Two Types of Validation for Flexfields

[SIVAKUMAR_G]

Dear All

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<b>Application Version:</b> 11.0.3 to 12
<b>Modules:</b> All Modules which has the Flexfields
<b>Industry Specific:</b> All industries.

Two Types of Validation for the Flexfields

<b>What it is</b>: Format Validation, Value Validation

<b>Why it is:</b>
Format Validation: It performs the Validation on the Format of the Flexfield Values should be Numeric,
Character etc., and Number of Digit, upper case etc., while creating transactions using the Flexfield.

Value Validation: It performs Validation like Table Dependant, Independant etc.,

<b>Who has to do it:</b> Initially whoever performs the set up does this activity and it is not modifiable usually once it is set.

<b>When it is Done:</b> During the initial set up of Modules as for as Key Flexfield are concerned
and for Descriptive Flexfield also

<b>Where it is Done:</b> It is done during the set up of modules for both Key Flexfield as well as Descriptive Flexfield

<b>How it is Done:</b> This has to be Done in the Application only Manually and not through a Dataloading scripts., etc.,

<b>Note: </b> Most of the time in Interviews, when the Interviewer ask consultants, what are two types of Validation for Flexfields, then many consultants use to say Cross Validation and Security Validation which is not correct. The correct answer is as explained above.

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Sivakumar

[yemfola]

Hi Siva,
This is very great and thank for your contribution. This is a very good forum. Hopefully it will answer many questions normally ask by newbies.

Hope it will be more practical than text book answers. I mean people sharing practical experience of how it was done than writing oracle user guide on the forum. Hopefully it will cover what you will not be taught in the classroom.

Bless you


Yemfola

[rehan]

Thanks you guys sharing vital information and knowledge.

[jyothisatheesh]

Thank you very much for sharing the knowledge. Please keep us posted on this kind of information.

Jyothi.

[Racle11i]

Thank you all for the most useful info.
Keep posting new topics.

[chrisadam12]

Oracle supports 8 types of validations, but GL accounting
flexfield supports only 3 types of validation.

1. independent
2. dependent
3. table

coming to rest of validation we have
4. none
5.special
6.pair
7.translatable dependent
8.translatable independent

Independent:this tpye of value set does not depend on value
of other segement, example department is independent where
as sub department is dependent. Independent value set are
stored in application object library table.

dependent:sub department depends on independent value
(department).

Note: u wont see dependent value while defining flexfiled
qualifier.

Table: this tpye of value set is done with the help of
technical consultant. if we are using this type we cant
enter new segment values. it iwlll be predefined by
technicalconsultant.
Example in benz showroom u can see only few types of models
C,S,E classes and if the user creates new segment value by
Dclass it a loss to the show room . so in order to restrict
the user table type of validation comes into picture.

coming to other types
Tranlatable independent: when u install oracle application
in different langauges we use this type of validation .

None:after selecting none type if u enable number only
check box user cannot create values in alphabetic
characters,similarly if u use uppercase it allows only
alphabetic characters.

[akr1967]

Thanks a lot for this great info