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Upcoming Webcasts in ATG area :
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EBS – EBS Workflow Overview
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AGENDA
• Presentation and Demo – approximately 60 minutes
• Q&A Session – maximum 20 minutes
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Please be aware that we got much more Registrations for this Webcast
than expected and therefore we have decided following :
The question via the Q&A Panel are answered immediately by
experts available on this session.
For the Q&A Session after the Presentation we are only taking
questions from the phone – for max. 20 minutes
For any question, which have not been answered during the session,
please go to the MOS Communitiy „E-Business Suite – Utilities“
and use the Q&A – Workflow_Overview_Webcast.There we are also going to answer questions left over in the Q&A Panel.
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product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into
any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be
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Component Tools ATG, Workflow Team
Mohamed Sayed
Mohamed Ameen
Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success
Agenda…
Introduction To Oracle Workflow
Oracle Workflow Components
Workflow Utilities
Q&A
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Introduction to Workflow
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What do you know about
Workflow?
Watch The Demo
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ShippingCustomer
Company (A)
Inventory Accounting “Invoice”
END
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Shipping
Customer
Company (B)
Inventory
?Yes
No
Accounting “Invoice”
END
END
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ShippingCustomer
Company (C)
Inventory
C
Accounting “Invoice”
END
END?
Credit Check
A B
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Workflow Marches On
• Established Applications make the move to Workflow
• Order Management
• Purchasing
• General Ledger
• Account Receivable
• Workflow becomes a component of the Applications
development platform
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Integrating Business Processes
Order entry
Credit management
Shipping
Humanresources
Web store
Warehouse
Data warehouse
Workflow
Accounting
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Workflow Enabled e-Business Suite
• ERP• Order Management
• Internet Procurement
• Self Service Financials
• Advanced Planning System
• Projects
• HRMS• Candidate Offer
• Career Management Reviews
CRM
– Call Center
– Service
– Contacts
– Support
– Marketing
– iStore
And many more...
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Workflow :
Oracle Workflow delivers a complete business process
definition, automation, and integration solution.
Oracle Workflow: The wiring for e-business
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Traditional Workflow
Workflow Types:
Oracle E-Business Suite
or
Application
Oracle
Workflow
Process
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Event 1 “Credit Check”
Event 2 “Money Transfer”
Event 3“Transaction Confirmation”
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Event-Based Workflow
Workflow Types:
Business
Event
System
Oracle
Workflow
Process
Oracle E-Business Suite
or
Application
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Oracle Workflow Availability
• Oracle Workflow is available in two versions:
• Embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite
• Self-service applications
• Professional applications
• Standalone
• With the Oracle Database (both Standard Edition and
Enterprise Edition)
• With the Oracle Application Server
• With the Oracle Collaboration Suite
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Development
ClientOracle Database
Application
Server
End-User
Client
Oracle Workflow Architecture
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Oracle Workflow Architecture
Development
Client
Workflow
Builder
Workflow
Definitions
Loader
Workflow
Definition
Files
Workflow
XML
Loader
Oracle Database
Notification
System
Business
Event
System
Workflow
Engine
Directory
Service
Users Roles
Oracle Workflow
Enabled Application
Advanced
Queuing
Application
Server
Oracle
HTTP
Server
Service
Components
End-User
Client
Workflow
Web
Pages
Workflow
Manager
Client
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Business Event System Architecture
S
Y
S
T
E
M
Oracle Database
Advanced Queuing
Business
Event
System
Workflow
Engine
S
Y
S
T
E
M
Business
Events
Business
Events
Business
Events
Business
Events
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Workflow Administrator Web Application > Administrator Workflow > Business Events
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Accessing Oracle Workflow Web Pages
• Embedded Oracle Workflow
• Use a Workflow responsibility
in Oracle E-Business Suite to
access Oracle Workflow’s
web pages.
Oracle Workflow Home Pages
• Oracle Workflow embedded in
Oracle E-Business Suite:
• Administrator home page
• Self-service home page
• Standalone Oracle Workflow:
• Administrator home page
• User home page
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Notification System
with outbound
SMTP server and
inbound IMAP
server
Application
Notification
Mailers
Attached
Oracle
E-Business
Suite forms
or URLs
Worklist
pages
Workflow
Engine
Notification
System
Directory
Services
Oracle Database
clients
Web
pages
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Workflow Definitions Loader
Oracle Database
Workflow
EngineWorkflow
Loader
Workflow
Loader
Process
Definition
Workflow
Builder
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Workflow XML Loader
Oracle Database
Event
Manager
Workflow
XML Loader
XML
BES Object
Definition
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Workflow Administrator Web Application > Administrator Workflow > Business Events > Create
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Diagnostics Scripts
• wfver.sql script
• Required Init Parameters
• Files and Packages versions
• Queues status
• Workflow Services and Agent Listeners status
SQL>spool wfver.lstSQL>@$FND_TOP/sql/wfver.sql…SQL>spool off
Workflow Diagnostic Tests
Test Name R12 R11
Health Check 1174468.1 1148953.1
Directory Services 1174347.1 1148383.1
Business Event System 1174421.1 1148945.1
Background Engine 1174449.1 1148946.1
Java Mailer 1174470.1 1148948.1
Worklist and Status Monitor 1174469.1 1148954.1
Oracle E-Business Suite Diagnostics is a free tool provided by
Oracle to help you troubleshoot problems or issues and also to
proactively help resolve situations in your environment.
Reference
Release 11.5.10.2 +
Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide (B15852-05)
Oracle Workflow API Reference (B15855-05)
Oracle Workflow Client Installation Notes for Oracle Applications (B28877-01)
Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide (B15853-04)
Oracle Workflow User's Guide (B15854-05)
Release 12.1.3
Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide (E12903-04)
Oracle Workflow API Reference (E12904-04)
Oracle Workflow Client Installation Guide (E12779-03)
Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide (E12905-04)
Oracle Workflow User's Guide (E12906-04)
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For More Information
The recorded version of this webcast will be available within the next 72 hours.
It can be downloaded from the Advisor Webcast Archive Note 740297.1.
Note 465887.1 - Oracle Workflow FAQ
Note 277124.1 - FAQ on Purging Oracle Workflow Data
Note 562551.1 - Workflow Java Mailer FAQ
Note 1087336.1 – OCM & Health Check Overview for EBS Customers
(OCM = Oracle Configuration Manager)
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Upcoming Webcasts around ATG : March 2011 : E-Business Suite - APPS-Tier Loadbalancing
April 2011 : EBS - Workflow Builder - Best Practices
April 2011 : E-Business Suite - Workflow Mailer
For complete details on all upcoming Oracle Advisor Webcast Events, please see
Note 740966.1, Oracle Advisor Webcast Schedule.
For ATG Specific Webcasts please check Note 1186338.1.
Do you have any requests for future ATG Advisor Webcast Events ?
Please email your suggestions to me :
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Applications Technology Group Webcasts
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ATG Communities in MOS available
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Following Communities are available in My Oracle Support
Oracle E-Business Suite...
BI Publisher - Business Intelligence Products (not only EBS)
Core Workflow - Any Workflow isse not only E-Business Suite
Diagnostic Tools - Anything around EBS Diagnostics
E-Business Customizations - Your Customizations
Installation - Fresh Install of the E-Business Suite
Patch Review EBS - Review of Patches around the E-Business Suite
Performance - EBS Performance
Upgrade - EBS Upgrade
User Produktivity Kit - User Productivity Kit (UPK) available for the E-Business Suite
Utilities - Utilities / generic EBS DBA issues
...
This is the current list for the E-Business Suite – Applications Technology Group
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