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  • 1 Overview
    • Overview of Common Implementation
    • Purchase and Activation of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
    • Diagnose and Synchronize Application Data
    • Why can't I edit setup data?
    • Why does the Date field display a different value than my preferred date?
  • 2 Maintain Common Reference Objects
    • Set General Preferences for All Users
    • Set Value Formats for Regional Preferences for All Users
    • Set a Banner Message in the Global Header
    • Set CSV as the Default Option for Exporting Table Data
    • FAQs for Maintain Common Reference Objects
      • How can I determine which languages appear in the Translation Editor?
      • How do I define whether the user image, name, or initials display in the global header?
    • Define Application Taxonomy
      • Overview of Application Taxonomy
      • Modules in Application Taxonomy
      • Guidelines for Managing Modules in Application Taxonomy
    • Define ISO Reference Data
      • Language Packs on Your Application
      • Considerations for Natural Languages
      • FAQs for Define ISO Reference Data
        • When do I create or edit territories?
        • When do I create or edit industries?
        • When do I associate industries with territories?
        • When do I create or enable currencies?
        • What do I do if a currency code I am still using in my existing transactions is desupported?
        • What's the difference between precision, extended precision, and minimum accountable unit for a currency?
        • What's a statistical unit currency type?
        • When do I create or edit ISO languages?
        • Can I add or edit time zones?
    • Search Extension Framework
      • Overview of Search
      • Enable Search Extension Framework
      • FAQs for Search Extension Framework
        • What do I do if the process for creating indexes keeps failing?
        • What do I do if I get errors about enabling the search extension framework?
        • What do I do if I get errors stating that the Oracle Search Cloud Service or OSCS isn't reachable?
    • Define Global Search
      • Overview of Global Search Setup
      • Manage Global Search Configurations
        • Examples of Global Search Configurations Set as Enabled or Default
        • Create Global Search Configurations
        • Configure Attachment Search
        • Set Up Autosuggest for Global Search
        • Considerations for Disabling Saved and Recent Searches for Global Search
        • Set Up Filters for Global Search
        • Specify Pages for Global Search Configuration
      • Manage Suggestion Groups
        • Suggestion Groups for Global Search
        • Change Heading Text and Icons for Suggestion Groups
  • 3 Audit Policies
    • Audit Policies
    • Audit Configuration for Business Object Attributes
    • Overview of Audit Configuration
  • 4 Define Currencies and Currency Rates
    • Manage Currencies
      • Considerations for Defining Currencies
      • Euro Currency Derivation
    • Manage Conversion Rate Types
      • Guidelines for Creating Conversion Rate Types
      • Examples of Using Conversion Rate Types in a Journal
      • FAQs for Manage Conversion Rate Types
        • What's the difference between spot, corporate, user, and fixed rate types?
  • 5 Define Enterprise Structures
    • Overview of Enterprise Structures
    • Enterprise Structures Business Process Model
    • Guidelines for Configuring Global Enterprises
    • Model Your Enterprise Management Structure
    • Essbase Character and Word Limitations
    • Define Initial Configuration with the Enterprise Structures Configurator
      • How You Establish Enterprise Structures Using the Enterprise Structures Configurator
      • How You Roll Back an Enterprise Structure Configuration
      • Design an Enterprise Configuration
      • Divisions
      • How You Create Legal Entities in the Enterprise Structures Configurator
      • Considerations for Creating Business Units in the Enterprise Structures Configurator
      • How Business Units Work with Reference Data Sets
      • How You Create Reference Data Sets in the Enterprise Structures Configurator
      • Examples of Positions
      • Examples of Jobs
      • Job and Position Structures
      • FAQs for Define Initial Configuration
        • What happens if I don't use the Enterprise Structures Configurator to set up my enterprise structures?
        • What's an ultimate holding company?
        • What's the default reference data set?
        • What happens if I override the set assignment?
    • Define Reference Data Sharing
      • Reference Data Sharing
      • Reference Data Sets
      • Reference Data Sets and Sharing Methods
      • Assignment of Reference Data Sets to Reference Objects
      • Items and Supplier Site Reference Data Sharing
      • FAQs for Define Reference Data Sharing
        • 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?
    • Define Enterprise: Manage Enterprise HCM Information
      • Define Enterprises
      • Enterprise Information for Non-HCM Users
    • Define Enterprise: Manage Locations
      • Locations
      • FAQs for Manage Locations
        • Why can't I see my location in the search results?
        • What happens if I select a geographic hierarchy node when I create or edit a location?
        • What happens if I select an inventory organization when I am creating or editing a location?
        • What happens if I inactivate a location?
        • How can I associate a location with an inventory organization?
    • Geographies
      • Overview of Geographies
        • Overview of Geographies, Geographic Entities, and Locations
        • How Geography Structure, Hierarchy, and Validation Fit Together
        • Geography Structures
        • Geography Hierarchy
        • How do I manage geography validation?
        • Setting Up Geography Validation
        • Best Practices for Geography Validation
        • How do I manage Geography Structures, Hierarchies, and Validation?
        • Considerations While Working With Master Geographies
        • Manage Geography Lookups
        • Manage Territory Geography Splits
        • How Territory Geographies are Grouped
      • What are the best practices for managing Geography mismatches?
      • Overview of Zone Types and Zones
      • Import Geographies and Zones
        • How do I import geographies?
        • List of Available Countries with Loqate Geography Reference Data
        • How do I replace the existing master geography data with revised Oracle-Licensed geography data?
        • Create Countries
        • How do I import Non-Oracle Licensed geography data?
        • Can you provide an example of importing geography data?
        • Import Your Country Structure Data
        • Example of Importing Country Structure Data
        • How You Import and Export Territory Geography Zones
      • Set Up Geocoding
        • What attributes are referenced to populate latitude and longitude during geocoding?
        • Set Up Geocoding
        • Use Web Services to Populate Location Attributes for the Around Me Feature
      • How You Set up Address Cleansing
      • FAQs for GBG| Loqate Support
        • How to Import Nokia Geography Data
        • How many countries does Loqate support? How do I get support for any additional country?
        • Will I be charged for Loqate data?
        • I am an existing customer, how will I be impacted? Can I import both Loqate and Nokia geography data?
        • How frequent are updates to Oracle licensed geography reference data available?
        • How is geography data updated? Are updates available for all countries at the same time?
        • Can I import Vertex or other third-party geography data in Manage Geographies?
        • Can I import geography data for multiple countries in one import job?
        • Can I get support for a country that is not part of the list of supported countries in Manage Geographies
      • FAQs for Geographies
        • How You Search Geographies in the Language You Prefer
        • Why is Import Geography Data Disabled in Manage Geographies?
        • When do I define address cleansing?
        • Why can't I update a geography structure by copying an existing country structure?
        • How many levels in a geography structure can I define?
        • Why can't I delete a level of the country geography structure?
        • How do I add a geography to the geography hierarchy?
        • Edit a Specific Geography in the Geography Hierarchy
        • Edit Alternative Names and Codes for an Existing Country
        • What happens if I add or update the details of a country?
        • How can I add a geography that's at a lower level to any geography in a geography hierarchy?
        • How can I verify whether the third-party geography structure and hierarchy I imported are available in the application?
        • How can I enable geocoding?
        • Where can I view the geocode values of a location?
        • What are Spatial Services?
        • Where can I update and view the geography name reference information for parties?
        • How can I save an address that didn't pass geography validation?
    • Define Legal Jurisdictions and Authorities
      • Overview of Legal Jurisdiction and Authorities
      • Jurisdictions
      • Legal Authorities
      • Create Legal Jurisdictions, Addresses and Authorities
      • Create Legal Entities, Registrations, and Reporting Units
    • Define Legal Entities: Manage Legal Entity
      • Overview
      • Model Legal Entities
    • Define Legal Entities: Manage Legal Entity HCM Information
      • How Legal Employers Work with Payroll Statutory Units and Tax Reporting Units
      • FAQs for Manage Legal Entity HCM Information
        • What's a legal employer?
        • What's a payroll statutory unit?
    • Define Legal Entities: Manage Legal Entity Tax Profile
      • Party Tax Profiles
      • Considerations for Specifying First-Party Tax Profile Options
      • FAQs for Manage Legal Entity Tax Profile
        • When does a party tax profile get created for a legal entity?
    • Define Legal Entities: Define Legal Reporting Units
      • Plan Legal Reporting Units
    • Define Business Units: Manage Business Units
      • Business Units
    • Define Business Units: Assign Business Unit Business Function
      • Business Functions
    • Define Business Units: Manage Service Provider Relationships
      • Shared Service Centers
      • Guidelines for Shared Service Centers
      • Service Provider Models
    • Define Business Units: Specify Contract Management Business Function Properties
      • Customer Contracts Business Unit Setup
      • Set Up Business Unit for Supplier Contracts
      • Contract Terms Library Business Unit Setup
  • 6 Workflow Approvals and Notifications
    • Configure Workflow Approvals and Notifications
    • Roles That Give Workflow Administrators Access
    • Search for Workflow Tasks to Configure
    • Assignments and Routing
      • How Workflow Task Routing Is Mapped Out
      • Types of Participants
      • Disable Stages or Participants
      • Create Approval Groups
      • Configure Approval Rule Sets and Rules
      • List Builders
      • Define Rules to Automatically Approve or Reject Workflow Tasks
      • Create Rules in Advanced Mode
      • Prevent Assigning Approvals to Specific Users
      • When Tasks Are Automatically Released to Approval Groups
        • Change the Workflow Task Priority
      • Limit Whom to Reassign or Delegate Workflow Tasks To
      • Define People to Support Workflow Tasks
    • Define the Due Date and Expiration Policies for Workflow Tasks
    • Workflow Notifications
      • Disable or Enable Workflow Notifications
      • Define When to Send Workflow Notifications
      • Aggregate Tasks to Minimize the Number of Notifications to Send
      • Remove Prefix from Subject Lines and Titles in Workflow Notifications
      • Show Approve and Reject Options in Notifications
      • Synchronize Notifications in the Global Header and Home Page with Workflow Tasks
      • Email Notifications
        • Add Header Content to Workflow Email Notifications
        • Set Up the From Field in Workflow Email Notifications
          • Change the From and Reply-To Address
          • Add Sender Name to the From Field
        • Set Up Attachments in Workflow Email Notifications
        • Send Test Workflow Email Notifications to One Address
        • More Setup for Workflow Email Notifications
      • Configurable Notifications
        • Overview of Financials Configurable Workflow Notifications
        • Best Practices for Working on Workflow Notifications
        • Best Practices for Content and Layout in Workflow Notifications
        • Add a Branding Logo and Change Other Shared Components in Workflow Notifications
        • Use Quick Parts for Workflow Notifications
        • Set Up Content to Appear in Only Email or In-App Workflow Notifications
        • Preview Changes and Upload Layout Templates for Workflow Notifications
      • Approval and Notification History
    • Manage Workflow Rules Using a Spreadsheet
      • Create Workflow Rules Using a Spreadsheet
      • Manage Workflow Rules Using a Spreadsheet
      • Rule Blocks
        • Name the Rule Blocks
        • Enable Rule Block Configuration
        • Additional Rule Blocks
        • Types of Rule Blocks
      • Migrate Workflow Rules to Simplified Workflow Rules Configuration Templates
      • Modify Workflow Rules Using a Spreadsheet
      • Simplified Rules Configuration
        • Rules Definition Guidelines for the Spreadsheet
        • Operators Supported for Defining Rules
      • Data Set Configuration for Approval Groups
      • Additional Settings
      • Advanced Configuration in Attribute Categories
        • Aggregate Functions
        • Method Functions
        • Example Using SUM
        • There is No Case Where Condition
      • FAQs for Manage Workflow Rules Using a Spreadsheet
        • What version of MS Excel is supported for rule creation?
        • How can I generate the rule file??
        • How can I make my existing BPM rules available in the rule template?
        • Why can't I see the rules that I created using the rule template in BPM?
        • What happens to my existing rules when I successfully upload a rule file for a workflow?
    • Define Where and How Users Can Act On Workflow Tasks
    • Change Workflow Task Titles
    • Workflow Task Life Cycle Setup
      • Define When to Automatically Dismiss or Withdraw Workflow Tasks
      • How Workflow Tasks Are Archived and Purged
    • Set Up the Approvals Work Area
    • Set Up the Worklist Region on My Dashboard
    • Best Practices for Approval Management
      • Use Direct Attribute Reference
      • Use Null Checks for Optional Attributes
      • Optimize Rule Evaluation
    • Workflow Transaction Console
      • Overview of Workflow Transaction Console for Financials
      • Give Users Access to Manage Financials Workflow Transactions
      • Things to Check If There Are Issues with Workflow Tasks
    • Monitor and Troubleshoot
      • Audit the Changes Made to Task Configurations
      • Things to Check If There Are Issues with Workflow Tasks
      • Transaction Console
        • Manage Workflow Transactions
        • Statuses for Filtering Transactions
        • Automatically Refresh Transaction Statuses
        • Actions for Managing Transactions
        • Manage Included Sections in Logs
        • Control Display of Approval History
        • Archive and Purge Transactions
        • Make the Days Parameter Available for Archiving Transactions
      • Employee Vacation and Delegation Rules Report
      • Review Employee Vacation and Delegation Rules
      • How You Can Regularly Reassign Pending Approvals for Workers That Become Inactive
      • Workflow Transactions Reassignments and Delegations Report
      • Synchronize Transaction Workflow Status
  • 7 Define Help Configuration
    • Set Up Help
    • Hide or Show Help Icons
    • Give People Access to Create and Edit Help
    • Create Groups to Limit Access to Added Help
  • 8 Define Application Toolkit Configuration
    • Set Watchlist Options
      • Disable or Enable Watchlist Categories and Items
      • Refresh Intervals for Watchlist Items
      • FAQs for Set Watchlist Options
        • How can I change predefined Watchlist category and item names?
  • 9 Define Enterprise Scheduler Job Definitions and Job Sets
    • Overview of Managing Job Definitions and Job Sets
    • Manage List of Values Sources
    • Managing Job Definitions
      • Job Definitions
      • Create Job Definitions to Run Reports as Scheduled Processes
      • Duplicate Job Definitions
      • Edit Job Definitions
      • Define Parameters for Job Definitions
      • Define Dependent Parameters in Job Definitions
    • Job Sets
      • Job Sets
      • Create Job Sets
      • System Properties for Job Sets
    • Assign Roles for Access to Manage Scheduled Processes
    • Allow Updates to Scheduled Process Priority
    • FAQs for Enterprise Scheduler Job Definitions and Job Sets
      • Why can't I see certain job definitions, and how do I find them?
      • Why can't I see all the parameters in a predefined job definition?
      • What do I select for job application name when I create a job definition?
      • Can I use a table value set as the list of values for a parameter?
      • How can I restrict user access so that they can run only custom scheduled processes?
      • Can I create a job set with jobs from multiple modules?
  • 10 Define Applications Core Configuration
    • Import Flexfields, Lookups, or Profile Values Using Web Services
    • Define Lookups
      • Overview of Lookups
      • Example of a Standard Lookup
      • Example of a Set-Enabled Lookup
      • Import Lookups
      • File Format for Importing Lookups
      • FAQs for Define Lookups
        • How can I access predefined lookups?
        • How can I edit lookups?
        • Why can't I see my lookup types?
        • What's the difference between a lookup type and a value set?
        • What's a lookup tag used for?
        • How can I search for a specific lookup code?
    • Manage Messages
      • Messages
      • Message Types
      • Message Groups
      • Create and Edit Messages
      • Use of Tokens in Messages
      • Common Messages
      • How can I make message components visible only to specific users?
    • Define Document Sequences
      • Document Sequences
      • Document Sequence Categories
      • Guidelines for Managing Document Sequences
    • Define Trees
      • Overview of Trees
      • Manage Tree Structures
        • Tree Structures
        • Guidelines for Defining the Tree Structure
        • Guidelines for Managing Tree Structures
        • Tree Structure Audit Results
        • Guidelines for Specifying Data Sources for Tree Structures
        • Guidelines for Improving the Performance of a Tree Structure
      • Manage Tree Labels
        • Tree Labels
      • Manage Trees and Tree Versions
        • Guidelines for Managing Trees and Tree Versions
        • Tree Version Audit Results
        • Copy, Audit, and Flatten Tree Versions Using a Scheduled Process
        • FAQs for Manage Trees and Tree Versions
          • Why is it taking so long to duplicate my tree version?
      • How Trees and Data Sources Work Together
      • Tree Nodes
      • File Format for Importing Data Loaders of Tree Hierarchies
    • Define Profile Options
      • Overview of Profile Options
      • Hierarchy in Profile Levels
      • Set Profile Option Values
      • Import Profile Values
      • File Format for Importing Profile Values
      • Create and Edit Profile Options
      • Profile Categories
      • FAQs for Define Profile Options
        • How can I access predefined profile options?
        • How can I bulk update user preferences?
    • Define Flexfields
      • Overview of Flexfields
      • Flexfield Components
      • Overview of Flexfield Configuration
      • Flexfields at Runtime
      • Modify Flexfields Using Page Composer
      • File Format for Importing Extensible Flexfields
      • How Flexfields Work with Oracle Application Cloud Architecture
      • Flexfield Management
        • Considerations for Managing Flexfields
        • Flexfield Segment Properties
        • Naming Conventions for Flexfield APIs
        • How Flexfield Segments are Rendered on Pages
        • How Flexfields and Value Sets Work Together
        • Default Segment Values
        • Flexfield Usages
        • FAQs for Flexfield Management
          • How can I access predefined flexfields?
          • Why can't I edit my flexfield or value set configuration?
          • Why did my page not display any flexfield?
          • Why did my flexfield changes not appear in the UI?
      • Flexfield Deployment
        • Overview of Flexfield Deployment
        • How Flexfield Deployment Status is Calculated
        • How Deploying a Flexfield-Enabled Sandbox Works with Mainline Metadata
        • Considerations for Deploying a Descriptive Flexfield to a Sandbox
      • Manage Value Sets
        • Overview of Value Sets
        • Validation Type Options for Value Sets
        • Considerations for Planning Value Sets
        • Considerations for Bind Variables in Table-Validated Value Sets
        • Create and Edit Table-Validated Value Sets Based on Lookups
        • Add Attributes to the Manage Value Sets Page
        • Import Value Set Values
        • Import Value Set Values Using Web Services
        • Import Related Value Sets
        • Import Related Value Sets Using Web Services
        • Requirements for Flat Files to Upload Value Set Values
        • Manage Values
        • Upload Value Set Values Process
        • Upload Comma-Separated Values File for Import Process
        • Translation of Flexfield and Value Set Configurations
      • FAQs for Manage Value Sets
        • What happens if a value set is security enabled?
        • How can I set a default value for a flexfield segment?
      • Manage Descriptive Flexfields
        • Overview of Descriptive Flexfields
        • Considerations for Planning Descriptive Flexfields
        • Considerations for Managing Descriptive Flexfields
        • Edit Descriptive Flexfields
        • Validate Descriptive Flexfields
        • Deploy Descriptive Flexfields
        • Manage Global Segments
        • Manage Contexts
        • Manage Context-Sensitive Segments
        • Configure Descriptive Flexfield Segments for a Lookup Type
        • Considerations for Enabling Descriptive Flexfield Segments for Business Intelligence
        • File Format for Importing Descriptive Flexfields
        • Enable Auditing for Descriptive Flexfields
      • Manage Extensible Flexfields
        • Overview of Extensible Flexfields
        • Considerations for Planning Extensible Flexfields
        • Considerations for Managing Extensible Flexfields
        • Considerations for Enabling Extensible Flexfield Segments for Business Intelligence
        • Considerations for Managing Extensible Flexfield Categories
        • Example of Configuring an Item Extended Attributes Flexfield
        • File Format for Importing Extensible Flexfields
        • Import Extensible Flexfields
      • FAQs for Manage Extensible Flexfields
        • Why did the extensible flexfield context not appear at run time?
      • Manage Key Flexfields
        • Overview of Key Flexfields
        • Considerations for Planning Key Flexfields
        • Considerations for Managing Key Flexfields
        • Key Flexfield Structures
        • Key Flexfield Structure Instances and Segment Instances
        • Cross-Validation Rules
        • Considerations for Cross-Validation Rules
        • Overview of Cross-Validation Rules in General Ledger
        • Considerations for Enabling Key Flexfield Segments for Business Intelligence
        • Example of a Key Flexfields
    • Define Attachments
      • Attachments
      • Attachment Entities
      • How Attachment Entities and Attachment Categories Work Together
      • Attachments Troubleshooting
      • FAQs for Define Attachments
        • What's an attachment category?
  • 11 External Integration
    • Web Services
      • Overview of Web Services
      • Developer Connect
        • Overview of Developer Connect
        • Web Service Life Cycle
        • Message Patterns
        • Manage Web Service Sample Payloads
        • Import Value Set Values to Oracle Applications Cloud
      • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
        • CORS
        • Configure CORS Headers
      • View Details About Predefined Scheduled Processes
    • Deep Links
  • 12 File-Based Data Import (FBDI) and File Import and Export
    • File-Based Data Import (FBDI)
      • Overview of External Data Integration Services for Importing Data
      • File Import Templates
      • Use Excel Integration Templates to Generate Data Files
      • Transfer Data Files to UCM Using Manual Flow
      • Document Transfer Utility
      • Load Interface File for Import Process
      • Import Data into Application Tables
      • Correct Import Load Process Errors
    • File Import and Export
      • Overview of Files for Import and Export
      • Guidelines for File Import and Export
  • 13 Scheduled Processes
    • What are scheduled processes?
    • Process Sets
    • Submit Processes
      • Submit Scheduled Processes and Process Sets
      • Examples of Process Options
      • Example of Process Details for a Process Set
    • Manage Processes and View Output
      • Statuses of Scheduled Processes
      • View Status and Other Details for Scheduled Processes
      • Cancel or Make Changes to Scheduled Processes
      • Resolve Blocked or Incompatible Processes
      • View Output from Scheduled Processes
      • Resubmit Scheduled Processes and Process Sets
    • FAQs for Scheduled Processes
      • What do I do if I can't find scheduled processes that were already submitted?
      • Which role gives me access to the Scheduled Processes work area?
      • Why can't I see Scheduled Processes in the Navigator or home page?
      • Why can't I find the scheduled process that I need to run?
      • What's the maximum number of scheduled processes that can run at the same time?
      • What do I get if I view scheduled processes in a hierarchy?
      • How do I cancel or make changes to scheduled processes that are submitted to run on a recurring schedule?
      • Why can't I force cancel a scheduled process?
      • How can I export search results for scheduled processes to a spreadsheet?
      • Why doesn’t the time zone for a submitted process match the time zone I used to submit or search for the process?
      • Why don’t notifications reflect my language or time zone?
      • Can I get notified every time a process within a process set ends?
      • What happens to processes scheduled by a user who is no longer here?
    • Where to Find Information About Financials Scheduled Processes
    • Where to Find Information About Common Scheduled Processes
  • 14 Moving Common Reference Objects
    • Overview of Moving Common Reference Objects
    • Business Objects for Moving Common Reference Objects
    • Guidelines for Moving Related Common Reference Objects
    • Guidelines for Moving Common Reference Objects Using the Seed Data Framework