Viewing Activity History (Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide
Release 2.6.3
Part Number B10283-02


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Viewing Activity History

The Activity History page shows information about the activities executed for a workflow.

The page displays the workflow type internal name and item key as well as the following details for the selected workflow:

Workflow Type - The workflow item type.

Status - The status of the workflow.

Started - The start date and time for the workflow.

Completed - The completion date and time for the workflow.

The Search region lets you specify the activity type and activity status of the activities you want to view. The activity type options include:

Response Notifications

FYI Notifications

Functions and Processes

Standard Workflow

Events

The activity status options include:

Active

Complete

Error

Suspended

All activity types and statuses are selected by default. To search for specific activities, deselect any activity types and statuses you do not want to view and select the Go button. At least one activity type and one activity status must be selected for a search to be performed.

The Results region displays the activities that match your search criteria. For each activity, the list displays the status, activity name, parent activity, performer, start date, completion date, and activity result.

To view details about the definition and current status of an activity, select the activity name link in the Activity column.

To send e-mail to the performer of a notification, select the user link in the Performer column.

If you have workflow administrator privileges, you can use the activity administration icons to perform administrative operations on notification or process activities that are not yet complete.

To reassign a notification activity that is not yet complete, select the reassign icon in the Reassign column. In the Reassign page, select the new recipient for the notification and select the Apply button. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without reassigning the notification.

Note: When you reassign a notification from the Status Monitor, Oracle Workflow transfers complete ownership and responsibility for the notification to the new recipient. If you want to delegate authority to respond to the notification but retain ownership of the notification yourself, or if you want to enter comments to the new recipient, you must use the Notifications Worklist to reassign the notification. See: To Reassign a Notification to Another User, Oracle Workflow User's Guide.

Note: The reassign icon appears only for notification activities that are not yet complete. Additionally, you cannot reassign a notification if the Expand Roles option is selected for the notification.

Additionally, you cannot reassign a voting notification that tallies the recipients' responses. See: Voting Activity, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.

To suspend a process activity that is not yet complete, select the suspend icon in the Suspend/Resume column. In the Suspend page, select the Apply button. All further processing for the process is suspended until the process is resumed. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without suspending the process.

Note: If you suspend the root process for a workflow, all subprocesses for the workflow are suspended as well.

Note: The suspend icon appears only for process activities that are not yet complete.

To resume a suspended process activity, select the resume icon in the Suspend/Resume column. In the Resume page, select the Apply button. Processing for the process is resumed and any activities that were transitioned to while the process was suspended are now executed. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without resuming the process.

Note: If you resume the root process for a workflow, all subprocesses for the workflow are resumed as well.

Note: The resume icon appears only for process activities that are suspended.

If you have workflow administrator privileges, you can use the activity administration buttons to perform administrative operations on any activities that are not yet complete.

To skip an activity and force the workflow to transition to the next activity, select the activity and select the Skip button. In the Skip page, enter the result value to assign to the activity if required, and select the Apply button. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without skipping the activity.

Note: You cannot skip a suspended process activity. You must resume the process before you can skip it.

To retry an activity, select the activity and select the Retry button. In the Retry page, select the Apply button. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without retrying the activity.

Note: You cannot retry a suspended process activity. You must resume the process before you can retry it.

If you have workflow administrator privileges and you are viewing a workflow that is not yet complete, you can use the workflow administration buttons to perform administrative operations on the workflow.

To change the values of any item attributes, select the Update Attributes button. In the Update Workflow Attributes page, enter the new values you want and select the Apply button. You can also select the Cancel button to cancel the changes or select the Return link to return to the previous page.

After you select the Apply button, Oracle Workflow displays the Update Workflow Attributes page showing a confirmation message as well as the new attribute values. You can continue making further changes in this page if necessary.

Note: You cannot update attributes of type event. However, you can select the event message link to view the event message details.

To rewind the workflow to an earlier activity stage, select the Rewind button. In the Rewind page, select the activity you want from the list of activities that the Workflow Engine has reached and select the Apply button. Oracle Workflow stops processing at the current activity and resumes processing at the specified activity. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without rewinding the workflow.

Note: You cannot rewind a suspended workflow. You must resume the workflow before you can rewind it.

To suspend the workflow, select the Suspend Workflow button. In the Suspend page, select the Apply button. All further processing for the workflow is suspended until the process is resumed, and all subprocesses are suspended as well. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without suspending the workflow.

To resume the workflow if it is suspended, select the Resume Workflow button. In the Resume page, select the Apply button. Processing for the workflow is resumed, and all subprocesses are resumed as well. Any activities that were transitioned to while the workflow was suspended are now executed. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without resuming the workflow.

To cancel the workflow, select the Cancel Workflow button. In the Cancel page, select Apply. The Workflow Engine sets the status of the workflow to #FORCE, and all processing for the workflow is canceled and cannot be restarted. You can also select the Cancel button to return to the previous page without canceling the workflow.

You can also select the Return link to return to the previous page, or choose Status Diagram, Participant Responses, or Workflow Details in the side navigation to navigate to the corresponding Status Monitor page.

Viewing Activity History

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