Query with dynamic variables and customised caption

How to change the Field label when the query asking dynamic values during the execution?
for example: in where condition i want to give a country name during the query execution, but in the small window it will display as 'Name' which is a country name. i want to display it as 'Country Name' which should be more readable for the end user. How can we achieve this?
Thanks
SV Reddy

Hi,
Unfortunately, it is not possible to change the system field description.
Refer to this thread
Re: Parameter Display Name Reg.
Regards,
Vijay Kumar
SAP Business One Forums Team

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2    (state VARCHAR2 (2))
3 /
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3 /
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3 /
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PERIOD3
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3    TYPE cursor_type IS REF CURSOR;
4    PROCEDURE procedure_name
5       (p_periods   IN     VARCHAR2,
6        p_states    IN     VARCHAR2,
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9 /
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2 AS
3    PROCEDURE procedure_name
4       (p_periods   IN     VARCHAR2,
5        p_states    IN     VARCHAR2,
6        cursor_name IN OUT cursor_type)
7    IS
8       v_periods          VARCHAR2 (1000);
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19         || '"';
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30 /
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PERIOD             AK         CA         DE         FL
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PERIOD2
PERIOD3
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PERIOD2
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2    CURSOR c_period
3    IS
4    SELECT period
5    FROM   time_periods;
6    v_periods   VARCHAR2 (1000);
7    v_delimiter VARCHAR2 (1) := NULL;
8    CURSOR c_states
9    IS
10    SELECT state
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12    v_states    VARCHAR2 (1000);
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14    FOR r_period IN c_period
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17       v_delimiter := ',';
18    END LOOP;
19    v_delimiter := NULL;
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21    LOOP
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23       v_delimiter := ',';
24    END LOOP;
25    package_name.procedure_name (v_periods, v_states, :g_ref);
26 END;
27 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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PERIOD1       1222.23                           2423.2     232.33     345.21
PERIOD2
PERIOD3
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[/code]
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you enter 1907 and B1 interprets it as 2007.
HTH
Juha

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I have created folders with unions but I am having difficulty coverting a query with a union and parameters.
The following works great in SQL*Developer without parameters, but I want to change to use parameters for the year and quarter and use it in Discoverer:
SELECT TO_CHAR(NVL(AV.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000') FEID,
AV.FIRM_NAME VENDOR_NAME,
AV.BIDCLASS CONTRACT_CODES,
AV.AWAMT AWARD_AMOUNT,
AV.SOL_MODE FORMAL_INFORMAL,
AV.CERT BUSINESS_ENTITY,
AV.ETHNICITY ETHNICTY,
AV.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT CONTRACT,
SUM(VP.INVOICE_AMOUNT) AMOUNT_PAID_$
FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_PAID_AWARD_VENDORS AV,
CONFIRM.VSTATE_VENDOR_PAYMENTS VP
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AND AV.VENDOR_ID       = VP.VENDOR_ID ) )
AND (TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') = '4')
AND ( TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') = '2009' )
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(NVL(AV.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000'),
AV.FIRM_NAME,
AV.BIDCLASS,
AV.AWAMT,
AV.SOL_MODE,
AV.CERT,
AV.ETHNICITY,
AV.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT
union
SELECT TO_CHAR(NVL(AV2.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000') FEID,
AV2.FIRM_NAME VENDOR_NAME,
AV2.BIDCLASS CONTRACT_CODES,
AV2.AWAMT AWARD_AMOUNT,
AV2.SOL_MODE FORMAL_INFORMAL,
AV2.CERT BUSINESS_ENTITY,
AV2.ETHNICITY ETHNICTY,
AV2.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT CONTRACT,
0 AMOUNT_PAID_$
FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_PAID_AWARD_VENDORS AV2
WHERE
not exists (SELECT 'X'
              FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_VENDOR_PAYMENTS VP2
             WHERE av2.po_number = vp2.po_number
                   AND (TO_CHAR(VP2.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') = '4')
                   AND ( TO_CHAR(VP2.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') = '2009' ))
AND (TO_CHAR(AV2.AWDATE,'Q') = '4')
AND (to_CHAR(AV2.AWDATE,'YYYY') = '2009')
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(NVL(AV2.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000'),
AV2.FIRM_NAME,
AV2.BIDCLASS,
AV2.AWAMT,
AV2.SOL_MODE,
AV2.CERT,
AV2.ETHNICITY,
AV2.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT Can someone provide a solution?
Thank you,
Robert

Hi,
You can take the parameters to the select so that you will be able to create conditions over them.
Try to use this SQL instead of your and in the discoverer workbook create the conditions and parameters:
SELECT TO_CHAR(NVL(AV.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000') FEID,
AV.FIRM_NAME VENDOR_NAME,
AV.BIDCLASS CONTRACT_CODES,
AV.AWAMT AWARD_AMOUNT,
AV.SOL_MODE FORMAL_INFORMAL,
AV.CERT BUSINESS_ENTITY,
AV.ETHNICITY ETHNICTY,
AV.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT CONTRACT,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') P_YEAR,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') P_QTR
SUM(VP.INVOICE_AMOUNT) AMOUNT_PAID_$
FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_PAID_AWARD_VENDORS AV,
CONFIRM.VSTATE_VENDOR_PAYMENTS VP
WHERE ( ( AV.PO_NUMBER = VP.PO_NUMBER
AND AV.VENDOR_ID = VP.VENDOR_ID ) )
--AND (TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') = '4')*
--AND ( TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') = '2009' )*
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(NVL(AV.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000'),
AV.FIRM_NAME,
AV.BIDCLASS,
AV.AWAMT,
AV.SOL_MODE,
AV.CERT,
AV.ETHNICITY,
AV.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT ,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') P_YEAR,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') P_QTR
union
SELECT TO_CHAR(NVL(AV2.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000') FEID,
AV2.FIRM_NAME VENDOR_NAME,
AV2.BIDCLASS CONTRACT_CODES,
AV2.AWAMT AWARD_AMOUNT,
AV2.SOL_MODE FORMAL_INFORMAL,
AV2.CERT BUSINESS_ENTITY,
AV2.ETHNICITY ETHNICTY,
AV2.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT CONTRACT,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') P_YEAR,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') P_QTR
0 AMOUNT_PAID_$
FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_PAID_AWARD_VENDORS AV2
WHERE
not exists (SELECT 'X'
FROM CONFIRM.VSTATE_VENDOR_PAYMENTS VP2
WHERE av2.po_number = vp2.po_number
AND (TO_CHAR(VP2.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') = TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') )
AND ( TO_CHAR(VP2.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') = TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') ))
--AND (TO_CHAR(AV2.AWDATE,'Q') = '4')*
--AND (to_CHAR(AV2.AWDATE,'YYYY') = '2009')*
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(NVL(AV2.TAX_ID,999999999),'000000000'),
AV2.FIRM_NAME,
AV2.BIDCLASS,
AV2.AWAMT,
AV2.SOL_MODE,
AV2.CERT,
AV2.ETHNICITY,
AV2.PO_NUMBER_FORMAT,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'YYYY') P_YEAR,
TO_CHAR(VP.PAYMENT_DATE,'Q') P_QTR
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