Starting Workflow Background Engine
When grant a role to a user in E-BS using "User Managment responsibility", I get this waring
Updates to Role data will not be visible in the application until the following processes are started : Workflow Background Engine
1. How does one start Workflow Background Engine?
2. Will bouncing the server going to give that role to the user?
regards, Yora
Updates to Role data will not be visible in the application until the following processes are started : Workflow Background Engine
1. How does one start Workflow Background Engine?Please see this thread for the same issue -- Workflow Agent Listener and Workflow Background Engine
2. Will bouncing the server going to give that role to the user?Yes.
Thanks,
Hussein
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Starting reports using a RUN_PRODUCT on Windows platforms starts a
Reports Background Engine (RBE). After leaving the forms application the
background engine is still running and must be terminated by the user.
Solution Description
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ORACLE_SHUTDOWN. E.g.
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pl_id ParamList;
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