EAP: AP_SAM_LOAD Process Masks The Masked Bank Account And Users Are Able To Edit Existing SAM Vendor Bank Accounts (Doc ID 3076992.1)

Last updated on MARCH 17, 2025

Applies to:

Symptoms

Different scenarios observed with the SAM suppliers
1. AP_SAM_LOAD Process does not update the SAM supplier bank details
2. Users are able to edit existing SAM supplier bank accounts

SetUp:
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1. Banking – Bank Accounts – External Accounts. Verify a bank account information USBNK / CHCK.     
2. PeopleTools – Security – Encryption – Encryption Algorithm Key Sets. Verify the encrypt and decrypt key sets for bank account number
Encrypt Key = aes_ks256_cbc_encrypt     
Decrypt Key = aes_ks256_cbc_decrypt     
3. PeopleTools – Security – Encryption – Define Encryption Profiles. Set the encryption / decryption profiles for bank account number field.     
4. PeopleTools – Security – Encryption – Test Encryption Profiles.     
5. SetUp Financials / Supply Chain – Common Definitions – Encryption Configuration – Bank Account Number Encryption. Validate the encryption profiles and run the encryption process.
6. SetUp Financials  / Supply Chain – Install – Installation Options – Federal Processing.
Make sure SAM is enabled for suppliers and customers.
7. SetUp Financials / Supply Chain – Install – Installation Options - Payables. Make sure that federal payment is enabled    and enter the transaction numbers.
    
    
Replication Steps for Issue 1:
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1. Suppliers – System and Award Management – Load SAM File. Load the SAM file with the bank details.
2. Suppliers – System Award Management – Inquire SAM File Information. Suppliers – System and Award Management – Load SAM File.     
3. Suppliers – System Award Management – Maintain SAM Entities.
3a. View one of the entries from the file.     
3b. Click Create Supplier.
3c. Enter the required information.
3d. Click Create.     
4. Suppliers – Supplier Information – Add / Update Suppliers. Verify the supplier created. Make sure the bank details are populated and masked.     
5. Suppliers – System and Award Management – Load SAM File. Upload another SAM file with changes to the bank details (modify the first 3 digits) on the above created supplier.
6. Suppliers – System Award Management – Inquire SAM File Load. Suppliers – System and Award Management – Load SAM File.
7. Suppliers – System Award Management – Maintain SAM Entities.
7a. Verify the above SAM entity.     
7b. Click Create Supplier.     
7c. Click Create.
7d. It did not update the bank details.    


Replication Steps for Issue 2:
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1. Suppliers – Supplier Information – Add / Update Suppliers.
1a. Open any SAM supplier
1b. Unmask the bank account
1c. Observe that user is able to edit the bank account details.

Changes

Cause

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