To hide the Reassign button in Oracle Workflow notifications, you need to configure the #HIDE_REASSIGN attribute for your message and set its value to 'Y'.
Understanding the Reassign Button in Oracle Workflow
The Reassign button is a standard feature in Oracle Workflow notifications, allowing recipients to delegate their assigned task to another user. While often useful for task management and workload distribution, there are scenarios where organizations prefer to disable this functionality for specific notifications. This might be due to:
- Process Control: Ensuring that tasks are strictly completed by the initially assigned individual or group, maintaining accountability.
- Security: Preventing unauthorized delegation of sensitive tasks.
- Simplification: Streamlining the user interface by removing options not applicable to a particular workflow step.
Implementing the #HIDE_REASSIGN Attribute
Hiding the Reassign button involves making a specific configuration within your Oracle Workflow definition, primarily by utilizing the #HIDE_REASSIGN message attribute.
Key Attribute Details
The #HIDE_REASSIGN attribute is a special attribute recognized by Oracle Workflow to control the visibility of the Reassign button.
| Attribute Name | Type | Value to Hide | Value to Display | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
#HIDE_REASSIGN |
Text | Y | N | Controls visibility of the Reassign button. |
This attribute must be of the Text type. Setting its value to 'Y' hides the button, while setting it to 'N' ensures it is displayed. If you consistently want to hide the Reassign button for all notifications generated by a specific message, you should define 'Y' as a constant default value for this attribute.
Step-by-Step Configuration
Follow these steps using Oracle Workflow Builder to hide the Reassign button for a specific notification:
- Open Oracle Workflow Builder: Launch the Oracle Workflow Builder application and connect to your Oracle database instance.
- Locate Your Workflow Process: Navigate to the workflow definition (
.wftfile) that contains the message generating the notification where you want to hide the Reassign button. - Identify the Target Message: Within your workflow process, expand the "Messages" section. Find and select the specific message that is used to send the notification in question (e.g., "Approve Purchase Order").
- Access Message Attributes: With the message selected, go to the Attributes tab. This tab lists all attributes associated with that message.
- Create or Edit the
#HIDE_REASSIGNAttribute:- If the attribute does not exist:
- Click the "New" button to add a new attribute.
- Enter
#HIDE_REASSIGNas the Name. - You can set the Display Name to something descriptive like "Hide Reassign Button".
- Set the Type to
Text. - In the Default Value field, enter
Y. This will ensure that the Reassign button is always hidden for notifications generated by this message.
- If the attribute already exists:
- Select the
#HIDE_REASSIGNattribute. - Ensure its Type is
Text. - Change its Default Value to
Y.
- Select the
- If the attribute does not exist:
- Save Your Workflow: Save the changes to your workflow definition file.
- Upload to Database: Upload the modified workflow definition to the Oracle database to activate your changes. Go to
File > Save Asand choose "Database" as the destination. - Test the Workflow: Initiate a new instance of your workflow process that uses the modified message. When the notification is generated, verify that the Reassign button is no longer visible on the notification details page in the Oracle Worklist or notification client.
Practical Considerations
- Dynamic Control: While setting the default value to
Yhides the button constantly, you can also link the#HIDE_REASSIGNattribute to an item attribute. This allows for dynamic control, where a PL/SQL function or process logic determines whether the button should be hidden or displayed based on specific conditions at runtime. - User Experience: Consider the impact on end-users. Removing the Reassign option might require alternative methods for task delegation or escalation, which should be communicated clearly to users.
- Documentation: Always document your workflow customizations. This helps in future maintenance and troubleshooting.
- For more detailed information on managing workflow attributes and messages, refer to the official Oracle Workflow documentation appropriate for your Oracle E-Business Suite or database version.
