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Symptoms
Cause
Solution
References

APPLIESTO:
OraclePayablesVersion12.0.0to12.1.3[Release12.0to12.1]
OraclePayablesVersion12.2to12.2[Release12.2]
Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.

SYMPTOMS
Oneormoreofthesesymptomsariseforthisissue
1)EmployeeTypeSuppliercannotbecreatedfromSuppliersformbecausethe'SupplierUsedtoProcess
ExpensePaymentstoInternalEmployees'valueisnotavailableintheListofValues(LoV)
2)Theattribute'Suppliertype=Standardsupplier'isdefaulting/disabledandcannotbechangedatSupplier
creationtime
3)SystemhasbeensetuptocreateautomaticallytheSupplierattheExpenseReportcreationtime,butitisnot
beingcreated
4)EmployeeTypeSuppliercannotbequeriedfromSuppliersform.
5)EmployeeTypeSuppliersarenotvisiblefromSuppliersformwhereasothertypesofsuppliersarevisible

CAUSE
TheCauseiscommonforalltheabovesymptoms
Bydefaultthecreation/updateofemployeesuppliersisdisabled.AspartofthefunctionaldesignforOArelease
12,onlyuserswhohaveaccesstothefunction:
POS_HT_SP_EMP_SUPPLIERcancreate/updateEmployeeTypeSuppliers.
POS_HT_SP_RO_EMP_SUPPLIERcanqueryEmployeeTypeSuppliers(readonlyaccess)

SOLUTION
Thefollowingsolutioncanbeappliedforalltheabovedetailedsymptoms
RunthescriptdetailedinNote:1385028.1R12Employee/StandardSupplierinquiry/Update
responsibilitysetupdiagnostictest.
Thisdiagnosticwillcheckthesetupforaresponsibilitytoverifyifthecorrectfunctionsareincluded/excluded
toachievesuppliercreation/inquiryaccess.

Afewsetupstepsmustbeimplementedtograntaccesstotherelevantfunction:
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1)Determinethespecificmenuattachedtotheproblematicresponsibility
Sysadmin>Responsibility>Define
Queryresponsibility
Takeanoteofthemenuassigned
2)NavigatetoSystemAdministrator>Application>Menu
Querythemenuattachedtotheresponsibility
3)Includethefunction:
Create/UpdateEmployeeSupplierDetails(POS_HT_SP_EMP_SUPPLIER)withthegrantflag
checkedinthemenuoftheresponsibilityforfullaccesstoemployeesuppliers.
or
ViewEmployeeSupplierDetails(POS_HT_SP_RO_EMP_SUPPLIER)withthegrantflagcheckedin
themenuoftheresponsibilityforreadonly/inquiryaccesstoemployeesuppliers.
AlternativelycheckthegrantflagforthefunctionPOS_HT_SP_EMP_SUPPLIERinthemenu
POS_HT_SP_FULL_ACCESS_MENU.Howeverthenallusersthatcancreatestandardsupplierwillalsobeable
tocreateemployeesupplier.
1.NavigatetoSystemAdministrator>Application>Menu
2.Queryforthemenu:POS_HT_SP_FULL_ACCESS_MENU
3.VerifytheFunction:Create/UpdateEmployeeSupplierDetails(POS_HT_SP_EMP_SUPPLIER)hasthe
"Grant"FlagChecked.Ifnot,checkitandcommitthechanges.
4.Thesystemwillnowrecompilethemenusthroughaconcurrentrequest.Recordtheconcurrentrequestid
andwaitforrequesttocomplete.
4)BouncetheApacheserversothattheFunctionSecurityrelatedcacheswillbeclearedand
theabovechangescantakeeffect.
IfBouncingtheApacheServerisnotanoptionusethefollowingalternativetoclearthecache:
1.Select'FunctionalAdministrator'asresponsibility
2.NavigatetoCoreServicestab
3.ClickonCachingFrameworkandTuninginthesidebar.
4.SearchallcacheswithApplicationNameofApplicationObjectLibrary.
5.SelectandclickClearCache.
NOTE:Pleaseclearallofthem,notjustthefirst20shown.

5)Retesttheissue

HowtoCreateEmployeeTypeSuppliers
1.Selectresponsibilitywithfullaccesstoemployeesuppliers
2.ChooseCreateSupplierbutton
3.SpecifytheSupplierTypeas'SupplierusedtoprocessexpensepaymentstoInternalEmployees'
4.ClickonOrganizationhyperlinkandseetheSupplierType:Employee
5.ClickonAddressBookhyperlinktoCreatetheSupplierAddressInformation.
HowtoSearchforSupplierType:Employee
1.Selectresponsibilitywithreadonly(orfull)accesstoemployeesuppliers

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1.Selectresponsibilitywithreadonly(orfull)accesstoemployeesuppliers
2.ClickonShowMoreOptions
3.Onthesearchpageenterafewcharacterstosearchforthedesiredsuppliername.
Example:ABC%
4.SelectSupplierTypeEmployeeandClickGO
5.AlltheemployeeswhichnamestartsasABCmustbedisplayed.

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REFERENCES
NOTE:433746.1R12:CanNotChangeSupplierTypeinCreateSupplierPage
NOTE:465326.1EmployeeTypeSuppliersAreNotVisible
BUG:5962865ONDEMAND:R12CANNOTMANUALLYCREATEANEMPLOYEEASASUPPLIER
NOTE:422613.1R12:Suppliersnotautomaticallybeingcreatedwhenrunningexpensereportexport
NOTE:422849.1R12:UnableToVieworCreateAnEmployeeTypeSupplierFromTheSuppliersForm
NOTE:433596.1R12:CreateASupplierFromAnEmployeeOptionNotAvailableInOARelease12
NOTE:1385028.1R12:Employee/StandardSupplierInquiry/UpdateResponsibilitySetupDiagnosticTest
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