Using WFLOAD on customized workflow

Our business has customized the AP Expenses workflow to meet our business needs. One of our customizations is removing several "Lookup Codes" in the "Lookup Types". Our business does not want certain responses to show on the workflow notification. The problem is when we migrate our workflow to Production using WFLOAD all customizations are migrated correctly EXCEPT the deleted Lookup Types. After the WFLOAD migration is complete, we then have to open Workflow Builder and make connection to db to manually delete lookup codes. This is very inefficient for us because in Production we do not have the apps password, and our DBA's are remote. Does anyone know how we can use WFLOAD so that all customizations are migrated successfully?

I think the key for what you want to do is in the UPLOAD command:
WFLOAD <apps/pwd>@<connectstring> 0 Y {UPLOAD | UPGRADE | FORCE} FILE_NAME.wft
UPGRADE – Protection and Customization levels of data
UPLOAD  - Only protection level of data.  Not supporting customization
FORCE   - Force upload, protection or customization not supported
So FORCE would do it.
BUT.  You will get overwritten with a potential patch down the line.  Also consider that if you have an issue down the line, the first thing you will here is backout your customizations and prove it is broken with the seeded code.  Not as easy to do.  So I recommend you create a custom Lookup Value, make copy of the Notification you wish to use the custom and point to this new Lookup, copy and change the Process using the Notification to use the new Notification, repeat on Sub Processes.  Point to the new custom Process.  If Oracle says back it out, you just point to the seeded process and you can prove it is NOT the customization that is at fault.  Switch it back and wait for Oracle to get on with it.  And your changes will not be overwritten with a Patch ... unless they use FORCE ... which they don't.

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