Placeholder & Formula column

hello friends,
Can we use formula column into place holder column and vice-versa?
Avinash Deokar

We can store value to placeholder column by using formula column.
placeholder is just like a display item.
regards
rajesh

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This is addendum to the post subjected as "JDBC query with Sybase database".
I am working with 9i Reports builder conecting to Sybase db through jdbc-odbc component. I can execute any statement in the form of query / procedure in jdbc query wizard.
I would like to know, how can i give/execute sybase compliant sql statements in placeholder, formula or for that matter any other place in reports builder.
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Hi gurus,
Can any one of you please tell me, What is difference between Placeholder
column and Formula Column Functionally.
Any help is highly welcome.

Your question is a Report question, please post it in the [url http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=84]Reports Forum.And before you post your question, just do a little search there and you'll find 100s of answers to your question.
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formula column,placeholder column
>
it's oracle reports terms?
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/oracle-reports-to-bi-publisher-conversion-utility/
http://eoracleapps.blogspot.ru/2009/04/how-to-convert-oracle-reports-in-bi.html
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Can any one explain me the difference between a formula column and place holder column in Reports.

Place holder columns are used to hold a value and they are populated by formula columns and in the following places.
- the Before Report Trigger, if the placeholder is a report-level column
- a report-level formula column, if the placeholder is a report-level column
- a formula in the placeholder's group or a group below it
(the value is set once for each record of the group)
But Formula columns perform a user defined computation on one or more columns including placeholder columns. You can set the value of placeholder column in a formula column. But you cannot set the value of a formula coulmn in a placeholder column's PL/SQL.
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I am working on some existing reports where there are many palceholders formula coloumns using no return values and they are blank and giving me errors
can anybody tell me what should i write on that place holder formula columns for the return values
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palceholders formula coloumns Are they placeholder Items or formula items ? As you say they are missing return values i would guess its formula-items.
should i write return 0 fro number and return null for char In general, formual items should return some meaningful value depending on the requirement behind the report, if they do not:
Are they used somewhere in the report ? If not, delete them instead of returning some useless value. If they are used, you're up to the requirement again and have to check whats the sense behind it.

Place holder and formula columns help

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Can any one help for me.. how to create placeholder column variable, then how can i assign the variable in formula column to populate.
As report Output Requirement :
I have two columns col1 and col2 . based on report parameter (selection type )
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2. select 2 means its need to display col2 , hide the col1
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thanks sir,
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MTL_GENERIC_DISPOSITIONS mdsp,
GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS gl ');
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end if; end if; end if; end if; end if; end if;
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Hi Hong Kong King Kong,
From looking at that function name (and the group name): Is this an Oracle Reports generated function?
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edit
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Hi
I have made a report based on a query.
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I want to write a query inside the formula column. To execute the query col1, col2 and col3 values are required in the formula column.
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regards

Here is how you would create a formula column:
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Hi irish,
I think i am not sure about what you are trying to say, but let me guess, You want the values to be return on the bases of "ltrtype, batch". Which mea that you want more then one values, i mean there can be more then one Groups based on ltrtype and batch. and you want to display these values with repective record???
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Please correct me if i am wrong.
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