ORACLE GENERAL LEDGERS TECHNICAL CHANGES
PRODUCT OVERVIEW PRESENTATION
ENTITIES IN PAYABLES
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Journals GL Balances Chart of Accounts
DATA MODEL IMPACT
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GL_SET_OF_BOOKS– SET_OF_BOOKS_ID
GL_JE_HEADERS – SET_OF_BOOKS_ID
GL_JE_LINES– No Set of book Id
GL_JE_BATCHES– SET_OF_BOOKS_ID is dropped
R12
GL_LEDGERS– LEDGER_ID
GL_JE_HEADERS – LEDGER_ID– DISPLAY_ALC_JOURNAL_FLAG
GL_JE_LINES– LEDGER_ID
GL_JE_BATCHES– SET_OF_BOOKS_ID is replaced by 3 new
columns:– CHART_OF_ACCOUNTS_ID– PERIOD_SET_NAME– ACCOUNTED_PERIOD_TYPE
GL Journals – Key table/column changes
JOURNAL ENTRY CHANGES
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
SET_OF_BOOKS_ID is replaced with LEDGER_ID in GL_JE_HEADERS. Also new information can capture details like posting and close account sequence for version and assignments. There are few new columns added in GL_JE_HEADERS.
High
Impact on the related custom reports and customizations would be high as SET_OF_BOOKS_ID, which is a key column, is replaced with LEDGER_ID in Journal Tables. Thorough testing is required.. All the related custom reports/ customizations will require complete modification and many of them may need to be recreated in order to make them work as before.
JOURNALS
JOURNALSEntity GL_JOURNAL – Stores Journal entry details. Key tables for storing journal details are :
– GL_JE_HEADERS– GL_JE_LINES– GL_JE_BATCHES
Set_of_Books_ID a key identifying column is replaced with Ledger_Id in all journal tables. Hence this has a high impact on related CEMLI components.
Refer document attached below for delta changes to data model.
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GL_Journal_Datamodel_Delta
JOURNAL ENTRY CHANGES
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
No changes in Column names/Size/Type, column usages and view definitions of GL_JE_LINES. Also can capture Ledger Id and third party information.SET_OF_BOOKS_ID is replaced with SET_OF_BOOKS_ID_11I in table/view definitions of GL_JE_BATCHES. In R12, We can capture Chart of Accounts ID, accounting calendar name, and accounting period type.
GL-CHART OF ACCOUNTS
GL CHART OF ACCOUNT
Entity GL_Chart_Of_Account – Stores accounting combination details. Key tables involved are :
– GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS
Set_of_Books_ID a key identifying column is replaced with Ledger_Id Size of column “Reference3” changed from 1 to 25. Hence this has a
medium impact on related CEMLI components.
Refer document attached below for delta changes to data model.
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GL_CoA_Datamodel_Delta
GL CHART OF ACCOUNT
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
GL- Chart of Accounts
Changes in Size of Column REFERENCE3, increased from 1 to 25 of GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS. Now we can capture additional information like alternate Code Combination ID. There are few new columns added in GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS.
Medium
GL-BALANCES
GL- BALANCESEntity GL_Balances – Stores actual, budget and encumbrance balances for detail and summary accounts.
Stores ledger currency, foreign currency, and statistical balances for each accounting period that has ever been opened
Key tables involved are :– GL_Balances– GL_Budget_Versions– GL_Encumbrance_Types– GL_Period_Types– GL_Summary_Templates
Set_of_Books_ID a key identifying column is replaced with Ledger_Id Hence this has a high impact on related CEMLI components.
Refer document attached below for delta changes to data model.
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GL_Balances_Datamodel_Delta
GL- BALANCES
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
Change in Column Name from SET_OF_BOOKS_ID to LEDGER_ID. No other changes in GL_BALANCES.
High
Impact on the related custom reports and customizations would be high as SET_OF_BOOKS_ID, which is a key column, is replaced with LEDGER_ID in GL_BALANCES. Thorough testing is required. All the related custom reports/ customizations will require complete modification and many of them may need to be recreated in order to make them work as before
OPEN INTERFACE
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
No changes in Column names/Size/Type, column usages and view definitions. Additional columns are added to the GL_INTERFACE.GL interface ,now, supports both Set of Books and ledger columns
Low
The impact assessment on the technical architectural changes in the Interface programs is low, which may result in recreation of some of the custom objects based on the analysis.
GL Journals
OPEN INTERFACE
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Brief Description of Changes in R12
Degree of Impact on Existing Reports and Customizations(High/Low/Medium)
Reason For Rating Impact
Daily Rates (GL) No changes in Column names/Size/Type, column usages and view definitions. Additional columns are added to the GL_DAILY_RATES_INTERFACE table.
Low
GL-Daily Rates
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