Customizing the Account Generator for Oracle Receivables
Oracle Receivables provides a default Account Generator process for you to use. If the default does not satisfy your accounting requirements, you can use the Oracle Workflow Builder to customize the default process or create a new one.
If you want to create a new process to meet your company's needs, use the Oracle Workflow Builder to create a new process, or copy the existing default and change the name before making extensive changes to it.
For more information about the generic features and functions of the Account Generator, see: Customizing the Account Generator.
For more information on how to use the Oracle Workflow Builder, refer to the Oracle Workflow Guide.
Customization Example
You can customize the item type AR Substitute Balancing Segment to use a different balancing segment for either the finance charges or Receivables account.
Testing a Customized Account Generator Process
You must test any modified Account Generator process before using it on a production database.
To test your customized Account Generator Process, run the GL Interface program, then verify that the Account Generator substituted the correct segment for that account. You can run this program from the Run General Ledger Interface Program window.
Implementing a Customized Account Generator Process
If you have customized your Account Generator process for a particular Account Generator item type and assigned a new name to it, use the Account Generator Processes window to associate the new process name with the appropriate Accounting Flexfield structure and item type.
If you made customizations to the default process, but did not change the name of it, you do not need to perform this step.
Choosing the Process for a Flexfield Structure
1. Navigate to the Account Generator Process window.
2. Select the structure to which you want to assign a process. You can choose the application, flexfield title, structure, and description from the list of values.
3. Specify the Item Type containing the process, for example, Replace Balancing Segment.
4. Specify the process you want to use to generate the accounts.
The default process, Replace Balancing Segment, will be the default. If you want to use a different process, enter the name of the process you want to use.
Using the Account Generator Profile Option
The Account Generator:Purge Runtime Data profile option ensures that data used to build account combinations is purged after the Account Generator has completed. For more information, see: Profile Options in Oracle Application Object Library.
See Also
Overview of the Account Generator
Running GL Interface
