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Workflow SIG MeetingCollaborate’08
John Peters, Workflow SIG Coordinator
Please attend the OAUG Annual Meeting of the Members for more information.Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
Wells-Fargo Theatre
Introduction• John Peters, JRPJR, Inc.
Workflow SIG Coordinator
• Karen Brownfield, Solution Beacon
• We do not work for Oracle. The Oracle Development and Support that support Workflow were unable to attend. I have worked with them to create this presentation.
Agenda
• Future of Workflow• Some information from Oracle• Workflow Builder and MS Vista• Workflow SIG Discussion• Other sessions of possible interest at
Collaborate’08• Other resources for Workflow Information
Versions of Apps People Are On
• Pre-11.5.9• 11.5.9• 11.5.10 – don’t know RUP version• 11.5.10, pre ATG H, RUP4• 11.5.10, ATG H, RUP5• 11.5.10, ATG RUP6• Pre-12.0.4• 12.0.4
Future of Workflow• Desupported as an Oracle product for
standalone use. • No longer part of the 11G DB install. Will be
installed as part of the Apps Tech Stack.• Still heavily used in R12 and will be
supported by Applications Technology Group.• Will not be used in Fusion.
BPEL - Business Process Execution Language
• BPEL is the primary replacement for Workfow Technology.
• You can use BPEL today with your 11i and R12 Applications.
• Attend some of the BPEL sessions at Collaborate’08 to get some exposure to this powerful tool.
Workflow ReplacementsProcess Navigator Flows– Migrated to ADF Task Flows– In Oracle AS11 a new feature, Activity Guides, is planned to target these
use casesPage Flows– Migrated to ADF Task FlowsSimple Deferred Activities (DML activities)– Database Events– BPEL can also be usedXML Transaction Flows– Transformations capabilities of E-Business Suite– BPEL can also be usedBusiness Processes– Orchestration of system services and human tasks– BPEL can also be usedAccount Generators- SubLedger Accounting
Workflow & Blackberry Devices
“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Vijay Shanmugam, both in Oracle Development”
• ‘It should be clarified, that we do not support/certify Blackberry directly.’
• ML Note: 459342, Blackberries Can Approve The Workflow Notifications1. Workflow notifications can be approved from Blackberry in
11.5.10 ATG PF.H RUP 7 through bug 6242825, but at this stage it not available for the customers and not yet certified by the Development.
2. To function in 11.5.10 ATG PF.H RUP 7 it also may need a different e-mail template such as OPEN_MAIL_OUTLOOK. Which may cause trouble for the e-mail approvals to work well in Outlook Express.
Workflow & Blackberry Devices (cont)
• ML Note: 459353.1, External Tracking Note For Bugs On Top Of 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.6 (RUP6) – 5903765
• Patch 6802716, can be applied on top of 11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP5 and 11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP6
– You need to contact Oracle Support for the password to download this patch
• Patch 6344618, is a backport which can be applied on top of 11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP5
– requires password from support– Strongly suggest 6802716 because if a client applies 6344618 and later
goes to 11iRUP5 or 11iRUP6, this will be broken until they apply 6802716.
Bulk Notification Response
• Allows users to select like notifications and provide the same response– Patch 6722406 is one-off for11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP6
(requires password from support)– This will also be available on 12.0.5
Mass Retry Errored Activities
• This is implemented as a Concurrent Program to mass retry errored activities.– Available in 11iRUP6, 5903106– Available in 12.0.2, 5934464
Workflow Directory“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Gary Grant, from Oracle Development and Support respectively”
• How many of you have had trouble trying to activate a responsibility that was assigned to the user and deactivated in the past?
• ML Note:433473.1, Unable To Activate a User Responsibility Assignment that Existed Before Upgrade
• This note has both a patch fix from 11i and R12 as well as instructions for a workaround.
• This works I have implemented this at two different clients!!!
Framework Regions in Notifications“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Gary Grant, from Oracle Development and Support respectively”
• Advanced Topologies that do not allow callback by load balancers from the Apps Tier which so far as I can tell is all of them.
• Set the profile option WF: Workflow Mailer Framework Web Agent (WF_MAIL_WEB_AGENT) to an actual Apps Tier web server.
• This profile is only used to pull framework data in so it can also be embedded in the body of an email.
Oracle Workflow Best Practices Release 12 and Release 11i“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Gary Grant,
from Oracle Development and Support respectively”
• ML Note: 453137.1• Topics:
– Running Agent Listeners for Oracle Applications
– Choosing Not to Use E-mail Notifications
– Running a Notification Mailer Only for Oracle Alert
– Defining Dedicated Notification Mailers
– Cleaning Up the WF_NOTIFICATION_OUT Queue
– Maintaining Mailer Parameters in AutoConfig
– Assigning Workflow System Administrator Privileges
– Running Workflow Control Queue Cleanup
– Purging Workflow Data Troubleshooting
Workflow Status Diagram Failure
“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Gary Grant, from Oracle Development and Support respectively”
• ML Note:420704.1• The workflow status diagram is failing on
environments where 11i ATG_pf.h.RUP4 4676589 or later has been applied. In the Workflow form "Status Monitor", while selecting a Workflow Type and clicking the button "View Diagram" the user receives the message "Page can not be found" in the client browser.
Status Diagram Not Working After 11.5.10 or R12 Upgrade
“The following is from Robert Wunderlich and Gary Grant, from Oracle Development and Support respectively”
• ML Note: 304685.1, After upgrading to 11.5.10 or R12, going into Workflow Administrator and try to view "Status Diagram"
• You receive the following error:You have encountered an unexpected error. Please contact the System Administrator.
1. Set the profile option Server Timezone.
2. Bounce the Apache Server.
WF Queue Backup & Rebuild“The following is from Gary Grant, from Oracle Support”
• Patch, 6405534, 11.5.10.21OFF:6113770:11.5.10.2:10.2.0.2.0:WFAQBACK.SQL AND WFAQRENQ.SQL MODIFIED TO WOR (ATG CU2)
• Patch 6640470, 11.5.91OFF:4185444:SCRIPTS TO BACKUP QUEUE CONTENTS, DROP QUEUE REENQUEUE MSGS (OWF G RUP7)
• Both patches require passwords from Oracle Support to download them
Note from Gary GrantOracle Support
“Users should be aware that one-off patches in the future will require a password from Support. It is the same for interim patches from Server Tech so the experience should not be new.”
Workflow Builder Client and Vista• Has anyone other than me attempted to
install the Workflow Builder Client on Microsoft Vista?
• ML Note: 551484.1, Unable To Install Workflow Builder On Microsoft Vista“There is plan as of now to certify it. This is due to the desupport notice (Note.391546.1) of all standalone workflow installations. Workflow is now an exclusively Applications 11i technology. All customers requiring the functionality of Workflow are encouraged to upgrade/migrate to Oracle BPEL Process Manager for new and future projects.”
What can I do to make this SIG more useful to the OAUG Members?
Workflow SIG Web Site
• After many months of promises here it is…well almost. I was unable to load it due to an unknown change on the server.
• Send me feedback on changes you would like to see…
Workflow List Server
• Should I setup a list server? We have Yahoo groups (oracleworkflowsig · Oracle Workflow SIG), but it is not really active.
• Only 181 members.• Historically seen very light usage.
Workflow SIG Board
• The Workflow SIG currently only has me as the SIG Coordinator.
• Should we create a Board and have elections for the Workflow SIG?
• Is anyone interested in assisting with the Workflow SIG?
• Any recommended SIG improvements?
• What would you like to see?
Collaborate’08 Workflow Sessions
• Care and Feeding of Workflow – What's New– Thurs 8:30 Room 407
• Fueling the Workflow Engine – Writing Custom PL/SQL To Be Called From Your Workflow Processes– Tues 9:45 Room 304
• Implementing Customizations in the Trading Community Architecture using Workflow Business Events– Tues 4:45 Room 405
Collaborate’08 Workflow / BPEL Sessions
• Using BPEL and Workflow to Build Integration Components for the E–Business Suite– Tues 4:45 Room 406
• BPEL for Workflow Developers– Mon 3:30 Room 405
Collaborate’08 AME Sessions
• Oracle Approvals management (AME) Case Studies for AP, PO and HR– Wed 3:15 Room 405
• Oracle Approvals Management (AME) Drives Email Approvals of Invoice Images– Mon 2:15 Room 405
• Customers as Approvers Through AME and TCA Hierarchy– Tues 9:45 Room 407
Collaborate’08 AME Sessions (cont)
• Using the Approvals Management Engine (AME)– Wed 4:30 Room 406
• Get What You Want: Designing Approvals Management Engine (AME) Rules for Your iProcurement Approvals– Thur 9:45 Room 403
• Using AME (Approvals Management Engine) for Requisition Approvals in Release 12– Wed 9:45 Room 109
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Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle E-
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The ABCs of Workflow for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and
Release 12
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