How to Check dff in oracle apps

Hi friends, we are going to discuss about how to Check dff in oracle apps. We will share the detail steps to check the dff in oracle apps. DFF helps to store the additional information's in oracle apps. If we want to store some additional informations in oracle forms then we can use the dff in oracle apps. DFF helps to create the additional information's in oracle forms to store the additional informations. DFF full forms is descriptive flex field. In this post , We will share the details steps to find out the dff name and then check that dff and finally how to create the dff in oracle apps.Please find below the complete detail about How to Check dff in oracle apps.

Steps to Check dff in oracle apps

To create the dff , we need to perform the two action steps.

1. Find out the dff name to configure.

2.Configuring the DFF after finding the dff name.

Steps to Check dff in oracle apps

Step 1:- Here below is the Invoice Page , We want to create the DFF 'Supplier Invoice Contact No.' field in the Invoice header.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 2:- We want to create the DFF in the Invoice header. First we need to click on the any field in the invoice header and then need to go to the 'Help' Menu option.

Help => Diagnostics ==> Examine.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 3:- First of all , We need to know the Block name of the Invoice Header in which we want to create the new DFF.

In our case Block = INV_SUM_FOLDER

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 4:- Once we know the block name , then again we need to click on the block field LOV to search the Descriptive Flex Field.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 5:- Here below , We need to find the Block Value '$DESCRIPTIVE_FLEXFIELDS'

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 6:- After selecting the Block Value '$DESCRIPTIVE_FLEXFIELDS' , then we need to goto the second field and that is 'Field'. Here again we need to select the LOV for the field. It will show us all the dff available in the Oracle Payables Invoice page.

In Oracle Apps Form , We can have more than one dff.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 7:-

It will show us all the dff available in the Oracle Payables Invoice page.

In Oracle Apps Form , We can have more than one dff.

Now we need to remember our Step 1, where we have found our block name for Invoice header in which we want to create the DFF. Here below we can see in the dff list of value i can see the block name ' INV_SUM_FOLDER'.

We just need to select this dff and get the value as below.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 8:- Information showing in the Value field is the actual DFF name. so this is all about finding the dff name in oracle apps.

DFF Name : Invoice (Payables)

But actually the DFF name is 'Invoice' only. Payables is the application name included in the dff name.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 9:- Now we need to goto the System administrator responsibility.

Application ==> Flexfield==> Descriptive ==> Segments

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 10:- Here we can see our DFF. We can configure the DFF as per our requirement in oracle apps.

Check dff in oracle apps

Step 11:-

Creating dff name in oracle apps r12

For Each DFF there is an Standard Context code called 'Global Data Elements' . Any DFF segments created under this code ,will be show as default and will not context sensitive dff segments.