FND_FLEX_PLSQL.VALIDATE - Need more clarification

Question

Hi,
I want to use the package FND_FLEX_PLSQL.VALIDATE to validate the SSHR SIT.
As per metalink note 295208.1 the parameters that can be passed are
1. Application_id, ID_FLEX_CODE, id_flex_num, number of segments, the user segments etc.
This will be helpful if I need to validate a segment such as to enter only values between a certain range etc.
however I want to verify the value of say segment1 against another table say per_absence_attendances table's field.
Since the person_id does not exist we are not in a position to do the validation.
Is there a way to handle this problem.
Note: We cannot use the user hook since when the validation is called from the below package it fires only at the time of final approval and not at the time of submission for approval.
hook package = 'HR_SIT_BK1'
Hook procedure = CREATE_SIT_B
regards

Answer 1

Hi,
We have implemented the validation in FND_FLEX_PLSQL.VALIDATE.
I have set the 'Flexfields: Validate on Server' profile option to "Yes" at the responsibility level.
It is working fine. But I am facing a strange error.
For a particular combination of dates the validation is not firing.
It does not execute the first error_message itself (I had uncommented it while testing it.)
The value for vdate is null.
Did anybody face such a situation. eg. when I entered the dates as 01-Jan-2012, 10-Jan-2012 the validation is not firing. For all the other combination this is firing.
Did anyone face such a similar situation?
BEGIN
--error_message :=  fnd_profile.value('PER_PERSON_ID')||to_char(vdate,'DD-MON-YYYY');
--return FALSE;
if id_flex_num = <xxxx> and APPLICATION_ID = 800 then
begin
select count(1) into l_cnt from per_absence_attendances where
person_id = fnd_profile.value('PER_PERSON_ID') and absence_attendance_type_id = user_segment1
and date_start = TO_DATE (user_segment2, 'YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS')
and date_end = TO_DATE (user_segment3, 'YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS');
exception when others then
error_message := 'Exception Error while selecting the Leave record. Contact System Administrator.!!!';
return FALSE;
end;
if l_cnt not equal to 1 then
error_message := 'There is no Leave record found matching your criteria. Enter correct leave type, start date and end date.';
return FALSE;
end if;
return TRUE;
end if;
return TRUE;
end;
regards
Edited by: Maya on Jun 30, 2012 10:23 PM