Summary of the Generate Default Variance Account Subprocess

To view the properties of this process, select the process in the navigator tree, then choose Properties from the Edit menu. This process has a result type of Flexfield Result, indicating that when the process completes, it has a result of Failure or Success. These results correspond to the lookup codes in the Flexfield Result lookup type in the Standard Flexfield Workflow item type.

This process activity is not runnable, indicating that it cannot be initiated as a top-level process to run, but rather can be run only as a subprocess when called by a higher-level process.

The subprocess begins at node 1.

Node 2 checks if the destination type is Shop Floor, Inventory, or Expense.

For shop floor or inventory items, node 5 gets the variance account from the organization. For expense items, node 3 gets the charge account. See the table in the section Using the Account Generator in Oracle Purchasing.

Node 7 is a standard flexfield workflow activity. See: Standard Flexfield Workflow.