What are the other modules you are comfortable with?

Table names from inventory and PO

Inventory

MTL_SYSTEMS_ITEM_INTERFACE for new item numbers and all item

attributes.

MTL_ITEM_REVISIONS_INTERFACE for revision details

MTL_INTERFACE_ERRORS is used for error tracking of all items that the Item
Interface fails.

Purchasing

PO_APPROVAL_LIST_HEADERS

PO_APPROVAL_LIST_LINES

PO_REQUISITIONS_INTERFACE_ALL

If you run Master Production Scheduling (MPS), does it create Distribution Requirements plan (DRP)?Supply
chain planners can run a multi-organization MPS and create DRP from an MPS.

Different Supply Types from WIP perspective

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Assembly pull – Requirements are relieved

from the supply subinventory when the assembly is completed

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Operational Pull – Component requirements

are relieved from the supply subinventory when the assembly completes a
backflush operation
 <!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Push – Component requirements must be
issued to the job or schedule

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Bulk – Normally used for components that

are expensed on receipt or on issue

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Supplier – WIP creates requirements for

components with this supply type when you create a job or schedule.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Phantom – When used as a subassembly

within a BOM structure, phantom assemblies become transparent, and only their
components are seen in the planning process.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Based on Bill – This is not actually a supply

type. This is only an indication that the supply set on the Bill of Materials will be
used.

Forward Consumption – Does the supply or demand get reduced? Forward consumption specifies the number
of days to look forward from the sales order schedule date when locating forecast entries to consume.How does
sourcing rule work?

Approved Supplier Lists (ASL) can be set up for items at a global or local level.
This is then used along with sourcing rules. Sourcing rules enables defining relationships
between approves supplier list and business rules for sourcing items. We can rank the
supply source by assigning percentages to different suppliers in the ASL. This enables
automatic release from a Blanket Purchase Order when requisition is approved. Thus,
sourcing rules can increase operational efficiency.

Brief description of the Projects done.How data will be loaded into interface tables from the external system?

The data from the external systems can be uploaded into interface tables by using
the sql loader if the data is in the file format and if the data is coming from the external
system’s oracle tables, then the data is directly stored into The interface tables.

How will you establish the connection between two same oracle databases?
 The two databases can be connected by using the database link.

What are the Inventory material transactions interface tables?

The material transactions interface tables are

MTL_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE,
MTL_TRANSACTIONS_LOTS_INTERFACE,
MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS_INTERFACE, MTL_INTERFACE_ERRORS.

In which table the inventory material transactions history data is maintained

After running the interface program?

The material transactions data is maintained in

MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS.

In which table the onhand quantities of the items exist?

The quantities of the items are stored in MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES table.

In which table the subinventories are stored.

The subinventories are stored in the table MTL_SECONDARY_INVENTORIES.

In which table the locators are stored?

The location information is stored in the table MTL_ITEM_LOCATIONS

In MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES table the quantities of the items are available in which combination?

The items quantities are stored in the combination of ORGANIZATION,

SUBINVENTORY and LOCATOR.

What is nettable property in Inventory?

Nettable indicates whether the items in the subinventory is available for planning
purposes

In which table item categories are stored.

The categories are stored in the table MTL_CATEGORIES.

In which table the AR invoices will be stored/?

The invoices are stored in the table

 RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL and

RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_LINES_ALL.

What are the interface tables for storing the AR invoices while importing, The invoices using interface
program?

The interface tables are

RA_INTERFACE_LINES_ALL and

RA_INTERFACE_DISTRIBUTIONS_ALL.

Can we import the cost for an item using item interface?

The cost of an item can be imported using item interface.

How does Clear Orbit's solution for Oracle Manufacturing send receipt data in to Oracle Purchasing?

Clear Orbit's solution for Oracle manufacturing, called "BPA" , is a barcode

enabled solution. It does receiving in Oracle through rcv_transactions_interface table.
Once the barcode on the PO to be received is scanned, BPA creates a line in the interface
table. The line is then picked up by the Receiving Transaction Processor in Oracle Apps
and processed as a receipt.

2. What is the flow of data while doing receipts in Oracle Purchasing? Where does receipt quantity get updated?
in shipment tables or in PO tables also. ?
 The receipt line first flows in to the rcv_transactions_interface table where the
basic validations are done. From there rcv_shipment_headers, rcv_shipment_lines,
rcv_transactions, po_headers_all, po_lines_all and po_line_locations_all tables are
updated. All these validations and updations are handled by receiving transaction
processor.

3. How does stock get affected after receiving?

The transactions flow to the mtl_material_transactions table and there they are
validated and processed by cost manager and material transaction manager. Material
transaction manager then updates the mtl_onhand_quantities table.

Does receiving transaction processor do the costing?

No. the costing processing is handled by cost manager while the records are in
the mtl_material_transactions table. If the costing process is successful, the transaction
line in this table is marked as "yes" ( costed_flag = 'Y' ).

GEMS

The main considerations are:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->whether the person is with functional

experience or not

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->whether he is involved in any

implementation that too in onsite

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->whether the person has 11i experience or

not
 The general questions could be regarding Multi-Org and MRC functionality.
Also, they ask about the accounting entries for different types of transactions.

Financials

Accounts Receivable:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Setups/Functionality question for

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Lock Box

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Automatic Receipts

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Cross Currency receipt application

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Account Generator

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Auto Invoice from OM

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Auto Accounting and Revenue Recognition

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->Accounting for Transactions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->System Options

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->Receivable Profile Options

Accounts Payable:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Setups/Functionality related for

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->ERS

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Payables Options / Financial Options

 <!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Automatic Payment Programs

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Special Calendar

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Expense Reports

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Payment Formats

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->Invoice Gateway

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->Foreign Currency Transactions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->Payables Profile Options

<!--[if !supportLists]-->11. <!--[endif]-->Accounting for Transactions

Mfg. / OTR

Order Management

Can you ship fractional quantities? If yes, how can you prevent fractional quantities being shipped for an order?
Can you allocate inventory against sales orders? How?

OM enabling attributes

How are SVRS used in 11.0.3 & what is their equivalent in 11i

Order cycles in 11.0.3 & equivalent in 11i

How were ship sets were used in OE?

 Processes, modules involved in setting up Internal Sales Orders

Inventory

Can you change the primary unit of measure? When & how? Material Overheads? Subinventory setups?

Locator setup – one w/h has only racks & other has racks & bins – how will you set
it up?

Subinventory -- ABC can be used in organization cycle counts?

WIP

WIP Accounting

MRP

Can the demand be relieved at the time of booking an order?Difference between lead times & demand
time fence – their relevance. Can you consider supplier’s holiday’s while planning?

Brief Summary about your self, starting from your education drilling down to your latest job experience.

Based on your implementation experience, questions will be posed on your

experience related to the project you implemented.
 <!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->What was the team size of the project you implemented

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Which all modules did you implement? What was your
role?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->What were the other modules implemented? Number

of people responsible for implementation of other modules.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Were you involved in imparting training?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->How many positions were there in position hierarchy?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->What was the amount limit for each position hierarchy?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Was the top management (President) incorporated in

the hierarchy? If yes who gave him the training? How was the training given to him?

Manufacturing

Purchasing:

What is requisition template?

It’s a template where in common or frequently used information are entered and
saved. It helps in reducing the data entry time.

Did you use encumbrance in your project? What is encumbrance? When does the encumbrance get allocated?

Yes. Encumbrance means allocation of fund. It gets allocated on approval of

requisition.

Q: What are the Key Features of Purchasing?

 Requisitions: Creating on line requisitions: Purchase and Internal Requisitions

RFQ: Creating online RFQ based on the approved requisitions and sending it to
different suppliers. These RFQ’s could be Standard, Catalog or Bid

Quotations: Quotation Analysis

PO: Four types of PO

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a. <!--[endif]-->Standard: Contains all the

information. Used for one time purchases

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b. <!--[endif]-->Blanket Purchase Agreement: For a fixed

supplier, contains information like Fixed amount, goods and service
information, delivery schedules are not known. Create releases against the
BPA at the time for procurement

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c. <!--[endif]-->Contract Purchase Agreement: for a fixed

supplier, contains information like fixed amount, terms and conditions
known, goods, services, delivery schedules are unknown. Issue a Standard
Purchase Order referencing the CPA at the time of procurement

<!--[if !supportLists]-->d. <!--[endif]-->Planned Purchase Agreement: Similar to

Standard Purchase order except that the delivery schedules are tentative.
Create Planned release at the time of procurement

Automatic Releases: Make automatic releases against PO as soon as requisitions are

approved. Auto creating PO’s from Requisitions.
What is requisition template?

It’s a template where in common or frequently used information are entered and
saved. It helps in reducing the data entry time.

Setup of Approved Supplier List and Auto Sourcing Rule?

Approved Supplier list:

Check the check box for the Use approved supplier in the Purchasing Item
Attribute

Define the Approve Supplier Statuses

Define the Supplier-Item/Commodity Combination

Define the Supplier-Item/Commodity Attributes

Sourcing Rules:

Set the profile option PO: Automatic Sourcing Option to Yes

Set the profile option MRP: Sourcing Rule category set

Define Sourcing Rule: Assign to sourcing rule and bill of distribution to the sourcing
assignment set.

Set the profile option MRP: Default Sourcing Assignment Set to the assignment set to
which you assigned the sourcing rule.
Manufacturing

iProcurement:

What is iProcurement?

iProcurement is a self-service web Purchasing application. Consider it as an

alternate application for creating purchase requisitions and simple receiving.

What are the Features of iProcurement?

Features of iProcurement include:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a. <!--[endif]-->Based on the well accepted model for web

shopping incorporated in websites like amazon.com, eToys.com

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b. <!--[endif]-->Personal and Public folder lists of favorite

purchases

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c. <!--[endif]-->Powerful single criteria against multiple

fields in catalog based on text search, parametric search and categorization

<!--[if !supportLists]-->d. <!--[endif]-->Catalog loading from the spreadsheet or

xml files.
 <!--[if !supportLists]-->e. <!--[endif]-->Security realms limiting catalog visibility
by catalog source or purchasing category

<!--[if !supportLists]-->f. <!--[endif]-->All search results can be sorted by various

drop down criteria in ascending or descending order.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->g. <!--[endif]-->One- time address for a one time delivery

address

<!--[if !supportLists]-->h. <!--[endif]-->Emergency PO number before approval

<!--[if !supportLists]-->i. <!--[endif]-->Information templates (like descriptive

flexfield) to capture additional details for purchases by items or categories

<!--[if !supportLists]-->j. <!--[endif]-->Display of approver list built, and ability to

add additional approvers at any time in the list

<!--[if !supportLists]-->k. <!--[endif]-->Ability to withdraw submitted requisitions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->l. <!--[endif]-->Copy prior requisitions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->m. <!--[endif]-->Procurement card purchases

What is Zero Buyer Intervention?

 Once the requisition is completely approved and required automatic approval
steps performed, the PO is created automatically and approved. The same can then be
sent to the supplier through fax or EDI and material received against it. Thus one does
not has to go through the purchasing department where in the buyer would call for an
RFQ, then go through the process of calling quotations, followed by quotation analysis.
Converting quotations in to PO, going through the PO approval process and finally
sending it to the supplier.

Where does the value default from in the account distribution for expense items in core purchasing and in
iProcurement?

For the expense items the value in account distribution in core purchasing defaults
from the expense item attribute set in the Item Attribute Level in Purchasing tab field if
its not there then from the Organizations Parameters Expense Valuation Accounts in the
Costing information tabbed region.

In case of iProcurement for expense items the value in the account distribution
defaults from the employee record.

Have you worked on AK Developer?

If you were the purchasing manager would you allow the Requesters to go in for
zero Buyer Intervention

What are the integration points between Purchasing and Inventory modules?

The flow of information from purchasing to inventory relates to purchases,

receipts, delivery, etc. Other points of integration are Units of Measure, item info, and
automatic requisition from inventory such as Min-Max planning and inter-org shipments.

What are the features of I-procurement that is not available through the regular purchasing module? Do not
consider connectivity external to the organization such as marketplaces.
 I-Procurement is useful in even accessing internal catalogs in an user friendly
manner. Requisitions can be made by picking items and placing them in a shopping cart.
The shopping cart can then be checked out using various checkout options such as
express checkout and power check out.

What are the differences in the purchasing module between versions 11.3.3 and 11.5.5?

Have you done any migration from legacy systems to Oracle environment by

Accounts Receivable:

Setups/Functionality question for Lock Box

General

Bill Of Materials Questions

What are the different types of BOM’s in Oracle Bill of Materials?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

Standard, Model, Option Class, Planning

Which type of BOM would you never build in WIP?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

Planning and possibly model

Which do you need to create first – routings or bills?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

Neither – easier to create routings first though, so the bom shows operations and
you only need to visit boms once. But if routing is created first, it can be referenced in
bill.

If there is no WIP supply type and location found in the BOM component, where does Oracle find this
information?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

It will look at the wip supply type and location in the Org Item attributes.

Why would you choose to use reference designators?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

To reference documents or describe reference points – such as those on a PCB

board (insertion on a computer board)

If you create the bom first, then the routings, and don’t go back to the bill to change the operation sequences –
where will Oracle assume the component is consumed in the process?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

At the first operation and this can cause erroneous cost reporting.

How can you make a component inactive on a BOM?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

By putting end date in effectivity tab of bill definition

Can you change components on a BOM that is pointing to a common BOM?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

No

What does Auto-Charge mean on a routing operation?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

The resource is charged automatically when the resource is consumed depending on

the supply type

How do you link a routing operation to a BOM?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

By specifying the operation sequence number in bill definition

When would you use Standard Operations on a routing?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

When the same operation is used in many routings

How do you change operations on a routing that is pointing to a common routing?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

It is not possible to change the operations. The changes have to be done in the
common routing only.

How do you handle a crew size of more than one person on an operation in a routing?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

By specifying the assigned units in resource in department form

If a resource has a Charge Type of Manual, what does this mean?
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

At assembly completion in WIP, all the resources need to be charged manually

How do you identify an outside processing resource and assembly?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

By linking the outside resource with the item while resource definition

How many resources can you associate to a routing operation?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

Any

How do you identify that a resource is available 24 hours?

<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
<!--[endif]-->

By mentioning the same in assigning the resource to the department

General

Inventory

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->How do you define an expense type or asset type item?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Item controls? Which are they? Where you set them?
Level?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Lot control / Serial no control (Inventory controls)?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Costing in inv?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Types of Planning and at what level?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Key FF in Inventory?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Cycle counting? Why? Is it same as physical inventory?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->What is restrict subinventories?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->Master item org and Item/subinv org?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->For inv items, which r the imp attributes?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->11. <!--[endif]-->Status attributes? Set at which level?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->12. <!--[endif]-->ABC analysis?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->13. <!--[endif]-->System items FF?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->14. <!--[endif]-->If a subinv has a particular type of locator control, can u
change it?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->15. <!--[endif]-->Accuracy methods?

 <!--[if !supportLists]-->16. <!--[endif]-->Difference between physical inventory and cycle
counting?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->17. <!--[endif]-->In cycle counting, do we always need to use ABC

analysis for initialization of items?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->18. <!--[endif]-->Name some imp profile options?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->19. <!--[endif]-->What are the types of Planning methods?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->20. <!--[endif]-->What’s Reorder point planning? Describe?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->21. <!--[endif]-->Org hierarchy in 11i?

Purchasing

Procure to pay cycle?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->If HRMS not there, how do you define a buyer in PO?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Workflow? Is it built in PO? Can we customize it?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Difference between Blanket PA, and Contract PO?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->What is 2way/3way/4way matching?

 <!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->What is Approval hierarchies and how do we set it up?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Can we define position hierarchies across operating

units?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Auto sourcing?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->What is pre approved and in process status for PO

documents?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->For a requisition, if we do not want allows to define say

purchase reqn or internal reqn, how do we do it?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->What is positional hierarchy?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->11. <!--[endif]-->Difference between close and freeze for PO documents?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->12. <!--[endif]-->Receiving options?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->13. <!--[endif]-->Can I receive without inspection if receipt routing is

Inspection required?

Sysadmin / AOL

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Steps to customize a report in oracle apps?

 <!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Steps to register a report in oracle apps?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->What is a data group & responsibility?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->What r the imp profile options to be set for a

responsibility?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->What is a descriptive FF? How do u customize it? Limit

on no of segments in a DFF?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Difference between Key and Descriptive FF?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Multi org and why?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->Mandatory profile options for a responsibility?

Order Entry / Order Management

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Item validation org?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Drop shipment and prerequisites? Cycle?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Order to cash cycle?

 <!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Normal order cycle?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Drop shipment? Once it is booked, line status?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Back order?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Modifiers?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->Tech / General

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->Database triggers? PO vendors/HRMS? Will u use? If

not then what will u use? Alerts (event alert / periodic alerts)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->User wants a report? How to go about it?

General

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Gap analysis?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->What is the difference between orgid and organization

id?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Steps in implementation?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Which version of apps?