One of the universal facts with Oracle E-Business Suite or any other large software package is that you eventually will need to apply patches. The Oracle E-Business Suite patches vary in size and scope. From the small one-off patches (also called an Emergency Patch) to a large upgrade patch, you will need to determine two [...]
It’s helpful to understand how the information from your project type affects and controls your project. Most of the project type information can be overwritten at either the project template level or at the project level. The Project Type form is composed of header information and ten tabs. In the header, you will select the [...]
This week I was faced with the task of updating over 250 suppliers. Back in Oracle 11i, I would breakout my DataLoad program (www.dataload.com) and create a macro. The macro would send the keystrokes and mouse clicks to load the data into Oracle. But now that I’m using R12, suppliers and customers are using TCA [...]
If you want to get your inventory cost, and ultimately your cost of goods, to reflect the actual cost you paid for your items, then you will want to interface the Invoice Price Variance (IPV) from Oracle Payables to Oracle Inventory/Cost Management. The ability to perform this update of inventory cost is only for inventory [...]
In certain circumstances, you will need to calculate sales tax on the cost of an item instead of the sales price. The most common example of this is when you purchase a cell phone with a service contract. Since you are purchasing a bundled product, some states (like California) require you to charge the customer [...]
