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Adding in Human Workflow
Many business processes require an element of human activity. Common tasks
include approving an expense item or purchase order. But even fully automated
processes can require human involvement, especially when things go wrong.
In this chapter, we will introduce you to the various parts of the human workflow
component of the Oracle SOA Suite and take you through a practical example to
create and run your first "simple" workflow. Once we've done that, we will examine
how to carry out other basic workflow activities such as how to:
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Dynamically assign a task to a user or group based on the content of the task
Cancel or change a workflow task while it's still in process
Enable the workflow user to request additional details about a task
Reassign, delegate, or escalate a task, either manually or through the use of
user-defined business rules
Workflow overview
The following diagram illustrates the three, typical participants in any workflow:
