Profile Options in Fusion Application- Part 1

In this training article we will understand all about Profile Options in Fusion Application. In part-1 of this, topics covered are like overview of profile Option, Profile option Definition and Configuration, what are different values of Profile Option in Fusion Application and profile option’s categories etc. In part -2 we will understand Planning Profile Options, Configuring Profile Options and Organizing Profile Options in Categories

Profile Options overview:

Profile options manage configuration data centrally and influence the behavior of applications. Profile options serve as permanent user preferences and application configuration parameters. We normally configure profile options with settings for specific contexts or groups of users. Users customize how their user interfaces look and behave by changing the values of available profile options.

Profile options store the following kinds of information.

1. User Preferences

2. Installation Information

3. Configuration Choices

4. Processing Options

We can add and configure new profile options in addition to configuring predefined profile options that are implemented as updateable.

Profile Option Definition and Configuration

Application developers add new profile options and configure ones that are not to be updated by other users. Application administrators and implementation consultants configure profile options with profile option values that are implemented as updatable. Profile option definitions consist of the following.

• Profile option name

• Application and module in the application taxonomy

• Profile option values

• Profile options categories

• Profile option levels

• Profile option level hierarchy

Profile options can appear on any user interface page without indication that a profile option is what is being set.

Profile Option Values

Some profile options have predefined profile option values. The Manage Profile Option Values task flow allows an administrator to set updatable profile option values at the available levels, including the user level.

We can access the Manage Profile Option Values task starting in the Setup and Maintenance Overview page and searching for profile option tasks.

Click on Go To Task, enter application name and search

All the Profile Options in Application “General Ledger “are visible

We can set profile option values at different levels: site, product, and user.

The following table provides examples and effect of Profile options.

Context such as user session or accessed product determines which profile option value is associated with the profile option name. In the example, if manager1 does not set a profile option value for this profile option, access to Financials for EMEA shows currency in Euros; and access to other products shows currency in UK pounds sterling.

Profile Option Categories

Categories group profile options based on their functional area. Profile option categories helps in searching and defining data security. For example, in Oracle Fusion Receivables, the Transactions profile option category groups profile options related to setting how Receivables transactions are to be processed, such as Require Adjustment Reason. A profile option can be in more than one category.

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