Work Flow.

Oracle Workflow lets you automate and continuously improve business

processes,
 Features of WF
• Oracle Workflow Builder
Oracle Workflow Builder lets you create, view, or modify a business process
with simple drag and drop operations. Using the Workflow Builder, you can
create and modify all workflow objects, including activities, item types, and
messages
• Workflow Engine
The Workflow Engine embedded in the Oracle database server monitors
workflow states and coordinates the routing of activities for a process.
These are the API like wf_engine , wf_core.
• Workflow Definitions Loader
Used to move workflow definitions from a development to a production
database
• Complete Programmatic Extensibility
Oracle Workflow lets you include your own PL/SQL procedures or external functions
as activities in your workflows. Without modifying your application code, you can have
your own program run whenever the Workflow Engine detects that your program's
prerequisites are satisfied.
 Work Flow Builder
Major Components in WFB

•Attributes : (Variables)
•Processes : Actual wf to automate the business process
•Notifications : through which send and receive the message
•Functions : PL/SQL procedure for any functionality
•Messages : Test to be sent
•Lookup Types :Which contain look up code that is used for conditional flow.
Example
 Date store

Which is the work flow file

name(.wft)
Create Attributes
Create Message
Message Body
Create Notifications
Create Process
Save the WF
Add the Node for Start and End
Add the Message in Notification
Add the Performer in Notification
Check your Design
Save the workflow in data base
To start the Process we need to follow these steps:
1. Create the workflow process
2. Set the item attributes
3. Start the workflow process
Check your WF :
Go to Work flow Administration Web Applications Resp.