Oracle APPS AME(Oracle Approvals Management)
Is AME required or is it possible to continue use of standard approval workflow functionality in Rel 12 without AME?
What is AME(Oracle Approvals Management)?
AME generates approver list
AME returns next approver to calling application
Request for next approver re-generates approver list to return next approver to calling application
Integrated with multiple E-Business applications such as HR, PO and AP
APIs allow integration with 3rd party apps
the desired result, which can be attained using AME. basically one can create their own roles and hierarchies to simulate the same as in AME. Oracle has provided AME to reduce the extent of customization efforts.
AME is useful because the extent of customization is very less and maintenance is very easy, as testing and migration of customized workflows takes lot of effort.