Q. What is the difference between Operating Unit
and Inventory Organization?
Operating Unit :- An Organization
that uses Oracle Cash management, Order
management and Shipping Execution, Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, and
Oracle Receivables. It may be a sales Office, a division, or a dept. An
operating unit is associated with a legal entity. Information is secured by
operating unit for these applications. Each user sees information only for their
operating unit. To run any of these applications, you choose a responsibility
associated with an organization classified as an operating unit.
An organization for which
you track inventory transactions and balances, and/or an organization that
manufactures or distributes products. Examples, include (but are not limited
to) manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution centers, and sales offices.
The following applications secure information by inventory organization: Oracle
inventory, Bills of Material, Engineering, and Work in Process, Master
Scheduling/MRP, Capacity, and Purchasing receiving functions. To run any of
these applications, you must choose an organization that has been classified as
an inventory organization.
Q. What is Set of Books?
A financial reporting entity that uses a particular chart of
accounts, functional currency,
And accounting calendar. Oracle General Ledger secures
transaction information (such as journal entries and balances) by set of books.
When you use Oracle General Ledger, you choose a responsibility that specifies
a set of books. You then see information for that set of books only.
Q. What is Item Validation Organization?
The organization that
contains your master list of items. You define it by setting the OM : Item Validation Organization parameter. You must
define all items and bills in your Item Validation Organization, but you also
need to maintain your items and bills in separate organizations if you want to
ship them from other warehouses.
OE_System_Parameters à master item organization à contains the item
validation org
Q. Mention the table or views where Inventory Org,
Items, Set of Books, GL Code Combinations, Operating Unit, Location,
Customers, Vendors, and Invoices are stored in Apps.
Inventory Org: -
MTL_PARAMETERS/ORG_ORGANIZATION_DEFINITIONS
Items: - MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS_B
Set of Books: - GL_SETS_OF_BOOKS
GL Code Combinations: -
GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS
Operating Unit: -
HR_ALL_OPERATING_UNITS
Location: - MTL_ITEM_LOCATIONS
Customers: - RA_CUSTOMERS
Vendors: - PO_VENDOR_CONTACTS
Invoices: - AP_INVOICES_ALL
Q. What is the profile to be read to find out what
Inventory Organization and Operating Unit are you on?
Help à Diagonistics à Examine à $PROFILES$(org_id is the Operating Unit)
(organization_id is the Inventory Org)
Q. What is Inventory Master Organization?
Items are defined in an
Inventory Master Organization