Enhancement: Using PL/SQL in User reports

I'ld like to have the following statement as a User report :
declare
objlist sys.dbms_stats.objecttab;
begin
   sys.dbms_stats.gather_database_stats( cascade    => TRUE,options    => 'LIST STALE',objlist    => objlist);
   for i in 1 .. objlist.count LOOP
      dbms_output.put_line(ObjLIst(i).OwnName||'.'||ObjList(i).ObjName||'[ '||ObjLIst(i).PartName||' ]');
   END LOOP;
END;
/but when I test it, there is errors ORA-06550 and PLS-00103.
It look like that UserReports only accept SQL statements....

At this time, User Defined Reports only accept SQL but I will enter an enhancement request for our next version (post production).
-- Sharon

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Regard
Libor

Thank you for reply.
I can't get it working.
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Hi all,
I am newbie to OBIEE
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Regards,
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Thank you very much for your time.
Below is the query I used,
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5 end;
6 /
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2
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7
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9 begin
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11 end;
12
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18 /
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SQL Developer complains about this as the SQL for a user-defined report. Can anyone suggest how I might pass a bind value from a selected parent record to a view which implements a drilldown report?
TIA Jon

I met CSI at a kongress a few weeks ago and pressed them a bit on how this works. Eventually they fezzed up about the table read but mentioned that in the next release being developed it would be different...
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Hi,
I have this report and it works:
Master:
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union
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The column from master must be in uppercase when used in child pl/sql and whole pl/sql must be on single line.
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Not an elegant way:
But try this.........
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Post Author: JoannKarp
CA Forum: Formula
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JoannKarp

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When i copy this output to a text editor i can see the CRLF in there.
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I don't have a problem writing html in my code being a former webdeveloper with experience in apex as well.
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I have bit experiment create custom reports using PL/SQL region
http://dbswh.webhop.net/apex/f?p=BLOG:READ:0::::ARTICLE:97800346956448
I would like have from you tips and ideas how enhance this.
Because I'm not so good with SQL,
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Hi Jari
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 p_dir => wwv_flow.g_x07);
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