Generating PDF from DA and continue to execute

Hi All, need your help...
I have a DA with couple of steps:
somewhere in the middle i have to generate PDF report and after that refresh one of the regions on the page
well the problem is that after i generate the report using
window.location.href = 'f?p=&APP_ID.:0:&SESSION.:PRINT_REPORT=MyReport'; the refresh of the region is not working
same issue if i have to generate PDF and after that redirect to another page: the redirection is working but PDF is not generating.
Looks like i don't understaffed well how to manage window.location.href
Please help me wit any ideas
Thanks
Andrei

aracila wrote:
Hi, Thanks for answering.
I have to make some changes in the database according to the user preferences, print a report of this changes and refresh the chart(or redirect to a new page).
I do realize that i just can let the user to click a new tab, or put a button to generate a PDF, but ideally you need to follow the business flow and provide the possibility to operate with the app in as less as possible clicks.
The process is:
a) user confirm to move some staff from one warehouse to another Populate the required session information into apex_collections
b) he wants me to generate a PDF with details ( to print it for his records )Skip the PDF generation here.
c) he is requesting me to redirect him to a main page automatically (no need to stay in the move section anymore) Redirect to main page > in this main page define a dynamic action on Page Load
*1.* which runs only when a record exists in apex_collections that was stored previously
*2.* Add a true action as Execute PLSQL code
Code: Delete the collection.
*3.* Add a true action as Execute JavaScript code with
window.location.href = 'f?p=&APP_ID.:0:&SESSION.:PRINT_REPORT=MyReport';So the idea is as soon as the user is redirected back to main page he will be prompted with the PDF file.
Hope this will work :)

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