🚚 Essential Setups in Oracle Fusion SCM for Implementation

Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management (SCM) integrates key modules—Procurement, Inventory, Order Management, Logistics, and Manufacturing—to help implement a seamless enterprise process. These are the key setup tasks to complete in the Functional Setup Manager.

🔧 Core SCM Setup Tasks

Enterprise Structure Setup
Define Legal Entities, Business Units, Inventory Organizations (Warehouses), and Chart of Accounts.
Inventory Management Setup
Configure Organizations, Subinventories, Items, UOMs (Units of Measure), Transaction Defaults, and Receiving Parameters.
Product Information Management (PIM)
Set up Item Classes, Catalogs, Attributes, Item Rules, and Lifecycle Phases.
Procurement Setup
Register Suppliers, define Purchasing Categories, Approval Rules (BPM), and Document Preferences.
Order Management
Configure Order Types, Fulfillment Lines, Pricing Strategies, ATP rules, and Event Triggers.
Shipping & Logistics
Define Carrier options, Shipping parameters, Freight terms, and Delivery workflows.
Manufacturing Setup
Establish Work Centers, Resources, Routings, Operations, and Bill of Materials (BOMs).

🌐 Cross-Module Configuration Essentials

Value Sets – Used for Flexfields and validation logic.
DFF / KFF (Descriptive & Key Flexfields) – To capture custom business data fields.
Lookups – Custom dropdown options for wide-range data input.
Approval Rules – Configured via Oracle BPM for workflow automation.
Document Sequences – For invoice numbers, purchase orders, etc.

🔍 How to Access Setup Tasks

Navigate to Navigator → Setup and Maintenance
You must have the Application Implementation Consultant role to access task lists.

Select relevant SCM offerings (such as Inventory, Procurement, OM) and generate guided task lists that follow Oracle’s recommended implementation sequence.

📝 Best Practices for Smooth Implementation

Plan your enterprise structure (ledgers, business units, inventory orgs) in advance.
Complete foundational setup before configuring advanced modules.
Create standard item catalogs early to support functional processes.
Validate approval workflows and document routing in sandbox/UAT environments.
Use FBDI or REST API if you have bulk or ongoing data load requirements.
Document each configuration step along with screenshots and business context.
Review configurations regularly and plan for periodic audits.

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