How to restricting comepetncy based on grade

Question

Hi,
We have a requirement to restrict the comepetncy displayed after seraching by employees to those valid for its grade.
Navigation -
Employee Self-Service -> Competency Profile -> Add Comnpetency -> Find Competencies -> Search
Is there anyway to restrict this based on the grade of the employee.
If so, what kind of setup is required in the Competency KFF?
I tried defining a DFF segment for competency and attaching a grade to the segment. So each cometency will hold the grade for which it is valid ( assuming a 1-1 mapping between each grade and competency )
And then I tried to restrict the result of the query by using OA framework and adding a where clause to the View Object dynamically. But it doesn't work.
i will post the OA Framework part of my post in OA Framework forum, but in general is there a way to achieve this requirement.
Thanks,
-Deb

Answer 1

You've pretty much done what I would have tried first (except I am no good at OAF so would have asked a technical buddy).
There is no way to link Competences to grade.
Depending on how many grades you have, you might like to define one Competence Type, each type mapping onto each grade, and then associate the competencies to the type. I believe Types can then share some common competencies if there is crossover. Types will be easier to write SQL off of but you'd still have to customise your VO. It also makes it really easy for employees to search for the correct one.
By the way, storing the grade on the competence keyflex effectively makes it part of the competence name which may start to look clunky in self service. I'd consider sticking the grade on the Competence flexfield which will also make your SQL easier to write as well as streamlining your competence name (I find querying on keyflex segments a bit of a chore).
Last resort is you could simply code some PL/SQL in a user hook to error if the employee tries to add a competence that is not appropriate for their grade.