Date Range - CM14 and BI Publisher

Question

Is there a way to make a date range prompt for reports for CM14 with BI Publisher.
I can get it to work in BI Publisher but it does not transfer to CM14.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hi,
The prompt for criteria will need to be added to report's data model within BI Publisher.  After logging into the Oracle BI Publisher User Interface, do the following:
1.- Click the Edit link for the data model that is associated with the report that you want to add the prompt to.  If you are prompted that the Default Data Source is invalid, select the correct data source from the available drop down list.
2.- Click the Parameters link located towards the bottom left of the screen.
3.- Click the green plus symbol to add a new, blank row.
4.- For the Parameter Name field, enter the following: CRITERIA
***Note - Ensure that the Parameter Name field is populated with all capital letters***
5.- For the Data Type, select String
6.- For the Default Value, you will enter information about every field you would like to prompt on.  The format for this information will be: table_name.column*datatype(length)^.  This will be repeated for as many columns as you would like to be able to prompt on.  Here is an explanation of each component:
table_name - The table or view that the field being prompted on exists in.
column - The column name of the field being prompted on.
* - The asterisk connects the field's database information with the field's input specifications
datatype - The data type of the field being input.  This tells Contract Management how to handle the input. For example, if you use datetime, it will know to put a calendar picker in the Prompt for Criteria window when printing.
length - The maximum length that a user will be able to input in the Prompt for Criteria text box.  This value will not always be required, as datetime do not allow manual entry, only picker selection.
^ - The carrot denotes the end of the column specification.  Any other columns could then be added after in a continuous string. You can add as many as you like.
Example: The following would be used to be able to prompt on a Contract's To Vendor, Total Cost, and/or Document Date:
cnmt.to_vendor*char(8)^cnmt.total_cost*int(16)^cnmt.document_date*datetime^
7.- For the Parameter Type, select Text
8.- Click the Save (Floppy Disk) icon in the top right to save the changes and test the report further.
9.- Log into the Contract Management Administration page (http://server_name:port/exponline/adminlogon.jsp)
10.- Click the Server Configuration link and then click the Import Reports & Forms button
11.- Restart the Contract Management web server to make this new prompt available to your end users.
Best regards,
Matías G. Uribe