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Overview

The AR_LOCATION_VALUES view is a critical data object within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.1.1 and 12.2.2, specifically architected for the Receivables (AR) module. It serves as a standardized interface for querying the hierarchical structure of location values, such as countries, states, and cities, defined within the Trading Community Architecture (TCA). This view translates the complex, normalized geography data stored in the HZ_GEOGRAPHIES table into a format that aligns with the AR Location Flexfield (ID_FLEX_CODE='RLOC'). Its primary role is to support the validation and display of location segments within AR forms and reports, ensuring data integrity and consistency across customer and site addresses.

Key Information Stored

The view consolidates data from multiple TCA and Application Object Library (FND) tables, presenting key location attributes. Important columns include LOCATION_SEGMENT_ID (the unique GEOGRAPHY_ID), LOCATION_SEGMENT_QUALIFIER (the GEOGRAPHY_TYPE, e.g., COUNTRY, STATE), and LOCATION_SEGMENT_VALUE (the GEOGRAPHY_NAME). The hierarchical relationship is established through PARENT_SEGMENT_ID, which links a child geography to its parent. The LOCATION_STRUCTURE_ID column ties the data to a specific Location Flexfield structure. The view also exposes standard WHO columns (CREATED_BY, CREATION_DATE), REQUEST_ID for concurrent program tracking, and fifteen descriptive flexfield ATTRIBUTE columns for extensibility. The COUNTRY_CODE is a direct denormalization from the source geography record.

Common Use Cases and Queries

This view is predominantly used for populating list of values (LOVs) and validation within AR transactions and customer data entry. A common reporting use case is to generate a hierarchical list of all valid location values for a given structure. For example, to list all states and their cities for a specific country within a given flexfield structure, one might query:

• SELECT location_segment_value, parent_segment_id FROM apps.ar_location_values WHERE location_structure_id = &structure_num AND location_segment_qualifier IN ('STATE','CITY') ORDER BY parent_segment_id, location_segment_value;

Another typical pattern is to join this view to customer site data (HZ_CUST_SITE_USES_ALL, HZ_CUST_ACCT_SITES_ALL) to report on customer distribution by geography, leveraging the standardized location values for consistent grouping and filtering in analytical queries.

Related Objects

AR_LOCATION_VALUES is intrinsically linked to the TCA foundation and the Flexfield architecture. Its primary source tables are HZ_GEOGRAPHIES and HZ_RELATIONSHIPS, which store the master geography data and hierarchical links. It depends on FND_ID_FLEX_SEGMENTS and FND_SEGMENT_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES to map geography types to specific segments of the 'RLOC' flexfield. This view is a core component for the AR Location Flexfield validation and is referenced by underlying AR forms and APIs that require validated location data. Related key views include FND_FLEX_VALUE_SETS and FND_FLEX_VALUES, though AR_LOCATION_VALUES provides the specific TCA-geography implementation for Receivables.