Oracle Fusion Technical: Reports, Data, Integrations and Extensions · Module 12 · Extensions: sandboxes, Page Composer and the boundaries
Descriptive and extensible flexfields
Lesson 121 of 177 · 2 min
Flexfields add DATA rather than changing layout, which is the distinction from Page Composer and the reason they are the more consequential tool. A descriptive flexfield adds attributes to an existing object — a few extra fields on an invoice, a supplier, an assignment. An extensible flexfield adds structured, repeatable groups, for cases where one extra row is not enough. Both are supported extension points that survive updates, which is why Module 1 calls extensions safer than reports. HOW THEY REACH REPORTS is the question to answer BEFORE creating one. A flexfield is not automatically visible everywhere: it has to be enabled for the contexts you need, and its availability in subject areas and in interfaces depends on that configuration. A field somebody fills in for a year and cannot report on is a field that did not need to exist, and that is the commonest flexfield failure. WHY THEY…
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In this module: Module 12 · Extensions: sandboxes, Page Composer and the boundaries
- 1What a sandbox is, and what it is notFree preview
- 2Publishing, and the point of no return
- 3Page Composer: what it can change
- 4Descriptive and extensible flexfields
- 5Value sets and validation
- 6Application Composer versus Page Composer
- 7Visual Builder: where it fits
- 8Recognising an unsupported request
- 9What breaks: extensions and quarterly updates
- 10Lab briefing · Extend a page and survive an update