This appendix covers the following topics:
Oracle Sourcing makes use of setup and reference data stored and maintained by several E-Business Suite applications especially Oracle Purchasing. This means that portions of several E-Business Suite applications must be implemented for Oracle Sourcing to function. This includes implementing portions of the following applications:
Oracle Payables
Oracle Purchasing
Oracle General Ledger
Oracle HRMS
Oracle Inventory
Oracle System Administration
Oracle Workflow
The tables below list implementation steps performed in other E-Business Suite applications.
The first table identifies the implementation steps performed in E-Business Suite applications that are required for Oracle Sourcing to run.
The second table identifies additional optional steps you may wish to perform. If you choose to implement any of the optional steps, see the information following the table for any Oracle Sourcing-related information needed to perform the step.
| Step Number | Step Name | Information Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set up System Administrator | Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide |
| 2 | Set up Accounting Key Flexfield | Oracle E-Business Suite Flexfields Guide |
| 3 | Set Up Calendars, Currencies, and Set of Books | Oracle General Ledger User's Guide |
| 4 | Define Human Resources Key Flexfield | Oracle E-Business Suite Flexfields Guide |
| 5 | Define Locations | Oracle Purchasing User's Guide |
| 6 | Define Organizations and Organization Relationships | Oracle HRMS Enterprise and Workforce Management Guide |
| 7 | Convert to Multi-Org | Multiple Organizations in Oracle Applications |
| 8 | Define Inventory Key Flexfield | Oracle E-Business Suite Flexfields Guide |
| 9 | Define Units of Measure | Oracle Inventory User's Guide |
| 10 | Define Categories | Oracle Inventory User's Guide |
| 11 | Set Up Personnel | Oracle HRMS Enterprise and Workforce Management Guide Oracle HRMS Workforce Sourcing, Deployment, and Talent Management Guide |
| 12 | Open Inventory and Purchasing Accounting Periods | Oracle Inventory User's Guide Oracle Purchasing User's Guide |
| 13 | Define Purchasing Options | Oracle Purchasing User's Guide |
| 14 | Define Buyers | Oracle Purchasing User's Guide |
| 15 | Define Financial Options | Oracle Payables User's Guide |
| 16 | Define Receiving Options | Oracle Purchasing User's Guide |
| 17 | Perform Additional System Administration Setup | Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide |
| Step Number | Step Name | Information Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set Up Oracle Workflow | Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide |
| 2 | Define Freight Carriers | Oracle Order Management Implementation Manual using the information below |
| 3 | Define Payment Terms | Oracle Payables User's Guide using the information below |
| 4 | Define Lookup Codes | Oracle Purchasing User's Guide using the information below |
Consider the following Oracle-related details, if you choose to implement the following steps,
If you wish to restrict your negotiation terms to a list of approved freight carriers, use this step to define your freight carriers.
If you wish to restrict the payment terms available to your negotiations, use this step to define the list of approved terms.
Use this step to define the approved FOB terms and freight terms.