Is it safe to change the segment separator to Pipe (|) on Descriptive Flexfield ? (Doc ID 1084076.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

Goal

System Administrator> Application> Descriptive> Segments

Descriptive Flexfield Segments window:
Application: Receivables
Title: Transaction Information
Segment separator: Period (.)

Need to change Segment separator to Pipe (|)

However, Online documentation gives a warning:
'Some Oracle Applications table store the segment separator as part of your flexfield values. Changing your separator once you have data in such tables may invalidate that data and cause application errors.'


1) What tables store the segment separator as part of our flexfield values ?
2) Is it safe to change the segment separator to Pipe (|) ?

Solution

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