Course Contents
This course is designed to give an overview of Workflow components and identify the capabilities of the embedded Oracle Workflow Cartridge within the Oracle 11i or R12 ERP suite.
Course students will gain an understanding of the issues and details corresponding to support and maintenance of Oracle Workflow; as well as understanding the architecture and design of Workflow processes incorporated with Oracle 11i or Release 12.
Introduction
- Architecture and Positioning for Oracle Workflow within Oracle 11i / R12
- Business Process Automation
- Workflow – Case Study
- Workflow – Technical Model
- Workflow – Principles
- Workflow Builder - Overview
- Process Monitor - Overview
- Notifications – Overview
Workflow Builder
- Introduction to the Builder
- The Store
- Item Types
- Processes
- Developing Activities
- Developing Transitions
- Functions
- Notifications
- Messages
- Attributes
- Lookup types
- Directory Service
- View Modes
System Administration
- Background Engines
- Purging
- Error handling
- Concurrent Programs
- Worklists
Workflow Monitor
- Process Monitor Administration
- Access and Control
- Managing Transaction
- Histories
- Process Versions
- Activity History
- Error checking
Using Attributes
- Attribute Types
- Using attributes with Messages
- Tokens
- Updating Attributes
Notifications and Messages
- Sending Messages
- Processing Responses
- Automation
- Managing Groups and Participants
- Email Integration
- Message rules
- Dynamic messages
Workflow APIs
- Introduction to APIs
- Developing Workflow
- procedures
- Arguments
- Basic API packages
- Implementing bespoke procedures
- Maintaining bespoke procedures
- Advanced API packages
Workflow Implementation
- Workflow installation and optimisation
- Workflow integration with Oracle Applications
- Workflow integration with External Applications
- Workflow Access, Control, and Security
- The Workflow Loader
Customising Existing Items
- Copying Activities
- Subprocesses
- Customising Code
- Updates and Patching considerations
- Backups
- Custom Workflow Startup processes