FORMULA COLUMN ISSUE

Does anyone know how to get a formula column. i.e., a date, to display on a report when the first query does not return any data (where the formula column resides) and the 2nd query does?
When the first query returns data, the date appears on the 1st page (1st query results) and 2nd page (2nd query results), yet when the 1st query does not return any data, the second query page is without a date displayed.

Hi,
you can put your formula column in the second query (the query that always return data), I think.
Bye
Raffy

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I use this configuration
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Windows XP Service Pack 1
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When I try to create a formula column that returns number, I have to choose datatype 'Nu'mero' (with accented u)as this is the only avaiable in the combo box. However when I write this PL/SQL code for the column:
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begin
RETURN(1);
end;
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REP-0737: Deve ser uma funcao com retorno do tipo 'nu'mero'.
In English this message could be
REP-0737: Should be a function with return type 'nu'mero'.
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The problem is in the function declaration not in the Return statement.
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Edmar,
You are right. I could reproduce this issue.
I have filed a bug to fix it from the development in next patch
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Hi svee,
Thanks for the reply.
For an example i tried with the bold option in the edit formula inorder to portray the html tags problem while exporting it to the pdf inspite of using the default bold option within the column properites like u said.
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]]>
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Hi
Hoping you can help with a formula column I need to create.
The situation is this:
It's for a HR head count report which is split by Employment category.
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If we assume we have 3 employees, one of which has 2 assignments in different Employment Categories - each assignment has a head count of 1:
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Hi
Thanks for that - I now have it working.
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forumula
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thanks sir,
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MTL_GENERIC_DISPOSITIONS mdsp,
GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS gl ');
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Hi,
I need to SUM two record from the result of an SQL interrogation.
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nTot2 NUMBER :=0;
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Hi Hong Kong King Kong,
From looking at that function name (and the group name): Is this an Oracle Reports generated function?
If so, there's also a dedicated Reports forum: Reports
By the way, I like your synonym for 'query'.
I'm sure I'll confuse some of my collegues tomorrow when I will mention 'database interrogation' instead of 'query'. ;)
edit
Doh...I should not underestimate the information that is posted in thread subjects.
Edited by: hoek on May 5, 2010 9:24 PM

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Hi
I have made a report based on a query.
There are 3 columns in the query and all the 3 are displayed.
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I want to write a query inside the formula column. To execute the query col1, col2 and col3 values are required in the formula column.
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regards

Here is how you would create a formula column:
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Click on that button.
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http://download.oracle.com/docs/html/B13895_01/orbr_howto.htm#sthref1309
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