How do I manage import objects?

Import Objects correlate with the tables in Oracle Applications. Understand import objects and their attributes to manage the data that you want to import. Objects for which you don't have license or access won't show up in the UI.

Import Object Details

Click Tools > Import Management > Import Objects. To see the details of an import object, select it on the Import Object Details page. Here are the details that you see about each importable object.

Column

Description

Display Name

The object as it's called in the User Interface.

Language Independent Code

The internal name of the object.

Parent Object

The parent object of the selected object. If there are multiple parents for an object, they're shown separated by comma.

View Hierarchy

Clicking on the View Hierarchy icon shows the hierarchy between the parent and child objects in a graphical format.

User Key

The attribute or the group of attributes that's used to uniquely identify a record.

Required Attributes

The attribute or the group of attributes for which values are required to create a record. These can't be NULL when updating a record.

Description

A short description of the object.

Download

Link to download the import object template files for each object and its child objects.

Target Attributes

Here are the details that you see for each target attribute.

Column

Description

Display Name

Name of the target attribute in the User Interface.

Attribute Name

Internal or field name of the attribute.

Required

Indicates whether the attribute is mandatory or not.

Default Value

The default value for the attribute, if any.

Type

Data type of the target attribute.

Length

Maximum allowed length for the target attribute values.

Description

A short description of the target attribute.