Manage Contexts
A descriptive flexfield may have a context segment to provide context sensitivity. You can create, edit, and delete context segments for a descriptive flexfield.
Create Context
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In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Descriptive Flexfields task in the Application Extensions functional area.
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On the Manage Descriptive Flexfields page, use the text fields in the Search section to search for a descriptive flexfield.
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Select the descriptive flexfield and click the Edit icon.
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On the Edit Descriptive Flexfield page, click Manage Contexts.
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On the Manage Contexts page, click the Create icon.
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On the Create Context page, enter the values for the context.
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Click Save and Close.
Edit Context
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In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Descriptive Flexfields task in the Application Extensions functional area.
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On the Manage Descriptive Flexfields page, use the text fields in the Search section to search for a descriptive flexfield.
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Select the descriptive flexfield and click the Edit icon.
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On the Edit Descriptive Flexfield page, click Manage Contexts.
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On the Manage Contexts page, use the Search text field to search for a context.
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Select the context and click the Edit icon.
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On the Edit Context page, edit the values for the context.
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Click Save and Close.
Delete Context
You can delete unwanted contexts, but once you delete a context, you can never recover it. So, before you delete, be sure that you don't need it anymore.
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In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Descriptive Flexfields task in the Application Extensions functional area.
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On the Manage Descriptive Flexfields page, use the text fields in the Search section to search for a descriptive flexfield.
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Select the descriptive flexfield and click the Edit icon.
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On the Edit Descriptive Flexfield page, click Manage Contexts.
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On the Manage Contexts page, use the Search text field to search for a context.
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Select the context and click the Delete icon.
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In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.