New Features and Changes in Release 2.5
The following new features and changes are available in Oracle Workflow.
New Features
Document Management Integration
Notification Functions
Forced Synchronous Processes
User Preferences Web Pages
Advanced Queues Integration
New Launch Processes Web Page
Quick Start Wizard
Top-down Design
Support for External Function Activities
Workflow Process Design Enhancements
Enhanced Error Handling Process
Token Substitution for Message Attributes
New <Any> Transition
Oracle Workflow Builder Enhancements
Item Type Persistence
Specifying the Target for a URL-type Message Attribute
Deleting Item Attributes
Non-cancelling Loop
Assigning Timeouts to Subprocesses
Dynamic Timeout Values
Simplified Notification Priority Levels
Assigning Dynamic Notification Priorities
Displaying the Directory Service
Revised Syntax Rules for Internal Names
New Notification ID Tokens
Developer Mode
Using Enter to Invoke Property Pages in the Navigator
Self-Looping Transitions
New Result Message Attribute UI
Improved Notification Message Layout
Workflow Definition Loader Enhancements
Resolving Display Name Conflicts for Database Uploads
Advanced Definition Validation
Workflow Engine and API Enhancements
Execution on Non-Savepoint Environments
New WF_DIRECTORY APIs for Ad Hoc Users and Roles
New WF_PREF API
New WF_Notification APIs
New WF_QUEUE APIs for Advanced Queues Processing
New WF_ENGINE APIs
New WF_MONITOR API
New WF_PURGE APIs
Java Interface for Workflow Engine and Notification APIs
Notification Web Page Enhancements
List of Values for Validated Fields
Enhanced Notifications Find and Notifications Worklist Pages
Notification Mailer Enhancements
MIME-encode Message Support
Direct and Templated Response E-mail Notifications
E-mail Notification Preferences
Workflow Monitor Enhancements
Administrator Access to Notification Details from Workflow Monitor Notifications List
Parent/Child Hierarchy List
Workflow Demonstration Enhancements
Revised Demonstration Users and Roles
New Demonstration Workflow Definitions
Miscellaneous Enhancements
Version Compatibility Check
New Standard Activities
New Predefined Concurrent Manager Activities
New Administration Scripts
Enhanced WF_LOCAL Tables
Enhanced Directory Service Scripts
Enhanced Oracle Workflow Home Page
Updating Internal Names
