Link to Oracle Form in Discoverer Viewer

Can we create a link in Discoverer Viewer to a transaction in Oracle. On clicking on the link the Oracle Transaction form will open.
Thanks in advance

Hi,
Yes you can do this and it works quite well. You need to call fnd_run_function.get_run_function_url either from Discoverer or using you own PLSQL. You also need to check that the form you are opening has parameters defined that can be supplied to find the transaction when the form is opened.
Hope that helps,
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