Getting Started in Oracle Applications

To log on to Oracle Applications:
1. Enter your username in the User Name field.
Attention: Do not press [Enter] after entering each item, as [Enter]
is normally used to accept the default button. Instead, use [Tab] or
the mouse to navigate between fields.
2. Enter your password in the Password field.
3. Choose Connect.
Notice your password does not appear as you type it, to prevent
others from seeing it. Keep your password confidential to prevent
access to Oracle Applications by unauthorized users.



From the main tab on your personal homepage you can access a
list of links to your responsibilities.
A responsibility is a level of authority in Oracle Applications that lets
you access only those Oracle Applications functions and data
appropriate to fulfill your role in an organization. Each responsibility
allows access to:
• A specific application or applications, such as Oracle General
Ledger or Oracle Planning.
• A set of books, such as U.S. Operations or German Sales or an
organization, such as New York Manufacturing or New York
Distribution.
• A restricted list of windows that you can navigate to; for
example, a responsibility may allow certain Oracle Planning
users to enter forecast items, but not enter master demand
schedule items.
• A restricted list of functions you can perform. For example, two
responsibilities may have access to the same window, but one
responsibility’s window may have additional function buttons
that the other responsibility’s window does not have.
• Reports in a specific application; your system administrator can
assign groups of reports to one or more responsibilities, so the
responsibility you choose determines the reports you can submit.
Each user has at least one responsibility and several users can share the
same responsibility.

Two Types of Responsibilities
The Navigate region may contain links to Self–Service Web applications
as well as Forms–based applications. Forms–based responsibilities
launch Oracle Applications Forms.
For information about Oracle Self–Service Web Applications, see
Personal Homepage in Oracle Self–Service Web Applications: page
B – 2.
You will see a link for each responsibility assigned to you.

To choose a Forms–based responsibility:
Simply click on a link in the Navigate region of your Personal
Homepage. Doing this will open the Oracle Applications
Navigator window for the responsibility you have chosen.
For more information about the Navigator Window, see Opening a
Form from the Navigator Window: page 1 – 10.
Note: If your system administrator assigns you just one
Forms–based responsibility with no other options on your
homepage, your responsibility will launch when you sign on.
If you are assigned one Self–Service responsibility with many
functions, and you have no other options on your personal
homepage, your responsibility’s list of functions will display as
if you had clicked the link.
If you are assigned one Self–Service responsibility with just one
function, and you have no other options on your personal
homepage, your function will launch automatically when you
sign on.

Setting your Preferences through the Personal Homepage
There are several choices you can make about how you want to view
information in Oracle Applications. These choices include languages,
date formats, and number formats.
To access your preferences, choose the Preferences link in the Favorites
region of your personal homepage.
 To select your language
• Click on the drop down list labeled ”Language.”
• Select the language in which you prefer to work. You will see
screens, reports, and some data in the language you choose.
 To select your date format
• Click on the drop down list labeled ”Date Format.”
• Select the format in which you would like to view dates.
 To select your number format
• Click on the drop down list labeled ”Number Format”
• Select the format in which you would like to view numbers.
Attention: Currently only the US number format is
recognized in Oracle self–service applications.
For information about Oracle Self Service Web Applications, see
Personal Homepage in Oracle Self–Service Web Applications: page
B – 2.