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Understanding Multi-Organization Structure in EBS(Technical) - Part II

Posted By Sanjit Anand On July 14, 2007 @ 3:40 am In Oracle Order Management | No Comments

The multiple organization support feature uses native database features to build a security layer on top of a single
installation of Oracle Applications. This layer of security provides the necessary data partitioning; while at the same time
minimizes the number of potentially destabilizing changes to the application code itself. The security layer is provided using
database views, which allow access to the partitioned data without any changes to the applications code.
For ERP applications, data partitioning is performed by database views. These views reside in the APPS Oracle schema and
derive the appropriate operating unit context from an RDBMS variable.
All applications code is run against the APPS schema. The Applications database architecture is now the same for a Multiple
Organizations and non-Multiple Organizations implementation.

Multi Organization Tables

Multiple Organizations in Oracle Applications is enabled by partitioning some database tables by operating unit. Other
tables are shared across operating units (and thus across sets of books).
In general, the following criteria determine if a table would be partitioned:
 The table contains a GL Account Code (code combination ID).
 There is a business reason for the table to be partitioned (for example, the entity should not be shared).
 The table contains transaction data.
 The table is an interface table where data being loaded is partitioned.

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Oracle Cash Management

Oracle Order Management and Shipping Execution
Oracle Payables
Oracle Property Manager
Oracle Projects
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Oracle Release Management
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Oracle Service
European Localizations
Latin America Localizations
Regional Localizations

RDBMS Variable
A global variable exists in the Oracle database called CLIENT_INFO, which is 64 bytes long. The first 10 bytes are used to
store the operating unit ID (or ORG_ID) for the Multiple Organization Support feature. The CLIENT_INFO context is derived
from a profile option that the user sets for each responsibility as part of the Multi-Org setup steps.

Org_id column in the warehouse contains the Operating Unit ID

Organization_id column contains the warehouse / Inventory Org.
select * from <table name>_ALL
where ORG_ID = SUBSTRB(USERENV(CLIENT_INFO),1,10);

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