Display Issues in Descriptive Flexfield(DFF)

Hi,
I have two issues in using a DFF seeded by Oracle HRMS(DFF Title: Personal Address Information and DFF name: Address Structure) in my custom OA Page.
Issue 1
When the custom OA page is rendered automatically the first record in the DFF table is shown. This is because the flexfield VO is based on the DFF table PER_ADDRESSES. But my requirement is i have to show the value of context field(Address Style) by default as United States but other DFF columns(like address, city, zip code...) should be rendered but be blank so that the user would be able to enter the values. How could i achieve this?
Issue 2
How can i save the values entered by the user for the above flexfield to the database. Should the values be sent as an array? Any sample code would be helpful. Similar question has been raised in the following thread but no solution has been given,
Saving Values Of DFF in Database
Thanks, Suresh.

Suresh,
For Issue 1, you just need to initialize the VO associated to the DFF. While initializing make sure you set the AttributeCategory to US. Then find the corresponding Address style by querying fnd_territories. Set the address style in the Address VO. OA shall take care of DFF rendering.

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Tab Actions:
Object type: Global Variable
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You are kidding? It took me about 3 minutes to scroll down on my tab to get to the triplex button!
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A few points here:
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I wont be able to comment on it with certainity.
You can perform a trial and error run by doing the following:
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2nd case: i would recommend you to run the Jounral Import by setting the Descriptive Flexfield Import as Yes and with validations and by making the changes in the code.
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DESCRIPTIVE FLEXFIELD의 REFERENCE FIELD추가방법

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작성날짜 : 2004-05-20
DESCRIPTIVE FLEXFIELD의 REFERENCE FIELD추가방법
==========================================
PURPOSE
Descriptive Flexfield의 기능 중 Reference Field를 사용하기 위해서는
원하는 Form Block의 Field를 Reference Field로 등록해야 한다.
Explanation
1. Place cursor in the form field which you want to use as a Reference field.
2. Select Help > Tools > Examine from the menu in order to obtain the <
Value>.
3. The (N) Setup > Flexfields > Descriptive > Segments form Context
Field
Value Code for the DFF must = <Value>
4. Register the <Block>.<Field> as a Reference Field in the
(N)Setup > Flexfields > Descriptive > Register form.
5. Pick registered Reference Field from the LOV in the
relevant (N) Setup > Flexfields > Descriptive > Segments form.
즉, 원하는 Form의 Field에 마우스를 가져다 놓고,
Help -> Tools -> Examine화면의 Block과 Field이름을 확인한 후
Reference Field등록하는 화면에 그 Block.Field를 등록하면 된다.
Reference Documents
Note : 144227.1

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I believe you should not delete a DFF, instead you will have to disable it.
Note: 176867.1 - Oracle Applications Flexfields Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- 5. Can I delete a descriptive flexfield?
https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_database_id=NOT&p_id=176867.1
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