Oracle Fusion - Transfer Order End To End Process.

Transfer orders can be used to move orders from one organization to another. This process is similar to an inter-organization transfer but includes the handling of in-transit goods. It involves documentation, including the pick and ship process. In contrast, an inter-organization transfer does not include the pick and ship process in its workflow.

Create Transfer Order: 

1. Access Supply Chain Execution.
2. Select Inventory Management.
3. Under Inventory Tasks, select Manage Item Quantities.
4. Select the target organization.
5. Select the item number for which you want to raise a Transfer Order (TO) and search.
6. Under Actions, select Request Transfer Order.
7. The Create Supply Request page will open with the selected item.
8. Provide the quantity, delivery date, and select the supply details action.
9. Provide the source organization.
10. Submit the request.
11. This will create the Transfer Order.
12. Go back to Inventory Tasks and select Manage TO Task.
13. Sort by date and note the transfer order number.
14. Line status will be in Open and Fulfillment Status will be in Awaiting Fulfillment. 

Create Pick Wave :

We can release the pick wave only under the source organization.

1. Change the organization to the source organization.
2. Go to Picks Task and select Create Pick Wave Task.
3. Select Order Type as Transfer Order and provide the order number.
4. Remove all the dates.
5. Click the Submit Release Now button.

Confirm Pick Slip : 

1. Go to Picks Task and select Confirm Pick Slip Task.
2. Provide the transfer order in the search field and click the Search button.
3. Select the displayed pick slip number.
4. Select the checkbox, provide the pick quantity, and click the Submit Confirm button.

Ship Confirmation: 

1. Go to Shipments Tasks and select Manage Shipment Task.
2. Provide the transfer order number and click Search.
3. The shipment details page will be displayed.
4. Provide the shipped quantity and click the Submit Ship Confirm button.

Receipt Items at Destination. 

1. Go to Receipts Tasks and select Receive Expected Shipments Task.
2. Change the organization to the destination organization.
3. Provide the transfer order number in the search field and click Submit.
4. Select the line and click the Receive button at the top of the line.
5. The Receive page will open. Provide the received quantity and sub-inventory.
6. Click the Submit Create Receipt button.

Oracle Fusion Queries

Query to get Value Set Values - GL Segments. 

SELECT segvalsets.value_set_code             ,
value                                       ,
segvals.description                      ,
enabled_flag                                ,
start_date_active                           ,
end_date_active                             ,
summary_flag                                ,
flex_value_attribute1 AS POSTING_ALLOWED    ,
flex_value_attribute2 AS BUDGETING_ALLOWED  ,
flex_value_attribute3 AS ACCOUNT_TYPE       ,
flex_value_attribute4 AS CONTROL_ACCOUNT    ,
flex_value_attribute5 AS RECONCILIATION_FLAG,
flex_value_attribute6 AS FINANCIAL_CATEGORY
FROM fusion.fnd_vs_values_vl segvals,
fusion.fnd_vs_value_sets segvalsets
WHERE segvals.value_set_id = segvalsets.value_Set_id
AND segvalsets.value_Set_id IN
(SELECT value_set_id
  FROM FUSION.fnd_kf_segment_instances
 WHERE structure_instance_id IN
 (SELECT fusion.fnd_kf_str_instances_b.structure_instance_id
    FROM FUSION.fnd_kf_str_instances_b
   WHERE application_id =101
 AND key_flexfield_code = 'GL#'
 )
)

flex_value_attribute3 AS ACCOUNT_TYPE  - Mapping

A	Asset
C	Budgetary credit
D	Budgetary debit
E	Expense
L	Liability
O	Owners' equity
R	Revenue

Oracle Fusion - Errors and Solutions

Sales Order Creation Error1 - SourceTransactionLineNumber 1, SourceScheduleNumber 1: The request couldn't be completed because either it doesn't include a value for the TaxClassificationCode attribute, or the value of XXXXXX that it does provide isn't valid.

Solution:  Go to Setup and Maintenance -> Search for "Manage Tax Lookup Codes" --> Search for the following Lookup Code "ZX_OUTPUT_CLASSIFICATIONS"  -->  Add the missing XXXX value , select Common set as a reference data set.  

Use the following Lookup codes for the respective entities. 
ZX_INPUT_CLASSIFICATIONS = Payables
ZX_OUTPUT_CLASSIFICATIONS = Receivables / Sales Orders
ZX_WEB_EXP_TAX_CLASSIFICATIONS = Expenses

Sales Order Creation Error2 - SourceTransactionLineNumber 4, SourceScheduleNumber 4: The request to add an order line failed because fulfillment isn't set up to supply item 1234567777 from warehouse 1234456778. Select another warehouse.

Solution:  Check the item configurations in PIM and make sure the item is associated with the proper inventory organization.  

Oracle - OCI - Exadata Database

Exadata Database is a scalable, private database server that is completely isolated from other tenants. It can be used to run all database services, including OLTP (Online Transaction Processing), DW (Data Warehousing), DR (Disaster Recovery), and In-Memory Data Analytics.

The physical server consists of Storage Cells, Database Compute Nodes, and Infiniband Switches.

Exadata Servers offer the following features:

• Automatic self-service quarterly patching.
• Automatic scaling of resources.
• Automatic backups in encrypted format.

Additionally, it includes:

• RAC (Real Application Cluster) for failover.
• ASM (Automatic Storage Management) for mirroring disks and storage servers.
• RMAN (Recovery Manager) for backups and restoration.
• Flashback Database for rolling back user errors at the database or row level.
• Data Guard for failover to secondary Exadata Servers.
• Smart Scans to push SQL processing to the storage tier, improving query performance by reading data directly from disks.
• Storage Index.
• IORM (I/O Resource Manager) to manage I/O operations.
• Smart Flash Logging to reduce logging latency for OLTP and high-volume transactions, utilizing Flash Memory and high-speed RAM.
• Exadata provides dedicated hardware, and users can monitor resources using the Oracle Management Cloud or Enterprise Manager (EM) console.

ERP - GL - Chart Of Accounts

Segments in General Ledger

 Segments are dimensions used to represent an account in a financial system. A company can have anywhere from 3 to 30 segments, with each segment representing a specific type of account.

1. First Segment: This can represent a company name. For example, an individual may own multiple companies, such as Tata Consultancy, Tata Motors, and Tata Power.
2. Second Segment: This represents a business unit or department within the company. Examples include Sales, Administration, Finance, and Procurement.
3. Third Segment: This segment indicates account types. Examples include Cash, Revenue, Payables, Intercompany Payables, Note Revenue, Unrecognized Revenue, Expenses, and Accruals.

Each of these segments will have predefined values. For instance:

• Segment 1: 1001, 1002, 1003
• Segment 2: 2001, 2002, 2003
• Segment 3: 3001, 3002, 3003

 

The account combination is formed by combining these segments, such as:

• 1001-2003-3001
• 1002-2001-3002

 

Managing Chart of Accounts

Manage Chart of Account Value Sets: This task allows you to create value sets for each segment. You can define attributes such as name, length, and type. We can add the values for these value sets. 

Manage Chart of Accounts Structure: To set this up, select “Manage Structure,” provide a name, code, and delimiter (e.g., “-”). Then, add the structure by specifying the segment names, corresponding value sets, and labels using the available options.

• Company: Primary Balancing Segment
• Department: Cost Centre Segment
• Account: Natural Account Segment

Other Available Segment Labels

1. Intercompany Segment
2. Local Use Segment
3. Management Segment
4. Primary Balancing Segment
5. Secondary Balancing Segment
6. Third Balancing Segment

Finally, create an instance of this structure and deploy it for use. You can use the “Manage Chart of Account Structure” task to create and deploy the instance.

 

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - AZ -900

Basic Terminologies: 

Cloud Computing :  The delivery of computing services over the internet.  Flexible Resources, Pay As you Go.

Types of Cloud :  Public Cloud, Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud.

HA - High Availability - Ability of a system to remain operational to users during planned or unplanned outage.  It also measured in terms of total uptime.

 

Scalability - Ability of the system to scale up or down by adding resources based on the demand.

Vertical Scaling - Scaling Up or Scaling down by addition additional resources such as CPU , Memory.

Horizontal Scaling - Scaling Out and Scaling In by adding additional servers.

 

Elasticity - Ability of the system to quickly and easily scale up/down automatically based on the demand.  This is also called as Autoscaling - Based on the resource monitoring alerts.

Reliability - The ability of the system to recover from failures.  Auto Scaling , multi region, Data backups and replication.

 Predictability - Ability of the system to forecast and control the performance and behavior of the system.

Governance - The process of defining, implementing and monitoring the policies defined at Org level for cloud operations.  Perform basic auditing and reporting . Compliant with industry standard such as HIPAA or PCC or GDPR.

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. US Law.

PHI - Protected Health Information.

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation - EU Law.

Azure Concepts and Services

Regions

• Geographical areas where Azure datacentres are located.

Region Pairs

• Regions interconnected with a low-latency network.

Sovereign Regions

• Private cloud regions requiring approval to create or join a subscription.

Public Clouds

• Also known as Azure Commercial.

Availability Zones

• Physical datacentre locations within a region, with up to three availability zones interconnected by a low-latency network.

Types of Availability Zone (AZ) Services

1. Zonal Services: Services present in a specific AZ, like virtual machines.
2. Zonal-Redundant Services: Multi-AZ services, such as load balancers and SQL databases, with replicas for failover.
3. Always Available Services: Azure-managed or global services deployed across multiple regions, like Active Directory or Azure Front Door.

Resources, Resource Groups, and Subscriptions

• Resources: All services provided by Azure.
• Resource Groups: Collections of related resources, helping manage services like all DEV resources. Access permissions can be set at the resource group level.
• Subscriptions: Billing units for resources, with companies able to subscribe to multiple subscriptions, e.g., one for each department.
• Management Groups: Optional service for managing multiple subscriptions, though not widely used.

 

Core Azure Services

1. Compute Services
2. Network Services
3. Storage Services
4. Database Services

Compute Services

• Virtual Machines (VMs)
• VM Scale Sets: Also known as Auto Scaling Groups.
• App Services / Web Apps
• Azure Container Instances (ACI): Single container instances for running container images.
• Azure Container Apps: Multiple containers with load balancers.
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): Container orchestration service.
• Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD): Virtualized desktops accessible from mobile and web browsers.

Virtual Machine Scale Sets

• Auto-scaling groups for horizontal scaling, increasing VM count based on demand.
• Includes a load balancer to distribute load across VMs.
• Can handle 100 to 1,000 VMs.

Availability Sets

• Also known as Placement Groups in OCI.
• Place multiple instances in separate fault domains or RACs to avoid failures.
• Separate update domains ensure patches are applied in batches, minimizing downtime.

Proximity Groups

• Placement groups for VMs to reduce latency by placing them nearby.

App Services / Web Apps

• PaaS services provided by Azure, with no access to hardware.

 

Windows VM - Installing New Software

• Use Server Manager to install new software.
• Use Add Roles and Features to add new software.
• Adding the Web Service IIS server role allows for adding a web server.

Vertical Scaling

• Requires a VM restart.

Web Apps

• Server names must be globally unique.
• Select runtime stack (Java/.NET/PHP/Python/Node) during creation.
• Choose VM type (Windows or Linux) and pricing plan.
• Configure databases and GitHub during provisioning.

Azure Functions

• Create functions by selecting supported technology, which creates a function executor.
• Inside the executor, create the code to perform tasks.
• Choose execution methods (HTTP URL, scheduled, event-based).
• Azure provides sample code that can be updated as needed.
• Select the default URL to invoke the API.

Container Instances / Container Apps

• Use Azure Registry or an external registry to download images.

 

Azure Networking

Virtual Network (VNets)

• Assigned with IPv4 or IPv6 network addresses.
• These IPs are private and cannot be accessed from the internet.
• All VNets are subdivided into subnets, each with an IP address that is a subset of the VNet’s IP address.
• All VMs are attached to a subnet via a Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC). Some VMs can have more than one VNIC and can connect to multiple subnets.
• VMs can be assigned a public IP address to be accessed from the internet.

Network Security Group (NSG)

• Acts like a virtual firewall. All traffic passes through NSG rules.
• By default, all traffic is disabled. ALLOW rules must be defined to enable traffic.
• Rules are executed in ascending order.
• An Access Control List (ACL) is defined to control ingress and egress flows.
• NSG rules are based on the following five tuples:
• Source IP
• Source Port
• Destination IP
• Destination Port
• Protocol

Peering

• Allows two VMs on different VNets to communicate.
• Enables connection between subnets on different VNets.

Azure DNS (Domain Name System)

• Can be used to resolve local hostnames, also known as private domain names.
• It’s a private DNS available over the internet.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

• Encrypts traffic between two points.
• A VPN physical device must be installed on a private/on-premises network to establish a VPN connection.
• Azure provides a VPN Gateway to be installed on the Azure network to establish the VPN connection.
• The VPN Gateway needs to be installed on a separate subnet.
• Desktop to office VPN connection is also called Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN connection.
• Network-to-network (on-premises to cloud) connection is called Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connection.

ExpressRoute

• Provides a direct wired connection to Azure.
• Offers low latency connection.
• Connection is established from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to Azure.
• It’s a private connection.

 

Azure Storage:

• Container Storage (Blob Storage): Used to store objects.
• File Storage
• Queue Storage
• Table Storage
• Disk Storage: Used for VM storage, including SSD, SSDv2, and Ultra Disk (Solid State Drives).

General Purpose (GP) Storage:

• Data Lakes: Used for high volume and large size data storage.

Container Storage:

• Stores unstructured data/files.
• Can be public or private.
• It’s a regional service and can be created in any region.
• Provides redundancy services, storing files in multiple zones or fault domains.
• Offers global redundancy, storing files across multiple regions.
• Data is stored in four tiers:
• HOT: Frequently accessed, balanced cost.
• COOL: Infrequent access, cheaper storage, expensive retrieval. 30 days
• COLD: More than 90 Days
• ARCHIVE: Very cheap, used for data archival. 180 days

Creating a Storage Account:

• Generates a unique URL to access files.
• Options include:
• LRS: Local Redundancy Service
• ZRS: Zonal Redundancy Service
• GRS: Geo/Global Redundancy Service
• GZRS: Geo Zonal Redundancy Service
• Enable versioning.
• Enable event notifications to track changes.
• Make files immutable.
• Files are encrypted by default using Microsoft Managed Keys (MMK).

Inside a Storage Account:

• Create specific storage types such as Container, File, Queue, or Table.
• Generate a Shared Access Signature (SAS) at the Container/File/Account level to access files.
• Create lifecycle management rules to move files between tiers.
• Use Azure Storage Explorer desktop app to access files.
• Use AzCopy to copy files between containers on different subscriptions or within the same subscription:
• AzCopy copy 'Source SAS URL' 'Destination SAS URL'

Azure File Storage:

• Follows a hierarchical structure.
• Can be mounted to VM machines and added as a drive.
• Supports SMB (Server Message Blocks) and NFS (Network File Storage) protocols:
• SMB: All platforms.
• NFS: Linux.
• Azure File Sync: Allows applications to use both on-premises and cloud file storage, with binaries on-premises and app files in the cloud.

Azure Migrate:

• Tool to perform assessment and migrate servers. It discovers, assesses, and migrates servers.

Azure Data Box:

• Comes in three flavors: Data Box, Data Box Disk, and Data Box Heavy, to move files from on-premises to the cloud.

 IAM - Identity and Access Management:

• A person, application, or device can have an identity. Devices can include printers, etc.
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is now called Microsoft Entra ID.
• Active Directory runs on a server and handles many identities.
• Entra ID is not a replacement for Active Directory; it is the cloud version of Active Directory.
• Active Directory uses LDAP and Kerberos protocols for communication.
• Entra ID uses SAML and OAuth protocols for communication.
• Can integrate Entra with Azure cloud services.
• Supports SSO and federations using social media authentications.
• Entra ID - Conditional Access: A paid service used to detect unexpected, suspicious attempts (from different geo-locations, new IPs, etc.). Based on the assessment, it enforces MFA to ensure the right user is accessing the application.

MFA - Multi-Factor Authentication: A free service that includes:

• Something we know - Password
• Something we have - Token/Phone/Apps
• Something we are - Biometric

RBAC - Role-Based Access Control:

• The premium version of Entra allows the creation of custom roles.
• Pre-built roles can be used for access control.
• Start with least privileges and extend access as needed.
• Three basic roles:
• Reader
• Contributor: Full access but cannot assign permissions to others.
• Owner: Full access and can assign permissions.

Zero Trust Policy Model:

• Verify every access attempts.
• Use least privilege.
• JIT - Just-In-Time Access: Elevate access for a specific short period and then revert it.
• JEA - Just-Enough-Access

Microsoft Defender:

• A paid service that includes a list of security products to enhance security.
• Checks security setups and detects threats.

 

Azure Management and Governance

Factors Affecting Costs:

• Time: Charged on an hourly basis.
• Consumption of Storage, Compute, and Bandwidth: Functions are charged based on consumption.
• Service Tiers: Basic, Standard, Premium (e.g., Entra ID).
• Computing Power: CPU/RAM.
• Software Licenses.
• Egress Bandwidth Charges.
• Ingress Bandwidth: Free.

Tools and Concepts:

• Azure Pricing Calculator: Calculate usage charges upfront.
• TCO (Total Cost of Ownership): Helps determine the cost incurred for owning and using Azure services.
• Cost Management: Analyze costs, perform budgeting, create cost reports, etc.
• Automated Tags: Policies can be created to add automated tags.

Governance and Compliance:

• Implementation: Security, legal governance, etc., set at the company level.
• Sample Rules:
• All servers must run on the latest supported Microsoft versions.
• All servers must be backed up every 24 hours.
• All firewalls must block requests other than those on port 443 from external IPs.
• Policy Management:
• Deploy resources using ARM templates.
• Use prebuilt or custom JSON policies to manage rules.
• Demo:
• Azure Portal -> Search for Policy.
• Definitions -> Search for Policy.
• Select the specific policy to apply.
• Select Assign.
• Select the Scope (Subscription).
• Select the Resource Group to apply the policy.
• Resource Locks: Prevent deletion or changes.
• Read-Only Lock.
• Delete Lock.
• Microsoft Purview: Data governance rules.

CLI Commands:

• Commands Start with AZ:
• az.
• The AZ PowerShell module can be used for executing AZ commands.

Azure Arc:

• Management: Manage VMs, containers, and physical servers outside Azure.
• Compatibility: Supports on-premises or other cloud providers.
• Data Services: Supported.
• Kubernetes Cluster Management.
• VM Extensions: Required for server management.

IaC (Infrastructure as Code):

• Tools:
• ARM Templates (JSON files).
• Terraform.
• Bicep.
• Chef, Puppet.
• PowerShell scripts.
• ARM (Azure Resource Manager):
• Management layer for all commands, API calls, and portal actions.
• Authenticates commands/actions and passes them to create/modify resources.

 

Monitoring Tools:

• Azure Advisor:
• Dashboard displays status and recommendations.
• Categories: Cost, Security, Reliability, Operational Excellence, Performance, Service Health.
• Managed Service Status:
• Monitor Azure service status.
• Create alerting rules for unplanned outages.
• Provides historical status.
• Azure Monitor:
• Centralized monitoring tool.
• Tracks logging and analytics across the account.
• Enable insights at the service level to capture logs and display on the monitor dashboard.
• Query logs using Kusto Query Language (KQL).
• Use metrics to monitor graphs.

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ERP - RTV/RTR - Return To Vendor or Receiving

 

Returns Processing

Return processing differs depending on whether you are returning items to the supplier or receiving:

Supplier: When you return items to the supplier, Oracle Receiving creates both a Return to Receiving and a Return to Supplier transaction.

Receiving also reopens the associated purchase order for the return quantity by reducing the original receipt quantity.

Receiving: When you return items to receiving, you can optionally select the sub inventory and locator. If you don't select a sub inventory and locator, the application uses the default receiving sub inventory and locator for the warehouse.

Background: 

Imagine you have raised a Purchase Order (PO) for an item and sent it to the supplier for fulfillment. When the supplier sends the item, the following tasks will be performed as part of the PO receipt (rcv_shipment_lines) process:

• Receive the Goods (RECEIVE)
• Inspect the Goods (INSPECT)
• Store the Goods in Sub Inventory (DELIVER)

This entire process will result in three entries being created in the table - RCV_TRANSACTIONS.

Use the following API's to create the RTV transactions. 

POST https://oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/latest/receivingReceiptTransactionRequests 

VendorName=SUPPLIER_NAME
DestinationTypeCode=RECEIVING  -->  Create RTV Transaction for RTR
DocumentLineNumber=POLineNumber
DocumentNumber=PONumber
ReceiptSourceCode=VENDOR
SourceDocumentCode=PO
TransactionType=RETURN TO VENDOR
InsertAndProcessFlag=True

API to get the transaction history: 

https://oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/receivingTransactionsHistory?q=ReceiptNumber=RECEIPT_NUMBER;TransactionTypeCode=RECEIVE;PONumber=;POLineNumber=LINE_NUMBER

https://oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/latest/receivingTransactionsHistory?q=ReceiptNumber=RECEIPT_NUMBER;TransactionTypeCode=DELIVER;PONumber=;POLineNumber=LINE_NUMBER )

GET https://oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/receivingTransactionsHistory?q=ReceiptNumber=122;TransactionTypeCode=RETURN TO RECEIVING;PONumber=111;POLineNumber=1234

POST https://oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/latest/receivingReceiptTransactionRequests 

DestinationTypeCode=RECEIVING  --> Correct RTR Transaction
DocumentLineNumber=POLineNumber
DocumentNumber=PONumber
ReceiptSourceCode=VENDOR
SourceDocumentCode=PO
TransactionType=CORRECT