About VO Substitution

Hi
I am doing View object substitution on one of the Oracle Seeded page.
The page is /oracle/apps/imc/customer/account/createupdate/webui/IMCAuCreateCustAccount
The View Object Name is
/oracle/apps/imc/customer/account/createupdate/server/IMCAuPersonCustAccountsVO
and second one is
/oracle/apps/imc/customer/account/createupdate/server/IMCAuOrgCustAccountsVO
The problem is when i redirect to this page it gives me a null pointer exception in createAccount of Applicaiton Module IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl
public String createAccount(String s, String s1)
Diagnostic.println("Inside IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.createAccount()");
OAViewObject oaviewobject = null;
if("ORGANIZATION".equals(s1))
oaviewobject = (OAViewObject)findViewObject("IMCAuOrgCustAccountsVO");
else
oaviewobject = (OAViewObject)findViewObject("IMCAuPersonCustAccountsVO");
Diagnostic.println("IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.createAccount(). createRow()");
Row row = oaviewobject.createRow();
String s2 = row.getAttribute("CustCustAccountId").toString();
row.setAttribute("PartyPartyId", s);
row.setAttribute("CustStatus", "A");
row.setAttribute("GenerateCustomerNumber", getGenerateCustNumber());
Diagnostic.println("IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.createAccount(). account insertRow(), accountId= " + s2);
oaviewobject.insertRow(row);
oaviewobject.first();
return s2;
i dont know on which line i get NullPointerException but i am sure in this menthod i get the error.
i just want to know that when we do View Object Substitution, do we need to modify Applicaiton Module code too.
Could you please throw any points?
Regards
Hitesh

Below is the error stack
java.lang.NullPointerException
     at oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.server.IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.createAccount(IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.java:67)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(OAUtility.java:190)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(OAUtility.java:153)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl.invokeMethod(OAApplicationModuleImpl.java:750)
     at oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.webui.IMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.processRequest(IMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.java:83)
     at lf.oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.webui.LFIMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.processRequest(LFIMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.java:23)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:587)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageLayoutHelper.processRequest(OAPageLayoutHelper.java:1136)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.layout.OAPageLayoutBean.processRequest(OAPageLayoutBean.java:1569)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:959)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:926)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:646)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.form.OAFormBean.processRequest(OAFormBean.java:385)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:959)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:926)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:646)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.OABodyBean.processRequest(OABodyBean.java:353)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.processRequest(OAPageBean.java:2336)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:1735)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:509)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:430)
     at oa_html._OA._jspService(_OA.java:84)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.HttpJsp.service(HttpJsp.java:119)
     at oracle.jsp.app.JspApplication.dispatchRequest(JspApplication.java:417)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.doDispatch(JspServlet.java:267)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:186)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:156)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:588)
     at oracle.jsp.provider.Jsp20RequestDispatcher.forward(Jsp20RequestDispatcher.java:162)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.OraclePageContext.forward(OraclePageContext.java:187)
     at oa_html._OA._jspService(_OA.java:94)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.HttpJsp.service(HttpJsp.java:119)
     at oracle.jsp.app.JspApplication.dispatchRequest(JspApplication.java:417)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.doDispatch(JspServlet.java:267)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:186)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:156)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:588)
     at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.processRequest(JServConnection.java:456)
     at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.run(JServConnection.java:294)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
java.lang.NullPointerException
     at oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.server.IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.createAccount(IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.java:67)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(OAUtility.java:190)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(OAUtility.java:153)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl.invokeMethod(OAApplicationModuleImpl.java:750)
     at oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.webui.IMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.processRequest(IMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.java:83)
     at lf.oracle.apps.imc.customer.account.createupdate.webui.LFIMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.processRequest(LFIMCAuCreateCustAccountCO.java:23)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:587)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageLayoutHelper.processRequest(OAPageLayoutHelper.java:1136)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.layout.OAPageLayoutBean.processRequest(OAPageLayoutBean.java:1569)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:959)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:926)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:646)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.form.OAFormBean.processRequest(OAFormBean.java:385)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:959)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:926)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:646)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:247)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.OABodyBean.processRequest(OABodyBean.java:353)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.processRequest(OAPageBean.java:2336)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:1735)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:509)
     at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageBean.preparePage(OAPageBean.java:430)
     at oa_html._OA._jspService(_OA.java:84)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.HttpJsp.service(HttpJsp.java:119)
     at oracle.jsp.app.JspApplication.dispatchRequest(JspApplication.java:417)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.doDispatch(JspServlet.java:267)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:186)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:156)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:588)
     at oracle.jsp.provider.Jsp20RequestDispatcher.forward(Jsp20RequestDispatcher.java:162)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.OraclePageContext.forward(OraclePageContext.java:187)
     at oa_html._OA._jspService(_OA.java:94)
     at oracle.jsp.runtime.HttpJsp.service(HttpJsp.java:119)
     at oracle.jsp.app.JspApplication.dispatchRequest(JspApplication.java:417)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.doDispatch(JspServlet.java:267)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:186)
     at oracle.jsp.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:156)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:588)
     at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.processRequest(JServConnection.java:456)
     at org.apache.jserv.JServConnection.run(JServConnection.java:294)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
I decompiled IMCAuCustAccountAMImpl.class but line no 67 points to following line
OAViewObject oaviewobject = (OAViewObject)findViewObject("IMCAuCustAccountsVO"); which is in method initQuery()
I have not done anything to IMCAuCustAccountsVO
so i am not able to find out where it is failing.
Regards
Hitesh

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SQL> /
Function created.The ":1" is the bind variable in the query.
If you examine queries running in the database you will typically see bind variables represented as :1, :2, :3 and so on, though it could be anything preceded by a ":" such as :A, :B, :C, :X, :FRED, :SOMETHING etc.
When the query is passed to the SQL engine (in this case by the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement), the query is parsed and optimised and the best execution plan determined. It doesn't need to know what that value is yet to determine the best plan. Then when the query is actually executed, the value that has been bound in (in this case with the USING part of the execute immediate statement) is used within the execution of the query to fetch the required data.
The advantage of using bind variables is that, if the same query is executed multiple times with different values being bound in, then the same execution plan is used because the query itself hasn't actually changed (so no hard parsing and determining the best plan has to be performed, saving time and resources).
Another example of using bind variable is this:
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 create or replace function myfn(p_deptno in number) return varchar2 is
2    v_dname varchar2(20);
3 begin
4    select dname
5    into   v_dname
6    from   dept
7    where deptno = p_deptno;
8    return v_dname;
9* end;
SQL> /
Function created.Now, this isn't immediately obvious, but what we have here is the ability of the PL langauge to seamlessly integrate SQL within it (giving us PL/SQL). It looks as though we just have an SQL statement in our code, but in reality, the PL engine parses the query and supplies the query to the SQL engine with a bind variable placeholder for where the PL variable (parameter p_deptno in this case) is within it. So the SQL engine will get a query like...
select dname
from   dept
where deptno = :1and then the PL engine will handle the binding of the value (p_deptno) into that query when it executes it, as well as dealing with the returning value being put INTO the PL variable v_dname. Again the SQL supplied to the SQL engine can be optimised and re-used by code because it isn't hard coded with values.
So, here, the binding of values is implicit because the PL engine is removing the need for us to have to code them explicitly.
The other advantage of using bind variables is that you don't have to worry about the datatypes.
Often we see people creating code such as this (going back to a similar dynamic SQL example)...
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 create or replace function myfn(p_hiredate in date) return number is
2    v_empno number;
3    v_sql   varchar2(32767);
4 begin
5    v_sql := 'select empno from emp where hiredate = to_date('||to_char(p_hiredate,'DD/MM/YYYY')||',''DD/MM/YYYY'')';
6    execute immediate v_sql into v_empno;
7    return v_empno;
8* end;
SQL> /
Function created.... where the developer is trying to concatenate in a date or varchar variable with the appropriate single quotes and formatting required to make the SQL make sense. Not only does that prevent the SQL explain plan from being re-used with different values, but it makes the code hard to maintain and get right in the first place (as well as leaving things open to SQL injection)
But, with bind variable, that's not necessary... simply doing...
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 create or replace function myfn(p_hiredate in date) return number is
2    v_empno number;
3    v_sql   varchar2(32767);
4 begin
5    v_sql := 'select empno from emp where hiredate = :1';
6    execute immediate v_sql into v_empno using p_hiredate;
7    return v_empno;
8* end;
SQL> /
Function created.... is all that is needed.
The SQL engine knows that it is expecting a DATE datatype for the value because of what it's being compared against, and the USING statement is supplying a value of DATE datatype. No messy need to play with date formats or quotes etc. it just simply works. (and the same with other datatypes).
So, that's bind variables. In summary they are placeholders in queries that allow SQL queries to be soft parsed rather than hard parsed when the query is re-used, help prevent SQL injection, and allow for the values to be supplied easily and seamlessly by the issuing code.

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1.) Two products are involved in an active 1:1 Subst. of Remanufactured Products "Replacement Type" in the Interchangeability UI (/n/INCMD/UI). One would be the predecessor Reman product and one would be the successor Seed product.
2.) Let's say supplier capacity is in weekly periods in the SPRO configuration of 1 piece for each week for 52 weeks.
3.) When recalculating the DRP Matrix for the predecessor product, how does the substitution of remanufactured products demand get distributed among different locations within the BOD (Bill of Distribution) on the successor product if the requirements on the REMAN product were greater than the supplier capacity indicated.
If you don't understand the concept or need more information, please let me know.
Thanks,
John V.

Hi,
Please check Service Part Supply Plan - Enterprise Services in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization - SAP Library
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Hi,
I have a question about the substitution, shipped with EhP7. There is the possibilty to add the rule as 'Fill In'.
If I add the rule, the substitute will get the information in his overview directly. This option does not look at a maintained absence in infotype 2001?
The reason for my question is the following:
I would like to automate the activation of the rule, when the system (or especially a report) does detect an absence in infotype 2001. Only if that is the case, the rule should be activated. The result of this procedure is, that the substitution rule only has to be added once initially (of course for one substitute).
I read different articles and the part of the HR600-course-material. With that and my testing in a system, I think that there is no such automation I described. Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards from Germany
Christian

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Hi All,
I am using HFM with Oracle database as the data source for reports and using Hyperion 931 components.
I have a requirement in Key Performance Indicators reports (KPI)
1) Need to have a custom column of current year Actuals Vs Plan data
2) Need to have a custom column of current year Actuals Vs prior year Actuals data
3) Need to indicate Font colours based on the values derived in columns (1) and (2) - if positive data - green colour
if negative data - red colour
I am trying to replicate this in Web Analysis report, but facing issues on
1)Making this year value dynamic (shd change based on current year or atleast should prompt when we run report)
2) Since i have fixed the report with 2008 and 2007 year, all the formattig made whiel creating the Report goes away, if i try to run the report with different year values like in 2010 and 2009 year (as current and prior year)
3) Also, i have hided some coulumns based on our requirement which also no longer exists if i change the year values (available in coulmns)
Please suggest any comments to resolve these issues, Moreover i am new to Web Analysis reporting tool ,so kindly suggest, if i am not using any of the existing WebAnalysis features to derive my requirement.
Expecting your earliest response.
Thanks,
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Hi Siva,
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Assume you have a substitution variable in Essbase cube for current year. In WA report in Dimension Browse, right-click a dimension member and select "Substitution Variable”. The Substitution Variable dialog box is displayed. Here select a substitution variable from the list of Essbase substitution variables.
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Sorry, I have no idea about the substitution variables in the HFM (It might be that we call the substitution variable with another name in HFM).
Hope it will help you.
Thanks & Regards,
Mohit Jain

Need assistance in Web Analysis Report

Hi All,
I am using HFM as the data source for reports and using Hyperion 931 components.
I have a requirement in Key Performance Indicators reports (KPI)
1) Need to have a custom column of current year Actuals Vs Plan data
2) Need to have a custom column of current year Actuals Vs prior year Actuals data
3) Need to indicate Font colours based on the values derived in columns (1) and (2) - if positive data - green colour
if negative data - red colour
I am trying to replicate this in Web Analysis report, but facing issues on
1)Making this year value dynamic (shd change based on current year or atleast should prompt when we run report)
2) Since i have fixed the report with 2008 and 2007 year, all the formattig made whiel creating the Report goes away, if i try to run the report with different year values like in 2010 and 2009 year (as current and prior year)
3) Also, i have hided some coulumns based on our requirement which also no longer exists if i change the year values (available in coulmns)
Please suggest any comments to resolve these issues, Moreover i am new to Web Analysis reporting tool ,so kindly suggest, if i am not using any of the existing WebAnalysis features to derive my requirement.
Expecting your earlier response.
Thanks,
Siva

Hi Siva,
If you are using the Essbase as a data source then you can achieve these things from using the substitution variable in WA report.
Assume you have a substitution variable in Essbase cube for current year. In WA report in Dimension Browse, right-click a dimension member and select "Substitution Variable”. The Substitution Variable dialog box is displayed. Here select a substitution variable from the list of Essbase substitution variables.
To get the Prior year, again in Dimension Browse, right-click a dimension member and select the "Also select Previous". Here define the prior year that you want to use in your report.
Sorry, I have no idea about the substitution variables in the HFM (It might be that we call the substitution variable with another name in HFM).
Hope it will help you.
Thanks & Regards,
Mohit Jain

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