Use profile options to modify the way your applications run.
Oracle E-Business Suite supports a set of user profile options that are common to all applications. In addition, each application has its own set of user profile options. See your application's documentation for information on application-specific profile options.
Most profile options can be set at four levels:
Site - affects all applications installed at a site.
Application - affects a specific application.
Responsibility - affects the applications assigned to a specific responsibility.
User - affects the applications run by a specific user.
A User-level setting overrides a Responsibility-level setting, which overrides an Application-level setting, which overrides a Site-level setting.
Your system administrator sets options at all four levels. You can change options only at the User level.
Note: Some profile options can be set at the Server or Organization level.
Use the Profile Values window to display and change your user profile options.
Note: There are some profile options that you can view but not change. For example, you can view the value for Concurrent:Request Priority, which is set at the User level, but only your system administrator can change its value.
If you do not set a user profile option, it assumes a default value set either by your system or your system administrator.
To set a profile option
Navigate to the Profile Values window (navigation varies by application.)
To view a specific profile, use Find or Query by Example.
The Profile Values window displays the Profile Name, Default Value, and User Value.
Enter a value in the User Value field or choose a value from the list of values, if available. To accept the default setting, clear the User Value field.
Important: Number and date values are not validated. Ensure that you enter a valid number or date, or the associated profile option may not work as you expect.
Choose Save from the File menu or select the Save toolbar icon.
Note: Some profile option changes do not take effect until you change responsibilities or restart your session.
Controls whether a flexfield window opens when you press Tab to leave a concatenated key flexfield.
If this profile option is set to Yes, the window opens if at least one of the segments has a default value defined. When you tab from the concatenated flexfield, the code automatically defaults defined values and opens the window to allow you to make changes.
If the profile option is set to No, then the flexfield window will not open for modifications, and assumes you want the defaulted values as part of the combination.
Controls whether a descriptive flexfield window automatically opens when you navigate to it. Valid values are Yes or No.
Determines whether you can personalize folders. Valid values are:
Yes - you can create or customize folder definitions.
No - you can open only existing folder definitions.
Note: Only the system administrator can update this profile option.
Turns off the indication of attachments when querying records (for performance).
Note: Only the system administrator can update this option.
Use this option to define your printer.
Determines if a tip message describing the number of open workflow notifications appears on the Home Page.
If your system administrator has registered other applications for viewing text output, select the application from the list of values. The profile option Viewer: Text must be set to Browser to use this profile option.
Sets the display viewer for text report output. Valid values are Browser and Report Viewer.