Discoverer Viewer Login

Hi All ,
I get this error when i try to connect using login page
Error
The application encountered an invalid state.
- Contact with backend server lost
OracleBI Discoverer Viewer was unable to find the necessary data for displaying the results of this event. Please correct any errors and try again.
Thanks

Did you find a solution to this problem?
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Discoverer Viewer login through Apps errors out

Hi All,
May I request for inputs on the following issue please.
SR : 5428453.993
Customer upgrades discoverer from 4i to 10g (10.1.2.48.18)
While running discoverer reports from the APPS
A connection error has occurred.
- OracleBI Discoverer was unable to authenticate using the password
provided. This can happen due to an invalid password or because the
password was lost while using back, forward, or refresh in your browser.
Please enter the password again to continue.
- Failed to connect to database - Unable to connect to Oracle Applications
database (afscpgcs)
Modified the following profile option value.
ICX: Discoverer use Viewer
Set the value as No from Yes. This change forces the Discoverer to launch
Discoverer Plus rather than viewer.
After changing the profile option, customer can access discoverer workbooks without any issues (through Plus).
Logged a bug 5305401 for this issue.
The log file (AFLOG enabled) contains the following error.
STATEMENT fnd.src.security.afscp.afscpcon: Retrieve session values from ticket
ERROR *: SQL-GENERIC ERROR (ERRNO=6502) (ROUTINE=afscpcon) (REASON=ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric
or value error
ORA-06512: at "SYS.OWA_UTIL", line 325
ORA-06512: at "SYS.HTP", line 852
ORA-06512: at "SYS.HTP", line 967
ORA-06512: at "SYS.HTP", line 985
ORA-06512: at "APPS.ICX_SEC", line 3331
ORA-06502: PL/SQ) (SQLSTMT=SELECT SES.USER_ID, SES.RESPONSIBILITY_ID,
SES.RESPONSIBILITY_APPLICATION_ID, SES.SECURITY_GROUP_ID, FSG.SECURITY_GROUP_KEY, U.USER_NAME,
U.ENCRYPTED_USER_PASSWORD, SES.SESSION_ID FROM ICX_SESSIONS SES, FND_SECURITY_GROUPS FSG, FND_USER
U WHERE SES.SESSION_ID = ICX_SEC.GetSessionCookie(:tik) AND NVL(SES.SECURITY_GROUP_ID, 0) =
FSG.SECURITY_GROUP_ID AND SES.USER_ID = U.USER_ID AND DISABLED_FLAG = 'N' AND COUNTER + 1 <
LIMIT_CONNECTS AND FIRST_CONNECT + LIMIT_TIME/24 > SYSDATE )
PROCEDURE fnd.src.security.afscp.afscpcon: End: Failure
Cusotmer applies the following patches to resolve the above issue.
Patch 3902820 : FND:New CONSOLIDATED FIXES - POST AOLJ PATCH
3313291
Patch 4173903 : EBiz Home Page v1.5D
Verified s_appserverid_authentication .. it is set to OFF
Regards,
Ramana Panyam.
Further verification revealed the following.
Enabled AFLOG for discoverer and found that the ICX ticket is not get created properly. It should be haxdecimal code rather than the plain session cookie name.
From the customer's instance..
PROCEDURE fnd.src.security.afscp.afscptik: Begin(ticket = eimbh005_test)
From working environment.
PROCEDURE fnd.src.security.afscp.afscptik: Begin(ticket = Wx3myvLOvse5BsRDrFVuJdkz:S)
seems the session cookie name is replacing the cookie value. Cookie value is not being populated.
Any inputs are highly appreciated.
Regards,
Ramana
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user483846

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Workbook works fine in discoverer plus but shows error in discoverer viewer

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I have some issues with the parameter of a report.
one of the parameters is
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manager names are not available in the database but they are known to users like
1 - david
2 - alan chris
3 - peter
so the requirement is
(i) the input parameter wud be entered as 1 or 2 or 3 or null ( or in multiple combination or all).
But the report shud have parameters in the header of the report.
for eg: if the input parameter is mgr_id = '1' then the report shud have manager name: 'david' in the header.
if the input is mgr_id = '1',' 2', '3' then on the report header, it shud display as manager name: 'david','alan chris','peter'
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and the report header shud display as department name: 'ALL'
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in discoverer admin,
I have created LOVs (item classes) for mgr_name.
after that going to properties of mgr_name, i have selected mgr_id as indexed item.
and in the report i have created parameter dept based on mgr_name and selected the option -- allow to select both indexes and values.
and in the default value i mentioned 'ALL'.
after that i changed the condition as
((mgr_name = :manager name) OR (mgr_name LIKE DECODE(:manager name,'ALL','%')))
and in the header, i used &department name --- then it displays correctly.
but the problem is ---
the report works fine in plus. the problem is only when parameter value is 'ALL'
when i run the report from discoverer viewer for the very first time (after logging in), the report works fine with correct data.
but when i run the same report second time with parameter value 'ALL', it gives an error ---
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i dont understand, why it works for first time and doesn't afterwards. If i logout and login again, it works fine in viewer.
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I came to know that, the very first time, when we enter 'ALL' it is taking '%' but when we run for the second time, it is taking NULL. since NULL isn't there in mgr_id or mgr_name, it is throwing that error.
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Thanks

Hi Puppethead,
I have tried with your suggestions.
the following condition -- did not work
( (mgr_name = :manager name)
OR (mgr_name LIKE DECODE(:manager name, 'ALL', '%', NULL)))
but for the other condition ---
( (mgr_name = :manager name)
OR (mgr_name LIKE DECODE(nvl(:manager name, 'ALL'), 'ALL', '%', NULL)))
is wrong because, :manager name cud be null, when it is null, it takes 'ALL' i.e. '%' which shud not be the case.
if the user enters null, it has to display records with null only but with the above condition it takes '%'
The main issue which i dont understand is, the report works fine for the first time. for the second time, the report takes null values . why is it taking null values for the second time.
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I (and all other users) get the below error after changing the password used to login to Discoverer Viewer...
Weblogic Version 10.3.4
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Generate discoverer viewer output directly to excel

hi all
i am using discoverer viewer 10g and i am able to export the sheet to an excel pivot table and its work fine .
but can i make the output directly go to an excel and not show the sheet to the user ?
i am running the sheet using a parameter form with a post method and its login and open the worksheet directly
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I just installed a 10.1.2 to look at this...look at the export URLs.
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4MRHXR31eEPEkTt3ke8l6%24WAnADBgDwVFbP9u1AS0apc9cXGH69lrge4%24RX%24
4KQe4Hb4%24PfwU3mUugZuRkoL5JYIxS%2F6%24nl3ZLi8bMz%2FP%24icaNJj72Xe
MfdwPA8X6G9tFUXJct03Vn9eNMaYMrwGA%2FfHDktzuMGFGIGr8lKeLB57dnRoG2ZG
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Hn5SJNwuX7Ikr%2FxavXxzh%24TdO%2Fq%2FAteY5Xy2iexi%24LJAJN4o%2FHKHxL
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There is a scenario where in, most of the users use Discoverer viewer reports from the same login ID, They do changes and save the Workbook. Now when a new user logins he see the changes saved by the previous user . Now we dont want to allow the users to save changes and want to change the config setting so that no user can do any changes.
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Want to know is there any other way by which preference tab can be Disabled but still can be seen on the right corner of the viewer page?
Or is there a way we can change the configuration setting in any of the config file of discoverer viewer so that users are not able to change the setting...
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Regards,
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Hi Michael,
The Scenario is like, most of the users use Viewer only to access reports.
The main aim right now is to some how not allow users to change the settings whcih they change using the preference tab or presentation options.
I checked it the config document of Discoverer viewer and found:
The Steps to remove Preference tab or presentation options in Oracle Application Server Discoverer Configuration Guide
10g (9.0.4) are as follows:
1. Open the ui_config.xml file in a text editor or XML editor
2. Locate the <appearance> tag in the file
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Anuj Malhotra.

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Hi,
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is " Error
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Hi,
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Hi there
did you fix it in Viewer?
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