Thread: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)


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lvangaal

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how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 16, 2007 11:56 PM
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Hi,

In apex itself a lot of pages have at the left side a workflow: indicating the steps to fullfill a task.

How a workflow (like these) has to be build?
Are examples available?

Any reaction will be appreciated.

Leo
Jure2

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 17, 2007 11:47 PM   in response to: lvangaal in response to: lvangaal
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Hi!

One way to do that is to create a list.
If you are not familiar with lists, here is a link to the APEX user's guide for lists:
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B32472_01/doc/appdev.300/b32471/nav.htm#CHDEEFAB

Jure
lvangaal

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 2:00 AM   in response to: Jure2 in response to: Jure2
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Thanks,

but .... I'm looking for a workflow (showing the steps the user has to take to complete a task).

Leo
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 4:27 AM   in response to: lvangaal in response to: lvangaal
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List entries can be the steps in your workflow.
For example, lets examine the "Create LOV" wizard from Apex. It has 3 steps (Source, Name and Type, Query or Static Values).
Lets assume that each step of this workflow is on a separate page, lets say p. 1 - Source, p. 2 - Name and Type, p. 3 - Query or Static Values.

Now you can create a List with these 3 entries and properties:
1) Name: Source, Target: page 1, Current list entry (List entry current for Condition): page 1
2) Name: Name and Type, Target: page 2, Current list entry (List entry current for Condition): page 2
3) Name: Query or Static Values, Target: page 3, Current list entry (List entry current for Condition): page 3

Include this list on all 3 pages and you're done. If you don't like the looks of the list, edit/create a new list template.

Jure

bobrudolf

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 5:28 AM   in response to: lvangaal in response to: lvangaal
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Ivangaal,

If you're really interested in workflow go to this link... http://plflow.sourceforge.net/
PLFLOW is a workflow engine written in PL/SQL. Takes a bit of work to understand it, but it does work.
Keep Smiling,
Bob R
lvangaal

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 6:09 AM   in response to: Jure2 in response to: Jure2
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Thans for your reaction.

Let me make my self clear: please start the create page wizard.
You'll see at the left two boxes Page and Define.

My question is: how can I create such kind of boxes?

My intention is to explain to the user where he is in the process, but the user may not interfere in it.

Leo
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 6:11 AM   in response to: bobrudolf in response to: bobrudolf
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Thanks for your reaction.

I'm interested in workflow too, and therefore I use Oracle Workflow.

In my prevoius post I have explained what I try to reach with the question: how to create a workflow.

Leo
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 18, 2007 6:49 AM   in response to: lvangaal in response to: lvangaal
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Leo,

I created an example here: http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=16372:2
Everything used was already in the Apex (wizard templates for region, list...).

Jure
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 19, 2007 12:49 AM   in response to: Jure2 in response to: Jure2
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Jure,

you're great !!

Thanks!!!

Leo
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: May 21, 2007 4:47 AM   in response to: lvangaal in response to: lvangaal
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Ivangaal,
Sorry I misunderstood your question. Another way of creating a 'progress workflow' is to create a numbered bar which shows which step of the process the user is in. Someone (don't remember who, sorry) created a beautiful example of this and posted a link. Hopefully someone will remember and can post the link to this. I've tried various searches without luck, so it might be on the wiki or one of the blogs.
Keep Smiling,
Bob R
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: Aug 6, 2007 2:32 PM   in response to: Jure2 in response to: Jure2
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Jure,
This excellent example looks exactly like what I need to do.

http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=16372:2

How did you do it?
Mike, UK

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: Oct 15, 2007 5:52 AM   in response to: jackmack in response to: jackmack
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Jure,
Could you make the Workflow bit of your demo available, looks very useful?

Thanks,

Mike
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: Oct 16, 2007 10:45 PM   in response to: Mike, UK in response to: Mike, UK
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Sure, just give me a day or two, because at the moment I have a lot of other stuff to do.

Jure
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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 12:22 AM   in response to: Mike, UK in response to: Mike, UK
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Mike,

here is the URL: http://www.mediafire.com/?ejcyl9sxrde

Extract .rar file and import application into your application builder.

Jure

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Re: how to create a workflow (not a wizard)
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 1:32 AM   in response to: Jure2 in response to: Jure2
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Thanks very much Jure.
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