We reviewed the basics of E-Business Tax and the various new functions that have been introduced. We also covered briefly the capability of using data elements in rules to create a configurable product to meet your enterprise tax obligations.
This chapter has given you a high-level idea of how the product works and there is much more information in the documentation that should be reviewed and understood before a complex implementation can be successful.
The next chapter covers Oracle Workflow. It was an embedded product when it was initially released and then morphed into a product that was partly on the server and partly on your desktop. Workflow allows users to target specific business flows, accounting representations, and approvals for transactions to be customized to meet business rules.
The functionality for accounting representation creation is being progressively moved to SLA with the latest release. But workflow is still being used to progress transactions in various business...