Creating Dependent Valueset in BI Publisher Report

Hi,
I need to make dependent valueset for ex: there are 2 parameters called Supplier name and Supplier site code. As Supplier name is the first parameter then I want to display supplier_site_code related to selected supplier. In Oracle Apps this task was achieved by using :$FLEX$ function, how can i achieve this in BI Publisher? Please suggest.
Also in order to make a LOV, can i use the same LOV for both the parameters (Supplier name and Supplier site code)? The query for the LOV will be
select vendor_name, vendor_site_code from po_vendors a, po_vendor_sites b
where a.vendor_id = b.vendor_id
Now if i attach this LOV with both the parameters (Supplier name and Supplier site code) and expecting the correct values. How can i achieve it?
Thanks,
Regards,
AS

Hi,
OK..I will try to do that. But here i am facing another problem. When i complete creating report and click on view to see the result, the data model from report is automatically deleted and hence parameters, LOVs everything. the only that remains is report name!!! i have already created few reports but they are working fine. suddenly it started acting this way. Please suggest.
Thanks for your help and time.
Regards,
AS

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Roel,
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In looking at this code again the variable is not necessary. You can achieve the same result by referencing current-group() when restricting the detail loops.
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Creating Parameters in RTF Template for BI Publisher Report

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I have created Parameters in my BI Publisher Report and in SQL query. But i need to create same parameters in RTF Template , so that when i publish this report in dashboard , parameters will be visible. Can you please tell me how to create Parameters in RTF Template for BI Publisher Report ? I am not finding option. Please let me know .
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https://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/entry/get_your_parameters_here_guv
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CA Forum: Crystal Reports
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Wayne

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Hi Kiran,
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Could you please confirm whether you have made the standard program's executable as 'XDODTEXE', and created a data definition with the rdf shorname and Data templte with the template defined.
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