Oracle Applications : Descriptive Flexfields Overview and the SQL to find the Columns & Details.

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 18 May, 2009    3,854 views    (0) Comment

Descriptive Flexfields Descriptive flexfields let you satisfy different groups of users without having to reprogram your application, by letting you provide customizable “expansion space”? on your forms. For example, suppose you have a retail application that keeps track of customers. Your Customers form would normally include fields such as Name, Address, State, Customer Number, and so on. However, your form might not include extra fields to keep track of customer clothing size Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Oracle Applications : Descriptive Flex Field FAQs

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Question: What does DFF mean? Answer: DFF is a mechanism that lets us create new fields in screens that are delivered by Oracle. Question: Can these new fields be added without modifying/customization of the screen?. Answer: Yes, certainly. Only some setup is needed, but no programmatic change is needed to setup DFF. Question: Why the word Descriptive in Name DFF? Answer: I think Oracle used this terminology because by means of setup…you are describing the structure of these new fields. Read Full Article (Click here)...

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