1. Using Procurement
  2. Content Zone Security Options

Content Zone Security Options

When content zones are created for procurement business units, administrators indicate whether the content zones are to be used for procurement or for requisitioning. Designating the use of the content zone determines to which flow the content zone is applied.

A content zone for requisitioning can be accessible to all users working in specific requisitioning business units or to specific users. The content zone applies to buyers updating requisition lines in process requisitions, or to self service requesters in Oracle Self Service Procurement.

The following security options are available depending on the content zone usage:

  • Secured by requisitioning BU: This option is available when the content zone is used for requisitioning, which means that it applies to buyers updating requisitions in process requisitions, and to requester or preparer creating requisitions in Self Service Procurement. It is accessible to those requesters who have access to any of the requisitioning BUs assigned to the content zone.

  • Secured by worker: This option is always available for procurement or for requisitioning. The content zone is accessible only to those workers assigned to the content zone.

  • Available to all procurement users: This option is available when the content zone is used for procurement, which means that it applies to users maintaining purchase orders, agreements, and public shopping lists. It is accessible to all users who have access to the procurement business unit of the content zone.

What Happens When A Content Zone Is Used for Requisitioning

When a content zone is used for requisitioning, the catalog administrator must specify the requisitioning business units to which the content zone is applicable. When the content zone is assigned to a requisitioning business unit, all users who have access to that requisitioning business unit can access the content zone. To further restrict access to the content zone, the catalog administrator can assign the content zone to individual users (employees or contingent workers).

What Happens When A Content Zone Is Used for Procurement

When the content zone is used for procurement, by default, all users who have access to the owning procurement business unit can access the content secured by that content zone. Optionally, the catalog administrator can restrict access to the content secured by the content zone to individual users, for example, employees or contingent workers.