Oracle Financials Open Interfaces Manual Release 11 the Part Number for This Manual Is A58482–01
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Oracler Financials Open Interfaces Manual RELEASE 11 March 1998 Oracle Financials Open Interfaces Manual Release 11 The part number for this manual is A58482–01. E Copyright 1995, 1998, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Primary Authors: Christopher Andrews, Louis Bryan, Janet Buchbinder, Frank Colligan, Gail D’Aloisio, Stephen Damiani, Sharon Goetz, Christina Ravaglia Contributing Authors: D. Yitzik Brenman, Steve Carter, Caroline Guenther, Beth Mitchum The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information of Oracle Corporation; they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright, patent and other intellectual property law. Reverse engineering of the Programs is prohibited. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Oracle Corporation. 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Contents Preface. v Chapter 1 Open Interfaces. 1 – 1 Importing Information into Oracle Financials Applications. 1 – 2 Importing Data From Your Feeder System. 1 – 4 Chapter 2 Oracle Assets. 2 – 1 ACE Interface. 2 – 2 Budget Open Interface. 2 – 3 Mass Additions Interface. 2 – 5 Production Interface. 2 – 7 Physical Inventory. 2 – 8 Chapter 3 Oracle Cash Management. 3 – 1 Bank Statement Open Interface. 3 – 2 Forecasting Open Interface. 3 – 3 Providing an Open Interface to Forecast from External Applications. 3 – 3 Reconciliation Open Interface. 3 – 4 Contents i Chapter 4 Oracle General Ledger. 4 – 1 Integrating Oracle General Ledger Using Budget Upload. 4 – 2 Importing Journals. 4 – 3 Loading Daily Rates Automatically. 4 – 4 Chapter 5 Oracle Inventory. 5 – 1 Customer Item Interface. 5 – 2 Overview – Customer Item Interface. 5 – 2 Overview – Customer Items Cross Reference Interface. 5 – 2 Open Demand Interface. 5 – 4 Open Item Interface. 5 – 5 Open Replenishment Interface. 5 – 6 Open Transaction Interface. 5 – 7 Chapter 6 Oracle Order Entry/Shipping. 6 – 1 Integrating Oracle Order Entry Using Order Import. 6 – 2 Integrating Oracle Order Entry/Shipping with Oracle Receivables. 6 – 4 Ship Confirm Open Interface. 6 – 5 Chapter 7 Oracle Payables. 7 – 1 Loading Data Using Payables Credit Card Transaction Interface Table. 7 – 2 Creating Invoices with the Payables Invoice Import Interface. 7 – 3 Creating Invoices with the Payables Open Interface Import. 7 – 4 Purchase Order Matching. 7 – 5 Chapter 8 Oracle Projects. 8 – 1 Overview of the Oracle Projects Activity Management Gateway. 8 – 2 Client Extensions. 8 – 4 Transaction Import. 8 – 13 Chapter 9 Oracle Purchasing. 9 – 1 Open Requisitions Interface. 9 – 2 Purchasing Documents Open Interface. 9 – 3 Receiving Open Interface. 9 – 4 ii Oracle Financials Open Interfaces Manual Chapter 10 Oracle Receivables. 10 – 1 Importing Transactions Using AutoInvoice. 10 – 2 Processing Bank Receipts Using AutoLockbox. 10 – 3 Importing Customer Information Using Customer Interface. 10 – 5 Importing Address Validation Data and Sales Tax Rates Using Sales Tax Rate Interface. 10 – 7 Calculating Tax Using the Tax Vendor Extension. 10 – 9 Index Contents iii iv Oracle Financials Open Interfaces Manual Preface T his manual contains summary information about integrating Oracle Financial applications with other systems. For detail information about each open interface, we refer you to the appropriate user’s guide or the Oracle Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Service Open Interfaces Manual. Preface v Introduction to Oracle Applications Oracle Applications is a complete set of tightly integrated cross–industry applications, which includes Oracle Financials, Oracle Human Resources, Oracle Manufacturing, Oracle Public Sector Financials, and Oracle Projects product families. Oracle Applications Product Families Technology is hastening the pace of worldwide commerce. Businesses today are larger, more geographically dispersed, and increasingly diverse. Timely information for better cost control, intelligent decision making, and improved manufacturing provides one of today’s competitive advantages. Oracle’s integrated families of applications, Oracle Financials, Oracle Manufacturing, Oracle Projects, and Oracle Human Resources, gives you that advantage. And, Oracle Public Sector Financials provides the same advantages for government agencies and institutions of higher education. Our applications use the Oracle8 server, and are built using Oracle Application Object Library, our applications development tool, to bring you a standardized, integrated, full–function family of application software products. With Oracle Applications, you can deliver on the promises of decentralized applications, distributed processing, heterogeneous computing, and connectivity. Who Should Read This Manual Your Oracle Financials and Oracle Government Financials Open Interfaces Manual is a valuable source of information about Oracle Applications integration with other Oracle Financials and Oracle Government Financials products and with your other systems. This manual can help persons responsible for implementing Oracle Applications. These people typically include: • Application Programmers • Database Administrators • Department managers • Project Leaders vi Oracle Financials Open Interfaces Manual • System Managers • System Programmers • Systems Analysts About This Manual This manual contains summary information about each open interface provided with each Oracle application. For detail information, refer to each product’s respective user’s guide or the Oracle Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Service Open Interfaces Manual. This manual includes the following chapters: • Chapter 1 explains how open interfaces use a feeder (or import) program to import data from other systems into your Oracle application. • Chapter 2 briefly describes the open interfaces provided with Oracle Assets. This information includes the ACE Interface, Budget Open Interface, Mass Additions Interface, Production Interface, and Physical Inventory. • Chapter 3 provides an overview of the interfaces provided with Oracle Cash Management. These include the Bank Statement Open Interface, the Forecasting Open Interface, and the Reconciliation Open Interface. • Chapter 4 contains summary information about each interface provided with Oracle General Ledger, including Budget Upload, Importing Journals, and Loading Daily Rates interfaces. • Chapter 5 describes the open interfaces provided with Oracle Inventory. This information includes the Customer Item Interface, Open Demand Interface, Open Item Interface, Open Replenishment Interface, and the Open Transaction Interface. • Chapter 6 provides an overview of the interfaces provided with Oracle Order Entry/Shipping, which includes Order Import Interface, Receivables Interface, and the Ship Confirm interface. • Chapter 7 briefly describes the open interfaces provided with Oracle Payables. These include the Credit Card Transaction Interface Table, Invoice Import Interface, Open Interface Import, and the Purchase Order Matching interfaces. Preface vii • Chapter 8 provides an overview of the interfaces provided with Oracle Projects, including the Activity Management Gateway, Client Extensions, and Transaction Import. • Chapter 9 contains summary information about each open interface provided with Oracle Purchasing. This information includes the Open Requisitions Interface, Purchasing Documents Open Interface, and the Receiving Open Interface. • Chapter 10 briefly describes the open interfaces provided with Oracle Receivables, including AutoInvoice, AutoLockbox, Customer Interface, Sales Tax Rate Interface, and the Tax Vendor Extension. This manual is available