This
FAQ addresses the most common questions on Oracle Workflow Release 2.6.3
and provides answers to questions on new features, integration, and supported
platforms and database versions.
What's new
in Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
Oracle Workflow
2.6.3 includes the following enhancements:
- Java-based mailer
- The Oracle Workflow notification mailer program is now re-implemented
in Java, using the standard JavaMail API technology. The mailer now
supports outbound SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and inbound IMAP
(Internet Message Access Protocol) protocols. The mailer is now available
on all platforms supported by Oracle Database 10g.
The mailer also supports both detail and summary message formats.
- Oracle Enterprise
Manager integration - The Oracle Workflow Manager, which is the dashboard-style
system administration component of Oracle Workflow, is now integrated
with Oracle Enterprise Manager as a standalone console. Oracle Workflow
is created as a target in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Application
Server Control during installation.
- Automated Oracle
Internet Directory integration - You can synchronize the user information
in your Workflow directory service with Oracle Internet Directory (OID)
using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This integration
is recommended because it enables you to manage and publish user information
in a central location which various systems can reference. OID integration
also enables Oracle Workflow to synchronize with other external user
directories that are synchronized with OID. Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 automates
all the configuration required to enable Oracle Workflow to use LDAP
as the directory service.
- Automated single
sign-on - OID integration enables Oracle Workflow to participate in
single sign-on through LDAP external authentication with Oracle Application
Server 10g Single Sign-On Server. With single sign-on, a user
who is logged into any participating Oracle Application Server 10g
component is automatically authenticated when accessing any other participating
component and does not need to log in again. Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 automates
all the configuration required to enable Oracle Workflow for single
sign-on.
What are my Oracle
Workflow 2.6.3 installation options?
Oracle Workflow Release 2.6.3 is shipped on a separate CD with the Oracle Database 10g CD pack. The Oracle Workflow server component shipped with Oracle Database 10g can be installed only into an Oracle Database 10g Oracle home.
The middle tier component of Oracle Workflow requires Oracle HTTP Server installed in a separate middle tier Oracle home. Use only the version of Oracle HTTP Server and mod_plsql that are included in the software CD pack from which you are installing Oracle Workflow.
The Oracle Workflow Client component shipped with Oracle Database 10g Client CD can be installed only into an Oracle Database 10g Oracle home.
Note: Install the Oracle Workflow Client in a separate Oracle home.
Oracle Workflow is
also bundled with the Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect (OracleAS ProcessConnect),
Oracle Application Server InterConnect (OracleAS InterConnect), and Oracle
Content Management SDK components of Oracle Application Server 10g.
Are there
any known issues with Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
Please refer to OracleMetaLink
note 265554.1, Oracle
Workflow 2.6.3 Installation Update, for known issues and workarounds.
What platforms
does Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 support?
Oracle Workflow
2.6.3 is available on all platforms supported by Oracle Database 10g.
What languages
does Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 support?
The Oracle Workflow
2.6.3 Server supports all 29 languages which Oracle Database 10g
supports.
How can I upgrade
to Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
You can upgrade to
Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 only from Oracle Workflow versions 2.6, 2.6.1, or
2.6.2.
Customers who are
still on Oracle8i Database must upgrade their database version
to Oracle Database 10g.
Can custom Java
code be integrated with Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
Yes. The Oracle
Workflow Builder now supports a type of function activity called an external
Java function activity. External Java function activities let you model
workflow processes that include Java programs executed on the middle tier.
The Java Function Activity Agent is a perpetually running Java program which
dequeues messages from the wf_outbound_queue, executes a Java class you
defined at design time, and enqueues the message back on the wf_inbound_queue.
You can run multiple Java Function Activity Agent processes at the same
time if required to handle a larger volume of activities.
Does Oracle
Workflow 2.6.3 support Oracle Real Application Clusters?
Yes. Oracle Workflow
2.6.3 supports Oracle Real Application Clusters, which enable out-of-the-box,
near-linear scaling transparency. Oracle Real Application Clusters provide
transparent application scalability by quickly and efficiently sharing frequently
accessed data across all the servers in a cluster, resolving all manners
of contention between servers in the process.
Can Oracle
E-Business Suite customers install Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
Oracle E-Business
Suite customers must not install the standalone version of Oracle Workflow
2.6.3. Instead, an Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i patch is available
which upgrades Release 11i customers from Oracle Workflow 2.5 to
Oracle Workflow 2.6. For instructions, please refer to patch 1765626. Oracle
Workflow mini-pack 11i.OWF.G is available for Release 11i customers
to upgrade to Oracle Workflow 2.6.3. For instructions, please refer to OracleMetaLink
note 225947.1, About
Oracle Workflow Mini-pack 11i.OWF.G. Oracle Workflow 2.6.3 is also included
in the base release of Oracle E-Business Suite version 11.5.9.
What documentation
and training materials are available for Oracle Workflow 2.6.3?
The following user
documentation is available for Oracle Workflow 2.6.3:
- Oracle Workflow
Administrator's Guide (part number B10283)
- Oracle Workflow
Developer's Guide (part number B10284)
- Oracle Workflow
User's Guide (part number B10285)
- Oracle Workflow
API Reference (part number B10286)
- Orcle Oracle Workflow Installation Notes for Oracle Database 10g(part number B12169)
You can also
learn about Oracle Workflow through the following classes:
- Instructor-led
class available from Oracle University: 11i/2.6
Implement Oracle Workflow (ILT)
- Self-paced
classes available from the Oracle Learning Network:
- 11i/2.6
Implement Workflow Business Event System (eClass)
- 11i Workflow
Overview (eSeminar)
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