Review how Oracle Receivables uses the Account Generator to update the balancing segment values during various accounting activities. See: Using the Account Generator in Oracle Receivables.

Consider whether the default Account Generator process is appropriate for each ledger. For each structure and ledger, you can choose one of the following:

• Use the default Account Generator process

  • Replace Balancing Segment

• Customize the default Account Generator process

This decision determines which setup steps your implementation team must perform.

Additionally, you can choose to disable balancing segment substitution for receivable activities. See: Using the Account Generator in Oracle Receivables.

Prerequisites to Using the Account Generator

Before using the Account Generator on a production database in Receivables to update the balancing segment values, you must:

• Define your Accounting Flexfield structure for each ledger.

• Define flexfield segment values and validation rules.

• Set up Oracle Workflow.

• Choose whether you want to use the default Account Generator process, or if you need to customize it to meet your accounting needs.

• Then, for each ledger, you must:

  • Choose to use the default Account Generator process, or

  • Customize the default Account Generator process, test your customizations, and choose the process for a flexfield structure, if necessary.