CROSS VALIDATION RULE (VS) SECURITY RULE - GL ebs R12

Cross Validation Rule (Vs) Security Rule

In EBS Oracle R12, Many Users have confusion in between security rule and cross validation rule.

In this Article we will discuss the Major differences in Security Rule and Cross Validation Rule

CROSS VALIDATION RULE

SECURITY RULE 

Security Rule

Cross Validation Rule

·      Rule restrict only one segment values at a time but you can applied multiple rule to restrict multiple segment ·      It applies at responsibilities level ·      Cross validation rules prevent all the responsibilities/users entering invalid account combinations ·      It can work only few users or some specific user ·      As responsibility assigned to user therefore specified User can not view segment value when rule applied. ·      It determines the accounting transaction user can view at different levels of hierarchy, such as at Site Level -->Application Level --> Responsibility Level --> User level.

·      Rule restrict more than one segment values at a time ·      It applies at COA or Accounting Key Flexfield level ` ·      Security rules are attached to specific responsibilities to prevent using few of the segment values for a segment ·      It works on all users not the specific user ·      User can not view restricted segment value when rule applied. ·      Cross validation rules prevent all the responsibilities level /users entering invalid account combinations