Update 22A

Revision History

This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:

Date	Module	Feature	Notes
30 SEP 2022	Product Development & Product Hub Common	Enforce Uniform Quantity Related Setting for Reference Designators	Updated document. Revised opt-in expiration.
30 SEP 2022	Product Lifecycle Management Common	Add Reviewers to Change Workflows	Updated document. Revised opt-in expiration.
30 SEP 2022	Product Development & Product Hub Common	Secure Structures with View Structure Privilege	Updated document. Revised opt-in expiration.
18 APR 2022	Product Lifecycle Management Common	Add Reviewers to Change Workflows	Updated document. Revised feature description.
08 APR 2022	Product Development & Product Hub Common	Accelerate Error Debugging for Changes	Updated document. Revised Role details.
25 FEB 2022	Product Development & Product Hub Common	View and Edit User Item Type for Engineering Items	Updated document. Revised Tips and Considerations.
18 FEB 2022	Product Hub	Define Superseded Item Relationships for Usage in Planning	Updated document. Revised feature description.
02 FEB 2022	Product Lifecycle Management Common	Add Reviewers to Change Workflows	Updated document. Revised Tips and Considerations.
05 JAN 2022	Product Development & Product Hub Common	Accelerate Error Debugging for Changes	Updated document. Added feature in update 22A.
20 DEC 2021			Created initial document.

Overview

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Pre-Update and Post-Update Tasks

Depending on the features you're using in your Cloud applications, you may be required to perform certain steps immediately before or after your quarterly update. For details of these pre-update and post-update steps and the product areas that are affected, refer to Oracle SCM Cloud: Performing Your Quarterly Update (doc ID 2337485.1) on My Oracle Support.

Optional Uptake of New Features (Opt In)

Oracle Cloud Applications delivers new updates every quarter. This means every three months you'll receive new functionality to help you efficiently and effectively manage your business. Some features are delivered Enabled meaning they are immediately available to end users. Other features are delivered Disabled meaning you have to take action to make available. Features delivered Disabled can be activated for end users by stepping through the following instructions using the following privileges:

• Review Applications Offering (ASM_REVIEW_APPLICATIONS_OFFERINGS_PRIV)
• Configure Oracle Fusion Applications Offering (ASM_CONFIGURE_OFFERING_PRIV)

Here’s how you opt in to new features:

1. Click Navigator > My Enterprise > New Features.
2. On the Features Overview page, select your offering to review new features specific to it. Or, you can leave the default selection All Enabled Offerings to review new features for all offerings.
3. On the New Features tab, review the new features and check the opt-in status of the feature in the Enabled column. If a feature has already been enabled, you will see a check mark. Otherwise, you will see an icon to enable the feature.
4. Click the icon in the Enabled column and complete the steps to enable the feature.

In some cases, you might want to opt in to a feature that's not listed in the New Features work area. Here's how to opt in:

1. Click Navigator > My Enterprise > Offerings.
2. On the Offerings page, select your offering, and then click Opt In Features.
3. On the Opt In page, click the Edit Features (pencil) icon for the offering, or for the functional area that includes your feature.
4. On the Edit Features page, complete the steps to enable the feature.

For more information and detailed instructions on opting in to new features for your offering, see Offering Configuration.

Opt In Expiration

Occasionally, features delivered Disabled via Opt In may be enabled automatically in a future update. This is known as an Opt In Expiration. If your cloud service has any Opt In Expirations you will see a related tab in this document. Click on that tab to see when the feature was originally delivered Disabled, and when the Opt In will expire, potentially automatically enabling the feature. You can also click here to see features with Opt In Expirations across all Oracle Cloud Applications.

Feature Summary

Quality Management

Quality Management

Use Actual Names to Search for Users in Quality Management

You can now search for users by first name, last name, and email in addition to the user name in the Quality Management work area.

You can also configure how users should be shown on quality issues, quality actions, problem reports, and corrective actions. A new profile option (ORA_EGP_NAME_DISPLAY_MODE) lets you choose your preferred display format from the following options:

• User Name - This is the default setting. (Example: Andrea.Fisher)
• Email (Example andrea.fisher@abc.com)
• Name : First Name Last Name (Example: Andrea Fisher)

Users are shown in the selected format on the objects and tabs listed below:

• Quality issues and quality actions
  • General Information
  • Comments
  • Affected Objects
  • Workflow
  • Security
  • History
  • Send Object dialog
  • Manage <object> pages
  • Graphical Navigator
  • Related Objects

• Problem reports and corrective actions
  • General Information
  • Tasks
  • Workflow
  • Security
  • Relationships
  • History
  • Manage <object> pages
  • Send Object dialog

Basic Search Screen

User Displayed As Per Profile Value Setting

This feature makes it easier for you to search for users, and provides the flexibility to choose how users are displayed on the interface.

Steps to Enable

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following task: Manage Administrator Profile Values
2. Search for the profile option: ORA_EGP_NAME_DISPLAY_MODE
3. Select your preferred user display format; options are User Name, Email, and Name

Name display Value setup screen

Tips And Considerations

• After you update to 22A, the user display format in the  Workflow Approvers table and the Send Object dialog will be reset to User Name, which is the default setting now. If you want to revert to the previous setting, you can change the profile value to Name.

• If a user doesn't have Email and First Name Last Name configured, then User Name is displayed.

• Your saved searches will work correctly if the operator used on a user attribute is Equals or Not Equals. If not, you must modify the saved search.

• You can configure the Name format by updating the Display Name setting using the Manage Person Name Formats task in Setup and Maintenance.

• The default setting for user display format is applied on all pages and tabs except the Attachments tab. The Attachments tab will show the User Name irrespective of profile value selection.

Key Resources

• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Quality Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Quality Analyst (ORA_ENQ_QUALITY_ANALYST_JOB)
  • Quality Engineer (ORA_ENQ_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)

• To set up this feature, here's what you need:
  • Supply Chain Application Administrator (ORA_RCS_SUPPLY_CHAIN_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB)
  • Setup Product Quality (ENQ_SETUP_PRODUCT_QUALITY_PRIV)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Quality Issue:

    • View Quality Issue (ENQ_VIEW_QUALITY_ISSUE_PRIV)

    • Manage Quality Issue (ENQ_MANAGE_QUALITY_ISSUE_PRIV)

  • Quality Action:

    • Manage Quality Action (ENQ_MANAGE_QUALITY_ACTION_PRIV)

    • View Quality Action (ENQ_VIEW_QUALITY_ACTION_PRIV)

  • Problem Report:

    • View Problem Report (ACA_VIEW_PROBLEM_REPORTS_PRIV)

    • Manage Problem Report (ACA_MANAGE_PROBLEM_REPORT_PRIV)

  • Corrective Action:

    • View Corrective Action (ACA_VIEW_CORRECTIVE_ACTIONS_PRIV)

    • Manage Corrective Action (ACA_MANAGE_CORRECTIVE_ACTION_PRIV)

Create an Inspection Plan for a Quality Inspection Management Functional Area Catalog

Today you can perform an inline inspection at receiving and during work in process using an item category-based inspection plan that aligns to a Procurement, Inventory, or Planning functional catalog. Since these functional catalogs may already be in use, they may not align to the way you inspect a category of items. You can now define a Quality Inspection functional catalog and its associated categories as the basis for creating inspection plans. You can create an inspection plan for the Quality Inspection functional catalog and a specific item category, so that the plan applies to inline and adhoc inspection of all items under this combination regardless of whether the inspection type is receiving, work in process, or inventory.

Create an Inspection Plan Using a Quality Specific Catalog

With Quality Inspection Management functional area catalogs, you can now align the way you group items with the way you inspect them.

Watch a Demo.

Steps to Enable

To set up a quality inspection management functional area catalog:

1. From the Setup and Maintenance work area, select the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management offering.
2. Select the Catalogs functional area.
3. Select the Manage Functional Area Catalogs task.
4. You can either create a new catalog by clicking Create or you can assign an existing catalog. 
5. Select the catalog to use and click Assign to assign the catalog to the Quality Inspection Management functional area.

You can now go to the Product Information Management work area and assign a category value for that catalog for each applicable item.

Tips And Considerations

• You can create multiple categories under the quality inspection-specific functional catalog to further differentiate types or levels of inspection.

• During inline inspection, an inspection plan defined for the Quality Inspection Management functional area takes precedence over plans for other functional areas and the same inspection criteria.

Key Resources

• Watch Create an Inspection Plan for a Quality Inspection Management Functional Area Catalog Readiness Training

Role And Privileges

You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Quality Engineer (ORA_QA_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Edit Inspection Plans (QA_EDIT_INSPECTION_PLANS)

Enter Inspection Results by Editing All Rows

When entering inspection results, today you have to select a row multiple times inside the results table on the Inspection Details page in order to start data entry. And the inspection result lookup occasionally requires a browser refresh to continue with the correct result selection. Now you can directly enter results by clicking once inside the table and continuing to enter the remaining results.

Inspection results entry is quicker and more efficient now that you can click once inside the table and continue editing all rows in the table.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Quality Engineer (ORA_QA_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Edit Inspection Results (QA_EDIT_INSPECTION_RESULTS)

Product Lifecycle Management

Innovation Management

Include Unique Number and Sequence Data in Concept Setup Data Migration

Include the sequence generation criteria defined for each product concept class when you import and export setup data for the Concept Design Management functional area from the Setup and Maintenance work area.

Export and Import Option for Concept Setup Data Migration

Quickly recreate your concept classes in a new environment with all configuration intact, including the unique number generation method for each class.

Steps to Enable

To Export Setup Data:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:
   • Offering: Product Management
   • Functional Area: Concept Design Management.
2. From the list of actions for Concept Design Management, select Export > Create New.
3. Enter basic information in the Export Offering Setup Data page and click Submit.

        Once the status shows as Ready for Download, download the configuration package ZIP file.

To Import Setup Data:

1. From the list of actions for Concept Design Management, select Import > Create New.
2. Choose your configuration package file and click Submit.

Key Resources

• Oracle SCM Cloud Using Innovation Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Setup Data Import and Export chapter in the Oracle Applications Cloud: Using Functional Setup Manager guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned this predefined job role are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Supply Chain Application Administrator (ORA_RCS_SUPPLY_CHAIN_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
  •  ACA_SETUP_PRODUCT_INNOVATION_PRIV

Use Actual Names to Search for Users in Innovation Management

You can now search for users by first name, last name, and email in addition to the user name in the Innovation Management work area.

You can also configure how users should be shown on ideas, requirement specifications, concepts, and proposals. A new profile option (ORA_EGP_NAME_DISPLAY_MODE) lets you choose your preferred display format from the following options:

• User Name: This is the default setting. (Example: Andrea.Fisher)
• Email: (Example andrea.fisher@abc.com)
• Name: First Name Last Name (Example: Andrea Fisher)

Users are shown in the selected format on the objects and tabs listed below:

• Idea
  • Overview
  • General Information
  • Manage <object> page
  • Create <object> page
  • Send Objects
  • Manage Team
  • Comment

• Requirement specification, concept, and proposal
  • Overview
  • Manage <object> page
  • Create <object> page
  • Manage Team
  • Send Object dialog
  • Comment dialog
  • Submit for Approval dialog
  • View Approval dialog
  • Related Objects

Basic Search Screen

User Display As Per Profile Value Setting

This feature makes it easier for you to search for users, and provides the flexibility to choose how users are displayed on the interface.

Steps to Enable

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following task: Manage Administrator Profile Values
2. Search for the profile option: ORA_EGP_NAME_DISPLAY_MODE
3. Select your preferred user display format; options are User Name, Email, and Name.

Profile Option for User Display Preference

Tips And Considerations

• After upgrade to 22A, the user display format in the Workflow Approvers table and the Send Object dialog will be reset to User Name, which is the default setting now. If you want to revert to the previous setting, you can change the profile value to Name.

• If a user doesn't have Email and First Name Last Name configured, then User Name is displayed.

• Your saved searches will work correctly if the operator used on a user attribute is Equals or Not Equals. If not, you must modify the saved search.

• You can configure the Name format by updating the Display Name setting using the Manage Person Name Formats task in Setup and Maintenance.

• The default setting for user display format is applied on all pages and tabs except the Attachments tab. The Attachments tab will show the User Name irrespective of profile value selection.

Key Resources

• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Innovation Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Design Manager (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Design Engineer (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_ENGINEER_JOB)

• To set up this feature, here's what you need:
  • Supply Chain Application Administrator (ORA_RCS_SUPPLY_CHAIN_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB)     
  • ACA_SETUP_PRODUCT_INNOVATION_PRIV

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Idea

    • Review Product Ideas (ACN_REVIEW_PRODUCT_IDEAS_PRIV)

    • Manage Product Idea (ACN_MANAGE_PRODUCT_IDEA_PRIV)

  • Concept

    • Review Product Concept (ACD_REVIEW_PRODUCT_CONCEPT_PRIV)

    • Manage Product Concept (ACD_MANAGE_PRODUCT_CONCEPT_PRIV)

  • Proposal

    • Review Product Proposal (ACE_REVIEW_PRODUCT_PROPOSAL_PRIV)

    • Manage Product Proposal (ACD_MANAGE_PRODUCT_PROPOSAL_PRIV)

  • Requirement Specification

    • Review Product Requirement (ACN_REVIEW_PRODUCT_REQUIREMENT_PRIV)

    • Manage Product Requirement (ACN_MANAGE_PRODUCT_REQUIREMENT_PRIV)

Product Development

Use Actual Names to Search for Users in Product Development

You can now search for users by first name, last name, and email in addition to the user name in the Product Development work area.

You can also configure how users should be shown on the interface. A new profile option (ORA_EGP_NAME_DISPLAY_MODE) lets you choose your preferred display format from the following options:

• User Name: This is the default setting. (Example: Andrea.Fisher)
• Email: (Example andrea.fisher@abc.com)
• Name: First Name Last Name (Example: Andrea Fisher)

Users are shown in the selected format on the objects and tabs listed below:

• Engineering change order, change order without revision control, commercialization change order, and change request:
  • General Information
  • Tasks
  • Workflow
  • Security
  • Relationships
  • History
  • Manage <object> pages

• Items and documents
  • General Information
  • Changes
  • Team
  • Relationships
  • Manage <object> pages

• Manufacturers and manufacturer parts
  • Manage <object> pages

• Change order type setup page in Setup and Maintenance

Basic Search

Wherever you have the option to select users from a list of values, you'll see auto-suggestions to expedite your search.

List of Values with Autosuggest

User Display with Name As Profile Value

Quickly search for users by specifying standard user information, and get the flexibility to display user names the way you want to see them.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• After upgrade to 22A, the user display format in the  Workflow Approvers table and the Send Object dialog will be reset to User Name, which is the default setting now. If you want to revert to the previous setting, you can change the profile value to Name, this change will be reflected in all other places.

• If a user doesn't have Email and First Name Last Name configured, then User Name is displayed.

• Your saved searches will work correctly if the operator used on a user attribute is Equals or Not Equals. If not, you must modify the saved search.

• You can configure the Name format by updating the Display Name setting using the Manage Person Name Formats task in Setup and Maintenance.

• The default setting for user display format is applied on all pages and tabs except the Attachments tab. The Attachments tab will show the User Name irrespective of profile value selection.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Oracle SCM Cloud: Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Quality Engineer (ORA_ENQ_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • To access the following objects and create and reassign tasks, you must have the following privileges along with Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects privilege (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV)
    • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
    • Manage Change Request (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_REQUESTS_PRIV)
    • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
    • Manage Trading Partner Item (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_PRIV)
    • Manage Trading Partner Item Reference (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_REFERENCE_PRIV)

Selected Product Development Bug Fixes in This Update

This update includes some bug fixes that can change the way Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Development works. This isn't a full list of all the bug fixes in this update. This list includes the bug fixes that can cause a noticeable change in application behavior.

Approval Notifications for New Item Requests

Prior to this update, approval notifications for new item requests were not being triggered for some scenarios when the Response Required From field was set to One. This issue is now fixed. It's recommended that application logging is set to Finest level to enable quick debugging for similar issues. To do this, use the Manage Administrator Profile Values task in the Setup and Maintenance work area. For the AFLOG_LEVEL profile option, select the profile level and set the Profile Value to Finest.

Oracle reference: 32929942

Demotion of Change Orders

Change orders can now be successfully demoted regardless of the effective dates specified for affected objects.

Oracle reference: 33019034

Retrieving Item Status Code and Item Status Value Using Web Services

The ItemStatusValue attribute in the Product Design Change web service now retrieves the item status value instead of the item status code. Additionally, you can use a new attribute, InventoryItemStatusCode, to retrieve the item status code through a REST service.

Oracle reference: 33003767

Redlined Revisions in Change Orders That Aren't Revision Controlled

Revisions in change order types that aren't revision controlled are no longer redlined.

Oracle reference: 32676520

Visibility of Structure Redlines on Change Orders

Structure redlines are now visible in the Redline Summary tab after the child objects are redlined.

Oracle reference: 32796384

Default Values for Item Attributes

Prior to this update, when you created an item in the Product Development work area, its attribute values were inherited from the default template of the item class hierarchy.

Now the attribute values are applied from the default template for each child class and not from the parent item class. If the attribute values are missing when the item is created, an error message appears showing the missing values.

Oracle reference: 32885372

Configured Reports with More Than 500 Components

Prior to this update, configured reports for items with more than 500 components couldn't be launched using the View Reports action. This issue has been fixed.

Oracle reference: 33329246

Revision Creation Dates in Imported Item Revisions

When you import change orders using file-based data import (FBDI), the item revision creation dates shown are now correct even when the revisions are not imported in a sequence.

Oracle reference: 33214777

Default Organization for New Item Request and Change Order Import

The import process for new item requests and change orders has been modified to always use the default organization specified for the item batch, even if the organization specified for the spoke system is different.

Oracle reference: 33235884

Extended Flexfield Values in Configured BI Publisher Templates

You can now view extended flexfield attribute values in configured BI Publisher templates even if the attribute's display name and internal name are different. Prior to this update, the attribute display name showed blank values.

Oracle reference: 32534806

Item Validation Rules in Engineering Change Orders

Prior to this update, validation rules for extended flexfield and lifecycle phase changes were triggered only on closing and reopening the item from the engineering change order. This issue is now fixed. Additionally, lifecycle phase corrections made on the affected objects tab to resolve rule validation errors are saved and the rule validation is not triggered more than once.

Oracle reference: 32788665, 32726848

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Product Hub

Manage Related Items at the Organization Level

You can specify whether a related item relationship should be controlled at the master organization level or at an organization level. When you specify that a relationship is controlled at the master organization level, it means that the relationship is applicable to all the child organizations associated with both related items. Any changes to the item relationship are inherited by all child organizations. The following screenshot shows the Master Level and Organization Level control options that you can select when creating a related item relationship for an item.

Control Levels for Related Item Relationship

This feature offers more flexibility for enriching your products with relationship data.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management

Tips And Considerations

• You can specify the control level when creating a new item relationship or editing an existing item relationship.
• If cyclic relationship isn't allowed for a relationship type, you must use the import process to create a master controlled relationship of this type.
• You can also specify the rank for related item relationships.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Refer to the Manage Item Relationships section in the Oracle SCM Cloud Implementing Product Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
  • Manage Item Relationship (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_RELATIONSHIP_PRIV)

Query Additional Attributes Using the Items List of Values REST Resource

Use the existing Items List of Values REST resource to get additional item attributes, associated item categories, item relationships, and trading partner relationship details. You can continue to use this REST resource to build a list of values using the Visual Builder Cloud Service.

NOTE: This feature was also made available in a monthly update of 21C and 21D.

This feature benefits your business by allowing you to efficiently and programmatically retrieve additional item data using a REST resource.

Steps to Enable

Review the REST service definition in the REST API guides, available from the Oracle Help Center > your apps service area of interest > REST API. If you're new to Oracle's REST services you may want to begin with the Quick Start section.

Tips And Considerations

Here’s a list of additional data you can query:

• Additional item attributes such as PlanningMethodValue, BackToBackEnabledFlag, SerialGenerationValue, UserItemTypeValue, and ItemStatusValue.
• Various item relationships such as CrossReferenceRelationships, GTINRelationships, SpokeSystemItemRelationships, and TradingPartnerItemRelationships.
• Item category assignment details.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Refer to the REST APIs for Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud documentation, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Get Items REST (EGP_ITEM_REST)

Use Actual Names to Search for Users in Product Information Management

You can now search for users based on their first name, last name, and email address in addition to their user name in the Product Information Management work area.

When you create or update an item, Product Information Management records the Created By and the Updated By user information for the item. This data is displayed in several Product Information Management pages and used for search purposes.

You can now set the display standard for the user information across all the pages in the Product Information Management work area using the new User Display Preference profile option. The display standard can be first name last name, email address, or login user name. By default, it is user name.

The following screenshot shows the Manage Rule Sets page that displays the Last Updated By information in the First Name Last Name format if the profile option has been set to Name.

For the complete list of pages that leverage this standard, refer to the List of Impacted UI Elements section.

Manage Item Rule Sets UI with User Display Profile Set to Name

You can also search for items using a complex search criteria that may include the Created By and Updated By fields.  To assign value for these fields in the Advanced Search region, use the Search and Select window to quickly find the user by using a combination of first name, last name, email address, and login user name.

Manage Items Page - Search and Select Window for Updated By Field

When you want to secure access to item data such as catalog categories, Product Information Management allows you to search for users and grant them access using drop-down lists. In this update, this drop-down list displays the username, email address, first name, and last name to help you find the users. The most recently used entries on the top of the list.

Additionally, you can use the Search link displayed at end of the list of values to display the Search and Select window. In this window, you can specify the search criteria using a combination of first name, last name, email address, and user name.

Manage Catalogs Page - List of Values in the Drop-down List

In the Search and Select window, all the columns in the results table support dynamic sorting for the displayed data.

Manage New Item Requests - Search and Select Window

List of Impacted UI Elements

Here's the list of impacted UI elements across Product Information Management pages.

Page Name	Impacted UI elements
Create Items	Created By
Edit Item	Created By Created By and Updated By in the Advanced Search region Created By and Updated By in the Search Results table Assigned To on the Quality tab -> Quality Issues region Assigned To on the Quality tab-> Quality Actions region
Browse Items	Created By Created By and Updated By in the Advanced Search region Created By and Updated By in the Search Results table
Manage Catalogs	Name in the Security tab if the Principal field has been set as Person
Manage Item Batches	Created By and Assigned To in the Advanced Search region Assigned To in the Search Results table Created By and Assigned To in the Edit Item Batch Options window
Manage Import Maps	Created By in the Advanced Search region Created By in the Search Results table
Manage Item Rule Sets	Last Updated By in the summary list of rule sets Last Updated By on the Edit Rule Sets page > Rules  tab
Analyze Item Rule Set Impact	Created By in the Filters region Last Updated By in the Filters region
Manage Spoke Systems	Created By in the Advanced Search region Last Updated By in the Advanced Search region
Manage Data Pool Subscriptions	Created By in the Advanced Search region
Manage Trading Partner Items	Name in the Edit Trading Partner window if the Public flag has been unchecked and the Grantee Type was set to Person Name in the Edit Trading Partner Item window in the Security tab and the Grantee Type has been set to Person
Manage Products (Supplier Portal Work Area)	Created By in the Search region of the Products Info Tile Uploaded By In the search region of the Product Uploads Info Tile
Edit Item Class (in Setup and Maintenance work area)	Assigned To field in the Definition Workflow Details region  of the Item Management tab,  if the Assignee Type has been set to Person

This feature provides:

• Improved Productivity

You can quickly search for users using a portion of actual name (first name and last name) in addition to their email address and login user name. The search results can be conveniently sorted based on one of the fields to help you find the required user. This improves productivity.

• Enhanced User Experience

You can choose a uniform display standard  for user information across all the pages in the Product Information Management and Product Development work area. This enhances your user experience.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• If the user doesn't have the email address, first name, and  last name configured, then the login user name is displayed.

• Your saved searches will work correctly if the operator used on a user attribute is Equals or Not Equals. If not, you must modify the saved search.

• The display setting for the User Display Preference profile option is shared by Product Information Management and Product Development work areas.

• The default setting for the User Display Preference profile option is User Name. However,  if you prefer the first name last name  or email address as the display standard, navigate to the Manage Administrator Profile Values task in the Setup and Maintenance work area using the Search panel tab and then assign the User Display Preference value for the Profile Display Name field.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• This feature is automatically available for all users who have permission to access the pages listed in the preceding List of Impacted UI Elements table. Hence, there's no need for privilege-related configuration changes.

Apply a Template When Assigning an Item to an Organization

When assigning the item to an organization, you can apply the required templates for the child organization item. The attribute values available in the templates are applied to the child organization item. 

The following screenshot shows applying a template for the M1 child organization in the Select and Add: Organizations window.

Apply Template During Item Organization Assignment

This feature lets you efficiently apply the attributes for your items across all organizations.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• Templates associated with the selected child organization and the templates from the master organization are available for selection.
• You can also apply the templates for the child organization while editing the item.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training.
• Watch Item Management, Data Consolidation and Analytics (update 20D) Readiness Training.
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:
  • View Item (EGP_VIEW_ITEM)
  • Manage Item Organization Association (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_ORGANIZATION_ASSOCIATION)

Use Catalogs and Categories in the Quality Inspection Management Functional Area

You can now use catalog and categories from the Product Information Management work area in the Quality Inspection Management business processes. This allows creation of inspection plan specific categories that are agnostic to items and existing functional area catalogs.

When creating or editing a catalog, you can assign it to the Quality Inspection Management functional area, and the catalog will be available for use in the Quality Inspection Management business processes.

In the following screenshot, Quality Inspection Management is selected from the Functional Area drop-down list and the assigned Catalog Name is Master Inspection.

This feature benefits your business by allowing additional classification and organization within your enterprise for quality inspections.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Oracle SCM Cloud Implementing Product Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Oracle SCM Cloud Using Quality Inspection Management, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Oracle SCM Cloud Quality Inspection Management section in the REST API for Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles:

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:
  • Manage Item  Catalog (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_CATALOG_PRIV)

Define Superseded Item Relationships for Usage in Planning

You can now enable planning for superseded item relationships. These can be used in the Replenishment Planning work area in Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning in a future update.

The following image shows the Planning Enabled check box selected for Superseded type of item relationship in the Create Related Item Relationship window.

Superseded Item Relationship with Planning Enabled

When you define superseded item relationships that can be used in planning in a future update, you help your business minimize excess and obsolete inventory and meet demand on time by consuming inventory from superseded items across your supply chain.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training.
• Refer to the Manage Item Relationships section in the Oracle SCM Cloud Implementing Product Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
  • Manage Item Relationship (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_RELATIONSHIP_PRIV)

Enforce Mandatory Descriptive Flexfield Validations for Catalogs and Categories

The mandatory descriptive flexfield validations are enforced while creating catalogs and categories from the user interface, SOAP and REST web services, and data import.

The following screen capture illustrates this feature.

Create Catalog With Mandatory Descriptive Flexfield

This feature extends governance and ensures your catalogs and categories are created with mandatory attributes.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• Validations are enforced in the global, context, and context sensitive segments for descriptive flexfields of catalogs and categories.

• If you select a value for the context segment that has a mandatory context sensitive descriptive flexfield, then you must provide a value for this flexfield to create or update the catalog or category.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• The Catalog and Category Descriptive Flexfields section in the Oracle SCM Cloud Implementing Product Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• The Catalogs and Categories section in the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Manage Item Catalog (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_CATALOG_PRIV)
  • Manage Item Default Functional Area (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_DEFAULT_FUNCTIONAL_AREA_PRIV)

Improve Approval Notifications for Changes

If you have opted in to the Configure New Item Request and Change Order Approval Notifications Using BI Publisher feature, you can now approve or reject selected change lines in a commercialization change order. When you click on the object link, it opens in a new browser tab.

A new action, Approve or Reject Lines is now available in the Actions menu. When you click this button, you are taken to the notification page where you can select individual change lines to include in the approval.

Approve or Reject Lines Button on the BI Publisher Notification

You can select the Include in Approval check box to approve all change lines in the change order, or select individual change lines to approve.

Notification Page to Approve or Reject Lines

With this feature, your analysts can quickly and efficiently approve or reject a commercialization change order without navigating to a separate task.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 22D

Tips And Considerations

• This feature is tied to the opt-in feature named Configure New Item Request and Change Order Approval Notifications Using BI Publisher which was released in 21A and is not optional from 22D.

• This feature is not supported in email notifications.

• Change lines that are not selected in the Include in Approval column are rejected. Selection of individual change lines is applicable only for the Approve action, not for the Reject action. If you click Reject, the change order and all its change lines are rejected.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Video: Modify Email Notification Template for Change Orders and New Item Requests

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Roles to view the configured notification for changes:
    • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Roles to configure the notification template:
    • BI Author Role (BIAuthor)
    • BI Publisher Data Model Developer (BIPDataModelDeveloper)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this privilege are able to access this feature:
  • Privilege to view the configured notification for changes:
    • Approve Item Change Order (EGO_APPROVE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)

Selected Product Hub Bug Fixes in This Update

This update includes some bug fixes that can change the way Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Hub works. This isn't a full list of all the bug fixes in this update. This list includes the bug fixes that can cause a noticeable change in application behavior.

Validate the Type When Creating a Competitor Item Relationship Through a Web Service

Before update 22A, when creating a competitor trading partner item relationship, specifying the relationship type (complimentary or equivalent) was enforced only in the user interface and not in the web service. After you update to 22A, this validation is also enforced in the web service.

Oracle reference: 32803729

Validate the Rank When Creating a Customer Item Relationship Through a Web Service

Before update 22A, when creating a customer trading partner item relationship using the web service, negative values were allowed for the Rank attribute. After you update to 22A, a validation prevents you from specifying negative values for this attribute.

Oracle reference: 32803729

Corrected Start Date for Item Category Assignment

Before update 22A, the Items Version 2 Rest API always set the start date to the current date for the item category assignment, regardless of the values passed through the REST API. After you update to 22A, the values provided through the Items Version 2 REST API will be used for the start date of the item category assignment.

Oracle reference: 33167461

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Product Development & Product Hub Common

Manage Trading Partner Items Efficiently With the Ability to Edit Trading Partner Item Number

After creating a trading partner item, you can update the number for the trading partner item. This number refers to customer item number, manufacturer part number, competitor item number, or supplier item number. You can also edit the manufacturer part number in the Product Development work area. The following screenshots show the editable trading partner item number.

Editing Customer Item Number

Editing Manufacturer Part Number Using Product Development Work Area

This feature allows your business to be more flexible with possible trading partner item changes or duplicate fixes by allowing the trading item number to be updated.

Steps to Enable

To enable editing the trading partner item number:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use this navigation to access and manage the item profile options:

• Offering: Product Management
• Functional Area: Items
• Task: Manage Item Profile Options

2. Set the Edit Trading Partner Item Number Allowed (ORA_EGP_TPI_UPDATEABLE) profile option to Yes.

Tips And Considerations

• You can set the profile value at the site level or at the user level.
• You can use the ability to update trading partner item number and correct any duplicates or errors in trading partner item numbers.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training

• Refer to the Create and Edit Trading Partner Items section in the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains this privilege can access this feature:
  • Manage Trading Partner Item (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_PRIV)

Enforce Uniform Quantity Related Setting for Reference Designators

Configure whether the Quantity Related option for reference designators is enabled or disabled across engineering and commercial items. You can use the Manage Item Structure Type Details task to configure this option which is enabled by default.

When you create new structures, the value for Quantity Related is inherited from the configuration in the Manage Item Structure Type Details task. You can change the value on the item’s structure tab or after assigning the item to a change order.

Change Quantity Related Value on Item Structure Tab

You can also use the following REST and SOAP services to change the Quantity Related setting to true or false. This ensures fine-grained control of quantity validation on each item structure through integrations.

• REST:
  • Item Structures
  • Product Change Orders

• SOAP:
  • Item Structures Version 2
  • Product Design Change Order Web Service

Default the quantity validation setting consistently across Product Development and Product Information Management work areas. Empower design engineers and change analysts to change the default setting for individual item structures and affected object structures.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 22D

Opt in to the feature Enforce Uniform Quantity Related Setting for Reference Designators.

In the Setup and Maintenance work area, open the Manage Item Structure Type Details task to review the Quantity Related setting. This is now enabled by default for all item classes. If you want to disable the check, deselect the option.

Default Setting for Quantity Related

Tips And Considerations

• When you opt in to this feature, the Quantity Related validation is automatically enabled for SOAP and REST API based integrations.

• As a short-term measure to avoid failures in existing SOAP integrations, you can disable the Quantity Related setting. In the long term, it's recommended that you make modifications to your existing integrations to take advantage of the Quantity Related check.

• Refer to the note on the support site for additional details. The support note is only applicable if your business use case requires quantity validation to be enabled.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Refer to support note 2815282.1 on My Oracle Support to avoid failures in existing integrations. 

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Design Engineer (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_ENGINEER_JOB)
  • Product Design Manager (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT DESIGN_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
  • View Item (EGP_VIEW_ITEM_PRIV)
  • Any privileges associated to the extensible flexfield attribute groups

Accelerate Error Debugging for Changes

Improve error logging without enabling finest logging. This helps support and development teams to quickly debug and determine the root cause of stuck and canceled change orders.

Key changes:

• The error table (EGO_CHANGE_ERRORS) has been enhanced to add a new CLOB column (ERROR_DETAIL) to capture the entire stack trace without truncation.

• The service server name and the execution ID are added to the threads table (EGO_VERSIONS_BATCH_THREADS) and the error table (EGO_CHANGE_ERRORS) as new columns to help in debugging when changes get stuck in scheduled status.

• Error details are available in these tables even after scheduling logs are purged.

• The Activation Process ID column now displays the ID of the actual process that failed, not the ID of the parent process.

When a rule fails validation, both error tables and logs show an appropriate error message providing details.

ESS Log with Rule Validation Error

When a scheduling process fails, the process ID is displayed in the change affected objects table and the Enterprise Scheduler Service (ESS) log.

Scheduling Error Process ID in Affected Objects Table

You can use this ID to query the errors and get debugging information related to the failed process from the EGO_CHANGES_ERRORS table.

Sample query:

select * from fusion.ego_change_errors where request_id=[process ID];

NOTE: This feature was also made available in the January monthly update of 21D.

You can use this feature to provide visibility into the details of change order validation errors directly in the implementation logs, which supports faster debugging and issue resolution.

Steps to Enable

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following task: Manage Administrator Profile Values 
2. Search for the profile option code: ORA_EGO_CHANGE_DEBUG_MODE or profile option name: Enable Change Debugging
3. Set the profile value to Yes. The default is No. 

Tips And Considerations

When an activation process fails, the ID displayed is now the correct process that is in error.  It's no longer necessary to search for the subprocess that failed.

If you have an activation status failure, follow these steps to gather debug information before moving change lines to a new change:

1. Navigate to the change order’s Affected Objects tab.
2. Locate the Activation Process ID column, and copy the process ID. You may have to scroll horizontally to locate the column.
3. Use this process ID to query the EGO_CHANGES_ERRORS table for debug information.

Activation Error Process ID

You can create a BI data model with similar queries to view data in the EGO_CHANGES_ERRORS table.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• The following roles and privileges are required to view change order scheduling and activation processes:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • View Change Orders (ACA_VIEW_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
  • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)

• Business users who are assigned the following predefined job role are automatically able to view the ESS logs:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)

• To access change objects and view scheduling and activation statuses for affected objects, you must have the following privilege along with Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) privilege:
  • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV) 

• The following roles are required to build a BI report:
  • BI Publisher Data Model Developer (BIPDataModelDeveloper)
  • BI Consumer Role (BIConsumer)
  • BI Author Role (BIAuthor)
  • BI Administrator Role (BIAdministrator)

• The following roles are required to view a BI report:
  • BI Publisher Data Model Developer (BIPDataModelDeveloper)
  • BI Consumer Role (BIConsumer)

Separate Lifecycle Phase and Effective Date Changes from Other Changes

Ensure that item rules run smoothly when you update rows in the change affected objects table. When you make changes inline or using the Fill Up, Fill Down, or Fill Selected functions, a new validation requires you to save changes to lifecycle phase and effective dates separately.

The following screen capture shows the validation message displayed when you make effective date changes without saving lifecycle phase changes.

Validation Message on Concurrent Changes

Eliminate rule validation errors by alerting users to save changes to any lifecycle phase and effectivity date changes for affected items.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• When you use the Fill Down, Fill Up, and Fill Selected functions to save effective date changes across multiple rows, the changes are automatically saved separately. So you won't see a validation message if you modify lifecycle phase values immediately after that.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) and one of the following:
    • View Change Orders (ACA_VIEW_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
    • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV) or
  • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)

Improve Item Class Selection Efficiency and Simplify Default Search Criteria

You can now easily search for an item class based on the automatic suggestions that appear when you type a few words in the item class selection field. You can either select the item class from the displayed suggestions or perform a full search for an item class. The Application Default search configuration is simplified by removing the catalog and category search fields. You can add these fields, if needed.

Autosuggestion for Selecting an Item Class

Simplified Default Search Criteria

This feature allows data stewards to search and find items faster and enriches user experience with simplified search criteria fields.

Steps to Enable

To remove the catalog and category search criteria fields, you must perform forced deployment:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go the Deploy Item Extensible Flexfields task:

• Offering: Product Management
• Functional Area: Items
• Task: Deploy Item Extensible Flexfields

2. Search and select the EGO_ITEM_EFF flexfield code.
3. From the Actions menu, select the Refresh and Deploy Offline option.

Product Development user must opt in for the Consistent Item Search feature to use these changes. You can enable this feature in the Product Management offering within the Items functional area.

Tips And Considerations

Removing the catalog and category search fields from the Application Default saved search configuration doesn’t affect existing saved searches.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are given these functional privileges can search for items:
  • View Item (EGP_VIEW_ITEM_PRIV)
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)

• In case of private items, where data security checking is enabled,  users who are given these data privileges can search for items:
  • View Item Basic (EGO_VIEW_ITEM_BASIC_DATA)

View and Edit User Item Type for Engineering Items

View and edit the User Item Type attribute on items in the Product Development work area.  This attribute was already visible on items in the Product Information Management work area. With this update, you can create an engineering item and update the user item type directly in the Product Development work area, instead of navigating to the Product Information Management work area.

You can use the simplified change management interface to redline this attribute for both engineering change orders and commercialization change orders. Redlines to this attribute are seen in the Edit Item page and the change order page in the simplified change management interface.

User Item Type on Edit Item Page

Redlines on Simplified Change Management Interface

Redlines to this attribute are also captured in the change order details report.

Specify and redline the User Item Type attribute consistently for both engineering and commercial items.

Steps to Enable

The User Item Type attribute will be visible on the interface without any action on your part, but you can modify the default value if required.

To set up a default value for the User Item Type attribute:

• In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Item Classes task.
• Open an item class and click its Templates and Formats tab.
• Update the default value of the User Item Type attribute in the Edit Item Template section.

To create new user item types, you can use the Manage Item Types task to add new lookup values to the EGP_ITEM_TYPE lookup type.

Tips And Considerations

• If you don’t want to use the User Item Type attribute, you can use Page Composer to make it read-only, or hide it, on the item and change pages in the Product Development work area.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Design Engineer (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_ENGINEER_JOB)
  • Product Design Manager (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT DESIGN_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Application Implementation Administrator (ORA_ASM_APPLICATION_IMPLEMENTATION_ADMIN_ABSTRACT)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
  • View Item (EGP_VIEW_ITEM_PRIV)
  • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
  • View Change Order (ACA_VIEW_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
• Set Up and Maintain Applications (ASM_SETUP_AND_MAINTENANCE_PRIV)

Quickly Enter Reference Designators on Change Orders

Enter reference designators inline with the item component directly on the structure tab of the affected object on a change order, instead of in the side panel. Use a comma-separated list of values, or a range, or a mix of both, to enter multiple values.

For example, if your administrator has selected '+' as a range indicator, you can enter 'A1+ A5' and the application will expand the range to create 5 reference designators: A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5.

Here are the changes to the affected object structure table if the feature is enabled:

• The Reference Designator column is now visible and editable.

• You can click the expansion button '...' in the reference designator cell to open a dialog box where you can view and edit the expanded values for the reference designators. The expansion button is only available for the row that's being edited. You can also enable or disable the quantity check, and align quantity from this dialog box.

• If reference designators are edited, they appear in red italics to indicate that they have been redlined.

• The Quantity Related and Align Quantity icons are now available at the top of the item structure table.
  • The clipboard icon with a check box is the Quantity Related setting. The Quantity Related icon is set depending on the new Quantity Related setting on the Manage Item Structure Type Details task. If the Quantity Related icon is enabled and reference designators are entered, the application validates whether the structure item quantity matches the reference designator count. If the Quantity Related icon is disabled, the application disables the validation of the structure item quantity against the reference designator count.
  • The calculator with a check box is the Align Quantity action. If the structure item quantity does not match the count of reference designators, select the Align Quantity icon. This would allow automatic update of item quantity to match the reference designator count.

Here are the changes to the item structure side panel if the feature is enabled:

• A new drop-down list for filtering redlines appears in the side panel. It includes the following options:  All, Added, Deleted, Modified or Unchanged. By default, All is selected.

• Reference designators are read only. They are edited in the item structure table.

• Only reference designator descriptive flexfields can be edited in the side panel.

• Once you edit reference designator descriptive flexfields, they appear in red italics in the structure table to indicate that they have been redlined.

Inline Editing of Reference Designators in the Context of Change Orders

Add or modify reference designators efficiently when you redline a structure on a change order. Perform inline editing with comma-separated or range values to eliminate row by row navigation.

Steps to Enable

If you have already enabled the Reference Designator Range Indicator in update 21D for the item structure tab, it’s enabled automatically for the affected object structure tab in update 22A.

If you haven’t enabled Reference Designator Range Indicator, here’s how you enable it:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

• • Offering: Product Management
  • Functional Area: Structures
  • Task: Manage Item Structure Type Details

2. In the Manage Item Structure Type Details page, set the value for Reference Designator Range Indicator to a special character.

The default value is None. (If set to None, you can continue to manage reference designators using the side panel on the item structure.)

If the special character selected for the Reference Designator Range Indicator (for example '-') is already used as a part of the name of an existing reference designator, you must select a different range indicator.

Available Values for Reference Designator Range Indicator

Tips And Considerations

• Enabling the range indicator for change orders will also enable it on item structures.

• This feature is only available for change orders in Product Development and Product Hub. This is not yet supported on import, REST or SOAP services.

• If you select a particular character as your reference designator range indicator (for example '-'), you won't be allowed to add reference designators containing the same special character on change orders or Product Hub item structures using import, REST, or SOAP services, as these clients are yet to support expansion of reference designator ranges.

• In the side panel:
  • Use the new filter to limit the view to only redlined reference designators by deselecting Unchanged.
  • The Add and Remove buttons are no longer available.
  • The Quantity Related and Align Quantity check boxes aren’t available.
  • Only descriptive flexfields are editable.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • View and edit reference designators on the affected objects table
    • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Enable reference designator expansion on change orders
    • Application Administrator (ORA_FND_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • To view and edit reference designators in the affected objects table:
    • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)
    • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV) or
    • Manage Change Order (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV) and Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) 
  • To enable reference designator expansion on change orders:
    • Manage My Application Profile Values (FND_APP_MANAGE_MY_PROFILE_VALUES_PRIV)

View Item History on the Edit Item Page

You can now view the data changes made to the audit-enabled item attributes using the new History tab on the Edit Item page. The audit data is available for the item that you are currently viewing or editing. By default, this tab displays the changes made in the recent week for the item. You can also perform powerful searches for the audit data based on a combination of search criteria  such as time period, the type of data changes (add, update, or delete), a specific field, a specific value in a field, and specific portion of item data such as item level extensible flexfields (EFFs). You can export the search results to a spreadsheet for further analysis.

The following screenshots show the History tab on the Edit Item page in the Product Information Management and Product Development work areas. The History tab has the same capabilities in both the work areas.

The Context Name and the Context Value columns provide additional information for the data that requires context information. For example, if Category is the audited attribute, then Context Name is Catalog Name and the Context Value is the catalog name to which the category belongs to.

History Tab on the Edit Item Page in Product Information Management Work Area

History Tab on the Edit Item Page in Product Development Work Area

This feature provides:

• Improved Productivity

View the item changes with an option to search for a specific portion of the audit data, including field-level changes for a specific value. This focused view of the audit data improves productivity.

• Enhanced User Experience

View the audit data for an item on the Edit Item page itself without any need to navigate to Audit Reports in the Navigator's Tools menu. This enhances the user experience.

Watch a Demo.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 22C

After you opt in to the View Item History on the Edit Item Page feature:

• Grant the View Selected Item Audit History privilege for users who need to access the audit data.
• Make sure that your audit policy includes the item data attributes that you need.

Tips And Considerations

• In the Product Information Management work area, from the History tab, you can access audit data related to the operational attributes of item, item level EFFs, item level EFF security, item structure, item structure component, pack component, and related item relationship.

• In the Product Development work area, from the History tab, you can access audit data related to the General information, Structure (except for reference designators and side tabs), AML (except for preliminary items), Team, and Security tabs.

• You can access the same data using the existing Audit Reports available in the Navigator’s Tools menu.

• To view the audit data for an item and all the applicable child objects in the History tab, you must have the View Item Basic data privilege and View Selected Item Audit History function security privilege. No additional data security is needed. Hence, when granting access to the History tab for your users, you may carefully review their item data security restrictions as applicable.

Key Resources

• Watch Item History and Related Items Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM Cloud Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles can access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contains this privilege can access this feature:
  •  View Selected Item Audit History (EGP_VIEW_SELECTED_ITEM_AUDIT_HISTORY_PRIV)

Secure Structures with View Structure Privilege

Secure your item and document structures with a data privilege to control who can view the structure and its subassemblies, or download related attachments.

With this update, you now need the View Item Structure data privilege to access specific subassemblies in the structure. You can see this applied when you do the following:

• View the structure in the item structure tab.
• Export the structure to Excel from the item structure tab.
• View the Structure AML subtab on the Item AML in the Product Development work area.
• View the structure in the item structure report.
• Download structure attachments.
• View the structure in the Summary View in the Product Information Management work area.

In this example, the user has the View Item Structure privilege to monitor ZXZ800 and can see the entire structure. The user doesn’t have the same privilege on CPU ZXZ800 and hence can’t see any of the items within that structure.

Secured Item Structure

In the item structure report shown here, the user has the View Item Structure privilege to monitor ZXZ800 and can see the entire structure. The user doesn’t have the same privilege on CPU ZXZ800 and can’t see any of the items within that structure on the item structure report.

Structure Report of the Secured Item Structure

Improve data governance and security by ensuring users can only see and work on the components and subassemblies they have access to in the item structure.

Watch a Demo.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 22D

To Assign the Data Privilege to an Item Class:

1. In the Items functional area of the Product Management offering, open the Manage Item Classes task.
2. Select the item class for which you want to provide access and click Edit.
3. Click the Security tab.
4. Select the predefined or configured roles who should be given access and add the View Item Structure action to these roles from the Actions table.
5. Save your changes.

To Assign the Data Privilege to an Item:

1. Navigate to the item’s Team tab.
2. Select the roles who should be given access and add the View Item Structure action to these roles from the Actions table.
3. Save your changes.

Tips And Considerations

• You can inherit the View Item Structure data privilege from an item class or assign it per item using the Security tab.

• After you upgrade to 22A, if you’re unable to view a previously viewable structure, you must add the View Item Structure data privilege on that structure.

• When rendering a structure, the subassemblies and components are visible only if you have the View Item Basic data privilege. This is existing functionality.

• The View Item Structure privilege is not enforced on the Where Used tab.

• In the Product Information Management work area, the Component Details tab in the Summary View of the item structure displays the entire structure. It doesn’t honor the View Item Structure data privilege.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the topic Set Up Data Security for Item Classes in the Oracle SCM Cloud Implementing Product Management guide on Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

Users who are assigned predefined job roles or configured job roles must be assigned the data privilege to access specific items or subassemblies within the item structure along with the functional privileges required to access items.

• Data privilege to view a structure component or subassembly, assigned to the item class or to the specific item:
  • View Item Structure

• Functional privileges to access items:
  • Monitor Product Development ( ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_DEVELOPMENT_PRIV)
  • Monitor Item Work Area ( EGP_MONITOR_ITEM_WORKAREA_PRIV)
  • Manage Item (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_PRIV)

• Functional privilege to run and view item reports:
  • Generate Item Change Order Report (EGO_GENERATE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_REPORT_PRIV_OBI)

Product Lifecycle Management Common

Control Workflow Actions by Specific Roles

Add specific roles as workflow participants in the Additional Workflow Controls table in addition to the existing participants. You can configure what actions users with these roles can perform at each status in the change workflow. You can add up to 5 roles per workflow status.

Here are some examples on how you can use this feature:

• Add a Change Analysts role and allow the same actions as the Analyst (who is the change assignee). This allows all change analysts to perform the same actions as the change assignee.

• Add a Product Data Managers role and allow access only to manage affected objects and change header attachments. This allows users in charge of product data to make updates to affected object attributes, and attach a document to the change header (for example, a summary of changes).

• Add an Operations Management role and allow access to edit change orders that are in Scheduled and Completed status. This allows operations managers to make updates to the change header attachments after the change has been approved. For example, documentation or packaging information.

Additional Columns Showing Controls for Specific Roles

Permission to Update the Change in Completed Status

Enforce tighter security by configuring granular access to key actions and tasks on a change order for specific roles. You now have the flexibility to take certain actions after a change order is completed.

Steps to Enable

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

• Offering: Product Management
• Functional Area: Change Orders
• Task: Manage Change Order Types

2. Select the change type for which you want to add new roles and click Edit.
3. Click the Workflow tab and select a status.
4. In the Addition Workflow Controls table, click Add Controls for Roles. 
5. In the Add Roles dialog box, select the role name and enter a display name. Click OK.
6. For the new role, select the applicable actions.
7. Click Save.

You must perform these steps for each workflow status and added role.

Add Roles for Open Status

Tips And Considerations

• For tighter security, set all actions for Other Users to No and instead add up to five specific roles for users who can access change types.

• If you have defined a default assignee role, it's recommended that you add the Assignee Role as a participant in Additional Workflow Controls in order to allow other assignees to take action on the change.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the Oracle SCM  Cloud Implementing Product Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • To access the change orders
    • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • To configure the roles in the Additional Workflow Controls table:
    • Product Hub Administration (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_HUB_ADMINISTRATION_DUTY)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • To access the change orders
    • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
    • Manage Change Order (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
  • To configure roles in the Additional Workflow Controls table:
    • Manage Item Change Order Type (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_TYPE_PRIV)

Add Reviewers to Change Workflows

You can add reviewers to any future status in the workflow when the object is in Draft, Open, or Interim Approval status.  This feature is supported in change orders, change requests, problem reports, and corrective actions.

Reviewers Added for Open Status

You can add reviewers to an open status using the Add button in the Change Status dialog when the change moves from Draft to Open, Open to Open, or Interim Approval to Open status.

Add Reviewers When Moving from Draft to Open Status

Reviewers Added for Interim Approval Status

The reviewers receive an FYI notification configured by your administrator. The layout, style, and content of the predefined FYI notification template can be configured according to your needs. Additional attributes such as change order descriptive flexfields can be added as well.

As an administrator, you can configure the layout, style, and content of the predefined Change Order Reviewer Notification Report template according to your needs, taking into account your corporate identity design. You can also configure additional attributes such as change order descriptive flexfields as per your requirement. After you save your changes, you can set this template as your default notification template.

Predefined FYI Notification for Reviewers

Enable a streamlined review process by allowing reviewers to be added and notified in addition to approvers for any workflow status.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 23A

Tips And Considerations

• You can add reviewers only for change orders, change requests, problem reports, and corrective actions created in or after 22A.

• When an object is in an approval workflow, you can add or remove reviewers for future statuses in the workflow only. For example, if a change order is Open status, then you can’t add participants to review the change order while it’s in Open status.

• You can't add reviewers to future statuses when the object is in Approval or Scheduled status. You can add reviewers to future statuses only when the object is in Draft, Open, or Interim Approval status.

• Workflow participants can add and remove reviewers for future statuses based on their permissions for these actions in the Additional Workflow Controls table in change type setup:
  • Add Approvers for Future Status
  • Remove Approvers for Future Status

• A Claim button appears on the notification when multiple reviewers are added. If one of the reviewers claims the task, the others don't see any action buttons on the notification.

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.
• Video: Modify Email Notification Template for Change Orders and New Item Requests

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Roles to view the configured notification for changes:
    • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
    • Supplier Product Design Engineer (ORA_ACA_SUPPLIER_PRODUCT_DESIGN_ENGINEER_JOB)
    • Supplier Quality Engineer (ORA_ENQ_SUPPLIER_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)
  • Roles to configure the notification template:
    • BI Author Role (BIAuthor)
    • BI Publisher Data Model Developer (BIPDataModelDeveloper)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges can be added as reviewers:
  • Privileges to view the configured notification for changes:
    • Change Orders:
      • Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) and one of the following:
        • View Change Orders (ACA_VIEW_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
        • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV) or
      • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
    • Change Request:
      • Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) and one of the following:
        • View Change Request (ACA_VIEW_CHANGE_REQUESTS_PRIV)
        • Manage Change Request (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_REQUESTS_PRIV) or
      • Manage Item Change Order (EGO_MANAGE_ITEM_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
    • Problem Report:
      • Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) and one of the following:
        • View: View Problem Report (ACA_VIEW_PROBLEM_REPORTS_PRIV)
        • Manage: Manage Problem Report (ACA_MANAGE_PROBLEM_REPORT_PRIV)
    • Corrective and Preventive Action: 
      • Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) and one of the following:
        • View: View Corrective Action (ACA_VIEW_CORRECTIVE_ACTIONS_PRIV)
        • Manage: Manage Corrective Action (ACA_MANAGE_CORRECTIVE_ACTION_PRIV)

Broaden OTBI Analyses Using Additional Attributes

Leverage new columns added to Product Management and Innovation Management subject areas in Oracle Transactional Business Analytics (OTBI) to help improve your analysis of new item requests, change orders, proposals, and concepts.

Here are the new columns for each subject area.

Owner

• Subject area: New Item Request Approvals Real Time
• To identify the correct owner when a role is assigned to a definition task with response required from (RRF) set as One, and a user has claimed the same.

Task Assigned By and Task Assigned On

• Subject area: Change Order Real Time
• To create task aging analyses for improved task management.

Task Assigned by User Email Address

• Subject area: Change Order Real Time
• To set up alerts and notify assignees about who assigned the task.

Assigned to Role

• Subject area: Change Order Real Time and Change Order Approvals Real Time
• To identify the assignee roles so that you can change the assignee when the original assignee is unavailable.

Concept Number

• Subject area: Concepts Real Time
• To enable quick identification of concepts.

Proposal Number

• Subject area: Proposals Real Time and Proposals Cash Flow Real Time
• To enable quick identification of proposals.

The following screen captures show you sample analyses using these new columns.

Sample Analysis with Owner Column

Sample Analysis with Assigned By and Assigned On Columns

Sample Analysis with Proposal Number

Improve traceability and accountability for change order and new item definition tasks, and quickly identify concepts and proposals of interest.

Steps to Enable

To leverage these new attributes, you must add them to the reports.

1. Navigate to Tools > Reports and Analytics > Browse Catalog > New > Analysis.
2. Select the subject area and add the new attributes as columns in the report. Here are the paths to locate the new attributes:

• • For new item request reports:
    • Product Management - New Item Request Approval Real Time subject area > New Item Request Definition Details.

• • For change order reports: 
    • Product Management - Change Order Real Time > Assign To and Change Order Tasks
    • Product Management - Change Order Approvals Real Time > Assign To

• • For concept reports:
    • Innovation Management - Concepts Real Time > Concept Details

• • For proposal reports:
    • Innovation Management - Product Proposal Cash Flow Real Time > Proposal Details

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training
• Refer to the Creating and Administering Analytics and Reports for SCM guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
  • Product Design Engineer (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_ENGINEER_JOB)
  • Product Design Manager (ORA_ACD_PRODUCT_DESIGN_MANAGER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • Transactional Analysis Duty (FBI_TRANSACTION_ANALYSIS_GENERIC_DUTY)
  • Product Transaction Analysis Duty (FBI_PRODUCT_TRANSACTION_ANALYSIS_DUTY)
  • BI Consumer Role (BIConsumer)

Configure Change Order Application Pages

You can use Application Composer to extend the functionality of change orders, change requests, problem reports, and corrective actions.

With this update, you can do the following:

• Expose relationships with other ready-to-use objects and configured objects as side tabs.
• Use Groovy scripting to add validation rules, triggers, and object functions to extend the standard functionality.
• Call SOAP and REST services as part of these extensions.

Server Scripts Node for Change Orders in Application Composer

Extend the ready-to-use change objects and pages to suit your business processes, while ensuring upgrade compatibility.

Steps to Enable

Leverage Application Composer to expose and adjust page layout and attributes. To learn more about extending your application using Application Composer, visit Oracle Help Center > your apps service area of interest > Books > Configuration and Extension.

None

Tips And Considerations

• In the Application Composer work area, select ERP and SCM Cloud from the Applications list to view all Product Lifecycle Management objects including change orders.

• Use Groovy script functions only for the change order's General Information tab and its descriptive flexfields (DFF). Use REST or SOAP services for operations that involve attributes on other tabs

Key Resources

• Watch Add Reviewers and Secure Structures Readiness Training

• Refer to the following guides available on the Oracle Help Center.
  • For information on how to use Application Composer: Oracle Applications Cloud Configuring Applications Using Application Composer guide in Applications Common.
  • For information and examples specific to Product Lifecycle Management objects: Oracle SCM Cloud Configuring and Extending Product Lifecycle Management guide in Supply Chain Management. 

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to configure change orders using Application Composer:
  • Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

• Application Implementation Consultant (ORA_ASM_APPLICATION_IMPLEMENTATION_CONSULTANT_JOB)
  • Privileges required to administer the sandbox:
    • Administer Sandbox (FND_ADMINISTER_SANDBOX_PRIV) or Manage Sandbox (FND_MANAGE_SANDBOX_PRIV)
      • Manage Extensible Object (ZCX_MANAGE_EXTENSIBLE_OBJECT_PRIV)

• To access change orders and change requests, you must have the following role:
  • Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB) – This role also allows you to access problem reports and corrective actions.

• To access problem reports and corrective actions, you must have the following role:
  • Quality Engineer (ORA_ENQ_QUALITY_ENGINEER_JOB)

• To modify the objects, you must have the following object-specific privileges along with Monitor Product Management (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) privilege:
  • For change orders:
    • Manage Change Orders (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_ORDERS_PRIV)
  • For change requests:
    • Manage Change Request (ACA_MANAGE_CHANGE_REQUESTS_PRIV)
  • For problem reports:
    • Manage Problem Report (ACA_MANAGE_PROBLEM_REPORT_PRIV)
  • For corrective actions:
    • Manage Corrective Action (ACA_MANAGE_CORRECTIVE_ACTION_PRIV)

• Users who are assigned the following configured job roles are able to access and manage configured objects created using Application Composer:
  • Custom Objects Administration (ORA_CRM_EXTN_ROLE) - This role is created dynamically when you create a new object using Application Composer. Users can then be assigned to the role.