FLEXFIELDS

FLEXFIELDS:

 
Flexfield are made up with Attribute columns or Segment columns .
 which are more flexible than the normal fields.

we have two type of flexfields
1) DFF (Descriptive Flex Field)
2) KFF (Key Flex Field)

DFF: It will be used to capture the Extra information from the end user
         without change the code in the form and without Alter the DB object.
         ATTRIBUTE Columns will be used to Capture the DFF data.

KFF: it will be used to Capture the Key information from the User
         in code language for every code there will be a specific meaning.
         SEGMENT Columns will be used Capture the KFF Data

We can find all the flexfield details in Application Developer
Responsibility

Flexfield=>Descriptive=>register=> CTRL+F11 for all DFF
Flexfield=>Key        =>register=> CTRL+F11 for all KFF

We will Use the Segment form to Customize the DFF.

Differences Between DFF and KFF

                DFF                                                    KFF 

1)  DFF Will be used to capture the Extra                    1) KFF will be used to Capture the Key
     Information.                                                                Information

2)  ATTRIBUTE Columns will be used                       2) SEGMENT columns will be used

3) We can have max DFF in the Application                3) We have 30 KFF already defined by Oracle
     there is no Limit                                                       we can customize existing KFF. We are not
                                                                                  suppose to define the new KFF. We will not
                                                                                  get support from Oracle.

4) In DFF we will Context Field to define                    4) In KFF we will define Structure Column
    Multiple Structures                                                   to define the Multiple Structures.