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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the

following:

Explain the benefits of Oracle Workflow.

Discuss the concept of a workflow process. Discuss the concept of a business event.

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Enabling E-Business

Streamlined business processes play a critical role

in the transformation to e-business. Oracle Workflow

delivers a complete business process definition,

automation, and integration solution.

Oracle Workflow: The wiring for e-business

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Inter-Enterprise Business Processes

Internet

Supplier A

Supplier B

Integration

Hub

Integration

Hub

Logistics

Bank

Integration

Hub

Integration

Hub

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Traditional Workflow

Oracle E-Business Suite

or

Application

Oracle

Workflow

Process

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Workflow-Driven Business Processes

Oracle Workflow automates and streamlines business

processes contained within and between enterprises.

For example, you can use workflow processes to:

Add personalized trading partner rules Validate self-service transactions

Achieve closed loop business intelligence

Approve standard business documents

Step through daily transaction flows

Integrate with trading partner systems

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Workflow-Driven Business Processes

Oracle Workflow lets you focus on managing the business

process, not individual transactions.

Define and implement your business policies

Streamline the entire process Route information

Capture exceptions and take action

Build continuous improvements directly into the

process definition

Adapt your processes as your

business changes

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Sample Workflow Process

End

And

Supplier:

Send Order

Acknowledgement

Supplier:

Credit Check

Supplier:

Stock Check

Supplier:

Advanced

Shipment

Order

Process

Supplier:

Send

Supplier

Invoice

Supplier:

ReceiveExternal

Order

Supplier:Get Order

Details

Supplier:

Receive

iStore

Order

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Event-Based Workflow

Oracle E-Business Suite

or

Application

Business

Event

System

Oracle

Workflow

Process

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Subscription-Based Processing

In the Oracle Workflow Business Event System:

Business events in applications trigger event

subscriptions in Oracle Workflow.

Subscriptions can launch workflow processes orperform other processing.

Multiple subscriptions can be defined to perform

different processing for the same event.

Subscriptions can be enabled, modified,

or disabled as necessary withoutintruding into applications.

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Business Process-Based Integration

Credit

Management

Shipping

Human

Resources

Web Store

Warehouse

Order Entry

Data Warehouse

WORKFLOW

Accounting

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Supported System Integration Types

The Business Event System supports integration in which

applications are loosely coupled through asynchronous

messaging.

Point-to-point system integration: "Hardwired"

communication between specified systems

Messaging hub system integration: Intersystem

communication routed through a central hub for more

complex integration scenarios

Distributed applications messaging: Master/copy replication of data for

distributed applications

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Designing Applications for Change

Oracle Workflow helps you design applications for change

using workflow processes, enabling continuous business

process improvement.

Complete process representation

Graphical development tool

Ease of management and maintenance

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Designing Applications for Integration

System integration is increasingly required for

e-business.

Good design in an e-business environment requires:

Availability of integration points in applications forimmediate or future use

Noninvasive configuration

The ability to modify integration

processing without changing code

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Designing Applications for Integration

Oracle Workflow helps you design applications for

integration using the Business Event System, enabling

business process-based integration.

Business events as integration points

Subscription-based processing

Web-based business event and subscription

management tool

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Oracle Workflow in Oracle E-Business Suite

Oracle Workflow is available embedded in Oracle

E-Business Suite to enforce a common set of business

rules.

Self-service applications

Professional applications

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