How to write a search statement under region source?

Question

I want to write a search statement under region source, how to do that? I want it work exactly like this:
Select firstname || lastname as name from employee
where searchstring like '%firstname%' or searchstring like '%lastname%'
Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello,
You can define two text items on your report region – Px_FIRSTNAME and Px_LASTNAME. You should condition the report by these items not being null. You’ll also need a submit button. In the first page load, the report will not be rendered, as the search items are null. After submit, their values will be set on session state, and your report will be able to use them.
In the report query, you are using the page items as if they are bind variables. In your example, you can use something like this:
Select firstname ||' '||lastname as name
from employee
where firstname like '%'||:Px_FIRSTNAME||'%'
  or  lastname like '%'||:Px_LASTNAME||'%'You can, of course, use any where clause you need to get the desired results.
Regards,
Arie.
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