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A message is what a notification activity sends to a role in a workflow process. A message can prompt a user for a reply or an action to take that determines what the next activity in the process should be. The recipient of a workflow message is called the performer.

Each message is associated with a particular item type. This allows the message to reference the item type's attributes for token replacement at runtime when the message is delivered.

When you define a message, you can specify that the message prompts a recipient for a special response value that the Workflow Engine then uses to determine how to branch to the next eligible activity in the process. You can create a message with context-sensitive content by including message attribute tokens in the message subject and body that reference item type attributes. You can also use message attribute tokens to embed inline images in the message body. A message function lets you include a formatted table of message attributes or an action history table in the message body. You can also attach message attributes that represent entire documents or URLs to a notification message. In addition, you can create message attributes that generate a response section that is unique to the message. In Oracle Applications, you can also embed an Oracle Applications Framework region within the message body.

You can drag a message onto the Notifications branch to create a new notification activity that sends that message. You can also drag a message directly onto an existing notification activity to update the message that the activity sends.

See Also

Send and Respond Message Attributes

Action History

WF_NOTIFICATION() Message Function

#WF_REASSIGN_LOV Attribute

#HIDE_REASSIGN Attribute

#HIDE_MOREINFO Attribute

#FROM_ROLE Attribute

#WF_SIG_POLICY Attribute

#WF_SIG_ID Attribute

#WF_SECURITY_POLICY Attribute

Header Attributes

#HDR_REGION Attribute

#RELATED_APPL Attribute

#HISTORY Attribute

#SUBMIT_COMMENTS Attribute

Notification Mailer Attributes

Notification Mailer Message Template Attributes

To Create a Message

To Define a Message Attribute

Embedding Oracle Applications Framework Regions in Messages