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Can We Increase The Size Of Segment In The Chart Of Accounts And What Is The Impact (Doc ID 2181168.1)

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Goal
Solution

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Oracle Fusion General Ledger Cloud Service - Version 11.1.11.1.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL

we need to change the existing size of 2 of the spare segments in the chart of accounts to increase the size by 1 character in
each segment, and if so what impact will this have on transactions that are currently entered in the system with segments that
have fewer characters

SOLUTION

- Development conformed that the Increase of the segment size is not supported once the COA is used in the setup

- Refer to this following documentation as well:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E15586_01/fusionapps.1111/e20374/F484498AN122F4.htm#F484339AN1293F

Q: How can I change segments in an existing chart of accounts structure?

A: "The chart of accounts structure and chart of accounts structure instance are fundamental constructs in the Oracle Fusion
General Ledger accounting setup and cannot be
altered once they are in use. The number of segments, the segments' order, each segment's label, length, type, and value set
assignment are not updateable. These components set the foundation upon which accounting data is recorded for ledgers
that use them. Careful and thoughtful planning must precede all decisions pertaining to defining the chart of accounts."

- You need to create a new COA with value set desired.

COA definition being the core setup entity referenced across several products, any changes to it once it is being used are not
supported. There is no easy way to identify all the impacted areas of the core setup entity changes. For ex: Balancing Segment
and Management Segment information is stamped in Ledger Definition during its creation. Changing Balancing/Management
Segment after ledger creation will break GL. Similarly there would be references to cost center segment in various products
and changing the COA definition will affect all those.
It does mean that you cannot do it but you will be on your own if problems arise.

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