Ø Flexible
Fields used to configure the data based the business requirements which can be
shared across the entire application without any programming knowledge.
Ø Pre
Defined By Oracle
Two Types
Ø Key
Flexfields
Ø Descriptive
Flexfields
Key Flexfields
Ø Means
Group of Segments
Ø Definition
is Intelligent Codes
Ø Module
Specific
Ø Used
for a Particular Activity
Ø Mandatory
for the Application Prospective
Ø In
Key Flexfields we can define “N” of Structure, but certain KFF supports only
one structure globally
Ø Each
KFF supports Multiple Segments depends on the Type of KFF
Grouped
based on Modules
1.
GL Accounting KFF Used to Capture the COA
2.
AR Territory KFF – Used to Capture the Sales
Location
3.
Inventory –
Stock Locator – Used to Capture the Item Location
4.
FA – Category KFF – Used to Group the
Items
5.
HRMS
– Position KFF – Used to define the
Position (Designation)
Steps
to Configure Key Flexfields
1.
Plan the Usage of the Flexfields
2.
Define the Structure
3.
Plan and Configure the “n” of Segments
4.
Define Value Set
5.
Define Flexfields Qualifiers
6.
Define Values
7.
Implement Cross Validation Rule or security
Rule for restrications
Descriptive
Flexfields
Ø Used
to Capture some Additional Information
Ø Definition
– Expansion Space
Ø Supports
In Forms and Tables
Ø The
Predefined Table consist of Additional columns like Attribute1,
Attribute2,….Attribute 15 to stores those additional information
Ø Easy
to Configure, no programming knowledge required
Ø Optional
and DFF is not Mandatory for the Application, it is used to capture some
additional info based on the business needs for filtering or reporting purpose
Ø Ex.,
like Required to collect PAN Card Info while entering employees, required to
collect supplier more information while entering Invoices.
Ø In
Any form if there is [ ] Square Bracket
then those forms supports DFF. DFF Can be configure at Header level or Even for
Each Lines
Ø DFF
Types – Global Data Elements and Context Sensitive
Ø Global
Data Elements – Common Data like PAN Card, Supplier Reference Number, Employee
Passport Number
Ø Context
Sensitive – Based on some content collect additional Info for Ex., If the
Payment Method
Check – Check Number, Check Date and
Bank Name
Credit Card – Card Number, Card Expiry
Date, Card Holder Name
Ø Reference
Fields – used to capture additional information based on the Predefined
Elements in the Standard Forms
Key
and Descriptive Flexfield : Comparison
Key Flexfields
• Owned
by one application; used by many
• Required
to set up, not always required to use
• Supports
intelligent keys
• Identifies
entities
• Drives
reporting
Descriptive Flexfields
• Associated
with tables in a specific application
• Setup
is optional
• No
intelligence, stores additional information
• Captures
additional information only
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