Why Base and interface tables mandatory column are differant ?

Question

Hi guys , i have load supplier into AP(ap_suppliers) through Interface table(ap_suppliers_int) but my confusion is that ap_suppliers have 8 mandatory columns but it's interface ap_suppliers_int have only 2 mandatory column.why?and also with these 2 columns record is successfully loaded into base so how it's get other mandatory columns value in base table or leave it .
Regards,
Shakeel khan
Edited by: shakeel khan on Mar 14, 2010 8:32 AM

Answer 1

Hi,
Refer to Oracle Payables Reference guide, section "Understanding the Suppliers Open Interface Tables"
Here is an extract:
The intent of the Supplier Open Interface Import is to emulate the entry of Suppliers,
Sites, and Contacts through the Supplier Entry form as closely as possible. As such,
there are many values that will be automatically defaulted if not provided by the user.
These defaults for Suppliers can come from AP_SYSTEM_PARAMETERS_ALL,
FINANCIALS_SYSTEM_PARAMS_ALL, PO_SYSTEM_PARAMETERS.ALL,
RCV_PARAMETERS, or hard-coded values. As these source tables are organized by
operating unit and the supplier data is not, the Suppliers Open Interface Import
program assigns a default organization to each run based on the responsibility of the
user initiating the concurrent request. This is necessary in order to determine which
default values to assign to supplier records.
The defaults for Supplier Sites generally come from the Supplier record. However, in
certain cases due to multiple organizations considerations, it is necessary to default
values for Supplier Sites from AP_SYSTEM_PARAMETERS_ALL or
FINANCIALS_SYSTEM_PARAMS_ALL.
J.