Cross Application Preference Settings for BLAF Applications
31-Jul-2003
Betsy Beier

The two tables below list, respectively, preference settings applicable across the entire Oracle Application suite, and settings applicable to a specific application. Some have been implemented for applications (in OA), some are features that have been requested.

Application Suite Preferences
Preference Catagory Preference Setting Status/Priority Notes
Turn On/Off Application Features Confirmation Messages
  • Option 1 - Turn off all Confirmation Messages
  • Option 2 - Turn off all Confirmation Messages except if developer overrides certain cases.
  • Option 3 - [DEFAULT]show all Confirmation Messages
low 
(could have usability side effects...)
Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Turn On/Off Application Features Repeating Table Controls: Whether or not users want to see table controls that appear at the top of a table repeated at the bottom. low Will need UIX flexibility. This is a "nice to have but not urgent" feature.
Turn On/Off Application Features Whether or not users want to see a Review Page (Default = Yes) low Review Pages are not standard across all flows, but only used when necessary per task. Some teams (like HR) uses reviews all the time, some rarely. If feature is provided. needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Turn On/Off Application Features Whether or not to show Personalization options ?? Needs To Be Done At A Central Level In Code Such That Changing The Preference Will Affect All Applications.
Turn On/Off Application Features Accessibility Mode Setting: 
Ability to turn on/off application suite Sect 508 compliance. Current choices are: Screen Reader, Low Vision, Inaccessible.
high Accessibility mode adds extra code overhead to ensure compliancy with Section 508 standards. Other UI features may be affected as well, such as PPR usage and removal of redundant links. Possibly other accessibility mode features can be considered such as Secondary Windows Turned Off: an option allowing user to have items in a secondary windows appear in the primary window instead.
Display Default number of rows shown for all Tables across all applications (can be overridden by end-user table personazliation -Views.) low/medium (Since we allow these settings on a per table basis through table customization.) Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Display Branding Size (Regular, Medium, Small) medium Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Formatting Which Language the application should be viewed in (Default = US or local language)  (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Formatting Which Territory should be viewed in (Default = United States or local territory)  (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Formatting Date Format  (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Formatting Number Format (location of "," units delimiter in numbers) (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Formatting Time Format
     -12 hour vs. 24 hour
     - am vs. pm
     - Time Zone
medium Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Formatting Color Picker
RGB/HEX
low/medium Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Formatting Default Currency Display
(Default = Local currency based on locale)
low/medium Needs to be done at a central level in code such that changing the preference will affect all applications.
Formatting Number Format (positive and negative numbers) medium Negative Numbers can be shown as:
  -200
or
  <200>

positive numbers:
  200
  +200

Personal Settings Known As (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Personal Settings Password (Old, New, Repeat New)  (CURRENTLY IN OA)  
Notifications: Email Delivery Settings Email Notifications Type: View notification as HTML or plain text mail with HTML attachments (CURRENTLY IN OA)  

 

Application Specific Preferences
Preference Catagory Preference Setting Status/Priority Notes
Display Turn on/off Instruction Text
[Default = On]
High Targeted 11.5.10
Display Turn on/off Key Notation
[Default = On]
High Targeted 11.5.10
Display Turn on/off Hints
[Default = On]
High Targeted 11.5.10
Display Turn on/off Tips
[Default = On]
High Targeted 11.5.10