Viewing a Status Diagram (Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide)

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


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Viewing a Status Diagram

The Status Diagram page shows the process diagram for a workflow, including graphical cues about the status of the workflow and its activities.

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 Current Status region displays the process title, diagram, and detail tabs for the workflow. Beneath the detail tabs, the administration buttons are displayed.

Process Title

The process title appears in the upper left of the Current Status region and displays the workflow process name, type, and user key. If no user key has been set, then the item key is displayed instead. If you drill down into a subprocess in the process diagram, the process title displays the subprocess name.

Process Diagram Window

The process diagram window is a scrolling canvas that displays the diagram of the workflow process or subprocess currently listed in the process title. This diagram is identical to the diagram created in Oracle Workflow Builder. Note, however, that you cannot use the Workflow Monitor to edit this diagram.

The process diagram window provides graphical cues about the status of the process and its activities.

An activity icon may be highlighted with a colored box to indicate that it is in an "interesting" state. The following table shows what state each color indicates.

Color of Box	State	Possible Status Code
Red	Error	ERROR
Green	Active/In Progress	ACTIVE, NOTIFIED, DEFERRED
Yellow	Suspended	SUSPEND
<none>	Normal	COMPLETE, WAITING, NULL

Any transition (arrow) that has been traversed appears as a thick green line, while an untraversed transition appears as a thin black line.

Click an activity icon in the diagram to select it and update the detail tab window to display information about the activity.

Click any empty space in the diagram to deselect the currently selected activity icon and to refresh the detail tab window to display information about the current process as a whole.

Double-click an activity icon that represents a subprocess to drill down to the diagram for the subprocess. This action automatically updates the process title to reflect the name of the subprocess and updates the detail tab window to display information about the subprocess as a whole.

Alternatively, you can select the subprocess activity and choose Zoom In to drill down to the diagram for the subprocess. Choose Zoom Out to navigate back to the higher level process.

Detail Tab Window

The detail tab window, which appears below the process diagram, is a vertically scrollable display area that provides information about a selected process or activity. The information appears as follows for each tab.

Definition Tab

Current Location - Process display name/activity display name

Item Type - Workflow type display name

Activity Name - Activity display name

Description - Activity description

Activity Type - Process, Notice, Event, or Function

Result Type - Result type display name

Usage Tab

Current Location - Process display name/activity display name

Start/End - No, Start, or End

Performer - Role name or item attribute internal name

Timeout - Timeout value in minutes or item attribute internal name

Status Tab

Current Location - Process display name/activity display name

Status - Activity status

Result - Activity result

Begin Date - Date activity begins

End Date - Date activity ends

Due Date - Date activity is due to time out

Assigned User - Role name or item attribute internal name

Error Message - Error message (shown only if activity status is 'Error')

Notification Tab

Current Location - Process display name/activity display name

Recipient - Recipient of notification

Status - Notification status

Begin Date - Date notification is delivered

End Date - Date notification is closed

Due Date - Date activity is due to time out

Note: If the selected activity is a notification activity where Expand Roles is selected, but no response is required, then the recipient shown is simply the role, rather than the individual users in the role.

Administration Buttons

If you have workflow administrator privileges and you are viewing a workflow that is not yet complete, you can use the 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.

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 Activity History, Participant Responses, or Workflow Details in the side navigation to navigate to the corresponding Status Monitor page.

Viewing a Status Diagram

Process Title

Process Diagram Window

Detail Tab Window

Administration Buttons

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