Oracle Financials Cloud: Payables

to Cash Management
Implementation
Student Guide – Volume I
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Contents

1 Oracle Financials Cloud: Payables to Cash Management Implementation

Overview
Course Objectives 1-2
Lesson Objectives 1-4
Oracle Fusion Implementation Resources 1-5
Oracle Help Center: docs.oracle.com 1-7
Oracle Cloud Application Service Pages 1-8
New Reference Guides 1-9
Video Subject Areas on the Oracle Help Center 1-11
Friendly Search 1-12
Course Schedule 1-13
Introduction to Oracle Cloud Applications 1-15
Oracle Cloud Applications: Product Families 1-16
Oracle Financials Cloud: Overview 1-18
Financials Cloud: Key Features 1-19
Procure to Pay Flow 1-20
Tasks to Configure Payables to Cash 1-21
Overview of Suppliers 1-22
Overview of Invoices 1-23
Overview of Subledger Accounting 1-25
Overview of Payments: Disbursements 1-27
Overview of Cash Management 1-28
Summary 1-29

2 Introducing Oracle Fusion Navigation

Objectives 2-2
Getting Started in Oracle Fusion Applications 2-3
Simplified Navigation 2-4
New Welcome Springboard 2-5
Favorites and Recent Items 2-6
User Interface 2-7
Dashboards 2-8
General Accounting Dashboard 2-9
Work Areas 2-10
Panel 2-11

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 Search Panel Overview 2-12
Reports and Analytics Panel 2-13
Practice 2-1 Overview: Getting Started in Oracle Fusion Applications 2-14
Infolets versus Infotiles 2-15
Infolets Overview 2-16
Infolet Repository 2-17
Subledger Infotiles Overview 2-18
Practice 2-2 Overview: Infolets and Infotiles 2-19
Summary 2-20

3 Introducing Functional Setup Manager

Objectives 3-2
Overview of Functional Setup Manager 3-3
Job Roles 3-4
Implementation Objects: Overview 3-5
Setup Objects 3-6
Business Objects 3-7
Offerings 3-8
Offerings, Functional Areas, and Features 3-9
Offerings, Functional Areas, and Features: Example 3-10
Offerings 3-11
About Financials: Overview 3-12
Practice 3-1 Overview: Browsing Offerings 3-14
Configuring Offerings 3-15
Practice 3-2 Overview: Configuring Offerings Demonstration 3-16
Implementation Task Flow 3-17
Implementation Project: Overview 3-19
Assign Tasks 3-20
Rapid Implementation Task List 3-21
Financials Task Lists 3-22
Practice 3-3 Overview: Creating an Implementation Project 3-23
Implementation Project for Ongoing Maintenance 3-24
Setup Data Export and Import: Overview 3-25
Offering Based Export 3-26
Offering Based Import 3-27
Offering Based Export and Import Process 3-28
Additional Information on Oracle Help Center 3-29
Summary 3-30

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4 Overview of Security
Objectives 4-2
Oracle Financials Cloud Security Methodology 4-3
Security Reference Implementation 4-4
Points to Consider When Implementing the First Project 4-5
Function and Data Security 4-7
Types of Roles 4-8
Role Inheritance 4-9
Oracle Fusion Inheritance Model 4-10
Security Example with Data Role Added 4-11
New Data Security for R11 4-12
Assigning Data Scopes to Users for New Customers Only 4-13
Practice 4-1 Overview: Adding Data Access 4-14
Oracle Identity Manager 4-15
Creating Users 4-16
Role Provisioning Tasks 4-17
Using Role Mappings 4-18
Practice 4-2 Overview: Using User Security 4-19
Customizing Roles 4-20
The Security Console 4-21
The Security Console: Copy Feature 4-22
The Security Console: Compare Roles Feature 4-23
Additional Features 4-24
Practice 4-3 Overview: Using the Security Console 4-25
Auditing Security 4-26
Security Resources 4-28
Summary 4-29

5 Enterprise Structure and Ledgers Overview

Objectives 5-2
Common Applications Configuration for Financials 5-3
Sharing Common Applications Configurations 5-4
Practice 5-1 Overview: Reviewing Common Applications Configurations 5-5
Enterprise Structures: Overview 5-6
Legal Entities Defined 5-7
Legal Entities, Ledgers, and Balancing Segment Values 5-8
Legal Entities and Intercompany Transactions 5-9
Financial Reporting Structures: Overview 5-10
Chart of Accounts: Components 5-11
Assigning Segment Labels 5-13
Accounting Calendar: Overview 5-14

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 Manage Currencies: Overview 5-15
Ledgers Overview 5-16
Ledger Structure 5-18
Implementation Simplification 5-19
Rapid Implementation Process 5-20
Practice 5-2 Overview: Using the Rapid Implementation Spreadsheet to Create
an Enterprise Structure, a Ledger, and a Business Unit 5-21
Practice 5-3 Overview: Uploading the Chart of Accounts File 5-22
Deploying the Accounting Flexfield 5-23
Practice 5-4 Overview: Deploying the Accounting Flexfield Demonstration 5-24
Practice 5-5 Overview: Uploading the Financials Common Entities File 5-25
Specifying Ledger Options 5-26
Review and Submit Accounting Configuration 5-28
Practice 5-6 Overview: Completing the Ledger Configurations 5-29
Practice 5-7 Overview: Viewing Your Legal Entity 5-30
Geographies Overview 5-31
Legal Addresses, Jurisdictions, and Authorities: Overview 5-32
Manage Legal Reporting Units 5-33
Summary 5-34

6 Configuring Business Units, Reference Data Sets, and the Vision Story
Objectives 6-2
Common Applications Configuration for Financials 6-3
Business Units: Overview 6-4
Business Unit Structure: Example 6-5
Business Unit Definition: Considerations 6-6
Implementing Business Units: Overview 6-7
Managing Business Units 6-8
Assigning Business Unit Functions 6-9
Managing Service Provider Relationships 6-11
Service Provider Model for Procurement Services 6-12
Service Provider Model for Payables Payment Services 6-13
Payment Services Model: Dedicated 6-14
Payment Services Model: Self-Service 6-15
Payment Services Model: Dedicated and Self-Service 6-16
Practice 6-1 Overview: Viewing Your Business Unit 6-17
Practice 6-2 Overview: Viewing the Assigned Business Unit Functions 6-18
Manage Reference Data Sets 6-19
Reference Data Sharing: Overview 6-20
Practice 6-3 Overview: Creating a Reference Data Set 6-21
Determinant and Determinant Types 6-22

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 Determinant Types 6-23
Assignments to One Set Only, with Common Values 6-24
Assigning Sets to Business Units 6-25
Manage Reference Data Partitions 6-26
Assignments to One Set Only, with No Common Values 6-27
Assignments to Multiple Sets, with No Common Values 6-28
Payables Payment Terms Example 6-29
Reference Data Set: Examples 6-30
Setting Up Payment Terms for Reference Data Sharing 6-31
Practice 6-4 Overview: Managing Your Business Unit Set Assignment 6-33
Practice 6-5 Overview: Provisioning Data Roles 6-34
The Vision Story: Overview 6-35
Scenario 6-36
Scenario Details 6-37
Vision Corporation Analysis 6-38
Vision Corporation Structure Diagram 6-40
Vision Corporation Enterprise Structure 6-42
Vision Corporation Business Unit and Department Structure 6-43
Vision Corporation Distribution Structure 6-44
Vision Corporation Chart of Accounts Summary 6-45
Summary 6-46

7 Configuring Oracle Fusion Payables

Objectives 7-2
Required Tasks to Configure Payables 7-3
Payables Terminology 7-4
Flow of Default Values 7-6
Managing Procurement Agents 7-7
Practice 7-1 Overview: Defining Your User as a Procurement Agent 7-8
Managing Payment Terms 7-9
Payment Terms Due Date and Discount Dates 7-10
Day of Month Payment Term: Example 7-11
Defaults and Predefined Payment Terms 7-12
Practice 7-2 Overview: Creating a Payment Term 7-13
Managing Common Options for Payables and Procurement 7-14
Default Distributions 7-15
Automatic Offsets 7-17
Automatic Offset by Primary Balancing Segment 7-19
Automatic Offset by All Segments, Except Natural Account 7-20
Currency Conversion 7-21
Expense Accruals 7-22

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Self-Billed Invoices 7-23
Legal Entity Information 7-24
Practice 7-3 Overview: Managing Common Options for Payables and
Procurement 7-25
Manage Invoice Options 7-26
Manage Invoice Options: Invoice Entry 7-27
Manage Invoice Options: Matching 7-31
Manage Invoice Options: Discount 7-32
Manage Invoice Options: Prepayment 7-33
Manage Invoice Options: Approval 7-34
Manage Invoice Options: Interest 7-35
Manage Invoice Options: Payment Request 7-36
Manage Invoice Options: Self-Service Invoices 7-37
Practice 7-4 Overview: Managing Invoice Options 7-38
Manage Payment Options 7-39
Practice 7-5 Overview: Managing Payment Options 7-41
Optional Tasks to Configure Payables 7-42
Define Automated Invoice Processing Configuration 7-43
Manage Payables Calendars 7-45
Manage Tax Reporting and Withholding Tax Options 7-46
Income Tax Reporting Options 7-47
Withholding Tax Options 7-48
Manage Payables Lookups 7-50
Manage Payables Descriptive Flexfields 7-51
Manage Payables Document Sequences 7-53
Manage Distribution Sets 7-55
Practice 7-6 Overview: Managing Distribution Sets 7-56
Manage Invoice Tolerances 7-57
Manage Invoice Holds and Releases 7-59
Manage Aging Periods 7-60
Define Payables Tax and Withholding 7-61
Manage Tax Regions 7-62
Manage Reporting Entities 7-63
Additional Withholding Tax Setups 7-65
Manage Interest Rates 7-66
Manage Bank Charges 7-67
Summary 7-68

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8 Configuring Oracle Fusion Tax
Objectives 8-2
Understanding Oracle Fusion Tax 8-3
Practice 8-1 Overview: Viewing Calculated Tax on a Payables
Transaction Demonstration 8-5
Tasks to Configure Oracle Fusion Tax 8-6
Define Taxes for Rapid Implementation Task List 8-7
Rapid Implementation Spreadsheets 8-8
Tax Configuration Workbook 8-9
Tax Implementation Workbook 8-10
Tax Setup Spreadsheets 8-12
Define Tax Configuration Task List 8-13
Define Advanced Tax Configuration Task List 8-15
Oracle Fusion Tax Architecture 8-16
Tax Requirements Organization 8-18
Foundation Tax Configuration 8-19
Examples of Foundation Tax Setup 8-20
Setting Up Foundation Tax Components 8-21
Configuration Owners and Options 8-22
Tax Regimes 8-23
Taxes 8-24
Tax Statuses 8-26
Tax Jurisdictions 8-27
Tax Rates 8-28
Tax Recovery Rates 8-29
Practice 8-2 Overview: Creating a US Sales Tax Using the Tax
Configuration Workbook 8-30
Practice 8-3 Overview: Creating a VAT Tax Using the Tax Configuration
Workbook (Optional) 8-31
Setting Up Party Tax Profiles 8-32
Tax Classification Code 8-34
Setting Up Advanced Tax Configuration 8-35
Tax Rule Configuration 8-36
Key Building Blocks of Tax Rules 8-37
Tax Determination Process 8-38
Step 1: Determine Applicable Tax Regimes and Candidate Taxes 8-39
Steps 2 and 3: Determine Place of Supply and Tax Jurisdiction and
Tax Applicability 8-41
Step 4: Determine Tax Registration 8-43
Step 5: Determine Tax Status 8-44
Step 6: Determine Tax Rate 8-45

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 Simplified Tax Line Override Setup 8-46
Step 7: Determine Taxable Basis 8-47
Step 8: Determine Tax Calculation 8-48
Step 9 (If Applicable): Determine Tax Recovery 8-49
Setting Up Withholding Tax Configuration 8-50
Calculating Withholding Taxes 8-51
Enabling Withholding Tax Configuration 8-52
Withholding Tax Regime to Rates 8-53
Withholding Tax Rules 8-55
Setting Up Tax Point Basis 8-56
Setting Up Delivery-Based Tax Calculation 8-57
Setting Up Transaction Tax Thresholds 8-59
Calculating Transaction Tax Thresholds 8-60
Setting Up Tax Box Allocations 8-61
Setting Up Tax Reporting Configuration 8-62
Setting Up Global Tax Reporting 8-63
Reporting and Analysis 8-64
Verifying Tax Configuration 8-65
Practice 8-4 Overview: Using the Tax Simulator to Test a
Receivables Transaction 8-66
Practice 8-5 Overview: Enabling Your Tax for Transactions 8-67
Summary 8-68

9 Suppliers
Objectives 9-2
Suppliers Overview 9-3
Data Roles for Supplier Setup and Maintenance 9-4
Practice 9-1 Overview: Provisioning a Data Role for Supplier Setup 9-5
The Trading Community Party Model 9-6
Supplier Model 9-7
Supplier: Profile Tab 9-8
Supplier Business Relationship Status 9-10
Supplier: Addresses Tab 9-11
Supplier: Sites Tab 9-12
Supplier Site Assignments 9-14
Supplier: Contacts Tab 9-15
Practice 9-2 Overview: Creating a Supplier 9-16
Summary 9-17

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10 Payables Invoices
Objectives 10-2
Procure to Pay 10-3
Invoices Overview 10-4
Invoice Processing Overview 10-5
Invoice Types 10-7
Invoice Components 10-9
Invoice Validation 10-11
Invoice Approval 10-12
Practice 10-1 Overview: Opening General Ledger and Payables Periods 10-13
Practice 10-2 Overview: Creating a Manual Invoice 10-14
Practice 10-3 Overview: Creating an Invoice in a Spreadsheet 10-15
Summary 10-16

11 Configuring and Using Subledger Accounting

Objectives 11-2
Oracle Fusion Subledger Accounting: Overview 11-3
The Create Accounting Process 11-4
Accounting Methods: Overview 11-5
Accounting Event Model Example 11-7
Payables Accounting Event Model 11-8
Accounting Methods Overview 11-10
How the Different Types of Rules Fit Together 11-12
Managing Accounting Methods and Rules Flow 11-13
Accounting Methods: Custom Formulas 11-14
Manage Custom Formulas: Explained 11-15
Manage Custom Formulas: Formula Definition 11-16
Manage Custom Formulas: Predefined Formula Functions 11-17
Enabling Custom Formulas 11-21
Accounting Methods: Mapping Sets 11-22
Creating Mapping Sets 11-23
Accounting Methods: Account Rules 11-25
Creating Account Rules: Rule Type 11-26
Creating Account Rules: Value Types 11-27
Account Rules Best Practices 11-28
Conditions 11-29
Practice 11-1 Overview: Creating Three Account Rules 11-31
Accounting Methods: Description Rules 11-32
Expanded Subledger Journal Entry Descriptions 11-34
Practice 11-2 Overview: Creating a Description Rule 11-35
Accounting Methods: Supporting References 11-36

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 Accounting Methods: Journal Line Rules 11-37
Practice 11-3 Overview: Creating Two Journal Line Rules 11-39
Accounting Methods: Journal Entry Rule Sets 11-40
Creating Journal Entry Rule Sets 11-41
Activating a Subledger Journal Entry Rule Set 11-43
Practice 11-4 Overview: Creating a Journal Entry Rule Set 11-44
Accounting Methods 11-45
Creating or Modifying Accounting Methods 11-46
Practice 11-5 Overview: Duplicating and Modifying an Accounting Method 11-48
Accounting Methods: Migrating the Accounting Configuration 11-49
Create Accounting Process 11-50
Create and Process Subledger Journal Entries 11-51
Practice 11-6 Overview: Submitting Create Accounting in Draft and Viewing
the Subledger Journal in Payables 11-52
Practice 11-7 Overview: Submitting Create Accounting in Final/Post 11-53
Manual Features of Subledger Accounting 11-54
Improved Online Accounting Messages 11-55
Expanded Accounting Lines Window 11-56
Summary 11-57

12 Configuring Oracle Fusion Payments: Payables

Objectives 12-2
Practice 12-1 Overview: Creating Banks, Branches, and Accounts Using
a Spreadsheet 12-3
Practice 12-2 Overview: Creating a Payment Document for a Bank Account 12-4
Overview of Oracle Fusion Payments 12-5
Overview of Disbursements for Payments 12-6
The Disbursements Process 12-7
Key Decision and Best Practice for Payment Processing 12-8
Key Decision and Best Practices for Payment Selection Criteria 12-9
Service Provider Model for Payables Payment Services 12-10
Payment Services Model: Dedicated 12-11
Payment Services Model: Self-Service 12-12
Payment Services Model: Dedicated and Self-Service 12-13
Configuring Payment System Connectivity: Overview 12-14
Prerequisites for Configuring Payment System Connectivity 12-15
Disbursement Payment File Formats 12-16
Key Decision and Best Practices for Using Formats 12-17
Practice 12-3 Overview: Creating a Disbursement Payment File Format 12-19
Transmission Configuration Concepts 12-20
Key Decision and Best Practices for Using Transmission Protocols 12-21

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 Practice 12-4 Overview: Creating the Transmission Configuration 12-22
Managing Payment Systems 12-23
Practice 12-5 Overview: Creating a Payment System 12-24
Defining Disbursements 12-25
Prerequisites for Defining Disbursements 12-26
Disbursement Payment Methods 12-27
Creating Usage Rules for Payment Methods 12-29
Using Validations 12-30
Creating or Assigning Validations to Payment Methods 12-32
Choosing Predefined Validations 12-33
Creating User-Defined Validations 12-34
Manage Payment Method Defaulting Rules 12-35
Practice 12-6 Overview: Creating a Payment Method 12-36
Manage Payment Codes 12-37
Manage Payment Process Profiles 12-38
Prerequisites for Defining Payment Process Profiles 12-39
Payment Process Profile Concepts 12-40
Creating a Payment Process Profile 12-41
Payment Process Profiles: Usage Rules Tab 12-42
Payment Process Profiles: Payment System Tab 12-43
Payment Process Profiles: Payment Tab 12-44
Payment Process Profiles: Payment File Tab 12-45
Payment Process Profiles: Grouping Tab 12-48
Payment Process Profiles: Reporting Tab 12-49
Managing Disbursement System Options 12-51
Practice 12-7 Overview: Creating a Payment Process Profile 12-52
Payment Document and Reference Numbers 12-53
Payment Process Requests 12-54
Payment Process Requests: Selection Criteria Tab 12-55
Payment Process Requests: Payment and Processing Options Tab 12-57
Practice 12-8 Overview: Submitting a Payment Process Request 12-61
Summary 12-62

13 Configuring Oracle Fusion Cash Management

Objectives 13-2
Cash Management: Overview 13-3
Cash Management Setups for Automatic Reconciliation Overview 13-4
Set Up Banks, Branches, and Accounts 13-6
Manage and Maintain Banks 13-7
Manage and Maintain Branches 13-8
Manage and Maintain Accounts 13-10

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Manage and Maintain Accounts: General Tab 13-11
Manage and Maintain Accounts: Payment Documents 13-12
Manage and Maintain Accounts: Control Tab 13-13
Manage and Maintain Accounts: Security Tab 13-15
Manage and Maintain Accounts: Business Unit Access Tab 13-16
Configuring Cash Management Rapid Implementation 13-17
Bank Statement Processing Overview 13-18
Key Setup Tasks for Bank Statement Processing 13-19
Manage Cash Transaction Type Mapping 13-20
Bank Statement Transaction Codes 13-21
Practice 13-1 Overview: Creating Transaction Codes 13-23
Payment Code Map Groups 13-24
Code Map Group Example 13-26
Bank Statement Formats 13-27
Parse Rule Sets 13-28
Parse Rule Set Example 13-29
Bank Statement Transaction Creation Rules 13-31
Practice 13-2 Overview: Managing Bank Statement Transaction
Creation Rule 13-33
Bank Statement Reconciliation Setups 13-34
Bank Statement Reconciliation Matching Rules 13-35
Practice 13-3 Overview: Managing Bank Statement Matching Rules 13-37
Bank Statement Reconciliation Tolerance Rules 13-38
Creating Reconciliation Tolerance Rules 13-39
Practice 13-4 Overview: Managing Bank Statement Tolerance Rules 13-41
Reconciliation Rule Sets 13-42
Practice 13-5 Overview: Managing Reconciliation Rule Sets 13-43
Practice 13-6 Overview: Assigning a Rule Set to a Bank Account 13-44
Defining Subledger Accounting Rules: Cash Management Accounting
Event Model 13-45
Performing Bank Statement Reconciliation 13-46
Practice 13-7 Overview: Performing a Bank Statement Reconciliation
with Autoreconciliation 13-48
Reporting and Analysis 13-49
Cash Management Dashboard 13-50
Cash Management Infolets 13-51
Cash Positioning and Forecasting: Cash Balances 13-53
Cash Position Page 13-54
5 Day Forecast Page 13-55
Transactions Cube 13-56
Ready to Use Smart View Templates 13-57

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 Manual Transactions 13-58
Bank Account Transfers 13-59
Ad Hoc Payments 13-61
Setup Options in Payments 13-62
Intraday Bank Statement Support 13-63
External Cash Transactions Attachments 13-64
Summary 13-65

14 Reporting for Payables, Payments, and Subledger Accounting

Objectives 14-2
Predefined Reports 14-3
Payables 14-4
Payables BI Publisher Reports 14-5
Payables Oracle Transactional BI Reports 14-15
Payables Subject Areas 14-20
Scanned Infotile for Payables Manager and Specialist 14-22
Recent Infotile 14-24
Holds Infotile 14-25
Approval Infotile 14-26
Prepayments and Payments Infotiles 14-27
Payments 14-29
Run Payments Disbursement Reports Automatically 14-30
Run Payments Disbursement Reports Manually 14-34
Payments Funds Capture Reports 14-35
Run Payments Funds Capture Reports Automatically 14-36
Run Payments Funds Capture Reports Manually 14-40
Payments Subject Areas 14-41
Subledger Accounting 14-42
Subledger Accounting Predefined Reports: Overview 14-43
Subledger Accounting BI Publisher Reports 14-44
Subledger Accounting Subject Areas 14-46
Summary 14-47

A Appendix A: Common Application Topics

Objectives A-2
Define Geographies A-3
Geographies: Overview A-4
Geography Structure A-5
Geography Hierarchy A-6
Geography Hierarchy Example A-7
Geography Validations A-8

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Manage Geography Validations A-9
Address Cleansing A-10
Geocoding Process A-11
Importing Geography Options A-12
Nokia Geography Reference Data Import A-13
File-Based Import A-14
Managing Geography Lookups A-15
Tax Zone Types and Zones A-16
Run the Geography Name Referencing Process A-17
Manage Oracle Social Network Objects A-18
Enablement Options A-19
Update Translations A-21
Demonstration: Managing Oracle Social Network Objects A-23
Oracle Social Network Reference Resources A-24
Define Payables Tax and Withholding A-25
Manage Tax Regions A-26
Manage Reporting Entities A-28
Manage Tax Codes A-30
Manage Withholding Tax Codes A-31
Using Rate Types A-32
Manage Withholding Tax Classifications A-33
Ranking Withholding Tax Codes A-34
Manage Withholding Certificates A-36
Approval Management Overview A-37
Key Concepts: Stages A-40
Key Concepts: Participants A-41
Key Concepts: Rule Sets and Rules A-42
Key Concepts: List Builders A-43
Task Example A-44
Manage Task Configurations A-46
Assignees Tree A-49
Assignees A-50
Rule Sets A-51
Defining Rule Settings A-52
Defining Rules A-53
IF Component A-54
THEN Component A-55
Rule Example A-57
Voting Regime A-58
Deadlines A-59
Notifications A-61

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Configuration A-63
Access A-64
Manage Approval Groups A-65
Manage Approval Groups: Static A-66
Manage Approval Groups: Dynamic A-67
Define Flexfields A-68
Manage Flexfields A-69
Types of Flexfields: Descriptive A-70
Flexfield Concepts A-71
Flexfield Segments A-72
Flexfield Structure A-73
Flexfield Context A-74
Flexfield Category A-75
Flexfield Usage A-76
Accessing Flexfields for Configuration A-77
Using the Highlight Flexfields Command A-78
Accessing Flexfield Management Tasks and Searching for Flexfields A-79
Value Sets A-81
Value Set Validation A-83
Value Set Usage A-84
Descriptive Flexfields A-85
Descriptive Flexfields Segments A-86
Descriptive Flexfields Context Segment A-87
Descriptive Flexfields A-88
Adding Flexfield Segments on Application Pages A-89
Extensible Flexfields A-93
Extensible Flexfields Context A-95
Extensible Flexfields A-96
Extensible Flexfield Example A-97
Key Flexfields A-101
Key Flexfield Structure A-103
Key Flexfield Instances A-104
Key Flexfields A-105
Tips for Managing Key Flexfields A-107
Flexfield Implementation Flow A-109
Flexfield Reference Resources A-111
Define Lookups A-112
Sample Lookup Type A-113
Lookup Components A-114
Lookup Categories A-115
Manage Lookups A-116

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Customize Lookups A-117
Define Profile Options A-118
Profile Options A-120
Profile Option Categories A-121
Profile Option Levels A-122
Profile Option Values A-123
Profile Options for Common Setup A-124
Quiz A-125
Define Attachments A-126
Key Concepts A-128
Manage Attachment Entities A-130
Manage Attachment Categories A-131
Attachment Category Security A-133
Example A-135
Solution A-136
Quiz A-137
Define Trees A-139
Trees A-140
Tree Structures A-141
Tree Node A-142
Tree Label A-143
Tree Versions A-144
Quiz A-145
Define Financial Reporting Center Configuration A-149
Define Essbase Database Connections in Workspace A-150
Configure Financial Reporting Studio A-152
Configure Smart View A-153
E-Business Suite Notes A-154
E-Business Suite Notes: General Ledger – Validation and Value Sets Notes A-155
Assigning Segment Labels: Notes A-156
Calendars with Different Period Frequencies: Notes A-157
Allocations Rule Sets and Components: Notes A-158
Payables: Defining General Payables Options A-159
Payment Request A-160
Summary A-161

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Oracle Financials Cloud:
Payables to Cash Management
Implementation Overview

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the key concepts of Oracle Financials Cloud:
Payables to Cash Management Implementation (Payables to
Cash).
• Navigate the Fusion Applications and use the Oracle
Functional Setup Manager (FSM) to implement Payables to
Cash.
• Understand the key features of Financial Security.
• Discuss the configuration of common applications for
Payables to Cash including enterprise
structures and ledger configuration.
• Configure business units and reference
data sets.

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Course Objectives

• Define Common Options for Payables and Procurement.

• Define General Payables Options.
• Define Payables Configuration.
• Configure Oracle Fusion Tax for Payables.
• Set up a Supplier.
• Create Payables Invoices.
• Understand Oracle Fusion Subledger Accounting.
• Configure Oracle Fusion Payments: Payables.
• Configure Oracle Fusion Cash Management.

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Lesson Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Explain the available implementation resources.
• Understand the course schedule.
• Discuss Oracle Financials Cloud Applications.
• Understand how Payables to Cash Management fits into the
Procure to Pay Flow.
• Explain the various tasks used to configure Payables to Cash
Management.

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Oracle Fusion Implementation Resources

Classroom and Other Resources:

• Oracle Financials Cloud: Payables to Cash Management
Implementation Student Guide (This guide)
• Oracle Fusion Applications Help in the Applications
• Oracle Fusion Technology Library on OTN
• My Oracle Support (MOS)
• Oracle Fusion Cloud Library
• Your instructor
• Other students

•Oracle Financials Cloud: Implementing Subledger Accounting

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• Oracle Fusion Technology Library on OTN:

(http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html)
• My Oracle Support (MOS): (https://support.oracle.com/ ) including this documents:
- Getting Started with Oracle Fusion Applications: Common Implementation, Article
ID 1387777.1 on Oracle Support
- Oracle Fusion Applications: Financials Reporting (Document 1458904.1
• Oracle Help Center: (http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/financialscs_gs/index.html)
including these Oracle Financials Cloud books:
- Getting Started with Your Financials Cloud Implementation
- Implementing Enterprise Structures and General Ledger
- Using Common Features including Infolet Personalization topics
- Customizing the Applications for Functional Administrators including Infolet
Customization topics
- Implementing Financials for Asia/Pacific
- Implementing Financials for EMEA
- Using Oracle Social Network
- Security Reference for Oracle Financials Cloud
- Creating Analytics and Reports
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 - Using Analytics and Reports
- Using Financials for Asia/Pacific
- Using Financials for EMEA
- Using General Ledger
• Oracle Hyperion Books including:
- Calculation Manager Designer's Guide
- Data Relationship Management Administrator's Guide
- Data Relationship Management Oracle GL Integration Guide
- Data Relationship Management User's Guide
- Enterprise Performance Management Workspace Administrator's Guide
- Enterprise Performance Management Workspace User's Guide
- Financial Reporting Administrator's Guide
- Financial Reporting Studio User's Guide
- Financial Reporting Charting Guide – NEW
- Financial Reporting User's Guide
- Smart View for Office User's Guide

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 Oracle Help Center: docs.oracle.com

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Oracle Help Center is:

• Central hub for all documentation and tutorials.
• Organized by major product categories including Cloud, Applications, Middleware, and
Database.
• Cloud Application pages are organized by Cloud.

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 Oracle Cloud Application Service Pages

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Consistent organization, content, and link format for Cloud service pages.
• Get Started
• Videos
• Books
Friendly task panel to use to change focus from Cloud to:
• Applications
• Middleware
• Database
• Other Documentation

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 New Reference Guides

• File Based Data Import

(FBDI) includes links to:
– Spreadsheet templates
– Load and import NEW
processes
• Tables and Views includes:
– Columns
– Primary and Foreign
Keys
– Indexes
• Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP) Web
Services

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Oracle Enterprise Repository has been decommissioned and the following new guides are on
the Oracle Cloud Help Center at
http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/docs/HTML/oer-
redirect.html">http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/docs/HTML/oer-redirect.html.
• File Based Data Import (FBDI) is used to load data into Oracle Fusion Applications from
external sources, such as legacy systems and third-party applications. The File Based
Data Import for Oracle Financials Cloud Guide includes links to:
- Spreadsheets used to load data into Oracle Fusion Applications from external
sources, such as legacy systems and third-party applications. The spreadsheet
templates helps to structure, format, and generate the data file according to the
requirements of the target application tables.
- File-based load process to load the data files into the interface tables.
- Application-specific data import processes to transfer data from interface tables to
the application tables in your Oracle Fusion Applications
• Tables and Views for Oracle Financials Cloud Guide includes:
- The tables with the basic information about the table columns, primary and foreign
keys, and indexes.
- The views, columns, and query details that are associated with each view.

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 • Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Web Services for Oracle Financials Guide
include:
- Business Object Services relationships, operations, and security.
- Service Data Objects relationships and attributes.
Note: Use SOAP web services to integrate with or extend Oracle Applications Cloud.
Through web services, you can integrate heterogeneous applications within the enterprise or
expose business functions to Oracle Cloud partners and customers over the Internet.

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 Video Subject Areas on the Oracle Help Center

Link to the Video Area in Oracle Help Center

• Get Started with Oracle Applications Cloud
• Set Up Oracle Applications Cloud
• Customize Oracle Applications Cloud
• Get Started with Oracle Financials Cloud
• Use General Ledger
• Use Payables Invoice to Pay
• Use Receivables Credit to Cash
• Use Other Oracle Financials Cloud Products
• Use Oracle Social Network to Improve Collaboration
• Use Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence for Financials
Cloud

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Link to the videos: http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/financialscs_gs/financialscs_videos.htm

The Use Payables Invoice to Pay includes the following videos:
• Introduce the Invoices landing page.
• Complete an invoice from a scanned image.
• Create a payment process request template.
• Submit a payment process request using a template.
• Create a single payment.
• Set up and make electronic payments.
• Prepare a cash position.
• Create a cash forecast using Smart View.
Note: New videos are constantly being added.

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Friendly Search

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• Simple search entry: Just type your topic in the field.

• Comprehensive view of search results: Results show the guide as well as the topic with
direct links to the topic.
• Number of results and context displayed.
• Refine Search task panel enables you to reduce the number of results.
• Breadcrumbs appear at the top of topics you select to allow easy return to the list of
results.

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