11G Pivot Query with Oracle EBS

Question

Hello all,
We are trying to use the 11G pivot query function with data from Oracle E-Business Suite. We have an 11G database installed with our Oracle APEX. We cannot seem to get the pivot function to work. At a glance, would anyone be able to see any glaring errors in our syntax. I am not certain it is possible to provide test data so...
We are trying to have column headings with the Period Names SEP-08 OCT-08 NOV-08, with rows of segment2 007751 and accounted_dr as the dataset.
When we run the sql we get an error ORA-00904: "PERIOD_NAME": invalid identifier.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
select * from (
select segment2, accounted_dr, period_name
from gl_je_lines a, gl_code_combinations b
where b.code_combination_id = a.code_combination_id
and segment2 = '007751')
pivot
sum(accounted_dr)
for period_name in ('SEP-08','OCT-08','NOV-08')
group by segment2, period_name

Answer 1

lilhelp wrote:
Hello all,
We are trying to use the 11G pivot query function with data from Oracle E-Business Suite. We have an 11G database installed with our Oracle APEX. We cannot seem to get the pivot function to work. At a glance, would anyone be able to see any glaring errors in our syntax. I am not certain it is possible to provide test data Why not?
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We are trying to have column headings with the Period Names SEP-08 OCT-08 NOV-08, with rows of segment2 007751 and accounted_dr as the dataset.
When we run the sql we get an error ORA-00904: "PERIOD_NAME": invalid identifier.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
select * from (
select segment2, accounted_dr, period_name
from gl_je_lines a, gl_code_combinations b
where b.code_combination_id = a.code_combination_id
and segment2 = '007751')
pivot
sum(accounted_dr)
for period_name in ('SEP-08','OCT-08','NOV-08')
group by segment2, period_nameDon't use GROUP BY. When you use PIVOT, the grouping is implied by what is in the PIVOT clause and what is not.
Try this:
select    *
from        (
       select  segment2
       ,       accounted_dr
       ,       period_name
       from       gl_je_lines          a
       ,       gl_code_combinations     b
       where       b.code_combination_id = a.code_combination_id
       and       segment2 = '007751'
pivot       (
       sum (accounted_dr)
       for period_name in ('SEP-08','OCT-08','NOV-08')
;which is just your posted query without the GROUP BY clause.