Forms Design and SQL Query

Dear Friends,
I have a ledger table. My client wants to see ledger of selected customers. Hence I have to design a parameter entry screen in forms for the report wherein the user can select customers and execute and the selected data passes to report as parameter and based on it the report gets executed and displays the ledger for the selected customers. I am using form 6i and Oracle 9i.
Can anyone help me how to do this or is there any link that shows how to do this.
Please note : The user can selected as many customers as he/she wishes
Thanks

You could create a global temporary table, and write all the Customer IDs to that table, then call Reports. Then the report could select all customers where Customer_ID in the temporary table.
If Reports runs under a separate session, then you will need a permanent table rather than a temp global, and develop some type of numeric key maybe using a sequence plus date and time. Then the report process could create the report, then delete the appropriate rows from the table. It should also delete any rows that are older than say 24 hours -- this will keep the table cleaned up from uncompleted report processes.

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Hi there,
I've created a "Form on a SQL Query" using the example database and query example:
select e.empno, e.ename, e.job, e.hiredate, e.sal, d.dname
from emp e, dept d
where e.deptno = d.deptno
which works fine. But suppose I want to modify the query? Where can I find it? Or is the only thing you can do is to delete the form region (and corresponding items and buttons) and start all over again?

I am also having this problem. If the query can't be viewed or modified as a matter of design (why?), just let me know.
I can't find the answer in any of the APEX documentation I've looked at. And it took me forever to find this unanswered thread that's over a year old.

Form on a SQL Query - doesn't work with SELECT * - bug or feature ?

When I do this,
Create Page -> Page with Component -> Form -> Form on a SQL Query -> SELECT * FROM EMP
I do not get any items displayed and it creates a simple HTML region / page. Do we have to necessarily specify the column names ?
Iam looking at a way to see if any addition of columns in the table does not involve IT intervention in recreating the form.
When we try to create with Form on a SQL Query, then shouldn't it be similar to the Report where the same thing works, if I give SELECT function_returning_columns() from DUAL even then the same thing happens where it creates an ITEM called functions_returning_columns() it creates HTML region
I asked a related question with no answer :-( in
Dynamic Creation of Items in Runtime through Application UI

Hi Marc,
Thanks. I just tried something like this. Taking the EMP table example, (it doesn't matter which table), I created a region based on a Pl/Sql function returning SQL query
( I selected the vertical report template including nulls to display it like a form ) :
DECLARE
v_sql VARCHAR2(3000) ;
mn_idx NUMBER := 1 ;
BEGIN
v_sql := 'SELECT ' ;
FOR recs IN (SELECT * FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'EMP' ORDER BY COLUMN_ID)
LOOP
v_sql := v_sql || 'HTMLDB_ITEM.TEXT(' || mn_idx || ',' ||
recs.column_name || ') ' || recs.column_name || ', ' ;
mn_idx := mn_idx + 1 ;
END LOOP ;
v_sql := SUBSTR(v_sql, 1, LENGTH(v_sql) -2) ;
v_sql := v_sql || ' FROM EMP WHERE EMPNO = 7369 ORDER BY 1 ' ;
RETURN v_sql ;
END ;
This allowed me to do my updates etc.., Then I created a button called 'Apply' and a process called 'update_changes' on button click and defined this:
DECLARE
v_sql varchar2(1000) ;
mn_ctr NUMBER := 1 ;
BEGIN
v_sql := 'BEGIN UPDATE EMP SET ' ;
FOR recs IN (select COLUMN_ID, COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE
from all_tab_columns where table_name = 'EMP'
ORDER BY COLUMN_ID) loop
-- Make changes here if required- this is assuming 9 columns --
v_sql := v_sql || recs.column_name || ' = HTMLDB_APPLICATION.G_F0' || mn_ctr || '(1),' ;
mn_ctr := mn_ctr + 1;
end loop ;
v_sql := substr(v_sql, 1, length(v_sql) - 1) ;
v_sql := v_sql || ' WHERE EMPNO = 7369; END ;' ;
execute immediate (v_sql) ;
END ;
Since this is for example, I didn't include code for Checksum and hardcoded empno = condition and have provision for 9 columns. I made some changes and tried saving it and I was able to do it.
I altered the table to add a column / drop a column and when I relogin, Iam able to see the changes.
Can you tell me if there could be any drawbacks in this approach ?.

Modes and Methods in Tag Query and SQL Query

Hi,
Can someone explain me about the modes available in TAG Query and SQL Query.
TAG Query has modes such as Current, CurrentWrite, GroupList, History, HistoryEvent, ModeList, Statistics and TagList
SQL Query i still have doubt on FixedQuery with output , Modelist and TableList
I also need to know why methods are used?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Muzammil

I'll try to explain to the best of my knowledge :
TagQuery
Current : Gives you the current value of the Tag you are reading.
CurrentWrite : Let you write a Value as the Current Value of the Tag.
GroupList : Generally Tags are grouped under different groups. Returns you the name of the Groups.
From the xMII Help Document :
History : History Mode returns interpolated data. Interpolation can be accomplished by specifying either the # of rows desired or the retrieval resolution. If the mode is "History" and a value is provided for the Resolution parameter (which is in seconds), the connector will retrieve evenly-spaced values starting at the beginning of the time interval, up to the maximum # of rows specified in the RowCount parameter. If no value is provided for the Resolution parameter, the connector will return an evenly-spaced number of values based on the value of the RowCount parameter.
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If the time interval is 1 hour, Resolution is not provided or is set to zero, and RowCount is 120, the connector would return 120 evenly spaced values, at an effective interval of 30 seconds.
HistoryEvent Mode : The connector can provide historical values "as they were stored" the database. This mode provides no interpolation of values.
Statistics Mode : When retrieving data for statistical calculations, the connector utilizes the same techniques as in the "HistoryEvent" mode. It is important to note that the first two returning columns in the HistoryEvent query must be the timestamp and the value, in that order. The SAP xMII Statistical processor expects that order, or errors will occur. This ensures precision of statistical measurements, particularly time-weighted average, by using the exact storage time and values from the historical database. The SAP xMII system provides the statistical calculations.
Modelist : Basically returns the modes of the Query Available. The Data returned is same as the data in the Modes list in the Quert Template Editor.
Taglist : Returns all the Tags in the Datasource.
SQL Query
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FixedQueryWithOutput : This mode is used to execute an Oracle stored procedure or function that returns a REF CURSOR as output. The position of the REF CURSOR is marked by a "?" in the query. For example:
Create a table.
create table usage (id int, name varchar(50));
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insert into usage (id, name) values (2, 'test2');
insert into usage (id, name) values (3, 'test3');
insert into usage (id, name) values (4, 'test4');
insert into usage (id, name) values (5, 'test5');
insert into usage (id, name) values (6, 'test6');
insert into usage (id, name) values (7, 'test7');
insert into usage (id, name) values (8, 'test8');
Define the stored procedure.
DROP PACKAGE foopkg;
CREATE PACKAGE foopkg IS
TYPE cursortype is ref cursor;
PROCEDURE test (mycursor in out cursortype);
END foopkg;
CREATE PACKAGE BODY foopkg IS
PROCEDURE test (mycursor in out cursortype) AS
BEGIN
open mycursor for select * from usage;
END;
END foopkg;

Define a query template for calling the stored procedure. Enter the following in the FixedQuery tab:
call foopkg.test(?)
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APEX,PDF's, BI Publisher and SQL Query returning SQL code..

I don't know if I should be posting this in this Forum or the BI Publisher forum, so I am posting in BOTH forums..
I love APEX, let me say that first.. And appreciate the support offered here by the group, but am running int a confusing issue when BI Publisher tries to build a report from the above type APEX report..
Here is my dilemma:
I have a number of reports that are part of a Oracle package. They return an SQL Query back to a reports region on a page. I am having to deal with the column names returned are col01, col02..
The issue I have is, when building the Application Level query to download the XML sample from in building RTF layouts in Word, you can not use this code, you MUST use a standard SQL Select.
I have taken the sql from the function returning sql, and copied into the application query, supplying the required data values for bind variables being used in the query.
An XML file is produced, and I use this to build the RTF format file that I load back into APEX and try to use it for the PDF rendering of the report. I can view the output as a PDF in the Word add on, but when I try using it with the report, it is returning an empty PDF file.
Can anyone tell me what error log files on the bi publisher side I can look at to see what error is happening?
Thank you,
Tony Miller
UTMB/EHN
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Tony Miller

Tony,
You can find the log as follows:
- go to http://[yourserver]:[yourport]/em
- logon to OC4J EM: oc4jadmin/[yourpassword]
- click on "logs" at the bottom of the page
- in the hgrid/tree, expand OC4J->home->Application
xmlpserver
- click on view log icon
You can also observe what's going on in BI Publisher
by going to the command prompt from where you started
it.
Or, as a third option, you can locate the file on
your file system, depending on your setup, the path
would be something similar to this:
\oracle\product\10.2.0\bip\j2ee\home\application-deplo
yments\xmlpserver\application.log
With that said though, I don't expect you'll find
much in there that would help with your particular
problem. I suspect you either get no rows in your XML
at runtime, due to some session state issues, or your
XML structure does in fact not match your RTF
template.
I'm not quite following your problem description,
i.e. when did you do what and are you associating
your report layout with a report query or report
region. So just some general notes, your query needs
to be parseable at design-time, when exporting the
XML, so that you get the XML file with the proper
column names derived from your query. If you want to
use your RTF template with a standard report region,
you must export the XML file first using the advanced
XML structure option. And of course the column names
in your report query need to match the column names
in your report region.
Perhaps this helps you further diagnose what's going
on, if you have additional information that could
help, let me know. And if you could stage this on
apex.oracle.com, I'd be happy to take a look.
Regards,
MarcMarc,
Thanks for looking at this issue. Below find my remarks to your questions..
Re: your query needs
to be parseable at design-time, when exporting the
XML, so that you get the XML file with the proper
column names derived from your query.At the start of this process, the query code was a function in a package. The function was returning an SQL select statement, for a report region on a page. I took the select statement, built an application query to build a sample of the xml for BI Publisher desktop (Add-on for Word). The code was producing the usual Col01, Col02.. since at design time that is were the column names.
When I then took the xml from this and built the rtf for loading into my APEX application.
When testing the Application Query with this RTF report layout, I am getting PDF's. When using it with the report region sending an xml feed to BI Publisher I am getting nothing back.
I have since taken the sql code and moved it back into the report region, and set the region to have a type of straight SQL Query. I have even tried to hard-code the parameters I was getting from the page to limit data returned.
Is it possible to see the xml being produced by the APEX page?
Re: Stage this on apex.oracle.com.. I would love to, but we would have HIPPA issues if I posted the data on a public website.
Can I send you the RTF file and the xml file that the application query is creating to see if there something weird about them?
Thank you,
Tony Miller
UTMB/EHN

APEX, BI Publisher and SQL Query (PL/SQL Function returning SQL Query)..

I don't know if I should be posting this in this Forum or the BI Publisher forum, so I am posting in BOTH forums..
I love APEX, let me say that first.. And appreciate the support offered here by the group, but am running int a confusing issue when BI Publisher tries to build a report from the above type APEX report..
Here is my dilemma:
I have a number of reports that are part of a Oracle package. They return an SQL Query back to a reports region on a page. I am having to deal with the column names returned are col01, col02..
The issue I have is, when building the Application Level query to download the XML sample from in building RTF layouts in Word, you can not use this code, you MUST use a standard SQL Select.
I have taken the sql from the function returning sql, and copied into the application query, supplying the required data values for bind variables being used in the query.
An XML file is produced, and I use this to build the RTF format file that I load back into APEX and try to use it for the PDF rendering of the report. I can view the output as a PDF in the Word add on, but when I try using it with the report, it is returning an empty PDF file.
Can anyone tell me what error log files on the bi publisher side I can look at to see what error is happening?
Thank you,
Tony Miller
UTMB/EHN
Title changed, maybe SOMEONE has an idea on this??
Message was edited by:
Tony Miller

Hi,
1/ first check you are passing the bind variables and
appropriate values in the call to your report - if
the query returns no data then you get an empty page
So if your query takes :P10_USERNAME variable then
pass it to the report in the URL
f?p=&APP_ID.:0:&SESSION.:PRINT_REPORT=YOUR_REP_QUERY_N
AME:::P10_USERNAME:MYUSER
2/ try to use the Default layout first to check your
report query really returns the data when called
3/ if you defined a header in your rtf template check
there is no & (ampersand) - if using & in the header
and preview the template from word it displays data
OK, but if you use this template in the report query
it fails to render the data (bug in Apex-> Bi
Publisher integration maybe?)
4/ If using the table in the rtf template check its
width does not overflow the page margins - there is a
problem with pdf export
5/ check
/oc4j/j2ee/home/application-deployments/xmlpserver/app
lication.log forthe information on BI Publisher runs
RadoIssue was in the APEX page having issues.. I recoded a new page and am able to generate BI Publisher based PDF files..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
UTMB/EHN

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