What is a FlexField ? What are Descriptive and Key Flexfields ?

An Oracle Applications field made up of segments. Each segment has an assigned name and a set of valid values. Oracle Applications uses flexfields to capture information about your organization.

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Abhilash Awasthi

Apr 18th, 2006

A flexfield is made up of sub-fields or segments.. A flexfield appers on ur form as a pop-up window that contains a prompt for each segment.Each segment has a name and a set of valid values..
Two types of Flex field..
Key Flexfield: Key flexfield are flexible enough to let any organization use the code scheme they want wothout programming.Key flexfield can be used to represent codes that is made up of meaningful segment to identify GL a/c Part no. and other business entities..Oracle app store these codes in key flexfields..
Descriptive Flexfield: They provide customizable "expansion space" on ur forms. You can use desc flexfields to tract additional information important and unique to ur business that would not otherwise be captured by the form.

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May 29th, 2009

Descriptive FlexFields are the additional fields provided by Oracle Apps to store any Additional Information which cannot be captured elsewhere in the form. There are maximum of 15 Attributes available in 11i whereas 30 Attributes that are available in R12.