After you upgrade to R12, you will notice a new operating unit field on some forms and a new operating unit parameter on reports and concurrent programs. This field allows you to enter or view data and run concurrent programs from multiple operating units without changing responsibilities. To access this field you will need to [...]
When reconciling Inventory to the General Ledger, we need to know how Inventory is integrated with the General Ledger and how Inventory calculates inventory value. Inventory integrates with GL using cost elements and material distributions. WIP integrates with GL using cost elements and WIP distributions. Cost elements define the elemental level that Oracle tracks and [...]
One of the new features you will find after you upgrade to R12 is the addition of operating unit to forms and concurrent programs. This allows you to enter and process data for different operating units without having to switch responsibilities. In order to use this field, you will need to enable Multi Org Access [...]
On my current project, we are implementing Demantra Demand Planning with Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP). In this post, I would like to explore the integration between Oracle Demantra and EBS. Demantra is a stand-alone application that Oracle purchased back in 2006. It specializes in creating demand forecast using a combination of advanced statistical tools. [...]
In this post, we’ll take a more detail look at Order Processing. The order process has 5 main steps. In these steps, you will enter an order, book the order, pick the order, ship the order, and then close the order. Since Order Management relies heavily on the workflow technology, I will show you the [...]
There are four high-level processes in the Order to Cash cycle. The first is processing the order, the second is processing the invoice, the third is recognizing the Cost of Goods (COGS), and the last is processing the cash receipt. Order Processing There are five steps to processing an order: 1. Enter an order 2. [...]
When you ready to deploy your Oracle E-Business Suite, you may find that there are buttons and menus that you wish to disable for certain responsibilities. In this post, I will discuss the two ways to disable a menu option’s functionality. The first way is by adding the menu’s function to the “Menu Exclusion” tab [...]
This is my seventh post on the details of Subledger Event Classes in the Oracle E-Business Suite. In my previous Subledger Accounting post, I discussed how the relationship between the Subledger Event Classes and the transactions in the Asset module. In this post, I’ll discuss the relationship of Cash Flow Event Classes and the transactions [...]
AP / AR Netting allows you to select AP and AR invoices and create payments and receipts against each other. The netting process creates a settlement batch that nets to zero. The netting process is driven by the agreement parameters and the batch parameters. The agreement parameters are established when you create the agreement. The [...]
This is my sixth post on the details of Subledger Event Classes in the Oracle E-Business Suite. In my previous post, I discussed how the relationship between the Subledger Event Class and the transactions in the Purchasing module. In this post, I’ll discuss the relationship of Purchasing Event Classes and the transactions in the Assets [...]
