This tutorial deals with Oracle Fusion Financials and how it functions.

In this tutorial we will look at the

creation and management of implementation projects in Oracle Fusion.

Manage Implementation Projects

The next step to be undertaken after selecting the offerings in Setup and Maintenance is to manage the
projects in which the offerings are being implemented, namely the implementation projects.

What Is an Implementation Project?

An implementation project is the list of setup tasks that need to be completed to implement selected
offerings and options. First, a project is created by selecting the offerings and options that the
organisation wants to implement together. The project is then managed as a single unit throughout the
implementation lifecycle. These tasks will be assigned to users and their completion will be tracked using
the project management tools.

Therefore, an implementation is nothing but a list of tasks to be performed together that are grouped as
a unit. For example, an organisation may choose to create a single implementation project for Human
Capital Management, Financials, and Supply Chain Management. Or it may choose to create three
separate implementation projects for the three offerings.

Furthermore, there may be multiple implementation projects inside the financials department itself. All
of these implementations are at an instance level.

Creating an Implementation Project

To create an implementation project in the Fusion application, follow the steps below:

Go to the Manage Implementation Projects task under Implementations from the task list on the left.

Click on the Create icon (circled in the screenshot below) to create a new implementation project.

Enter the basic information of the implementation project: Name, Code, and Start Date. Click on the
Next button.

Select the offerings to be included in the implementation project by checking the checkbox under the
Include column. Once you select a main offering, its list will be expanded, and you will have to select its
options and features individually. Once you are done selecting, click on the Save and Open Project
button.

The created implementation project will then be opened and shown on the screen.

Fig. 1 - The ‘Manage Implementation Projects’ page. The Create icon is circled

Once you are done creating an implementation project, you can continue configuring the tasks under the
project. To view the individual tasks in the implementation project, click on its name from the main list of
search results on the Manage Implementation Projects page.
Click on the arrow next to the name of the offering to view all of the task lists and tasks that come under
it. An asterisk (*) next to a task list name denotes that there is at least one task under it that needs to be
configured mandatorily. Most of the tasks are ordered according to the generally accepted sequence to
be followed when configuring them.

Tasks in an Implementation Project

In order to configure and run tasks after creating an implementation project, first go to the required
implementation project by clicking on its name from the Manage Implementation Projects page.

The ‘Run User and Roles Synchronization Process’ Task

Oracle Identity Management (OIM) maintains Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user
accounts for users of Oracle Fusion applications. OIM also stores the definitions of abstract, job, and data
roles, and holds information about roles provisioned to users. During implementation, any existing
information about users, roles, and roles provisioned to users must be copied from the LDAP directory to
the Oracle Fusion Applications tables. Once the Oracle Fusion Applications tables are initialized with this
information, it is maintained automatically. To perform the initiation, this process should be executed.

To run this task, click on the Go to Task icon (circled in the screenshot below) next to the task name in
the task list.

Fig. 2 - The ‘Run User and Roles Synchronisation Process’ task

Click on the Submit button on the page that follows.

To check the status of this process, go to the Scheduled Processes page under Tools in the Navigator
menu.

Click on the Refresh button (circled in the screenshot below). The status of the process will change from
Running to Completed, and finally to Succeeded upon succeul completion of the process.

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This tutorial deals with Oracle Fusion Financials and how it functions. In this tutorial we will look at an
overview of the Functional Setup Manager (FSM) in Oracle Fusion.

The Functional Setup Manager (FSM)

The Functional Setup Manager (FSM) in Oracle Fusion is a centralised place where configurations are
done for the user. It is also called the Setup and Maintenance work area.

The Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager enables rapid and efficient planning, implementation, and
deployment of Oracle Fusion Applications through self service administration.

By using the Functional Setup Manager, the organisation can:

Learn and analyse implementation requirements of Oracle Fusion Applications.

Configure Oracle Fusion Applications to match the organisation’s business needs.

Get complete visibility to setup requirements through guided and sequential task lists.

Enter setup data through user interfaces available directly from the task lists.

Export and import to rapid start functional setup at different instances.

Validate setup by reviewing setup data reports.

The Functional Setup Manager is used to implement all Oracle Fusion Applications through a standard
and consistent process.

In addition, the Functional Setup Manager allows application developers to manage application design
objects, which are the core components of Oracle Fusion Applications, and to add and modify the
functionality of the Oracle Fusion Applications.

Navigating to the Functional Setup Manager

There are two ways to navigate to the Functional Setup Manager:

Through the Navigator menu

Click on the Navigator icon in the Global Area on the top of the application (circled in the screenshot
below).

Go to Tools -> Setup and Maintenance

Fig, 1 - The Navigator icon in the Global Area is circled

Through the Settings and Actions menu

Click on the name of the user with which you have logged into the application.

On the Settings and Actions menu, go to Administration -> Setup and Maintenance.

An important point to note about the Functional Setup Manager is that it is role driven. This means that
it can only be accessed by the users who have administrative privileges. Not every user can configure the
application using the Setup and Maintenance work area.

Specifically, a user with either of the two roles, Application Implementation Consultant or Application
Implementation Manager, can configure the application by using the Functional Setup Manager.

The Setup and Maintenance Work Area

When you navigate to the Setup and Maintenance work area by either of the two methods shown
above, you will be taken to the Setup and Maintenance home page.
If you click on the Getting Started link under Implementations from the task list on the left, a sequence
of the implementation process will be shown: Plan, Configure, Implement, Export and Import, Transact,
and Maintain. You can click on the links below each step of the process to perform the respective tasks.

Fig. 2 - Getting started with Oracle Fusion Applications - Setup and Maintenance

Plan

Here, you plan all of the details of the application.

Configure

The details of the application are configured. The task is Configure Offerings, where you configure the
settings of the features of the application.

Implement

The various projects of the application, called “implementation projects,” are managed using the
Manage Implementation Projects task.

Export and Import

Here, the configuration settings can be imported and exported between different instances, as long as
they are of the same version or patch level. The task is Manage configuration Packages.

Transact

The actual transaction takes place. The “transactions” is nothing but the actual operation of the
application to be run.

Maintain

Maintenance such as reports, error checking, etc. can be done by using the Perform Maintenance Tasks
task.

Offerings

The first step is to choose the offerings to be implemented. When you scroll down from the
implementation process, you will be able to see a variety of “offerings” available that can be
implemented in the application. Click on each of the offering’s name to view the contents and
documents related to that offering.

Configure Offerings

In order to configure the settings of the offerings that are required, go to the Configure Offerings task
under Implementations from the task list on the left.

You will see that the offerings that have been installed will have their Provisioned field set to Yes. This
means that the offering has been provisioned for the user.

In order to use the offerings and the tasks associated with it, the checkbox under the Enable for
Implementation field has to be checked. Note that checking the parent (Financials) checkbox alone is not
enough. You will have to expand the offering name to view the subdivisions, and then check each box
individually in order to have that component enabled for implementation.

Fig. 3 - The ‘Financials’ offering on the Configure Offerings page

There are three levels to the offerings and their modules. They are the offering itself, its options, and the
features.

To select the choice of features available in the offering, click on the pencil icon (circled in the screenshot
below) under the Select Feature Choices column.

Fig. 4 - The three levels of the offerings

After selecting the checkboxes of the required features, click on the Save and Close button.

(The next tutorial deals with the next step of Setup

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This tutorial deals with Oracle Fusion Financials, and how it functions. In this tutorial, we look at the
interface of the Fusion applications.

Fusion Apps User Interface

(continued from Part 1)

The Navigator Menu

The Navigator menu has got several sub-divided sections. These sections depend upon the role of the
user who has logged in to the application.

Fig, 1 - The Navigator menu

The items in the navigator menu are shown in the screenshot above. Since the user that has logged in is
the FAAdmin, the tasks displayed on his navigator menu are related to his duties: Revenue
Management , Collections, Contract Management, Receivables , Procurement, Payables, Cash
Management , Fixed Assets, etc. There are many other tasks available as well, which is not visible in the
screenshot, like General Accounting, Payroll , Expenses, etc.

As an example, let us look into the Tools section of the Navigator menu below.

Tools

The Tools present on the Navigator menu are:

Reports and Analytics - For generating analytical reports on data

Scheduled Processes - For scheduling certain processes to be run by the application

Setup and Maintenance - For configuration of settings related to the role of the user

Customisation - For personalising settings for the user

File Import and Export - For integration and data migration

Audit Reports - For generating reports related to auditing

Download Desktop Integration - For integration of data with spreadsheets

As an example, the Scheduled Processes page is shown below:

On the Navigator menu, go to Tools -> Scheduled Processes to view a list of the scheduled processes in
the application. Here, you can schedule a new process as well as resubmit, put on hold, cancel, or
release processes.

Let us look into the Journals task under General Accounting as an example of viewing and performing
tasks related to the role of the user.

The Journals Page

The Journals page can be visited from the Navigator menu as follows:

On the Navigator menu, go to General Accounting -> Journals.

Select the Data Access Set from the dropdown list of ledgers available, then click on the OK button.

The Journals page will open. Here, the list on the left has links to several tasks that are related to
journals.

The Overview panel on the right shows the exception items that require the user’s attention and
approval.

Scroll down from the Overview to view the Process Monitor , which shows all the scheduled processes
that are related to journals without the need of going to the Scheduled Processes tool. However, new
processes cannot be scheduled from the Process Monitor.

Fig. 2 - The ‘Process Monitor’

Creating a Journal

To create a journal, follow the steps below:

From the Journals page, go to Journals -> Create Journal from the task list on the left.
Enter the details of the journal in the fields that appear on the main panel. Then click on the Save
button, followed by either Save and Close or Save and Add Another, depending on your requirement.

Managing Journals

To search for and manage journals that are already existing in the application, follow the steps below:

From the Journals page, go to Journals -> Manage Journals from the task list on the left.

You can use the buttons available to accordingly search for journals. Fields marked with double asterisks
(**) mean that at least one of those fields have to be entered for searching. After entering the search
field(s), click on the Search button.

The search results will be displayed below the fields.

Click on the View button from the search results to add or remove columns to be displayed, sort the
results, query by example, etc.

To query the search results by example, use the blank fields that appear on top of the column names.

Fig. 3 - Viewing the search results

This tutorial deals with Oracle Fusion Financials and how it functions. In this tutorial, we will look at the
interface of Fusion applications.

Fusion Apps User Interface

Logging in to the Application

Follow the steps given below to log in to Fusion Applications:

Go to the URL fa119.apps2fusion.net:10634/homePage .

You will be directed to the Oracle Fusion Applications log in page. You can use the dropdown list at the
bottom to select the preferred language.

Enter your user credentials in the input area for your User ID and Password.

Click on the Sign In button

In case you have forgotten your password, use the Forgot Password link. After you have answered the
security questions, your password will be reset.

Fig. 1 - The home page of Fusion Applications after logging in

After logging in to Fusion Applications the home page will appear, the screenshot of which has been
shown above. The different elements present on the home page are discussed below:

The Global Area

The top portion of the page is called the Global Area (circled in the screenshot below). This Global Area
will be visible on all pages within the application, irrespective of the function.

Fig. 2 - The Global Area of the Fusion Applications

Home

The first icon is the Home icon, which brings you to the home page of the application.

Navigator

The second icon from the left, the Navigator icon (Compass symbol - circled in the screenshot below),
brings up the Navigator menu. The Navigator menu provides a list of all the tasks available for the user to
perform, depending on his/her role defined in the system

Fig. 3 - The Navigator icon and menu

Favourites and Recent Items

The Favourites icon ('Star' symbol) will show favourites and recent items for the user. To add pages to
your favourites, click on the Add to Favorites link. Recent items are added based on the page history of
the user.

Watchlist

The Watchlist icon (circled in the screenshot below) brings up the Watchlist menu, which has a list of
items that require the user’s attention, depending on his/her role. A dashboard version of the watchlist
is also viewable on the home page of the application, as discussed subsequently.

Fig. 4 - The Watchlist menu

Recent Notifications

The bell icon brings up the notifications and approvals for the user that are related to his/her tasks. A
dashboard version of this is viewable on the home page of the application, as discussed subsequently.

Accessibility

The Accessibility icon (circled in the screenshot below) can be used to modify the look and feel of the
interface - fonts, colours, etc.

Fig. 5 - The ‘Accessibility’ icon

Help

The Help icon is a very useful tool for getting information about the items on a page. When you click on
the Help icon, it turns orange (as shown in the screenshot below), and smaller orange icons appear next
to the items on the page (circled in the screenshot below). Clicking on one of these will bring up a help
menu on the right of the screen with context-sensitive help articles about the items.

Fig. 6 - The ‘Help’ icon turns orange after clicking it

Settings and Actions

When you click on your username on the right of the Global Area, a menu of Settings and Actions for the
user will drop down. The items on the menu are used for configuring settings for the user.

For example, the Set Preferences option is used to configure preference settings for the user, like
regional preferences, language preferences, accessibility preferences, password, etc.

The Watchlist preferences can be used to enable or disable any item that shows up on the Watchlist.

Dashboards

Dashboards are sections that appear on pages in the applications. The dashboards present on the home
page are discussed below.

Watchlist

The Watchlist dashboard (circled in the screenshot below) shows a list of exception items that require
your attention. This depends on the role of the user that has signed in to the application. In this case, the
role of the user is FAAdmin. The numbers in the bracket denote the number of such instances of the
respective item.

Worklist: Notifications and Approvals

The Worklist: Notifications and Approvals dashboard present to the right of the Watchlist displays any
notifications or approvals related to tasks that need to be brought to the attention of the user. The user
can then perform relevant activities on those notifications when they appear.

Activity Stream

The Activity Stream dashboard present below the Worklist is something of an “internal social media”.
Here, the user can share, discuss, and converse with his/her colleagues and clients. It is also called the
Oracle Social Network (OSN). The conversation history is saved and stored along with the project.

(continued in Part 2)

This tutorial deals with Oracle Fusion Financials, and how it functions. In this tutorial,we look at Financial
Enterprise Structures and the security feature of Oracle Fusion.

Financial Enterprise Structures

One of the most critical decisions for any project is the financial structure. In Oracle Fusion, the financial
enterprise structure exists as depicted in the below illustration:
Fig. 1 - The financial enterprise structure with legal entities and primary ledgers

Here, the Enterprise is on top, and there can be only one enterprise for a project in Fusion.

Under the enterprise, there exist the Legal Entities. These legal entities will be associated with Primary
Ledgers. Note that there can be multiple legal entities for a single primary ledger. In such a case, each
legal entity has to be associated with a balancing segment. In case of a one-to-one relationship, the
balancing segment is optional.

Fig. 2 - A financial enterprise structure with business units

Under the primary ledger, there will be Business Units. A business unit is an entity that performs certain
business functions. Each business unit will have Inventory Organisations associated with it.

Fig. 3 - The structure of a primary ledger

As seen in the above chart, each primary ledger has a Chart of Accounts, currency, calendar, and
accounting method associated with it. In case of any difference in those components, either a reporting
currency or a secondary ledger is created.

When creating a secondary ledger with a different currency, it cannot be done directly. First, the
secondary ledger is created with the same currency as the primary ledger. Then, a reporting currency is
created for the secondary ledger.

Business Functions

Business functions are those that are performed by a business unit. Oracle Fusion Financials has a
number of financial-related business functions available to be performed by the users, according to their
roles and duties. The various business functions related to financials that can be performed are:

Payables Invoicing

Billing and Revenue Management

Customer Payments

Service Request Management

Order Fulfillment Orchestration

Collections Management

Materials Management

Customer Contracts Management

Project Accounting
Procurement

Requisitioning

Receiving

Expense Management

Order Capture

Sales

Marketing

Procurement Contracts Management

Incentive Compensation

Fusion Security - Roles in Fusion Applications

There are different roles available in Fusion applications. As specific roles will be able to perform only
those functions for which they have access to, this type of system enhances its security and prevents
mistakes or any unauthorised access. There are different types of roles applicable to users in Fusion:

Duty Role (Application Roles)

Any employee of an organisation performs certain tasks (e.g. invoice creation, approval, enquiry, etc.).
These tasks are related to the employee’s duties that are a part of his/her work. Duty Roles have certain
privileges and access to these duty-related tasks.

Job Role (External Roles)

Job Roles are collections of duty roles, or duties. For example, the person who performs the tasks of
invoice creation, invoice approval, invoice enquiry, etc. is called the Payables Clerk, which is the
employee’s designation.

Abstract Role

Abstract Roles are roles that are not related to business activities. They can include leave application,
viewing salary, etc. which basically are self service activities for the employees.

Data Role

Data Roles are created for job roles. These data roles are the ones which provide access to the actual
data associated with the job roles. If the appropriate data role is not assigned to a user, he/she can only
view the page for the job role, but not the data in that page.

Data Access Set

The Data Access Set is used to control the access of users to a ledger or a specific balancing segment. A
data access set will be created automatically upon the completion of the ledger configuration along with
data roles. Further data access sets can be created to restrict access to a particular balancing segment
value or ledger set level.

Role Based Security

The following illustration depicts how the role based security in Oracle Fusion works in Fusion Financials:

Fig. 4 - Role based security in Oracle Fusion Financials

Here, the user ‘Fred’ has the following roles associated to him: Accounts Payable Manager - US-West
(here, US-West is a business unit), Employee, and Line Manager. Each of these roles has got certain
functional privileges and data access granted to it, as depicted above.

The role Accounts Payable Manager - US-West grants Fred the following functional privileges: Manage
Payables Invoices, Apply or Unapply Payables, and Prepayments. These privileges grant Fred access to
the following data: Payables Invoices in US-West Business Unit. Similarly, the Employee and Line
Manager roles follow suit with their functional privileges and data access.