Create an Alert w/ Email?

Hi- newbie here.
I have a SQL query that identifies issue POs that need to be emailed to people to be fixed.
A report has been created using the query. However, we have determined that it would be best if the report could be scheduled to run nightly and the results emailed only when there is output.
How do I make this report run nightly, and then email people if it has results? I know how to create an alert now...but how do I make it so it only emails when I have a result in the SQL statement? Thanks!
Edited by: Jason ORCL on Feb 18, 2010 8:46 AM

Database version ? OS ? Do you have an smtp gateway ?
"PO" Is this Oracle EBusiness Suite, or another application ?
In Ebus you could use the Alert product. In another application you could use UTL_MAIL or UTL_SMTP called from a scheduled plsql package.

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