Pass parameter to a link in Discoverer plus OLAP

Hi,
I have a worksheet 'test1' created in discoverer plus olap. I want to drilldown from 'test1' to display worksheet 'test2' based on the dimesion value of 'test1' as parameter.
Can anybody help regarding this ?
Thanks
SA

You can create a condition for sheet2, based on a subquery on sheet1.
That condition looks something like:
column_in_sheet2_you_want_to_filter_on IN
(subquery on column_in_sheet1_you_want_to_filter_on)
Regards,
Sabine

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<D4OCheckConfig version="1.0.0.0">
<Check key="JDK version" value="1.5.0_06"/>
<Check key="BI Beans internal version" value="3.2.1.0.13"/>
<Check key="Discoverer Plus OLAP version" value="10.1.2.07.59"/>
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<Check key="host" value="aspire3000"/>
<Check key="port" value="1521"/>
<Check key="sid" value="homedb"/>
<Check key="user" value="scott"/>
<Check key="Connect to database" value="Unsuccessful, verify if your connect information is correct and your database instance and listener are available."/>
<Check key="Failure Point" value="JDBCFailed"/>
<Check key="StackTrace">
<![CDATA[
==========================================
1) Listener refused the connection with the following error:
ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor
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(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(HOST=aspire3000)(PROTOCOL=tcp)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=homedb)))
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ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor
The Connection descriptor used by the client was:
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(HOST=aspire3000)(PROTOCOL=tcp)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=homedb)))
================================
java.sql.SQLException: Listener refused the connection with the following error:
ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor
The Connection descriptor used by the client was:
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(HOST=aspire3000)(PROTOCOL=tcp)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=homedb)))
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 at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:279)
 at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:321)
 at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:346)
 at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:149)
 at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:31)
 at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:543)
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 at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
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 at oracle.dss.d4o.common.D4OCheckConfig.checkConnection(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.dss.d4o.common.D4OCheckConfig.checkConnection(Unknown Source)
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 at oracle.dss.d4o.gui.common.SwingWorker$4.run(Unknown Source)
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]]>
</Check>
</D4OCheckConfig>
I don't understand what's wrong with the listener. Using the same connection string (user bi_user, host aspire3000, port 1521, SID homedb) I can connect to Discoverer relational with no problems.
Here it is my listener.ora:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = aspire3000)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = c:\oracle\ora90)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = HOMEDB)
(ORACLE_HOME = c:\oracle\ora90)
(SID_NAME = SIDHOMEDB)
The result of lsnrctl>services is:
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
Services Summary...
Service "HOMEDB" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "SIDHOMEDB", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(S) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "SIDHOMEDB", status READY, has 1 handler(S) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:2 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
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06-MAR-2006 12:37:57 * (CONNECT_DATA=(CID=(PROGRAM=)(HOST=__jdbc__)(USER=))(SID=homedb)) * (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1038)) * establish * homedb * 12505
TNS-12505: TNS:listener could not resolve SID given in connect descriptor
I don't understand: what's this HOST=_jdbc_ ? My listener.ora is not good?
Any help will be appreciated!
Thank you

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