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How to Setup Descriptive Flexfields for Purchasing Orders forms on Buyer Work Center and Core Purchasing (Doc ID 972936.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 05, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Purchasing - Version 12.0.6 to 12.1.3 [Release 12 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
PBWC : Purchasing Buyer Work Center


Goal

This How-to note will help customers and support to understand how to setup Descriptive FlexFields (DFF) for the Orders form in the Core Purchasing and Buyer Work Center (BWC).

NOTE: Both environments works different since different technology is used and needs special setup for the DFF definition. Buyer Work Center use OA Framework technology and Core Purchasing use Oracle Forms.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 A. Descriptive Flex Field definition for Core Purchasing.
 A.1 Simple DFF
 A.2 Using standard Context DFF
 A.3 Context DFF using a reference field
 B. Descriptive Flex Field definition for Buyer Work Center
 B.1 Simple DFF
 B.2 Using standard Context DFF
 B.3 Context DFF using a reference field
References

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