How to run the report via application server

Question

Report not running?
hi All,
I am calling the report via forms, In application server i had recompiled the reports in two different format too.
1. myreports.rep
2. myreports.jsp
I have called the report from the menu and i used code like below
Declare
      V_id Varchar2(100);
Begin
    V_id := Run_Report_Object('myreports');
End;but i am getting following error.
Frm-41219:Cannot find report:Invalid ID.and subsequently an another too.
Frm-40738:Argument 1 to builtin RUN_REPORT_OBJECT cannot be null.please guide me
kanish

Answer 1

I using Forms 10g R2, i store the recompile version in Application server.
Good, so you can refer to the metalink note I mentioned above, as per storing the reports in the application server, the default place for running reports is not a folder in the FORMS_PATH, the REPORTS_PATH is set in the $ORACLE_HOME/bin/reports.sh file, pointing by default to the sample folder - $ORACLE_HOME/reports/samples/demo, for testing purposes you can put your report there and try it again, or you can modify the REPORTS_PATH variable in the reports.sh file to point to the directory you were mentioning.
Note: I am calling the report throug menu using the eariler posting code.
I would recommend to create a Form to call the Report, I am not sure if there are restrictions about invoking a report directly from the menu.
About the code, you are missing a lot there, refer to metalink note mentioned above, here is an excerpt from that document.
PROCEDURE TEST_REPORT IS
  repid      REPORT_OBJECT; 
  v_rep      VARCHAR2(100); 
  rep_status VARCHAR2(50); 
BEGIN 
  repid := find_report_object('report5');
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_EXECUTION_MODE,BATCH); 
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_COMM_MODE,SYNCHRONOUS);
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_DESTYPE,CACHE);
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_DESFORMAT,'html');
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_SERVER,'repserver90');
  SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(repid,REPORT_OTHER,'paramform=no pdeptno='||:dept.deptno);
  v_rep := RUN_REPORT_OBJECT(repid); 
  rep_status := REPORT_OBJECT_STATUS(v_rep); 
  WHILE rep_status in ('RUNNING','OPENING_REPORT','ENQUEUED')
    LOOP
      rep_status := report_object_status(v_rep);
    END LOOP;
  IF rep_status = 'FINISHED' THEN
    /*Display report in the browser*/
    WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT('http://<YourServerName:8888/reports/rwservlet/getjobid'||
   substr(v_rep,instr(v_rep,'_',-1)+1)||'?'||'server=repserver90','_blank');
  ELSE 
    message('Error when running report'); 
  END IF; 
END;
In my eariler version 6i (2 tier) when i call the report it invoke parameter form. will 10g also behave same like 6i?
Yes, there is still a parameter Form which runs in an HTML page.
*1. Should i want to create any Report_Path, Report_classpath ? if yes ,where should i ?* It will depend on your configuration, the easiest way is to setup the REPORTS_PATH in the $ORACLE_HOME/bin/reports.sh file, if you are configuring the reports server to use environment ids, that would not work and you would need to setup the REPORTS_PATH directly in the reports engine configuration file .. $ORACLE_HOME/reports/conf/rwserver.template.
Edited by: Rodolfo Ferrari on Jun 3, 2009 3:19 PM