Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
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1 Enterprise Structures

• Overview of Enterprise Structures
• Enterprise Structures Business Process Model
• Guidelines for Using Single or Multiple Classifications for an Organization
• Configuration Workbench
• Guidelines for Configuring Global Enterprises
• Model Your Enterprise Structure

2 Enterprises

• Define Enterprises

3 Jurisdictions and Legal Authorities

• Overview of Legal Jurisdiction and Authorities
• Jurisdictions
• Legal Authorities
• Legislative Data Groups

4 Legal Entities

• Overview
• Model Legal Entities
• Plan Legal Reporting Units
• Design an Enterprise Configuration
• FAQs for Legal Entities
  • What's a payroll statutory unit?
  • What's a legal employer?
  • What's a tax reporting unit?

5 Management Reporting Structures

• Divisions
• Business Units
• Business Functions
• Link Business Functions and Departments
• Shared Service Centers
• Project Units
• Business Units and Projects
• Model Your Business Units in Your Enterprise Structure
• FAQs for Management Reporting Structures
  • What's the difference between business units in Oracle PeopleSoft and Oracle Fusion Applications?
  • What's the difference between business units in Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Applications?
  • What's the difference between a business unit and a project unit?

6 Financial Reporting Structures

• Represent Your Enterprise Structure in Your Chart of Accounts
• Chart of Accounts
• Thick Versus Thin General Ledger
• Chart of Accounts Components
• Financial Enterprise Structure Components
• Model Your Financial Reporting Structure

7 Cost Centers and Departments

• Cost Centers and Departments
• Department Classifications
• FAQs for Cost Centers and Departments
  • What's a project and task owning organization?
  • What's a project expenditure organization?

8 Facilities

• Item Master Organizations
• Item Organizations
• Guidelines for Using Inventory Organization
• Cost Organizations

9 Reference Data

• Reference Data Sets and Sharing Methods
• Items and Supplier Site Reference Data Sharing
• FAQs for Reference Data
  • What reference data objects can be shared across business units?
  • What reference data objects can be shared across asset books?
  • What reference data objects can be shared across cost organizations?
  • What reference data objects can be shared across project units?

10 Shared Service Centers

• Guidelines for Shared Service Centers
• Service Provider Models