Oracle APPS Field Tab issue

Question

Hi,
I am working in Oracle APPS 11i. In the inventory module a user have entered the values of all inv category flexfield segments.One category segment OTHERS has a problem in some of its values.
When I tried to enter the category codes records, in the category flexfield column this segment OTHERS has certain values that tabs automatically to the next category segment/field.
What causes this ? and how can I solve it?
Please help...

Answer 1

Hi,
I don't think it is possible to enter a TAB character into the EBS by typing it (it would simply cause the cursor to go to the next field). But you can enter a TAB by copying and pasting a text that contain the character. You can also do that when uploading data automatically to the database.
The TAB character is Ascii 9, so you can find all the records with it in a column by executing this query in the DB:
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> LIKE '%' || CHR(9) || '%'If you get just a few records, I would suggest to change them manually through the EBS. If you prefer to do it automatically:
UPDATE <table>
SET <column> = REPLACE(<column>,CHR(9),NULL)
WHERE <column> LIKE '%' || CHR(9) || '%'Verify also if that value has been used somewhere else in the application. If so you should change it too to keep consistency.
Hope it helps.