How to Enable Descriptive Flexfields in the Next Generation Supplier Self-Service Registration

If you've configured the descriptive flexfields of type list of values and you need to use them in the next generation self-service supplier registration, you need to make additional setup changes.

These changes are required to allow anonymous users access to their value sets:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Profile Options setup task to create this profile option under the Oracle Supplier Model. application: ORACLE.APPS.FND.APPLCORE.FLEX.DEPLOY.ANONYMOUSRESTSUPPORT. This profile option must be enabled and updatable at site level.
2. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Administrator Profile Values setup task to create a profile value Y for the preceding mentioned profile option at site profile level.
3. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Supplier Registration Descriptive Flexfields setup task to edit the Supplier Profile descriptive flexfields.
4. Edit the descriptive flexfield of type list of value and click the View Value Set button to edit the value set.
   1. On the Edit Value Set: {Value_Set}, click the Security enabled option, save and then click the Edit Data Security option.
   2. On the Edit Data Security page, open the Policy tab and click to add a policy.
   3. Provide general information, name and start date, and then search and add these roles under fscm application:
      1. ORA_FND_ANONYMOUS_USER_ABSTRACT
      2. ORA_POZ_SUPPLIER_PROFILE_MANAGEMENT_DUTY
   4. On the Rule tab, for both the roles, select All Values for Row Set.
   5. Click Save and Close.
5. Deploy the Descriptive Flexfields after completing all the changes.
6. If you use contacts or addresses descriptive flexfields that are list of values, repeat steps 3-5 using the Manage Trading Community Person Descriptive Flexfields and Manage Trading Community Organization Site Descriptive Flexfields setup tasks.
7. If you use context sensitive descriptive flexfields with list of values type, follow these steps to allow anonymous users to access the value set:
   1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Value Sets setup task and repeat steps 4.1-4.5 for these value sets:
      • ORA_POZ_SUPPLIERS_CONTEXT_DFF_VS
      • ORA_POZ_CONTACTS_CONTEXT_DFF_VS
      • ORA_POZ_ADDRESSES_CONTEXT_DFF_VS
   2. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Supplier Registration Descriptive Flexfields, Manage Trading Community Person Descriptive Flexfields, and Manage Trading Community Organization Site Descriptive Flexfields setup tasks for company details, contacts or addresses descriptive flexfields respectively to add the preceding mentioned value sets on the context you have defined.