Possible have IDs instead of names in queries - Discoverer 10g (10.1.2)?

Question

Hi all,
In EUL I have defined folders: Time, Product, Customer, Sales. In dimensions
folders I have as follows:
- Time -> Day_Id, Day_Name, Day_Date, Mnth_Id, Mnth_Name, Mnth_Date;
- Products-> Prod_Id, Prod_Name, Tot_Prod_Id, Tot_Prod_Name
- Customers: Cust_Id, Cust_Name, Grp_Cust_Id, Grp_Cust_Name, Tot_Cust_Id,Cust_Tot_Name
All Id and Date items are "user invisible", only _Name items are marked as
"user visible" and may be chosen by Disco end-users.
In facts folders Sales I have:
- Sales -> Time_Id, Prod_Id, Cust_Id (<- user invisible), Gross_Rev, Net_Rev,Quantity, Quantity_Kg.
When I create a report (either from Discoverer Plus or Discoverer Desktop) by names (available from selector) in
generated select statement I can see (in simplified version, but meaning still the same):
SELECT TIME.MNTH_NAME, PRODUCTS.PROD_NAME, SUM(SALES.QUANTITY)
FROM SALES, PRODUCTS, TIME o
WHERE SALES.TIME_ID=TIME.ID AND SALES.PROD_ID=PRODUCTS.ID
AND TIME.MNTH_NAME IN ('M-03-2004','M-04-2004','M-05-2004')
AND (PRODUCTS.PROD_NAME IN ('000029 - PROD1','000030 - PROD2)
GROUP BY TIME.MNTH_NAME,PRODUCTS.PROD_NAME;
which is not good for me because of MNTH_NAME, PROD_NAME in select, where and group by phrases of query - I need there to be MNTH_ID, PROD_ID instead of those names. Is it possible that Discoverer generates such a query instead of written above:
SELECT TIME.MNTH_ID, PRODUCTS.PROD_ID, SUM(SALES.QUANTITY)
FROM SALES, PRODUCTS, TIME o
WHERE SALES.TIME_ID=TIME.ID AND SALES.PROD_ID=PRODUCTS.ID
AND TIME.MNTH_ID IN (21,22,23)
AND (PRODUCTS.PROD_ID IN (234,456,55)
GROUP BY TIME.MNTH_ID,PRODUCTS.PROD_ID;
I tried to use "indexed items" functionality as recommended in Disco
Administrator Guide, so that Disco can do mapping NAME-ID behind the scene, but it doesn't work - queries are still the same and explain plans are poor.
How to force Discoverer to use IDs instead of names in selects?
Regards,
MKF

Answer 1

Hi Asim,
The instructions for integrating Discoverer with IDM/Portal are in the Discoverer doc listed above. Most people shutdown the Discoverer 4i server, upgrade the EUL to 10g, then install the 10g Discoverer software and configure the apps to use it. Details are all in the doc.
1. Install Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2)
1.1. Install OracleAS Identity Management Infrastructure 10g (10.1.4.0.1)
You must install OracleAS Identity Management Infrastructure 10g (10.1.4.0.1) on a standalone server or in a separate ORACLE_HOME on an existing application tier server node. Follow the instructions in the Oracle Application Server 10g Installation Guide for your operating system platform.
1.2. Install Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) type Business Intelligence and Forms
You must install Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) installation type Business Intelligence and Forms in a seperate ORACLE_HOME from the previously installed OracleAS Infrastructure. During installation of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) type Business Intelligence and Forms you will be prompted for Oracle Internet Directory details. Please provide your Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.4.0.1) Infrastructure hostname and port number as configured in step 1.1.
Also see the 10g OAS 11i installation guide for SSO instructions:
Installing Oracle Application Server 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i
http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_database_id=NOT&p_id=233436.1
Make sure you review the SSO Exceptions list in Appendix A - Product-Specific SSO Exceptions. You will need to use the internal fnd_user non-SSO username/password for these products.
Here is the SSL doc for 11i and 10g Application Server.
Enabling SSL with Oracle Application Server 10g and the E-Business Suite
http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_database_id=NOT&p_id=340178.1
Regards,
-Michael