Locations

You define a location for each address your enterprise uses. Give each location a short name and then assign it to an individual organization or to an employee. A location is easier to type than a full address, especially if many employees or organizations use it. If several organizations are located at the same address, you assign the corresponding location to each organization.

For example, if WHQ is the location for World Headquarters and West is the location for a West coast office, you assign all organizations at World Headquarters the location WHQ, and all organizations at the West coast office the location West.

You can use locations for reporting purposes. For example, you might assign one location to your corporate headquarters and another location to your large branch office on the East coast. Both of these organizations may include several subordinate organizations. You can create custom reports using these locations, such as one that breaks down the total revenue by the location of a project-owning organization.

You can reuse previous locations or create new locations. Any user can access location information when prompted for a location anywhere within the application. However, you can add only city and states, not countries.

Example: Fremont Corporation Locations

Fremont Corporation’s Oracle Projects implementation team defines the following locations:

• HQ: Fremont’s corporate headquarters, where most of its organizations are located
• East: The East coast field office of the Fremont Construction business unit
• International: The International field office of the Fremont Construction business unit

The location details are shown in the following table:

Related Topics

Defining Organizations

Site Locations, Oracle HRMS Enterprise and Workforce Management Guide