Purge Prior Cost Accounting Process Errors

Use the Purge Cost Accounting Process Errors scheduled process to clear validation errors from prior runs. The process automatically runs after the Validate and Update Cost Accounting Periods process and the Create Cost Accounting Distributions process.

The process manages cost processing errors and validation errors and ensures that old errors are deleted in a timely manner, resulting in improved page and process performance. Also, if a run control hasn’t been used for 60 or more days, the process deletes the corresponding cost processing error summary and details.

The exception details for period end validations are retained only for the most recent run and are subsequently deleted when you close the period. Summary counts against each validation type are available for each period.

When to Use

The process automatically runs after the Validate and Update Cost Accounting Periods process and the Create Cost Accounting Distributions process.

Privileges Required

Review Cost Accounting Period Status (CST_REVIEW_COST_ACCOUNTING_PERIOD_STATUS)
Manage Cost Accounting Periods (CST_MANAGE_COST_PERIOD)

Specifications

Review the following before setting up this process:

Specification	Description
Job Type	Ad hoc job Scheduled
Frequency	The process automatically runs after the Validate and Update Cost Accounting Periods process and the Create Cost Accounting Distributions process.
Time of Day	Any time.
Duration	Runtime of this process will vary based on the volume of validation errors.
Compatibility	There are no incompatibilities.

Parameters

Parameter	Optional or Required	Description	Parameter Value	Special Combinations Required	Notes
Purge Run Type	Required	Choose the error or exception data that needs to be purged Period end validation exception data Cost processor exception data	Period end validation exception data Cost processor exception data	N/A	N/A
Cost Organization	Required	Select the cost organization for which this process must run.	Cost Organization name	N/A	N/A
Cost Book	Required	Select the cost book for which this process must run.	Cost Book name	N/A	N/A
Commit Limit	Required	Use the commit limit to fine tune the size of processing sets. The default setting is sufficient for most typical cases.	Number	N/A	N/A

Troubleshooting Information

You can view the status of the process in the Scheduled Processes work area.
Error and warning messages encountered while running the process are displayed in the process log file.
When the process is submitted, you can Resubmit, Put on Hold, Cancel Process, Release Process as provided by the Scheduled Processes work area.
To run the process, you must have data access to the appropriate cost organizations. If you don't have data access to the selected cost organization, the process ends with a Warning status.