20 Managing Workflows and Tasks
Learn about workflows (including designing workflows and using the workflow diagram builder) and tasks (including approval tasks and action tasks).
- About Workflows
Oracle APEX Workflow provides basic workflow capabilities for APEX developers. - Creating a Workflow
Create a Workflow in Shared Components, Workflows and Automations. - Copying a Workflow
Copy a workflow from another application in Shared Components. - Creating the Workflow Console, Workflow Details, and Workflow Dashboard Pages
Create the workflow console, workflow details, and workflow dashboard pages with the Create Page Wizard. - Managing Workflow Versions
Each workflow can only have one Active workflow version. - About Using Workflows in Page Processes
Add the new Workflow Process Type plug-in to a page to expose workflow operations. - Viewing the Workflow Instance ID in Debug Messages
Display the workflow instance ID in Debug Messages when viewing workflow debug reports. - About Workflow Reports
The Workflows page shows a summary of all workflows in the application. Click on the workflow name to open Workflow Designer. - Workflow Instance Retention
Learn about workflow instance retention logic and workflow retention settings. - Workflow Substitution Strings
Lists available workflow substitution strings. - Workflow Views
Learn about workflow metadata views and workflow runtime views. - About Workflow Keyboard Shortcuts
Lists workflow keyboard shortcuts. - Frequently Asked Questions
Reference a list of frequently asked questions for workflows. - About Tasks
Use tasks to create items for users to approve or action. - Managing Tasks
Manage tasks by configuring task definitions, task details, and unified task lists. Use page processes to create approval tasks or action tasks. - Creating Tasks from Task Definitions
Create tasks in an Oracle APEX application from existing task definitions. - About Creating Human Tasks Programmatically
Learn about creating human tasks programmatically. - About Creating a Task Definition Process Plug-in
Learn about creating a task definition process plug-in. - About Task Retention and Task Purging
Learn about task retention, task purging, and the Archive of Purged Task Files report. - Substitution Strings and Bind Variables for Tasks
Oracle APEX uses substitution strings to pass information about a task to a page. - Runtime Views for Tasks
Learn about the runtime views for tasks. - Troubleshooting Tasks
Methods to troubleshoot issues with tasks and the approvals component.