It
is not necessary for the user to remember all the information while entering
the order. It is just enough to remember the customer number (say) and all the
other customer related data will be defaulted. Oracle has provided this feature
with the defaulting rules setup.
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Defaulting
refers to the supply of a value for a field that has no value.
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You
can create and modify defaulting rules to improve the efficiency and accuracy with
which you enter orders.
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You
can define the rules to determine the source and prioritization for defaulting order
information to reduce the amount of information you must enter manually in the Sales
Order window.
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Seeded defaulting rules can be disabled, but
not modified.
Query entities and attributes:
1.
Navigate to the Defaulting Setup -
Entity Attributes window.
2.
Application: The Application field
displays the application context for the entity displayed.
3.
Entity: The Entity field displays the
name of the object for which defaulting rules and conditions are being defined
such as the order line. For Order Management you have the following options:
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Order Header
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Order Line
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Sales Agreement Header
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Sales Agreement Line
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Order Payment
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Line Payment
4.
The Defaulting Sequence field enables
a user to assign the sequence (priority) number in which this attribute should
be defaulted.
5.
The Attribute field stores the name
of available attributes. Values are currently displayed based upon the entity
selected.
6.
The “Include in Building Defaulting
Conditions” check box indicates whether an attribute can be used in defining
conditions for the entity selected. This check box is for display purposes
only, and is non-updateable.
7.
Save your work.
Define defaulting rules:
1. Navigate to the Attribute Defaulting Rules window.
2.
Enter a value in the Precedence field
to determine the precedence when resolving multiple TRUE defaulting conditions.
3.
Select a Defaulting Condition from
the List of Values and then enter the defaulting rules to be used if this
defaulting condition is TRUE.
4.
Select the Enable check box if you
wish to enable the defaulting condition. If this check box is not selected, the
defaulting condition is disabled and the rules and condition associated with
this condition are not used in default possessing.
5.
The check box for the field Seeded
cannot be updated. This value is seeded by Order Management. For seeded Order
Management defaulting conditions, you are unable to update or delete any fields
except:
• The Precedence field on the
defaulting rule condition
• The Enable check box. You can
disable seeded Order Management defaulting rules.
6.
Within the Default Sourcing Rules
region, select the priority sequence in which you want to retrieve the default
for this attribute. The defaulting process searches for a default for your
attribute by evaluating defaulting rules in ascending order.
7.
Select the defaulting source type.
The defaulting source type determines data entry in the Default Source/Value
field.
8.
Based on the default source type
selected, either select the default sources or enter default values in the
Default Source/Value field.
The table below describes Order
Management Source Types and the appropriate action required by a user.
Defaulting
Rules Listing Report: This report displays the defaulting rules you have
defined for various objects and attributes in Order Management. This listing
includes objects, conditions, attributes and seeded data.
If
defaulting rules or conditions are updated, the Defaulting Generator concurrent
program must be run to generate new defaulting packages.
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If you update an existing defaulting
rule or condition from within the Defaulting Rules window and the update is
saved, a pop up window will display a note reminding you to submit the
Defaulting Generator concurrent program.
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Choose to submit the program by
selecting Defaulting Generator from the Tools menu while within the Defaulting
Rules window, or from the Order Management SRS window.
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To generate the Defaulting Generator
concurrent program for an entity, you must go to the Requests form and select
your entity.
Order Management Source Types and Actions
Source
Type Action
required
Constant Value Enter
the default constant value.
Application Profile Select
the profile option from where you want to retrieve the default value.
Same
Record Select the
attribute on the same record from where you want to retrieve the default value.
Related
Record Object->Select
the related object. Attribute->Select the attribute on the related object
from where you want to retrieve the default value.
System
Variable Expression--Enter
the system expression to be evaluated to obtain the default value. (E.g. System
Date.)
PL/SQL
API You can write a
custom API to obtain a default value if the value cannot be obtained using
other source types such as, the default order number from a sequence.
WAD Attribute
WAD Object Attribute
