1. Navigate to the Simple Search page.

2. To locate specific notifications, enter your search criteria. The search options are:

• Subject - Enter the subject line of the notification you want to display. You can enter a partial value to search for notifications whose subjects contain that value. This field is case insensitive.

• From - Enter the role from which the notifications you want to display were sent. You can enter a partial value to search for notifications whose from roles contain that value. This field is case insensitive.

• Sent - Enter the date when the notifications you want to display were delivered, using the date format you chose in your Oracle E-Business Suite general preferences. Select the field's calendar icon to display a calendar from which you can select a date.

3. Select the Go button to perform your search. You can also select the Clear button to clear the search option fields and enter new search criteria.

4. The Simple Search page displays the notifications that match your search criteria. For each notification, the list displays the following information:

• From - the role from which the notification was sent.

• If this notification was reassigned through the Worklist web pages, the From column shows the user who reassigned the notification to the current recipient.

• If this notification is a request for more information, the From column shows the user who sent the request.

• If this notification is a response providing more information, the From column shows the user who sent the response.

• Additionally, the From role for a notification may be set by special logic in the workflow process. See: #FROM_ROLE Attribute, Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide.

• Type - display name of the item type to which the workflow process that sent the notification belongs.

• Subject - a description of the notification.

• Sent - date when the notification was delivered.

• Due - date by which the notification should be completed.

• Status - open, closed, or canceled status of the notification.

Select the From, Type, Subject, Sent, Due, or Status column heading to sort the list by that column. By default, the list is sorted by sent date from most recent to oldest and then by subject in alphabetical order.

5. To collectively reassign a group of notifications, select the notifications you want and select the Reassign button. See: To Reassign a Notification to Another User.

6. You can navigate to the full details of any notification and act on the notification by clicking on the notification's Subject link or by selecting the notification and then choosing Open. See: To View the Details of a Notification.

If you select more than one notification to open, only one notification is displayed at a time. You can navigate among the open notifications by selecting the Next or Back buttons in the Notification Details page.

7. To define notification routing rules, select the routing rules link that follows the list of notifications. See: To View and Maintain Automatic Notification Processing Rules.

8. To save your current search criteria as a personalized view for the worklist, select the Save Search button. See: To Create or Update a Personal Worklist View.

9. You can also select the Advanced Search button to perform a search with more complex criteria, or select the Worklist button to navigate back to the Worklist. See: To Perform an Advanced Search for Notifications.