Restirct Data of Business Area based on Operating Unit

Question

Hi,
I got two different responsibilities attached with two different Operating units assigned common standard business area Accounts Receivables. So i want to restrict data output based on Operating unit.
Your valuable inputs are highly appreciable.
Regards
Venkat,

Answer 1

Venkat.
Just to make sure I undertand you.
You have a responsibility called something like: AR_US and it's associated with an operating unit US. You have another responsibility called something like: AR_UK and it's associated with an operating unit UK.
1. If that's correct, then you could write 2 different workbooks where each one filters on what each responsibility is allowed to see and only share each workbook with the appropriate responsibility. Both responsibilities would be allowed to 'see' the same folder(s) in the EUL. The condition in each workbook (not the best option but done at many clients I've seen).
2. You could have a different business area for all folders for each responsibility. Then any report written against each one would just choose the appropriate folder (not the best option).
3. You could have one business area where you filter the data right on the folders in the EUL. Would require you to retrieve the current responsibility in the EUL, but not a problem. However, as hard coding the responsibilties at the folder level - not dynamic.
4. You could put the filtering in the actual database view. This is the slickest method as you only have one business area and any reports against the business area would simply filter the actual data on the row level. Additionally, any external query tool (ie: TOAD, etc.) would not see the data unless they set an environmental variable or comment out the security in the view. The easiest way to see how to do this is to copy the BIS format if you have BIS views installed in your organization (and are running Enterprise Suite (Apps)). Look at various views and look for near the end of the view code, a line such as: WHERE gl_security_package ...). That's where they do the filtering so you might want to see if there are any filtered accounts receiveable BIS views already doing this. (by the way, the BIS views you'll be looking for will be owned by APPS and start with: ARFG_
Russ