What is the difference between Menus and Permission Sets?
We bundle up permissions into Named Sets, which can be defined for two purposes: as Menus and/or Permission Sets. Each Named Set can also contain other Named Sets. Menus are defined for navigation purposes and group User Interface (UI) pages into functional areas. Users access Menus by selecting Responsibilities. Each menu item maps to a permission which optionally may be granted to the user as part of the menu / responsibility assignment. Menu items that are not granted as part of the menu / responsibility assignment will not be rendered unless the user is granted the permission separately. Permission Sets are granted to users or roles independently of menus / responsibilities. Permission Sets are granted to users in order to enable menu items and other operations (functions) that should not be available to all users assigned a given menu / responsibility. Permission Sets are granted to users or roles through Permission Assignments, or what in Oracle Applications we have been referrin