A valueset is a group of valid values that can be used for validation or to retrieve data. There are five types of valuesets: format only, independent, dependent, subset, and table. Table valuesets retrieve values from application tables and can be used in formulas and extracts when no database item exists. SQL queries can retrieve valueset details from the FND_FLEX_VALUE_SETS and FND_FLEX_VALUES tables and retrieve data from application tables for table valuesets.

1. Valuesets in Fusion
Here is the agenda for this post:
 What is Valueset?
 Types ofValuesets
 Creating Valueset
 Use Casesfor Valuesets
 SQL Queries to pull data from Valuesets
What is a Valueset?
A value set is a group of valid values that can be used to assign valid values to a flexfield segment or do
some validations in Fast Formulas or retrieve some content in HCM Extracts where the data base item is
not available. Task name to be used to create Valuesets "Manage Valuesets"under Setup and
Maintenance.
Types of Valuesets:
There are five types of Valuesets and they are listed below:
 Format Only
 Independent
 Dependent
 Subset
 Table
Format Only Valueset:
The format only validation type enables end users to enter any value, as long as it meets your specified
formatting rules. That is, the value must not exceed the maximum length you define for your value set,
and it must meet any format requirements for that value set.
Ex:

2. Independent Valueset:
Independent valueset is used to validate input against a list that isn't stored in an application table, and not
dependent on a subset of another independent value set.
Ex: Valueset Details:
Values:
Dependent Valueset:
The available values in a dependent list and the meaning of a given value depend on which value was
selected for the independently validated segment. For every independent value from parent value set, we
can add one/many values in the dependent value set. For example, the valid holidays depend on which
country you are in

3. Ex: Valueset Details:
Values:

4. Subset Valueset:
Subset Valueset is used to limit the list of values based on a valueset. However instead of creating a new
valueset, we can re-use the existing independent valueset for values and choose the values that you want
to create for the subset valueset.
Ex: Valueset Details:
Values:
Table Valueset:
Table Valueset is used when the values you want to use are already maintained in an application table, such
as a table of vendor names. Specify the table column that contains the valid value. You can optionally specify
the description and ID columns, a WHERE clause to limit the values to use for your set, and an ORDER BY
clause.
Ex:

5. Use Cases for Valuesets:
 All types of Valuesets can be used to validate the data for the flex field segments (DFF, EFF and
KFF),
 Only Table type Valuesets are used to get data from the application tables and then they can be
used in the fast formulas when there are NO database items defined.
 Only Table type Valuesets are used to get data in HCM Extracts when database items are not
defined.
SQL Queries to pull data from Valuesets:
FND_FLEX_VALUE_SETS (holds value set property related details)
FND_FLEX_VALUES (holds actualvalues)
Independent Valueset Details SQL:
SELECT ffvs.flex_value_set_id
,ffvs.flex_value_set_name
,ffvs.description set_description
,ffvs.validation_type
,ffv.flex_value_id
,ffv.flex_value
,ffvt.flex_value_meaning
,ffvt.description value_description
FROM fnd_flex_value_sets ffvs
,fnd_flex_values ffv
,fnd_flex_values_tl ffvt
WHERE ffvs.flex_value_set_id = ffv.flex_value_set_id
AND ffv.flex_value_id = ffvt.flex_value_id
AND ffvt.LANGUAGE = USERENV('LANG')
AND TRUNC(SYSDATE) BETWEEN NVL(ffv.start_date_active, trunc(SYSDATE))
AND NVL(ffv.end_date_active, trunc(SYSDATE + 1))
AND ffvs.flex_value_set_name = 'XX_VALIDATION_VS'

6. Table Based Valueset Details SQL:
SELECT ffvs.flex_value_set_name
,(
'select ' || ffvt.value_column_name || (
CASE
WHEN ffvt.meaning_column_name IS NOT NULL
THEN ', ' || ffvt.meaning_column_name
END
) || (
CASE
WHEN ffvt.ID_COLUMN_NAME IS NOT NULL
THEN ', ' || ffvt.ID_COLUMN_NAME
END
) || ' from ' || ffvt.application_table_name || ' ' ||
ffvt.additional_where_clause
) SQL_Query
FROM fnd_flex_value_sets ffvs
,fnd_flex_validation_tables ffvt
WHERE ffvs.flex_value_set_id = ffvt.flex_value_set_id