Oracle BI Publisher - Passing multiple wildcard search to a bind variable

Question

Hi,
Please help me in resolving the below mentioned issue:
I have developed a report in oracle BI Publisher with a SQL query.
While scheduling the report to run I used to pass mutilple parameters like CGAMSVC08,RLCSVC51
If the pass the parameter with wildcard search like C% it works.
When I pass two or more parameter values with wildcard search like C%,R% its not working.
Could you please let me know how should I give the bind variable in the SQL query. Currently I'm paramater like the one shown below for passing multiple paramaters:
Where (',' || :PRMRETRID || ',' like '%,'||RL.RETROFIT_ID|| ',%')
Edited by: user1101445 on May 23, 2012 2:02 AM

Answer 1

HI Tyler.
Well, here's the latest.
I found this little gem in the BIEE 10.1.3.3.3 Release Notes Documentation...
This issue applies to Versions 10.1.3.3, 10.1.3.3.1, 10.1.3.3.2, and 10.1.3.3.3.
Reports that use the BI Publisher data template as the data model may fail with the
following error: "Data not defined."
This error will occur if you defined a parameter in your data template but you do not
pass a value to it via the user interface. If you do not specify this parameter in the "Parameters" section of the report definition that you created using the BI Publisher Edit Report interface, then you will receive the error.
To work around this issue, either define the parameter in the Edit Report interface or remove the parameter from the data template.
That bit is now working.
Having set this up and using your guide it works if my SOAP parameters declaration passes a single value like this...
<parameterNameValues>
<item>
<name>P_INVOICE_ID</name>
<multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed>
<values>
<item>16641</item>
</values>
</item>
</parameterNameValues>
But if I try and pass two or more like this...
<parameterNameValues>
<item>
<name>P_INVOICE_ID</name>
<multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed>
<values>
<item>16641,18421</item>
</values>
</item>
</parameterNameValues>
BIP states "java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01722: invalid number"
My SQL where clause is..
<sqlStatement name="Q1">
<![CDATA[select * from vw_invoice_summary
               where invoice_summary_id IN (:P_INVOICE_ID)]]>
</sqlStatement>
And the BIP error records the parameter value as P_INVOICE_ID 16641,18421 (which are legit invoice IDs)
In summary, works if I pass one invoice ID, fails if I pass two or more.
Any ideas? Or do you reckon this is now a post for the BIP forum?
Kind regards.
Simon