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Workflow SIG MeetingOpenWorld 2008
John Peters, Workflow SIG Coordinator
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Details for the Demo:Room: Moscone West, 3018Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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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.
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Workflow Book Raffle at End• Upside down on the table up front.• I have my copy up here if you would like to
review it before you buy your own copy.
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Agenda
• Future of Workflow• Workflow Builder Client and MS Vista• Some information from Oracle• Workflow SIG Discussion• Other resources for Workflow Information
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Versions of E-Business Suite in Use
• 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• 12.0.5
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Anyone using Stand Alone Workflow?
Not Associated with E-Business Suite.
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Future of Workflow• Desupported as an Oracle product for
standalone use, Note:391546.1 • 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.
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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 OpenWorld or search through OAUG presentations on BPEL to get some exposure to this powerful tool.
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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.”
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Workflow Builder Client and Vista• Note:563350.1, Installing Oracle Workflow
Builder 2.6.3 On Windows Vista Fails• Solution:
To configure the compatibility mode for an application, just locate the installation directory and right click on the .exe, selecting Properties from the menu. 1. Navigate to the WF Builder installer (setup.exe) in the file system
2. Right-Click on the "setup.exe" > then go to Properties
3. Check Compatibility Mode & Select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)“
4. Now restart the Installer for the Workflow Builder
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Information from Oracle
We do not work for Oracle Corporation. The following information comes directly from Oracle Development and Support.
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Bulk Notification Response
“The following is from Vijay Shanmugam, in Oracle Development”
• 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 in 12.0.6– Profile option 'WF: Enable Bulk Notification
Response' to Yes.– It only works in the Worklist
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Searchable Notifications
“The following is from Vijay Shanmugam, in Oracle Development”
• With the release of AppsSearch (integration of Oracle Secure Enterprise Search for EBS) on 12.0.3, Workflow Notifications are available as searchable objects.
• This feature is available for Customers uptaking AppsSearch on 12.0.3.
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Workflow & Blackberry Devices“The following is from Vijay Shanmugam in Oracle Development”
• ‘Please note that this was not a certification effort but just a fix that helped certain Customers. While mailer is really not certified against any specific device, this fix helps using e-mail responses from mobile devices..’
• The fix replaces spaces with %20 strings so Mail To URL’s will now work on many mobile devices.
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Workflow & Blackberry Devices (cont)
• ML Note: 444122.1, Unable to Approve Purchase Orders via Blackberry
• 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
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Oracle Workflow Best Practices Release 12 and Release 11i“The following is from Vijay Shanmugam in Oracle Development”
• 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
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Workflow Item Type Administration“The following is from Gary Grant in Oracle Support”
• You can now allow users to access the Workflow Administration forms on an Item Type basis.
• EBS in general is being enhanced to enable Data Security and Function Security at a more granular level i.e a low as per User or Role assigned to users using UMX (which simply consolidate the features of function and data security) and/or Functional Developer/Administrator which is the new FMWK version of System Administrator > Applications menu and a few others.
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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
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Workflow Directory• 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!!!
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What can I do to make this SIG more useful to the OAUG Members?
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Workflow SIG Web Site
• http://workflowsig.oaug.org/
• Send me feedback on changes you would like to see…
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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?
• Should we hold elections for the Workflow SIG Chairman at Collaborate’09?
• Send me an email at [email protected]
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• Any recommended SIG improvements?
• What would you like to see?
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My Contact Information
John PetersJRPJR, Inc.
Copies of the presentation will be on: http://jrpjr.com/
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