Problems with datatypes while callling MS-SQL stored procedure

Hi
We have a stored procedure in MS-SQL server ( Sql Server 2000 ) that we are invoking from XI 3. ( SP18) using a receiver adapter communication channel . One of the parameters of the stored procedure has a decimal data type . In XI design time - in the mapping - to the stored procedure data type - we have specified 'DECIMAL' as the type for attribute of the import parameter of the stored procedure . My source field in the mapping is of type string.
This is resulting in an error on the Adapter Engine - 'Cannot convert datetime to decimal' ( as seen in RWB ) -
Are we right in specifying DECIMAL as the type in the XI mapping to the type attribute of the stored procedure parameter ?
Any pointers, thoughts shared on this is appreciated. Correct answers will be rewarded.

Sai and Others
The problem was that - among the big number of stored procedure parameters - that were to be passed from XI to the stored procedure call - we had to disable a few of the fields inbetween - inorder to test the stored procedure call with the main parameters that were to be passed.
This disabling of the selective fields inbetween - messed up the order inbetween the XI stored procedure datatype and the actual stored procedure definition. We learnt a lesson not to disable fields within a stored procedure - now the call to the stored procedure is going through without using any conversion function for the string to decimal - as long as a decimal value keeps appearing at the source field always ( which is the case here )
Thanks for your pointers, thoughts and suggestions...

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<ListOfHCSIFFs><HCSIFFHeader><Id></Id> </HCSIFFHeader> </ListOfHCSIFFs>
<ListOfHCSIFFs><HCSIFFHeader><Id></Id> </HCSIFFHeader> </ListOfHCSIFFs>
</AssemblyHeader>
<AssemblyHeader>
<Name></Name>
<AssemblyId></AssemblyId>
</AssemblyHeader>
<AssemblyHeader></AssemblyHeader>
<ApplicationId></ApplicationId>
<ApplicationName></ApplicationName>
<ApplicationValidFrom></ApplicationValidFrom>
<ApplicationValidTo></ApplicationValidTo>
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Well you could write your procedure to accept a parameter of XMLTYPE datatype and then use that value in a query inside the procedure to break the data up as required using something like XMLTABLE e.g.
-- Nested repeating groups example:
WITH t as (select XMLTYPE('
<RECSET>
<REC>
    <COUNTRY>1</COUNTRY>
    <POINT>1800</POINT>
    <USER_INFO>
      <USER_ID>1</USER_ID>
      <TARGET>28</TARGET>
      <STATE>6</STATE>
      <TASK>12</TASK>
    </USER_INFO>
    <USER_INFO>
      <USER_ID>5</USER_ID>
      <TARGET>19</TARGET>
      <STATE>1</STATE>
      <TASK>90</TASK>
    </USER_INFO>
</REC>
<REC>
    <COUNTRY>2</COUNTRY>
    <POINT>2400</POINT>
    <USER_INFO>
      <USER_ID>3</USER_ID>
      <TARGET>14</TARGET>
      <STATE>7</STATE>
      <TASK>5</TASK>
    </USER_INFO>
</REC>
</RECSET>') as xml from dual)
-- END OF TEST DATA
select x.country, x.point, y.user_id, y.target, y.state, y.task
from t
    ,XMLTABLE('/RECSET/REC'
              PASSING t.xml
              COLUMNS country NUMBER PATH '/REC/COUNTRY'
                     ,point   NUMBER PATH '/REC/POINT'
                     ,user_info XMLTYPE PATH '/REC/*'
             ) x
    ,XMLTABLE('/USER_INFO'
              PASSING x.user_info
              COLUMNS user_id NUMBER PATH '/USER_INFO/USER_ID'
                     ,target NUMBER PATH '/USER_INFO/TARGET'
                     ,state   NUMBER PATH '/USER_INFO/STATE'
                     ,task    NUMBER PATH '/USER_INFO/TASK'
             ) y
   COUNTRY      POINT    USER_ID     TARGET      STATE       TASK
         1       1800          1         28          6         12
         1       1800          5         19          1         90
         2       2400          3         14          7          5And then you can extract and insert whatever parts you want into whatever tables as part of the procedure.

Pass date range parameter to SQL stored procedure.

Hi,
I'd like to pass a date range parameter from Crystal Reports to a sql stored procedure. Does anyone know if this is possible?
I've had no problem passing standard datetime (single value) paramaters to and from but am struggling with getting a range value parameter to work.
Environment: Crystal Reports 10/XI and SQL 2000 MSDE version or SQL 2005 Express Edition.
Any help would be appreciated.

C5112736 wrote:>
> And then these 2 formulas 'Formula # 1' and 'Formula # 2' can be used to pass on to the stored procedure.
Can someone please demonstrate exactly how to use formula results as date parameters to a SQL stored procedure? Keep in mind, there are two parameters to the stored procedure.
I have gleaned this much: Use Add Command and insert the procedure with
EXEC ServerName.dbo.usp_sprocName;1 '{?StringParameter}'
but if I try to do
{CALL ServerName.dbo.usp_SprocName({@Formula1},{@Formula2})}
then it gives the error "No value given for one or more required parameters".
Both of the parameters are VARCHAR(50).
I have finally found this link: [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms710248(VS.85).aspx|http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms710248(VS.85).aspx]
This Microsoft site defines the format of the ODBC escape sequences, but I still do not know how to convince Crystal to insert it's parameter results or formula results.
Pulling what's left of my hair out . . .
~ Shaun

Big PL/SQL stored procedure optimization.

Hi There,
Can any one let me the basic steps for optimization or tuning of a PL/SQL stored procedure for better performance.
DB: 11.2.0
OS: Solaris 10
looking forward.
Regards,

>
Can any one let me the basic steps for optimization or tuning of a PL/SQL stored procedure for better performance.
>
Seriously - how do you expect anyone to give you any specific things to do when you don't provide any specific information about your procedure?
A procedured is comprised of one or more steps. So to tune it you need to determine which steps are 'slow' and make them 'fast'! ;)
There are several common causes of performance problems with PL/SQL are:
1. Using PL/SQL when SQL should have been used. Don't use PL/SQL to begin with - always use SQL unless it just can't do the job required. The 'PL' in PL/SQL means 'Procedural Language' and should be used for transactional (multi-step) processing or when 'procedural' operations are needed that aren't available in SQL.
2. Using slow-by-slow (row by row) processing instead of BULK processing.
3. Using multiple nested LOOPs when a more complex query could have allowed a single loop to be used.
4. Using COMMITs more frequently than required. Search this forum and you will find far too many questions about how to do a COMMIT after 10,000 rows (or some other number). A COMMIT should be performed AFTER a transaction has been completed, not during the middle of it. Frequent commits generally use more resources, degrade performance and risk the famous 'snapshot too old' message.
The very first step of performance 'tuning' is to first verify that any 'tuning' is even required. Too many people suffer from CTD - compulsive tuning disorder.
The second step is to identify what step, or steps, of the process are performing below par.
Which means the best developers are proactive - they plan ahead.
1. Create an explain plan BEFORE the code goes to production. Once the code has been tested and believed to perform properly an execution plan should be created and SAVED for future reference. That saved plan can then be used later, when you suspect a performance issue, to detect changes that might have affected performance: create a new plan and compare it to the baseline.
2. Create explains for ALL key queries. As suggested by step #1 performance is all about comparison: performance 'now' COMPARED TO performance 'then'. If the don't know the performance 'then' it can be difficult to know if the performance has changed. If a query has a 'now' execution time of 2 minutes is that 'fast' or 'slow'? Well - compared to WHAT? You can't know 'fast' or 'slow' if you don't know 'then' and 'now'. How fast was it yesterday, last week or last month?
3. Instrument your procedural code. That means measure, for EACH STEP, how long it took to execute and how much data it worked with. That information needs to be logged. Your logging and data collection can be static (it ALWAYS happens) or dynamic. Oracle's own code is HEAVILY instrumented. Some operations and activity are always logged and available in the data dicitionary views or various performance reports such as AWR.
Other operations, such as the extended trace facility, only collect data on request.
IMHO your first step should be to begin the 'proactive' steps above.

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