Custom Integrator Help

Question

I have created a custom integrator using Desktop Integration Framework to load some data into a custom interface table that will be picked up and processed to base tables using an importer (plsql wrapper).
I have this all working, however I would like to be able to report errors back better. What I would like is a batch_id for the full spreadsheet, which I have managed easily using a sequence on the interface attribute called batch_id, this means all records will have that batch_id against them for this run of the interface. Next I need a unique id on each row passed in (record_id). To do this I was hoping to use a pre-import rule on the importer, i.e. pass in the batch_id from the interface_attribute to a plsql procedure that updates all records in the interface table just loaded that have the passed in batch_id with the record_id. The other method I thought was to use a pre-import rule of type SEQUENCE.
None of these I can get to work for the following reasons.
1. For a sequence pre-import rule, I cannot see how this gets associated with an interface attribute?
2. For the PLSQL procedure pre-import rule, I am unable to pass in the value of BATCH_ID which is already stored in an interface_attribute?
Any help on these, or another suggested method of doing this would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Rob

Answer 1

Hi Nandhakumar.P,
thanks for your response. Please find the answers below:
- Set up a new custom function (similar to seeded function HR Integrator Setup).
System Administrator -> Application -> Function. Query back the seeded User Function Name = "HR Integrator Setup", make a note of the details, then add a custom function entitled "NTC_HR_LETTERS" with the same details.
- Add the custom function and other functions to Desktop Integration responsibility.
System Administrator -> Application -> Menu. Query back User Menu Name = "Desktop Integration Menu" and add the following functions:
WITHOUT PROMPT
a. HR Integrator Setup
b. HR Maintain Integrator Form Functions
c. HR Disable Integrator
d. HR ADI Document Overwrite Page
e. HR ADI Document Upload Page
f. The custom function created in previous step ("NTC_HR_LETTERS")
WITH PROMPT
g. HR ADI Document Management Page
- Add the relevant functions to end user's responsibility menu.
System Administrator -> Application -> Menu. Query back menu attached to custom responsibility of end user that will perform the action once set up.
Add the following:
a. The custom function "NTC_HR_LETTERS" as created previously (without prompt)
b. Desktop Integration - Create Document (With Prompt. This function will be used to generate letters)
- Add new category "other" to HR_ADI_DOCUMENT_TYPE lookup.
SA_Application Developer -> Application -> Lookups -> Common. Query back Type = HR_ADI_DOCUMENT_TYPE and add a new entry entitled "Other". This document type is later assigned to the Word document I upload and link to the integrator.
I hopoe that answers your questions.
Regards,
Hazel