Saturday, January 15, 2011

Define a Descriptive Flexfield with None Validation

I'll be using the following DFF for this domostration.
− Descriptive Flexfield Title: Journal Categories
− Navigation Path: Setup > Journal > Categories
This practice reinforces the concept of global segments for a descriptive flexfield and demonstrates the use of the None validation type. In this scenario, you will define a descriptive flexfield to track the following information about employees:
• The person who referred the employee
• Height
• Weight
Define your Value Sets
Responsibility: System Administrator
1-(N) Application > Validation > Set. Enter the information for the first value set in the following fields:
• Value Set Name: INAM_WHO_REFER
• Description: INAM Who Refer Value Set
• Security Type: Non-Hierarchical Security
• Format Type: Char
• Maximum Size: 3
• Validation Type: Independent
Save work
2- Enter the information for the second value set in the following fields:
• Value Set Name: INAM_EMP_HEIGHT
• Description: INAM Employee Height Value Set
• Format Type: Number
• Maximum Size: 4
• Precision: 2
• Validation Type: None
Note: You cannot enable security for a value set of validation type None.


Save work.
3- Enter the information for the third value set in the following fields:
• Value Set Name: INAM_EMP_WEIGHT
• Description: INAM Employee Weight Value Set
• Format Type: Number
• Maximum Size: 3
• Precision: 0
• Min Value: 90
• Max Value: 700
• Validation Type: None
Save work.
Define your Structure
1- (N) Application > Flexfield > Descriptive > Segments. Query your descriptive flexfield in the Descriptive Flexfield Segments window.
2- Clear the Freeze Flexfield Definition check box and click (B) OK to acknowledge caution.
3- In the Context Field Values region, select the Global Data Elements context and click (B)
Segments to navigate to the Segments Summary window.
4- Delete the segments that you defined previously.
5- Save your work.
6-Enter the following information (pic below) for the three new segments.
Note: Be sure to save after each segment, you may need to click (B) OK to acknowledge the
Caution message before proceeding.


Save your work.
7- Close the Segments Summary window to navigate back to the Descriptive Flexfield Segments window.
8- Select the Freeze Flexfield Definition check box. Click (B) OK to acknowledge Caution.
9- Click (B) Compile to compile the flexfield definition. Click (B) OK to each note about submitting your request to generate the flexfield view.
Define your Values
1- (N) Application > Validation > Values. In the Find window, select INAM_WHO_REFER value set and click (B) Find.
2- In the Values, Effective region of the Segment Values window, define the following values (pic below):

Save your work and close the Segment Values window. Click (B) OK to acknowledge message.
Test your Descriptive Flexfield

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