Why is one global DFF(Character type) visible while another global DFF(DateTime type) is not?

Summary:

Hello Everyone,

We are facing an unusual visibility behavior with Global Descriptive Flexfields (DFFs) configured on the Shipment Line (WSH Delivery Detail) object in Oracle Fusion.

In the Shipment Line DFF setup, we have:

• Two Global Segments:
  • InvoiceNumber → Character type → Visible in GET response
  • SalesDate → DateTime type → Not visible in GET response
• One Context-Sensitive Segment:
  • Context: XXTEST
  • Segment: XXTEST1

Even though both InvoiceNumber and SalesDate are defined as Global DFFs, only the Character-type global DFF (InvoiceNumber) appears in the REST GET response.
The DateTime global DFF (SalesDate) does not appear for non‑AIC users.

When the AIC (Application Implementation Consultant) role is used: