Discoverer Workbooks and Worksheets

I am able to use SQL to find the names of all our Discoverer workbooks (select * from apps.eul5_documents docs) but I am no table to retrieve the worksheet tabs within each workbook. Can anyone suggest a change to my SQL to do that?
Thanks
Steve

The only EUL* table i am aware of is EUL5_QPP_STATS, in the column QS_DOC_DETAILS you will find the worksheet name but be aware that the table is a statistics table, you can find more information under this thread how is EUL5_QPP_STATS populated ?

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Query to find the list of workbooks and worksheets assiciated to those book

Hi Gurus,
Could you help me with the tables / Query to fetch the list of workbooks and associated worksheets names as welll.
Thanks in advance!!
Rgds,
Santosh

Hi Santosh
The whole point of the STATS table is to allow you to query performance, who did what and when. The database itself does not keep such statistics so if you disable Discoverer's method of capturing these you have no way of knowing who did what and when.
Without this it is impossible to say. I would strongly recommend you enable the capturing of statistics.
The reason you cannot directly query a WORKBOOK to determine what WORKSHEETS are associated with it is because that information is stored as binary information and not in SQL format.
Discoverer 10g has the capability of providing detailed information on the EUL. This feature is not offered "out of the box" but can be easily enabled.
The EUL Administrator can enable the feature by completing the following steps (see also MOS Note 556932.1):
1. Log on to SQL*Plus as the Discoverer Administrator on the machine where Discoverer Administration Edition is installed.
2. Execute the EUL5.SQL script found in the *$ORACLE_HOME\discoverer\util* directory. (This script will create the necessary database objects.)
NOTE: If you are using an Oracle Applications mode EUL, you must also run the eul5_apps.sql file in the $ORACLE_HOME\discoverer\util directory. This script must be run as the EUL owner, and not the Oracle Applications SYSADMIN user.
4. Exit SQL*Plus and log on to the Discoverer Administration Edition product (as the EUL Administrator).
5. From the menu bar, select File | Import.
6. Import the EUL5.EEX file from the ORACLE_HOME\discoverer directory. Once the EUL import is complete, a new business area will be created and visible called The Discoverer V5 EUL. This is the business area that provides the details on the EUL.
EUL Management Workbooks for Discoverer Administrators
The EUL5.EEX file also imports four pre-built Discoverer workbooks. These workbooks are automatically saved to the database during the EEX import and can be executed in Discoverer Plus, Viewer or Desktop:
EUL Workbook Management - shows which workbooks are shared with which users. Examine worksheets to find the folders, items, joins and conditions they depend upon.
EUL Access - This Workbook indicates if a current EUL exists in this users schema. It also displays the EUL's in other user schemas that this user can access.
EUL Query Statistics - Find out which workbooks and worksheets are being used by whom. Examine users ad-hoc queries.
Lineage - Hyper Drill from Discoverer to find a folder or Items Lineage in Oracle Warehouse Builder. To enable the Hyper drill, you will first need to run the Lineage.sql script.
The Discoverer Administrator can use the pre-built workbooks or build their own EUL management workbooks by using the Discoverer V5 EUL business area.
Best wishes
Michael

Doubt on Workbooks and worksheets

hello, Experts.
I am Creating a Workbook. i have a Req to make multiple sheets in that workbook
each sheet should be populated with diffrent zones.
the way i did is adding query in each worksheet and prop i ticked save and resuse the varables.
is this correct way or is there any better way to do it. please suggest me.
Thanks
Sharp

Hi,
This is the only option we have
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SS

Discoverer Workbooks Scheduling

Hi All,
When a workbook is scheduled in Discoverer, does it save the output automatically?
If so, will the output be saved to my local machine or to the Database.
I have a requirement, where i need to publish the output of the scheduled workbooks to sharepoint. So i was wondering how can this be done, is there any specific feature in Discoverer to do this kind of job?
Thanks.

Hi All,
My company has expressed an interest in this and I have historically ignored threads on this. With the explanation provided, I was able to quickly create a visual basic script file which I was able to schedule using the Microsoft Scheduler. This was very helpful.
Here is my script:
sub shell(cmd)
' Run a command as if you were running from the command line
dim objShell
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
objShell.Run(cmd)
Set objShell = Nothing
end sub
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StringPathAndExe=Cstr("C:\Oracle\BIToolsHome_1\bin\dis51usr.exe")
' connection information
' user
StringUser = Cstr("user")
'password
StringPassword = Cstr("password")
'responsibility
StringResponsibility =Cstr("Discoverer - CS")
StringConnect = Cstr(" /connect ") & StringUser & ":" & Chr(34) & StringResponsibility & Chr(34) & "/" & StringPassword & Cstr("@erpdev ")
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StringWorkbook = Cstr("CS_DISCO_OM.CS_OM Order Status Report" )
StringWorksheet = Cstr("Order Status without Credit Only Orders")
' file export type
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StringOpendbFile = CStr(" /opendb " & Chr(34) & StringWorkbook & Chr(34))
StringSheet =Cstr( " /sheet " & Chr(34) & StringWorksheet & Chr(34))
StringExport =Cstr( " /export XLS " & Chr(34) & "C:\" & StringWorkbook & StringFileType & Chr(34))
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shell (StringPathAndExe & StringConnect & StringOpendbFile & StringSheet & StringExport & StringBatch )
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Patrick

Migrating Oracle Discoverer Workbooks to OBIEE 11g

Hello,
Can you tell me how can we migrate Oracle Discoverer workbooks in to OBIEE 11g , I have heard that there is a tool which is released in last summer for this migration can anyone provide me details on this one.
Thanks a lot.

Hello
I'm afraid Oracle has had no success in converting Discoverer workbooks into OBIEE. It is still on the radar but as yet they have nothing.
For some of my clients this is a huge setback. I have a client who has more than 32,000 Discoverer workbooks and adding more at the rate of about 5,000 a year. Obviously a customer of this size is a potential customer for OBIEE. The only thing they can do right now is to rewrite all of the reports.
To do this would be a mammoth task and I did some mathematics for them. Let's say you can rewrite one report every 15 minutes, allowing for testing and parallel runs. Thus you could convert 4 in an hour or 32 in a full day. Diviiding 32 into 32,000 means they would need to allocate 1,000 man days to the task. Bearing in mind that on average a person works about 220 days in a year and you are looking at around 5 man years, not including potentially 1000s of new Discoverer workbooks that have been created in that time. Needless to say my client is not happy with Oracle and refuse to go down this path sticking with Discoverer.
I know for a fact this company is not alone and I personally implore Oracle to allocate resources to correctly converting Discoverer workbooks. I know part of the problem is that there are things that Discoverer takes in its stride which OBIEE either cannot do or has great difficulty with. Until OBIEE can do everything Discoverer can do I don't see how customers can convert.
Thoughts anyone?
Michael

URGENT: How to obtain workbook id and worksheet id

Please let me know in which EUL tables workbook id and worksheet id of report is stored in discoverer.

Workbook id is stored in EULx_DOCUMENTS as DOC_ID.
but unfortunately you can't get the worksheet id as the whole workbook is stored as a single object (long raw) in this table.

Options to cleanup and delete Discoverer workbooks

Currently users have access to create Discoverer reports in Production and there are now 6,000 workbooks. We want to clean up these workbooks by deleting and retiring the ones that are not needed.
What are the recommended options to be able to perform this cleanup? We have a list of workbook names by user that can be retired and want to avoid having to manually select the workbooks for deletion. Is there a script that can be run?

Hi,
There are some scripts posted in this forum (e.g. Re: How to delete Discoverer reports from database? and Re: delete shared workbooks when owner no longer available which delete workbooks from the EUL. This is good way to go if this is a one off exercise.
However, a longer term and more flexible solution is to develop a workbook which allows users to delete workbooks from the EUL. You will need to implement a delete_workbook function and map the function into the EUL. The workbook can then allow the user to select a set of workbooks and then delete all these workbooks from the EUL. You can build security into the delete_workbook function so that for example, users can only delete workbooks that they own, administrators can delete other users workbooks, library workbooks cannot be deleted etc.
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How to recover Inadvertently removed Worksheet from Discoverer workbook.

Hi,
i have lost a worksheet from my discoverer report, this worksheet i used to run on daily basis. is there any way to recover the worksheet from Database or from EUL tables.
Thanks!

Hi,
Unless you have a backup of the database table or a backup of the workbook in an .eex file then I am afraid there is no way to recover the worksheet.
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Discoverer EUL and workbook documentor

Recently, my current client asked me if there was any easy way to document all the EUL information in one file. I generated the below pdf document
Check this http://www.appsbi.com/discoverer_eul_snapshot_report.pdf
Sample Discoverer EUL and Workbook Generated Document,
but before I present this to my client I would like your opinion on whether the document is presentable, does it have all the necessary information, any flaws, any suggestions?
Thanks
Nilesh
http://www.appsbi.com

I have played a bit with info-captor, but to no great detail.
I agree it boils down to ease of use and ease of maintenance, but proficiency with a development tool also has a big part to play in it. Where I would choose reports or even Disco, you chose Infocaptor, and others would use yet another tool. Client requirements also play a part in it as well - mine wanted a PDF available from their intranet. So I am pushing the pdf out of OR, and making it available on the web. If they had wanted a dashboard, or something a bit more interactive, then OR was not going to be the appropriate tool.
As I mentioned in my previous post - it is a slick looking report. But as Michael commented, it looks to be directed more to an admin than an end user (which may be fine depending on the audience).

Portlet Discoverer List of Worksheets OAS 10.1.2 ???

Hi!
After we upgreded OAS 9..0.4 to 10.1.2 Portlet "Discoverer List of Worksheets" did't work.
On page portal make "Edit defaults" for portlet.. On first step "Database connect" is successfully.
Next step show "Discoverer List of Worksheets", but I can't choose.The button "Select" is blocked.
I see this Worksheets from OracleDescovererDesktop.
What ideas? Thank, Natali.

Natali,
So I understand this correctly: You can't open the worksheets from Portal as the users that has the ability to use them in Discoverer? If the connector uses a common identity (database user) that has permissions, I would suggest that you verify a these things...
Make sure that the Portlet is setup with the worksheets selected that you want to see. I have seen it where you can see the workbook, but no worksheets because the workbook worksheets were not selected and the portlet is setup to "select worksheets" type is selected with no sheets selected.
Make sure that your Portlet is using the connector that you manaully choose when you use Plus or Viewer.
Verify that you are sharing the workbook's worksheets with the users you have setup in the connector.
Are you using VPD for anything?
Frank

Discoverer List of worksheets portlet font size

Does anyone know how to resize the text size in the discoverer list of worksheets portlet. We have 2 servers which are supposed to be identical but on one server the portlet text is displayed in a larger size. I have tried changing the font size in the style but it has no affect.
Thanks for any help.

Natali,
So I understand this correctly: You can't open the worksheets from Portal as the users that has the ability to use them in Discoverer? If the connector uses a common identity (database user) that has permissions, I would suggest that you verify a these things...
Make sure that the Portlet is setup with the worksheets selected that you want to see. I have seen it where you can see the workbook, but no worksheets because the workbook worksheets were not selected and the portlet is setup to "select worksheets" type is selected with no sheets selected.
Make sure that your Portlet is using the connector that you manaully choose when you use Plus or Viewer.
Verify that you are sharing the workbook's worksheets with the users you have setup in the connector.
Are you using VPD for anything?
Frank

Invalid Identifier error in Discoverer Workbook

Hi All,
I have created a workbook in Discoverer desktop containing 2 worksheets(2 Reports)in it.
After creating the first report I ran it and able to see the out put.
Then created the 2nd report and successfully gave the output.
After that if i switch to the first report(1st sheet) in the workbook it gives "ORA:09004 Invalid Identifier" Error and I am not able to run the report.
Then i closed the workbook and tried reopening. But that time it gives the following error,
"Unable to find the error text for this exception"
"Attempt to open workbook failed"
I have saved the workbook in the database.
Can anyone tell me what is the cause for this error? What is the solution for this errors? Whether the workbook will be lost permanently?
Thanks
Alaka

Hi,
What is "m_Xml" ?
Give us something we can use to reproduce the issue.
The query you gave cannot be run.
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Can Discoverer join 2 worksheets ?

The answer is probably "NO", but I'll give it a shot. I have a situation where the user is running 2 different worksheets. Worksheet A gives totals for each "Plan Code" from the workorder module, and Worksheet B gives totals for each "Plan Code" from the SalesOrder module. The only element in common between the two are the "Plan Codes". Is there a way to join the two worksheets together so that you have one worksheet by plan code. I thought of Summaries, but that would mean the user would have to have access to them in order to enter the parameters desired, which could be different each time executed. Example of Output:
Worksheet A:
Plan Workorders WorkOrderCost
130 275 $5900.00
140 30 $274.50
147 624 $12,702.75
Worksheet B:
Plan Description OrderCost LineCost TotalCost
130 Health & Welfare Pan $120.00 $234.00 $354.00
140 Business Travel $25.00 $ 47.00 $72.00
147 REHCP $15.00 $ 45.00 $60.00
Desired Combined Worksheet:
Plan Description OrderCost LineCost TotalCost Workorders WorkOrderCost
130 Health & Welfare Pan $120.00 $234.00 $354.00 275 $5900.00
140 Business Travel $25.00 $ 47.00 $72.00 30 $274.50
147 REHCP $15.00 $ 45.00 $60.00 624 $12,702.75
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Kerry Brannen

Nice idea, but I already use Custom Folders to create the data for the two worksheets described above. As I indicated before, there is no correlation between what makes up the figures in the worksheet from SalesOrders with what makes up the figures from the WorkOrders. The only thing SalesOrders and WorkOrders have in common is that they both use Inventory and certain types of Inventory items are associated with Plan Codes. So, am I so involved in this that I'm not seeing something? Actually, it would be nice if after creating the two above worksheets in the same workbook (even though using different tables), Discoverer would let you copy cells from both worksheets to make combined worksheet if both worksheets were sorted by the same element (in my case, PlanCode).
Thanks
Kerry Brannen

Error while running a Discoverer Workbook with parameter from command line

I am trying to run a discoverer report from command line and export the results in xls on to my local machine. I could do it fine for a simple workbook, but if I add a parameter(madatory) to the workbook and run it from command line specifying the parameter value I wanted to run the report for, I do not get any results. Here is the command line I am using.
dis51usr.exe /connect user/password@database /apps_user /apps_responsibility "System Administrator" /eul EUL_US /open C:\Disco\Test.DIS /sheet Testsheet /parameter Period Jan-07 /export xls C:\Disco\X.xls /batch
Parameter value is entered in correct format(Jan-07).
When I removed /batch from this to see if I get any error, Discoverer Desktop opened up, logged in and gets terminated saying 'Oracle Discoverer Desktop has encountered a problem and need to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.'
Did anybody come across this issue before?

Hello,
If you have a few minutes, Windows is also aborting for me:
the differences are, my situation is:
a) am running the command line from a .bat file
b) am NOT running with parms, want the discoverer query to come up for the user
c) am running a query from the database
i am signing in as myself BUT running a query that was created by a generic user called SREG
c) if i run the .bat file from Windows Explorer, the query opens fine
d) if i execute the .bat file from within Microsoft Access using the shell command,
the query opens and then aborts RIGHT BEFORE the parm screen would display
e) btw, if i modify the .bat file, to run a query from MY database signon, then (d) - running .bat file
from vb using SHELL command works
Do you have a ideas as to why (d) does not work? I would be very grateful for your time, tx, sandra
this is what i posted yesterday, tx: Re: Running Discoverer command line
tx, sandra

Error while migrating discoverer Workbook

Hi All,
I am migrating Business Area and Work book from one instance(QA) to another(Production) DB instance.
I have successfully did export of business area and import in production instance.
For workbook migration I have followed the below mentioned steps.
1) Open QA instance and open the required workbook.
2) Do "Save As" of the workbook to local machine as ".DIS".
3)Then Login to Prodcution Open the workbook from the local machine. But in that case it gives following error
" Cannot join tables.Item dependency "" not found in EUL. "
"Attempt to open workbook failed" Anyone can help me to solve this issue. Please.
Thanks
Alaka

Hi Janet
Here are some more notes from my private collection of tips and tricks:
Discoverer workbooks are very picky when it comes to opening up against an end user layer. Basically, here is what happens:
All EUL objects have an ID number and a name. When Discoverer saves a workbook it saves both the ID number and the name of every essential object (business area, folders, items and joins) that is used within the workbook. The next time Discoverer opens the workbook it looks at the ID numbers of the objects and tries to find them in the EUL. If it cannot find an object by its ID number it tries to locate it using the object's name. If an object cannot be located either by its ID number or by its name you will get the dreaded Item Dependency error.
OK, having got that out of the way, if you delete a folder from within the EUL and re-create it you will lose the ID number of the folder and all of its associated objects (items and joins). The only way Discoverer will be able to open this workbook now is if everything within the folder is named EXACTLY the same way (including underscores and casing of the name), otherwise the workbook will not open. Discoverer will report the error message that you are seeing.
So what can you do? Well, you need to have some way of finding out what the old folder name(s), item names and join names were. Also, you need to make sure that all items that were not hidden are not hidden now. There is no need to worry about the names of hierarchies or lists of values. These are not stored within a workbook and are only hooked in at runtime.
Seems like you have to somehow painstakingly determine what all of the item and join names were in your old folder(s) and re-create them 100% the same way in the new folder(s). By the way, when the workbook gives you the error message does it also give you an opportunity to assign al alternative item to the item that it can no longer find a value for? This may work but, in my experience, usually doesn't!! It only works if the missing dependency is an item, it won't work if the error is being caused because you have got a join name wrong. Unfortunately, joins MUST have the same name exactly otherwise there is just no way to open the workbook.
Best wishes
Michael

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