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Overview

PO_LOCATIONS_VAL_V is an Oracle E-Business Suite view owned by the APPS schema and delivered as part of the Purchasing (PO) product family. It is classified in the ETRM repository as a retrofitted validation view, a designation that indicates the object was carried forward from earlier releases and is retained to preserve backward compatibility for forms, reports, and custom code that reference it. The view exposes a filtered, denomination-neutral list of valid locations — addresses and site definitions that are active as of the current system date — together with the site-purpose flags that determine how each location may be used in procurement and receiving transactions.

Functionally, the view answers the recurring validation question of which locations are currently usable, and for what purpose. It is commonly used as a validation source for location flexfields, purchasing document defaults, and receiving and invoicing setups, and it is frequently referenced by custom reports and integrations that need a denormalized view of location data without joining multiple HR and inventory objects directly.

Underlying Base Objects

The view is defined over HR_LOCATIONS, selecting location code, identifiers, descriptive attributes, site-purpose flags, address components, telephone numbers, tax name, and the designated receiver, and filtering with the predicate SYSDATE < NVL(INACTIVE_DATE, SYSDATE+1). The effect is that a location appears in the result set only while it is active; once its inactive date passes, it is excluded. Because the view is a thin projection over HR_LOCATIONS, no data is materialized and no additional storage is consumed.

Metadata also identifies HR_GENERAL, the HR general utility package, as a referenced base object. This dependency typically supports the derivation of address and site attributes — for example, formatting and validating address components and location names — as well as the flag semantics used by the validation layer. Dependencies on HR_LOCATIONS and the HR general package mean the view must be treated as part of the HR foundation layer even though it is consumed by Purchasing, and any change to HR location structures or the HR_GENERAL package can affect its behavior.

Key Columns

  • LOCATION_ID and LOCATION_CODE: The primary identifier and the user-facing short name of the location. These are the columns most often used in lookup and validation logic.
  • IN_ORGANIZATION_FLAG: The flag directly referenced in the user's search. It indicates whether the location is associated with an inventory organization, identifying locations that are internal to the enterprise rather than external supplier or customer addresses. It is central to distinguishing internal receiving and stocking locations from third-party sites.
  • SHIP_TO_SITE_FLAG, BILL_TO_SITE_FLAG, RECEIVING_SITE_FLAG, OFFICE_SITE_FLAG: Site-purpose flags that declare which business functions the location may serve — shipping destinations, invoicing addresses, receiving destinations, and internal office locations respectively.
  • SHIP_TO_LOCATION_ID and INVENTORY_ORGANIZATION_ID: The associated ship-to location and inventory organization, linking the address to the stocking or delivery organization used in purchasing and receiving.
  • DESIGNATED_RECEIVER_ID: The person or employee designated to receive goods at the location.
  • TAX_NAME: The tax designation associated with the location.
  • Address and contact columns (ADDRESS_LINE_1 through TELEPHONE_NUMBER_3, TOWN_OR_CITY, COUNTRY): The denormalized postal and telephone details used in printed purchasing documents and supplier-facing reports.

Common Use Cases and Queries

The view supports validation of location values in purchasing setups, selection of internal receiving or inventory locations, and reporting of active ship-to and bill-to addresses. A typical query retrieving internal inventory locations by organization might read:

SELECT location_id, location_code, description
FROM po_locations_val_v
WHERE in_organization_flag = 'Y'
AND inventory_organization_id = :org_id;
AND ship_to_site_flag = 'Y';

To list all active receiving locations with address detail for a report:

SELECT location_code, description, address_line_1, town_or_city, region_1, postal_code
FROM po_locations_val_v
WHERE receiving_site_flag = 'Y'
ORDER BY location_code;

Because the view already filters inactive locations, applications need only add purpose flags and organization criteria. Teams should note that the flag values stored in HR_LOCATIONS are typically 'Y' or 'N', so predicates should follow that convention, and any custom code should be validated against the exact flag semantics in use in the target environment.