Module 1: Setting up an Asset Flexfields

Lab - 1 Setting Up the Asset Key Flexfields

Objective: To set up the asset key flexfields
15-20 minutes

Instructions:
In this lab you will create the asset key flexfields. The tasks you will do in this lab are:

• Create the asset category, location and key flexfields using the responsibility Assets,
Vision Operations (USA)

((N) Setup > Financials > Flexfields > Key > Segments

1. Use the Find icon to query the Key Flexfield – Oracle Assets – Category Flexfield

2. Note the following on the Key Flexfield Segments form:

• Only one enabled flexfield structure is found (only one allowed per Oracle Assets
Installation)

• The Allow Dynamic Inserts checkbox is not enabled (should not be allowed with the
Asset Category key flexfield)

3. Click on the Segments button to open the Segments Summary form

4. With the Major Category segment selected, click on the Value Set button and note on the
Value Sets form that the Value Validation is Independent.

5. Close the Value Sets form.

6. Select the Minor Category segment and click on the Value Set button.

7. Note that the Value Set for this segment is Dependent.

8. Close the Value Sets form.

9. On the Segments Summary form, again select the Major Category segment and click the
Flexfield Qualifiers button. On the Flexfield Qualifiers form, note that the Major Category segment
is checked as enabled for the qualifier Major Category (no redundancy intended)

10. Close the Flexfields Qualifier form.

11. Back on the Segments Summary form click on the Open button.

12. Review the fields on the Segments form noting that the Major Category segment is
Required.

13. Close the Segments and segments Summary forms.

14. If time permits, place the cursor back in the Application field and Find the other two Oracle
Assets key flexfields.

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15. For each applicable key flexfield, note the following:

• Location Key Flexfield

Cross-Validate Segments and Allow Dynamic Inserts are enabled

The State segment is designated as the State segment qualifier

• Asset Key Key Flexfield

In the Segments form, note that the Required checkbox is not checked meaning
entry of the Asset Key key flexfield is not required when adding an asset.

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