SECURITY RULES IN R12

Posted by Raju ERP

Security Rules In R12:
Define segment value security rules to restrict user access to certain segment values when
entering journals, performing online inquiries, and running FSG and some standard reports.
Segment value security rules can work alone or with data access set security that secures data in
ledgers, balancing segment values, or management segment values.
Define Security Rules:
Navigation: General Ledger --> Setup --> Financial --> Flexfields --> Key --> Security -->
Define.
To define security rules:
1. Navigate to Define Security Rules window.
2. In the Segment Values block, identify the value set to which your values belong. You can
identify your value set or by the flexfield segment or concurrent program parameter that uses the
value set.
3. In the Security Rule region, enter a name and description for your security rule.
4. Enter a message for this security rule. This message appears automatically whenever a user
enters a segment value that violates your security rule.
5. Define the security rule elements that make up your rule.
6. Save your changes.
Defining Security Rule Elements
You define a security rule element by specifying a value range that includes both a low and high
value for your segment. A security rule element applies to all segment values included in the
value range you specify. You identify each security rule element as either Include or Exclude,
where Include includes all values in the specified range, and Exclude excludes all values in the
specified range. Every rule must have at least one Include rule element, since a rule
automatically excludes all values unless you specifically include them. Exclude rule elements

override Include rule elements. You should always include any default values you use in your
segments or dependent value sets. If the default value is secured, the flexfield window erases it
from the segment as the window opens, and the user must enter a value manually. If you want to
specify a single value to include or exclude, enter the same value in both the Low and High
fields.
Minimum and maximum possible values The lowest and highest possible values in a range
depend on the format type of your value set. For example, you might create a value set with
format type of Number where
the user can enter only the values between 0 and 100. Or, you might create a value set with
format type of Standard Date where the user can enter only dates for the current year (a range of
01-JAN-2008 to 31-DEC-2008, for example). For example, if your format type is Char, then
1000 is less than 110, but if your format type is Number, 110 is less than 1000. The lowest and
highest possible values in a range are also operating system dependent. When you use a Char
format type for most platforms (ASCII platforms),
numeric characters are "less" than alphabetic characters (that is, 9 is less than A), but for some
platforms (EBCDIC platforms) numeric characters are "greater" than alphabetic characters (that
is, Z is less than 0). The window gives you an error message if you specify a larger minimum
value than your maximum value for your platform.
If you leave the low segment blank, the minimum value for this range is automatically the
smallest value possible for your segment's value set. For example, if the value set maximum size
is 3 and Right-justify and Zero-fill Numbers is checked, the minimum value is 000. However, if
the value set has a maximum size of 3, has Numbers Only checked and Right-justify and Zerofill Numbers unchecked, the minimum value is 0.
If you leave the high segment blank, the maximum value for this range is automatically the
largest value possible for your segment's value set. For example, if the value set maximum size is
3 and Numbers Only is checked, the maximum value is 999. However, 5-18 Oracle Applications
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if the value set maximum size is 5, and Numbers Only is checked, the maximum value is 99999.
Tip: Use blank segments to specify the minimum or maximum possible values for a range to
avoid having operating system dependent rules. Note that security rules do not check or affect a
blank segment value (null value).
To define security rule elements:
1. In the Security Rule Elements block, select the type of security rule element. Valid

types are:
Include Your user can enter any segment value that falls in the
following range.
Exclude Your user cannot enter any segment value that falls in
the following range.
2. Enter the low (From) and high (To) ends of this value range. Your value does not
have to be a valid segment value.

Assigning Security Rules:

Navigation: General Ledger --> Setup --> Financial --> Flexfields --> Key --> Security
-->Assign.
To assign security rules:

1. Navigate to Assign Security Rules window.

2. In the Assign Security Rules block, identify the value set to which your values belong. You
can identify your value set or by the flexfield segment or concurrent program parameter that uses
the value set.
3. In the Security Rules block, enter the application and responsibility name that uniquely
identifies the responsibility to which you want to assign security rules.
4. Enter the name of a security rule you want to assign to this responsibility.
5. Save your changes.

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Raju ERP
2 months ago - Shared publicly

Security rules apply only with regards to creation/modification of lines within a journal. They do not apply when the
journal is posted.

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wasif ahmed
2 years ago

Do you check the security enabled check box? Navigate to general Ledger > Setup > Financial > Flexfield > Key >
Segments > open Here check the security enabled box.

Qaiser Awan
2 years ago

Thanks Wasif Ahmed my Issue has been resolved by your Guidance "security enabled box" was not checked now
have checked it "security enabled" and is working fine, I am facing another issue in security Rule definition as both
include and exclude options are not working together like in "Accounts" exclude from 0000000 to 9999999 and
Include from 01306200 to 01306200 and another include as from 01303600 to 01303600 this setting gives a error as
list of value contains no entry mean exclude is suppressing the include option, when only include is used is working
fine, Can you please guide why is this So Qaiser Hassan Awan Team Lead IT SDD ZTBL Head Office Islamabad
Pakistan qaiserawan75@gmail.com
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Raju ERP
2 years ago

nagarajuerp07@gmail.com

Raju ERP
2 years ago

Please send me the setups screen shots to my mail id.

Raju ERP
2 years ago

pleas send me setups screen shots to my mail id.

Qaiser Awan
2 years ago

Your ID please

soumya
2 years ago

any idea why it is not working for me. when I am creating a security rule, it is not working. I am still able to post