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Attention: Do not modify the registration of any key flexfield supplied with Oracle Applications. Doing so can cause serious application errors. To enable an Oracle Applications key flexfield, define and freeze it using the Key Flexfield Segments window.

Attention: Do not attempt to make a copy of an Oracle Applications key flexfield (using the same table, same title, or same flexfield code), since the duplicates may cause errors in forms that call these flexfields.

If you are using segment qualifiers with your flexfield, you should define the QuickCode values for your segment types using the Lookups window.

You name your flexfield and associate it with an application and a database table. You also specify which table column you want to use as a unique ID column and which table column you want to use as a structure column.

See:

Defining Key Flexfields

Defining Key Flexfield Structures

Key Flexfield Segments window

An application installer sees this application name when defining your flexfield segments in the Define Key Segments window. Forms and flexfield routines use the combination of application and flexfield name to uniquely identify your flexfield. You use this application name when you use flexfield routines to call your key flexfield from your forms or programs.

Code

You use this short, unique code to invoke a key flexfield from a form trigger.

Title

An installer may modify the user-friendly title of your flexfield using the Define Key Segments form. You see this title whenever you choose this flexfield in a flexfield window.

Table Application

Enter the name of the application with which your flexfield combinations table is registered.

Table Name

Enter the name of your combinations table. Your combinations table must already exist in the database, and it must have the appropriate flexfield columns.

You must register your combinations table with Oracle Applications before you can use it in this field.

Unique ID Column

Enter the name of the column in your combinations table that contains the unique ID for this flexfield. Other tables which reference this flexfield should use this column as a foreign key.

Structure Column

Enter the name of the column in your combinations table that your flexfield can use to differentiate among flexfield structures. If you enter a column in this field you must also use the NUM= parameter in all of the flexfield calls in your forms.

Dynamic Inserts Feasible

Indicate whether dynamic inserts are feasible for this key flexfield. Dynamic inserts are feasible only if your combinations table contains no mandatory, non-flexfield columns.

Dynamic inserts cannot be feasible if your application requires special validation of new segment combinations.

Allow ID Value Sets

Indicate whether to allow values sets that use a hidden ID in your flexfield.

Detail Buttons

Qualifier Name

Use this unique name to reference key flexfield structure information.

Prompt

When you set up your key segments this prompt asks you for the qualifiers information for your key flexfield. Since flexfield qualifiers use check boxes in the Define Key Segments form, you should specify your prompt so it makes sense as the prompt of a Yes/No field.

Global

Global flexfield qualifiers apply to all segments, and provide a convenient mechanism for assigning a group of segment qualifiers to all segments.

Required

Required flexfield qualifiers must apply to at least one but possibly more segments.

Unique

Unique flexfield qualifiers apply to one segment only.

Segment Qualifiers

Name

Use this unique name to reference key segment value information in flexfield routine calls and your application logic.

Prompt

The Segment Values window displays this prompt to ask you for information about each segment value when you define key segment values. Since segment qualifiers receive QuickCode values in the Segment Values window, you should specify your prompt so it makes sense to your end user.

Derived Column

Enter the name of a database column in your combinations table that holds the derived value of this segment qualifier. Flexfields automatically derives a value for your segment qualifier into this column whenever your end user enters a new valid combination.

QuickCode Type

Enter a Special QuickCode type for this segment qualifier. A Special QuickCode type defines the group of values you wish to allow for this segment qualifier. For example, if you have a segment qualifier called "Account Type" you might want a Special QuickCode type called "ACCOUNT_TYPE" that has several codes and meanings. You define Special QuickCode values using the Define Special QuickCodes form.

Define Special QuickCodes

Default Value

A default value must be one of the defined Special QuickCode values for the Special QuickCode type you choose in the QuickCode Type field.

If your table contains columns with names of the form SEGMENT1, SEGMENT2, SEGMENT3, and so on, those columns are automatically Enabled for your flexfield. You must enable any other column you want to use for your segment columns by changing the value of the Enabled check box.

For example, if you have more than one key flexfield, your second key flexfield may have different segment column names such as TAX1, TAX2, TAX3 and TAX4. In this case, you would enable TAX1, TAX2, TAX3 and TAX4 and disable SEGMENT1, SEGMENT2, SEGMENT3, and so on for your second key flexfield.

Warning: If you are redefining the Accounting Flexfield for Oracle General Ledger (this key flexfield is used by most of the Oracle Applications products), you must not use any columns other than those named SEGMENT1 through SEGMENT30. Since the names of these columns are embedded in the Oracle Applications products, using other columns may adversely affect your application features such as summarization.

Enabled

Indicate whether this column can be used as a segment column for your key flexfield. If you enable a column as a segment column for a key flexfield, you should not enable the same column for another key flexfield that uses the same table.