Query regarding Forms Personalization

Question

Hi ,
I have a requirement to execute the following code in a WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE trigger to update the WHERE clause of the Item Category flexfield in the Purchasing module.
Normally I would have executed this code from within the trigger. How can I replicate it using Forms Personalization, I mean what type of Action do I need to define which will execute this code directly or indirectly.
FND_KEY_FLEX.UPDATE_DEFINITION( BLOCK=>'LINES',
FIELD=>'ITEM_CATEGORY',
ENABLED=>'N'
WHERE_CLAUSE=>' ( NVL(DISABLE_DATE, SYSDATE + 1) > SYSDATE AND category_id =
644)'
I also tried to create a stored procedure without luck as fnd_key_flex is defined in a library attached to the form, so get error creating the procedure.
Thank You
Shankar.

Answer 1

Hi,
I guess I will need to achieve this using CUSTOm.pll. But, I have a query !
The KFF is defined using fnd_key_flex.define(block=>'LINES',
field=>'ITEM_CATEGORY',
id=>'CATEGORY_ID',
code=>'MCAT',
appl_short_name=>'INV',
num=> ':po_startup_values.structure_id',
          required => 'Y',
          validate => 'FULL',
usedbflds=>'Y',
          autopick=> 'Y',
          qbe_in=> 'Y',
SELECT_COMB_FROM_VIEW=>'MTL_CATEGORIES_VL',
          COLUMN=> 'DESCRIPTION \\\"' || NAME_IN('PARAMETER.DESCRIPTION') || '\\\"(240)',
WHERE_CLAUSE=>' ( NVL(DISABLE_DATE, SYSDATE + 1) > SYSDATE )',
WHERE_CLAUSE_MSG=> 'APPL=PO;NAME=PO_RI_INVALID_CATEGORY_ID');
where it selects from mtl_categories_v.
Tha Dev Guide mentions that we can update the WHERE_CLAUSE using for eg.
FND_KEY_FLEX.UPDATE_DEFINITION( BLOCK=>'LINES',
FIELD=>'ITEM_CATEGORY',
ENABLED=>'N'
WHERE_CLAUSE=>' ( NVL(DISABLE_DATE, SYSDATE + 1) > SYSDATE AND
category_id = 644)'
But, there is no option to change the source view itself. How do I change that ? I cannot see a parameter SELECT_COMB_FROM_VIEW for the FND_KEY_FLEX.UPDATE_DEFINITION !!
Can I write the FND_KEY_FLEX.DEFINE again in CUSTOM.pll using my custom view instead ? Will it override the default definition ?
Any suggestions or alternative ways would be appreciated.
Thanks
Shankar
Edited by: user565538 on Mar 27, 2009 3:46 AM