Explanation
The Approvals Component is Oracle APEX's new offering as part of the 22.1 Release. It allows seamless management of approvals across APEX Applications. Approvals are commonly used in business situations involving Expense Reimbursements, Leave Requests, Purchase Requisitions, On-boarding of Employees to name a few. The Approvals Component provides the following building blocks for the approvals functionality:
Task Definition: A shared component for configuring task parameters, participants, and actions. A task definition defines the template for creating tasks based on a specific type of approval request, such as Leave Approval or Purchase Requisition. A task definition specifies the data source, display attributes, potential owners, business administrators, and available actions for the tasks.
Task Details Page: A page that shows task details, which can include metadata, history, comments, and actions. A task details page allows users to view and take action on a specific task, such as approve, reject, reassign, or escalate. A task details page can be created using the Create Page Wizard or the Quick SQL tool in APEX.
Unified Task List: A page type in the Create Page Wizard, used to create a summary of a user's tasks that functions like an inbox. A unified task list allows users to see and manage all their tasks in one place. Users can filter, sort, search, claim, release, or open tasks from the unified task list.