fact I build up the Oracle WorKFlow using WorkFlow
Builder but I don't know how to link the workflow process with the aplication.
Can any one tell me How to execute this work flow
regards
Marma Teresa

Answer 1

Hello Maria,
There are two parts to your question; First, if you want to see how Workflow works in the application a good idea would be to test for example; a Purchasing Workflow. If you have Purchasing do the following: (I'm not sure how your setup is for the apps. so I'll include all steps).
1) Create yourself as a user in the Core applications: (R) System Adminstrator - (N) User/
Define
2) Give yourself the following responsiblities: a) System Adminstrator
b) Purchasing
c) Workflow Adminstrator Web Applications
3) Create a Purchase order in Purchasing - do not approve the PO
4) Open a SQL session and run the following script:
SQL> select segment1, wf_item_type, wf_item_key,po_header_id
from po_headers_all
where segment1 = <PO Number>;
This script will give you the the name of the workflow that got called: wf_item_type and
the unique instance of the definition that got called: wf_item_key.
5) Choose the Workflow Adminstrator Web Applications responsibility and choose Find Process
from the menu
6) In the Item key field enter the value from the SQL script (wf_item_key) - click on Find
7) In the next form chose the View Diagram button - this will launch the Workflow Monitor, it
will allow you view the present state of the definition - the green line indicates
the 'path'Workflow has taken and the color also indicates that everything is ok.
8) Go back into Purchasing and Approve the PO
9) Follow steps 5,6 and 7 - to see the 'continued flow' of the Workflow.
The second part to your question, if you have created a Workflow you have two options;
1) To actually 'call' the Workflow you created, you will have to save your definition to the
database. Chose the Launch Process menu, find your definition. The in the next form, enter
the data for your attributes...then click ok. This will launch your workflow.
Unfortunately, I do not know what your definition looks like so may encounter some errors.
But the Launch Process allows you 'test' the Workflow you created.
2) If you want to 'include' your definition in the Core Applications that might require a
customization. In brief, when users are in the application, depending on what they are
doing, the form will call workflow. If you want the application to call your definition you
will have to cutomize the call the form makes. But, certain modules in the application
do allow you to modify Oracle's definition and call your new process - Oracle Purchasing
is one of those modules.
I hope this information helps. If you need more infomation let me know: [email protected]
Thanks,
Karen