This activity enables you to design a BPEL process in which you do not explicitly select a notification channel during design time, but simply indicate that a notification must be sent. The channel to use for sending notifications is resolved at runtime based on preferences defined by the end user in the User Messaging Preferences user interface of the Oracle User Messaging Service. This moves the responsibility of notification channel selection from Oracle BPEL Designer to the end user. If the end user does not select a preferred channel or rule, email is used by default for sending notifications to that user. Figure A-46 provides details.

For more information about user notifications, see Allowing the End User to Select Notification Channels.

For more information about the Oracle User Messaging Service, see Administering Oracle User Messaging Service and Developing Applications with Oracle User Messaging Service.