FLEXFIELDSPREPARED BY: RAVI JOSEPH

Whats a Flexfield???Important feature Oracle applicationsMethods to configure and customize the fields in applicationsHelp to suit the needs for any industry or organizationsCustomize data fields to meet business needs without programming

Types of FlexfieldsKey Flexfields

Descriptive Flexfields

Key FlexfieldsStore specific business informationMade up of segments which has both value and a meaning Each segment of the code can be represented as the characteristic of the entityExample: Bank Account Number

Descriptive FlexfieldsProvide customizable space on some formsCustomize the field to collect information not generally tracked by Oracle ApplicationDescriptive flexfields can be global or context sensitiveGlobal flexfields appear the same every time they are used. Context sensitive flexfields may change depending on the information that is entered.

Defining a FlexfieldIdentifying the key flexfields that are required for Oracle AppsDesigning a key flexfield structureSelecting appropriate flexfield to defineDefining structure information for key flexfieldDefining segment attributesDefining flexfield qualifiersDefining segment qualifiersImplementing optional features as needed

Defining a FlexfieldDefine the Value Sets

Define 4 value sets: Company (CO), Cost (CC), Account (ACCT), and Future (RFU)Define Structure: Assign Segment 1 for CO, Segment 2 for CC, Segment 3 for ACCT, Segment 4 for RFUDefine and Enable values based on the size of the Value Set: example 00,01,02,..for CO, 000, 100, 200, 300, 400,.. for COST, 1100, 1120, 1130, 1140,.. for ACCT, and 0000 for RFUEnter values in the accounting flexfield and testing your work.

Benefits of flexfieldsProvides you with the features you need to satisfy the business needsProvide a flexible way for the Oracle Apps to represents objects Lets you to customize Oracle Applications features without programmingThe flexfield approach has a significant advantage over the automatic generation of DDL statements in that it does not alter the database scheme

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