Oracle Workflow

Hello,
We are planning to build workflow capability to our product. This product is written in C++ and uses Oracle 8i enterprise edition as database. One of the option is to use oracles existing workflow engine as the base and build over that. I had the following queries on the oracle workflow.
1. Is oracle workflow a part of Oracle 8i enterprise edition. If so is there any additional license to be obtained to use this product?
2. What are the components of Oracle workflow engine? What additional products of Oracle has to be purchased for full functioning of Oracle workflow?
3. Any information on functioning of workflow engine. ie. What happens after a Workflow process definition has been imported and this process is initiated.
4. Is oracle workflow complaint to Wfmc standards.
5. How powerfull is Oracle workflow when it comes to integration with external systems.
It would be great if any body could help me any of the above questions in part or full or even send some other comments that they feel would be usefull.
Thanks and regards
Rajesh
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I can answer some of your queries, as i have worked on Oracle Workflow in globally deployed applications in the financial services industry.
1. oracle workflow is part of 8i enterprice edition
2. workflow consists of the workflow server (set of plsql procedures) and workflow builder (tool used to build your workflow's). Though if you want to include other than HTML documents(say Word, Excel...) as attachments to your notifications you can consider iFS. You can also consider using 9iAS if you want to do a bespoke customization using the Java API.
3. The scope of this question is huge. I would suggest you take a look at the Workflow Guide. Referring to the specific query raised by you, once the process is initiated the workflow engine will push it through the various activities in your workflow with the objective of running the current instance to completion.
4. I remember reading that Oracle Workflow is WfMC, though I am not able to locate the link.
5. The projects I have worked on.. Oracle Workflow intefaces with Sybase, Informix, DB2, IBM MQ Series, TIBCO Rendezvous, Weblogic JMS... Oracle Workflow provides external java function which can be used to interact with external applications. Oracle 8i database also supports JMS 1.2 standards based API. You can also use that to interact with queueing systems.
Hope you find it useful.
Thanks
Satish Paul
Hello,
We are planning to build workflow capability to our product. This product is written in C++ and uses Oracle 8i enterprise edition as database. One of the option is to use oracles existing workflow engine as the base and build over that. I had the following queries on the oracle workflow.
1. Is oracle workflow a part of Oracle 8i enterprise edition. If so is there any additional license to be obtained to use this product?
2. What are the components of Oracle workflow engine? What additional products of Oracle has to be purchased for full functioning of Oracle workflow?
3. Any information on functioning of workflow engine. ie. What happens after a Workflow process definition has been imported and this process is initiated.
4. Is oracle workflow complaint to Wfmc standards.
5. How powerfull is Oracle workflow when it comes to integration with external systems.
It would be great if any body could help me any of the above questions in part or full or even send some other comments that they feel would be usefull.
Thanks and regards
Rajesh
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