This
FAQ addresses the most common questions on Oracle Workflow Release 2.6.3.5
and provides answers to questions on new features, integration, and supported
platforms and database versions.
What's new
in Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5?
Oracle Workflow
2.6.3.5 includes the following enhancements:
- Improved Oracle
Workflow Manager - The Oracle Workflow Manager, which is the dashboard-style
system administration component of Oracle Workflow, has an improved
layout.
- Engine performance
enhancements - More performance enhancements have been incorporated
into the Oracle Workflow Engine.
What are my Oracle
Workflow 2.6.3.5 installation options?
Oracle Workfow Server
2.6.3.5 is included in the Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository.
Oracle Workflow is bundled with the Oracle Content Management SDK components
of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2). The following
topologies are supported:
| Oracle
Workflow Server |
Oracle
Workflow Middle Tier |
Notes |
| OracleAS Metadata
Repository |
Portal and
Wireless |
|
| OracleAS Metadata
Repository |
J2EE and Web
Cache |
Middle tier
must be associated with Oracle Identity Management to support single
sign-on (SSO) |
| Custom database
|
Portal and
Wireless |
Workflow schema
in OracleAS Metadata Repository cannot be used |
| Custom database
|
J2EE and Web
Cache |
Workflow
schema in OracleAS Metadata Repository cannot be used
Middle tier
must be associated with Oracle Identity Management to support
single sign-on (SSO)
|
Note:
Customers may install multiple Oracle Application Server middle tiers
but cannot install the Oracle Workflow middle tier into all middle tiers.
Customers can run the Oracle Workflow middle tier from only one Oracle
Application Server middle tier.
Note:
Oracle Workflow shipped with Oracle Application Server can only be installed
into an Oracle Application Server Oracle home and cannot be installed
into an Oracle Database Oracle home.
For more information
on installation and configuration of Oracle Workflow, please refer to
the Oracle
Workflow Installation Notes for Oracle Content Management SDK.
The Oracle Workflow
Client is available for download from OTN.
Note: Install
the Oracle Workflow Client in a separate Oracle home.
What platforms
does Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 support?
Oracle Workflow
2.6.3.5 is available on all platforms supported by Oracle Application
Server 10g
Release 2 (10.1.2).
What languages
does Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 support?
The Oracle Workflow
2.6.3.5 Server supports all languages which Oracle Application Server 10g
Release 2 (10.1.2) supports.
In which
database versions can Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 be installed?
Oracle Workflow
2.6.3.5 can be installed in all database versions supported by Oracle
Application Server 10g
Release 2 (10.1.2).
How can I
upgrade to Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5?
You can upgrade to
Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 only from Oracle Workflow versions 2.6, 2.6.1,
2.6.2, or 2.6.3.
For more information
on upgrading Oracle Workflow, please refer to the
Oracle Application Server Upgrade Guide and Compatibility Guide
for your platform.
Can custom
Java code be integrated with Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5?
Yes. The Oracle
Workflow Builder 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 2.6.3.5 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. Please make sure the TNS descriptions
you provide when installing and configuring Oracle Workflow are RAC entries.
Can I send
e-mail notifications with attachments?
Yes.
Oracle Workflow provides
a mechanism that lets you attach content with notifications which can
be sent via e-mail. You can choose to send URL links to stored documents,
or you can use the PL/SQL document feature of Oracle Workflow to generate
a document that is sent with the e-mail. Ensure that the document type
is set appropriately for the type of file being attached. For example:
'application/pdf; name=mydoc.pdf'
How do I monitor
and manage my Oracle Workflow installation?
Oracle Workflow
provides system administrators with a standard Web browser-based, dashboard-style
monitoring tool called Oracle Workflow Manager, which is integrated with
Oracle Enterprise Manager. Oracle Workflow Manager provides administrators
with comprehensive system administation functions, from a quick view of
system status to drilldown capabilities for work items and business events.
It also provides a graphical view of the system load.
Can Oracle
E-Business Suite customers install Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5?
Oracle E-Business
Suite customers must not install the standalone version of Oracle Workflow
2.6.3.5. 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.H is available for Release 11i
customers to upgrade to Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5. For instructions, please
refer to OracleMetaLink note 258312.1, About
Oracle Workflow Mini-pack 11i.OWF.H. Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 is also
included in the base release of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i
(11.5.10).
What documentation
and training materials are available for Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5?
The following
user documentation is available for Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5:
-
Oracle
Workflow Administrator's Guide (part number B12160)
-
Oracle
Workflow Developer's Guide (part number B12161)
-
Oracle
Workflow User's Guide (part number B12162)
-
Oracle
Workflow API Reference (part number B12163)
-
Oracle
Workflow Installation Notes for Oracle Content Management SDK (part
number B14115)
- Oracle
Workflow Client Installation Notes for Oracle Application Server (part
number B14441)
You can also
learn about Oracle Workflow through the following classes:
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