Interactive Report accumulates Filters

Hi all
I have a menu of links, each of them sends you to the same Interactive Report with a certain Filter. All of them are like this:
:IR_REPORT_30627346:RIR::IRLIKE_MODULES:%25Order%20Management%25
But each of them get stuck with the other ones, accumulating all the previous filters
Is there a way to restart the filters and only pass the one I'm sending through the URL?
See the picture
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Hello Gus,
Put following CSS in page footer text..
<style>table#apexir_CONTROL_PANEL {display:none;}</style>Regards,
Hari

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Greetings...
We use images a lot in our interactive reports to provide a visual representation to a status, or something locked for update, or what-have-you. By default, when a user clicks the column heading of a column which contains images, the drop-down list that shows up displays the actual images, which is nice for the user to identify exactly which thing they want to filter on. The problem is when the user selects on of the options in the filtering drop-down, the resulting condition that is displayed under the interactive report search bar is the HTML code of the image. I'd like something else to display there because showing the user the HTML code is atrocious.
I didn't think what I want is possible, but then I came across the Page Locks page within ApEx (page 4000:291 in ApEx 4.0.1) which displays a list of all the pages of an application and whether they are locked or not. It also allows you to bulk lock or bulk unlock a bunch of pages. That page uses an interactive report with a column called "Status" which contains images that represent whether the page is locked or not. When you click the "Status" column heading to filter, instead of seeing the images of an open and closed lock, you see the words "Page Locked" and "Page Unlocked." And even better... when you select on of them, the condition that is displayed to the user is very user-friendly.
Can someone tell me how this is done so I can replicate it in my own apps?
Shane.

Why not create the IR using the text you require e.g. 'Lock', 'Unlock' and then use JQuery to replace the text in the report with the image you want. All the filters should then show the plain text and the report will display the image. e.g.
http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=46801:1
Here's what I did:
Firstly make sure the IR has a region template.
Then create a Dynamic Action with the following attributes:
1. Advanced
2. Event: After Refresh
3. Selection Type: Region
4. Region: [select the IR Region]
5. Action: Execute JS Code
6. Fire on page load: [checked]
7. Code:
$('td [headers="TEST"]').each(function(index) {
if ($(this).text() == 'Lock') {
$(this).empty().html('<img src="/i/htmldb/icons/locked_small.gif" alt="Lock" />');
else {
$(this).empty().html('<img src="/i/htmldb/icons/unlocked_small.gif" alt="Unlock" />');
});Where TEST is the column name.
That's it, this may also be of interest:
http://simonhunt.blogspot.com/2011/10/adjusting-interactive-report-column.html
I hope it helps
Shunt

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I want to put a link to a page with an interactive report. But the link should setup a filter for the interactive report.
For example, if I'm looking at a client, I want a link that sends me to the activity reports, but filtered to show only that client already.
Is there a way to do that?
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Edited by: user1415525 on Sep 21, 2009 7:34 AM

Hello,
Set a parameter IR_<COLUMN_NAME_IN_IR> to #<COLUMN_NAME_IN_LINK>#
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or for you
Set IR_CUSTOMER_ID to #CUSTOMER_ID#
(Of course you have to change the column names)
Greetings,
Roel
http://roelhartman.blogspot.com/

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I have built an interactive report with some formatting filters.
I do not want the users to change anything in this report, so I have disabled
the search bar.
They are still able to access these filters and change and delete them.
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Hello Gus,
Put following CSS in page footer text..
<style>table#apexir_CONTROL_PANEL {display:none;}</style>Regards,
Hari

Interactive Report "in" filters do not maintain trailling spaces

I recently came across an interesting situation regarding interactive reports and "in" filters. When building the in list through the filter wizard, any trailing spaces in the column data is trimmed, which leads to inaccurate report results. This doesn't happen on a "=" filter, it seems limited to "in" filters.
I have an example here: http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=39226:1
If you click on the "=" filter you'll see the one record with the trailing space is properly displayed. Clicking on the "in" filter and no records are displayed.
In my particular case, the trailing space shouldn't have been in the data, so I was able to update the table and the filters worked, but if the trailing space was important then the "in" behavior would be troublesome.
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Well, considering the fact that there is a space in the data, and NOT in your in clause I bet, then what is the problem??
Thank you,
Tony Miller
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We have interactive reports that include a column called status, and one of the values for status is R&R. The values are displayed properly in the report, but when the user selects the stats column filter, the value in the list is simply displayed as R, i.e. the &R has been dropped. It is 4.02.07.
Is this a known issue? if not, what is the process for submitting it as a defect?
Edited by: user12979818 on Jul 29, 2011 9:12 AM

Please then SEARCH THE FORUM.. If you think this is a defect of the tool...
Escaping the "&" character
Now instead of complaining that the tool is broken, you can also fix it by using this for your LOV..
If your LOV is dynamic (table driven) you could use this:
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{CODE}
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http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28419/u_url.htm
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Webster, TX
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I am running into a very weird situation. I created an interactive report and it is working fine.
Unfortunately, I applied a “Filter” criteria that would make the SQL query run for 4-5 hrs and then the result will come back.
In this case, I close the browser and went back to the same page (interactive report). I noticed that it still remembers my filter criteria and re-issues the same sql query and I don’t get control of the page. I checked the sql query in TOAD – Session Browser.
How do I clear the filter criteria? It looks like this interactive page is unusable till I am able to reset my filter criteria.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ajay

I understand that there is a "Reset" button, but the page will not be displayed as APEX is trying to be smart and tries to run the same "run-away query" when I try to go back to the same page.
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The page is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Interactive Report - Save Default Filter not Saving

In Apex 3.2 I have an Interactive report were a Filter I applied won't save to the report.
I applied the Filter and saved it as the default report for all users, but when I leave the page and come back the filter its gone.
The same application on different pages has interactive report with filters applied to the default report and they all work fine, it's just this one report that the filter won't stay.
First time I've every had this issue.
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Hi,
I've just been trying the "in the last" option and had no problems for any number that I entered. Are you just entering 1 into the box? What error do you get?
I've loaded the page with Debug switched on, and get:
select
       null as apxws_row_pk,
       "DATE_ID",
       "ATD_DATE",
       "CHECK",
       count(*) over () as apxws_row_cnt
from (
select * from (
select
apex_item.checkbox(1, DATE_ID) "CHECK",
"DATE_ID",
"ATD_DATE"
from "#OWNER#"."ATD_DATES"
) r
where ("ATD_DATE" between systimestamp - (1 * :APXWS_EXPR_1) and systimestamp)
) r where rownum <= to_number(:APXWS_MAX_ROW_CNT):APXWS_EXPR_1 would contain the value 1 as that is what I've entered for the filter. My report's sql statement is just the innermost nested select statement, the rest has been added by the IR functionality and the filter.
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Is there a way to do a "OR" with filters of an Interactive Report?

Hi,
I've noticed for a long time now that when you apply filters on an Interactive Report, they are applied on top of each other. But there is no way to apply them in an 'OR' fashion it seems. Unless I am mistaken.
Now I know that you could apply a Row filter and do something like B = 'Something' OR B = 'Something Else', but the that isn't user friendly enough for my clients.
Thanks

You can, it's just not easy.
Under Actions, select Filter. Change from a column filter (the default) to a row filter. This lets you put in pretty much anything you want for your filter, including things like "A=3 or A=5". This is one area where knowing SQL can be beneficial for users of APEX.
Ignore that; I hadn't read your message closely enough before posting.
-David
Edited by: David Gale on Dec 20, 2010 11:34 AM

Adding Every Row From a Filtered Interactive Report to a Collection

I'm creating an email list maintenance application in Apex 3.1. I have an Interactive Report on an email address table. I want the users to be able to run this IR and then click a button to add all of the resulting email addresses into a selected mailing list table. The interface needs to be as quick and simple for the user as possible, so I don't want to force them to click a checkbox beside hundreds of rows.
Is there a way to add every resulting row from a custom IR to an apex_collection?
I know that collections can be created based on a query with the CREATE_COLLECTION_FROM_QUERY call. But I don't think it's possible to reference the SQL statement which is dynamically generated through an Interactive Report. I'm referring to the SQL created after the user has applied filters. If there were, then I would just create the collection that way. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks,
Martin

Hi Martin
I couldn't find a place where the filters are stored either - it would be nice to know.
It is possible to get to the filters via javascript as they are actually stored in a table with an id of "apexir_CONTROL_PANEL_COMPLETE". Within there, there are rows for each filter and each row has four cells. The second cell contains an A tag that has the filter itself as the text displayed as a hyperlink on screen. The third cell contains the checkbox that enables/disables the filter. Strings and numbers seem to be formatted ok, so you could pick up these values and create your own WHERE clause, populate a hidden field somewhere and then pick that up to generate a full select statement to get to the id's that you need.
I haven't yet tried this, so this is theory only - but I can't see that it wouldn't work
Andy

Interactive Report (IR) column heading: filtered items number & flashlight

Hello everyone
several hours of searching through the forum did not provide me with leads or answers to 2 questions. Both are related to the IR column heading menu and options. Let's start with a copy of the relevant portion of the interactive report help screen:
Column Heading Menu
Clicking on any column heading exposes a column heading menu.
[snip]
Text Area is used to enter case insensitive search criteria (no need for wild cards). Entering a value will reduce the list of values at the bottom of the menu. You can then select a value from the bottom and the selected value will be created as a filter using '=' (e.g. column = 'ABC'). Alternatively, you can click the flashlight icon and the entered value will be created as a filter with the 'LIKE' modifier (e.g. column LIKE '%ABC%').
List of Unique Values contains the first 500 unique values that meet your filters. If the column is a date, a list of date ranges is displayed instead. If you select a value, a filter will be created using '=' (e.g. column = 'ABC').
Q1: Why do I not see a flashlight icon? I looked everywhere in the report definition to "enable" it, to no avail.
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I suspect that "List of Unique Values contains the first 500 unique values" was set for the performance purposes. Is there a way to set that number anywhere? Have it customized for each column? (columns county and state could be <100, for example)
Thanks an advance to any advice.
Vojin

@Prabodh: what you say is only changing the default image for the column selector at the search bar level. What i think is being looked for is an icon on the popup when a column header is clicked in an IR. Don't bother: there is none.
@Vojin, Tonibony:
I also ran into this problem with IRs and the useless column header box. If you want to hide the unique values list, it is a bother. First of all, you can't disable the finding of values, this is embedded in the widget ajax code. Then if you want to just hide the list, there is no real event you can hook up to. The poping up of the box is an ajax callback, and is part of the IR javascript, but this callback does not trigger any event (no apexafterrefresh for example, which is understandable). I've worked around this by overriding/extending the method which is called when ajax is done loading within the IR code. Here is a piece of code which does this (call it on page load):
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I have an interactive report.
If i filter column A and don't want to show column A in the download spreadsheet or PDF(NVL(:REQUEST,'column A') NOT IN('XLS','PDF'). All of the rows will show up in my download file. How could i show just filtered rows in the download file and also don't show the filter column?
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HI,
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Using Apex 4.2.0.00.27
I have a date column in an Interactive Report. The default column and action menu filters include things like "in the last 2 hours". If I remove the time component of the date this fails to find any records.
If I leave the time component in the date then the user also has the option (via action->filter menu) to select a filter for "equals" and then this fails to find any records.
I would like to keep the time component but also allow the filter for "equals a specific date".
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adamt wrote:
Thank you very much fac586!
It's probably obvious I'm not very familiar with APEX (not HTML/CSS!) but managed to figure out a place to put what you said...If you are unfamiliar with the web technologies used in APEX, spend some time on the tutorials here: start with HTML, then XHTML, CSS, Javascript and the HTML DOM, and now HTML5.
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Hi all,
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I hope I have made the question clear. Let me know if you need any more clarifications.
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Hi everyone! I wanted to create a change notification application with APEX. I'm planning to use the Interactive Report to enable the users build their own saved query using the filtering function of IR. I will provide an option for the user to subscribe (via email) for every query they want when their conditions has been met due to data change in the future. (ex. the user is waiting for some material delivery. This application will alert the user when it became available.)
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I've found it! I could get the SQL for the filters by using the APEX_APPLICATION_PAGE_IR_COND APEX view. I'm still not sure about the multiple user situation. But all the filter information are there! Great!
APEX is magnificent! And I'm such a newbie.
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