Regarding Apex Report

Hi all
Anyone know how to compose a well-formatted form and report in APEX? Currently we are using ACCESS and SQL Server Reporting service to make formatted report (User can print them out, fill in and archive then), but I haven't found any in APEX. I know creating a page as HTML may be one of the solution but we have to customize it with a huge effort. Is there any other express way of doing this?
Thanks
Daniel

Have you tried using the PDF Printing option for the apex reports? Search this forum on pdf printing. There are also some other options for a more professional layout.
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Is there any way to sent apex reports in mail

Hi All,
I have a requirement to sent an apex report as a mail. Is it possible? Or will I have to write PLSQL procedure to collect the records and embed in html tags and then send the mail
I tried to use <iframe> tag and embed the apex page which is public in to the mail, But it doesn't look good.
Thanks & Regards,
Vikas Krishna

Vikas,
As I understand it, this will be a feature of 4.0. However, for now you must still create them manually. Using public pages, as you've seen, can be tricky. Think about pagination and such.
If an iframe would have "worked" then why not an email with a link back to the right page?
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Dan
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How to fetch data to APEX Report using stored procedure?

hi all,
i am making a report in APEX. user selects two dates and clicks GO button - i have a Stored Procedure linked to that result region so Stored Procedure gets called.
my stored procedure does the following -
using specified dates (IN) i do query and put data into a table (this table has been created only for this report) -
i want to show all these data i entered into the table on my APEX report in the same procedure call. can i use ref cursor to return? how to do that?
currently, i use another button in APEX which basically fetches all data from table. basically, user clicks one button to generate report and then another button to get report. which is not desirable at all :(
i m using APEX 3.1.2.00.02 and Oracle 10 database.
pls let me know if you need further clarification of the problem. thanks in advance.
regards,
probashi
Edited by: porobashi on May 19, 2009 2:53 PM

Thanks Tony.
I am not sure what you meant by >> change the report to be based off of a query returning sql statement, no need to keep that table around.... >>
Here's my stored procedure
create or replace
PROCEDURE ABC_PROC (
START_DATE IN DATE,
END_DATE IN DATE
AS
RULE_REC MTG_OFFICER_FORECAST%ROWTYPE;
TYPE REF_CURSOR IS REF CURSOR;
TCUR REF_CURSOR;
BEGIN
DELETE FROM ABC_REPORT;
OPEN TCUR FOR
SELECT ABC_FORECAST.*
from MTG_OFFICER_FORECAST , MTG_USERS
WHERE MTG_OFFICER_FORECAST.NBR_OFFICER = MTG_USERS.NBR_OFFICER AND
MTG_OFFICER_FORECAST.NBR_INSTITUTION = MTG_USERS.NBR_INSTITUTION;
LOOP
FETCH TCUR INTO RULE_REC;
EXIT WHEN TCUR%NOTFOUND;
INSERT INTO ABC_REPORT( NBR_OFFICER, OFFICER_NAME, FORECAST_NBR_LOANS, FORECAST_LOAN_AMT, FORECAST_FEES,
ACTUAL_NBR_LOANS, ACTUAL_LOAN_AMT, ACTUAL_FEES, RATIO_NBR_LOANS, RATIO_LOAN_AMT, RATIO_FEES, NBR_INSTITUTE )
VALUES ( RULE_REC.NBR_OFFICER, RULE_REC.NAME_LOAN_OFFICER, RULE_REC.NBR_LOANS, RULE_REC.AMT_LOAN, RULE_REC.AMT_FEES,
ACTUAL_NBR_LOANS, ACTUAL_LOAN_AMOUNT, ACTUAL_FEES, SUCCESS_RATIOS_NBR_LOANS_PERC, SUCCESS_RATIOS_LOAN_AMT_PERC, SUCCESS_RATIOS_FEES_PERC, RULE_REC.NBR_INSTITUTION );
END LOOP;
CLOSE TCUR;
END ABC_PROC;
Thanks,
Probashi
Edited by: porobashi on Jun 2, 2009 11:43 AM

APEX Report Data Download in Excel and PDF format

Hi,
Can someone please guide me how to download APEX report data in Excel and PDF format.I know this is possible through BI Publisher but that is extra Licence cost for client so i don't want to use that option.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Prabhat Mishra

1005844 wrote:
Hi ,
Thanks for Reply,
I am using APEX 4.2 but when i am trying to download the IR data then getting 3 options only(CSV,HTML and Email).
PrabhatWell, Excel should understand the .csv format for offloads. Perform web seraches to see what can be done for pdfs

Calling a .rdf report from a link on a apex report column

Hi,
I want to call a xxx.rdf report from a link on a apex report column.
Can anyone help me on this ?
Best regards,
JCN

Hi,
Sorry - I should have read a bit further in your last post!
The url variable that you're defining should just be the URL string that you want to create, so you only need the "http://........" part. There's also a + missing after the "&TODT..." string.
The "DEA_PERMIT_ID=&G_PERMIT_ID." part at the end should have an & at the start to indicate a new parameter in the URL. Otherwise, &G_PERMIT_ID. would be replaced by the value stored in the session for the G_PERMIT_ID item (presumably that is an Application Item?).
So:
function callPopup()
var url = "'http://snapper.accsp.org/reports/rwservlet?destype=cache&desformat=PDF&report=edr_landings_dollars_by_vessel.rdf&userid=evtr_report/chicken99@safis&FROMDT=" + $v("P810_FROM") + "&TODT=" + $v("P810_TO") + "&DEA_PERMIT_ID=&G_PERMIT_ID.";
popupURL(url);
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Page breaks in (html) printed apex report

I am having a strange problem that appears to be related to APEX page template.
I have a report that is html generated by a PL/SQL function. I need to have page breaks in the printed report at specific locations. I am adding this style to the html output of the function:
<STYLE>
DIV.pageBreak { page-break-before: always; }
</STYLE>
and I insert this at the locations I need breaks:
< D I V CLASS="pageBreak"/>
(without the spaces in DIV)
(found this technique here: http://www.unagibay.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=100&itemid=1821 )
This works perfect when I run the report in IE, but FireFox is "ignoring" the page breaks. However, if I take just the output of the PL/SQL function in an html doc, FireFox works fine (breaks at the proper places). This makes me believe something related to the "page wrapper" content generated by APEX causes FireFox to not handle the breaks.
I have tried copying and editing the Popup and Printer Friendly page templates, but I either remove too much and the page doesn't render, or the page breaks don't work.
My questions for the APEX gurus are:
1. Is there an "approved" way to get page breaks in the printed version of an APEX report, or is there a better way to do what I need to do.
2. What is the minimum contents for a page template (what can I safely remove).
Thanks,
Bill

Hi Owen,
the page breaks are inserted before/after the section. Expand the report structure window and make sure that the properties window is open below. Once you click on the section part, you will see where you can insert the page breaks - the check boxes will appear in the properties.
yes on the second part - just insert the page break between the data providers and then repeat the header for the data provider on the pages (also check boxes on the properties tab)
Good luck

Apex report performance is very poor with apex_item.checkbox row selector.

Hi,
I'm working on a report that includes some functionality to be able to select multiple records for further processing.
The report is based on a view that contains a couple of hundred thousand records.
When i make a selection from this view in sqlplus , the performance is acceptable but the apex report based on the same view performes very poorly.
I've noticed that when i omit the apex_item.checkbox from my report query, performance is on par with sqlplus. (factor 10 or so quicker).
Explain plan appears to be the same with or without checkbox function in the select.
My query is:
select apex_item.checkbox(1,tan_id) Select ,
brt_id
, tan_id
, message_id
, conversation_id
, action
, to_acn_code
, information
, brt_created
, tan_created
from (SELECT brt.id brt_id, -- view query
MAX (TAN.id) tan_id,
brt.message_id,
brt.conversation_id,
brt.action,
TAN.to_acn_code,
TAN.information,
brt.created brt_created,
TAN.created tan_created
FROM (SELECT brt_id, id, to_acn_code, information, created
FROM xxcjib_transactions
WHERE tan_type = 'DELIVER' AND status = 'FINISHED') TAN,
xxcjib_berichten brt
WHERE brt.id = TAN.brt_id
GROUP BY brt.id,
brt.message_id,
brt.conversation_id,
brt.action,
TAN.to_acn_code,
TAN.information,
brt.created,
TAN.created)
What could be the reason for the poor performance of the apex report?
And is there another way to select multiple report records without the apex_item.checkbox function?
I'm using apex 3.2 on oracle 10g database.
Thanks,
Niels Ingen Housz
Edited by: user11986529 on 19-mrt-2010 4:06

Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately changing the pagination doesnt make much of a difference in this case.
Without the checkbox the query takes 2 seconds.
With checkbox it takes well over 30 seconds.
The second report region on this page based on another view seems to perform reasonably well with or without the checkbox.
It has about the same number of records but with a different view query.
There are also a couple of filter items in the where clause of the report queries (same for both reports) based on date and acn_code and both reports have a selectlist item displayed in their regions based on a simple lov. These filter items don't seem to be of influence on the performance.
I have also recreated the report on a seperate page without any other page items or where clause and the same thing occurs.
With the checkbox its very very slow (more like 20 times slower).
Without it , the report performs well.
And another thing, when i run the page with debug on i don't see the actual report query:
0.08: show report
0.08: determine column headings
0.08: activate sort
0.08: parse query as: APEX_CMA_ONT
0.09: print column headings
0.09: rows loop: 30 row(s)
and then the region is displayed.
I am using databaselinks in the views b.t.w
Edited by: user11986529 on 19-mrt-2010 7:11

APEX Report to balance a column of data over 3 columns

I have an sql report that outputs a code and description e.g.
1  Ape
2  Boar
3  Cat
4  Dog
5  Elephant
6  Goat
7  Hare
8  Ibis
9  Jackel
10 Kangaroo
11 Lion
12 Mouse
13 Numbat
I need the following output where the number of records can change but I always want the values to fit into 3 evenly balanced columns e.g. Sorry about trying to line the columns up
1  Ape      6  Goat    11  Lion
2  Boar      7  Hare    12  Mouse
3  Cat      8  Ibis    13  Numbat
4  Dog      9  Jackel
5  Elephant      10  Kangaroo
What is the best way to do this in one APEX report. I've tried using 3 separate reports in columns 1,2,3 side by side with "no template" but I can't seem to centre the 3 reports and spread out the values evenly across the page.
thanks in advance
Paul P

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Help needed regarding ALV report

Hi,
I have a query regarding ALV report.
The requirement is as follows:-
When the user executes the ALV report and if he sums one numeric field column values and filters out some of the field columns ( for example there r 5 columns in the report and the user has filtered out 2 of them and viewing only 3 columns)
and now the requirements is that when the user runs the report later he should see the modified report ( i mean only 3 cloumns and the total value of the column which he has made) but not the original output which was there when the report was developed.
First of all i wanna know is it possible to do r not. If yes then how
Hope u have got what i want.
eagerly waiting for ur reply.
regards,
maqsood

Hi
Yes you can! You have to manage the layout variant.
So when you call your ALV you have to set the parameter I_SAVE = 'A'.
In this way you'll allow the user to save the variants for layout.
After you has to have a chance to choose the variant in selection-screen.
See the demo program BCALV_GRID_11 to manage the variant in selection-screen.
Max

Re: Problem providing download link for BLOB data in apex report

Hi Don,
Your solution below worked but in the download option i only see save but not open for PDf file in the blob. Please let me know if you have any suggestion to achieve it
Thanks
Jo
Problem providing download link for BLOB data in apex report
591953 Nov 19, 2008 1:55 PM (in response to 660436)
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Good morning,
Here is how I have solved this problem.
1. The select statement in the sql for the report should not include the BLOB column. I decided to select only 2 columns, the column that has the key and the column with the filename.
2. On the first column ( the primary key ) I put in the format statement that was simply DOWNLOAD:TABLENAME:BLOB_COLUMN:PRIMARY_KEY
This works. I believe that the Oracle error I was getting was because I was trying to apply this format statement to the actual BLOB column.
So, it appears that you can use any of the columns in the report to hold the DOWNLOAD format statement since in the format statement, you are defining the BLOB table, BLOB column and the primary key into that column.
Hope this helps,
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Regarding Interactive reports

Hi All,
Yesterday i submitted a query regarding Interactive reports.and i recieved lots of reply .But the replies are all about ALV interactive report.I want to know just about the interactive reports where ew use AT LINE OF SELECTION, HIDE e.c.
PLZ send methe documents related that.
Thanks and Regards
RASHMI

Hi
Interactive Reports
As the name suggests, the user can Interact with the report. We can have a drill down into the report data. For example, Column one of the report displays the material numbers, and the user feels that he needs some more specific data about the vendor for that material, he can HIDE that data under those material numbers. And when the user clicks the material number, another report (actually sub report/secondary list) which displays the vendor details will be displayed.
We can have a basic list (number starts from 0) and 20 secondary lists (1 to 21). Events associated with Interactive Reports are: 1. AT LINE-SELECTION 2. AT USER-COMMAND 3. AT PF<key> 4. TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION. HIDE statement holds the data to be displayed in the secondary list. sy-lisel : contains data of the selected line. sy-lsind : contains the level of report (from 0 to 21)
Interactive Report Events:
AT LINE-SELECTION : This Event triggers when we double click a line on the list, when the event is triggered a new sublist is going to be generated. Under this event what ever the statements that are been return will be displayed on newly generated sublist.
AT PFn: For predefined function keys...
AT USER-COMMAND : It provides user functions keys.
REPORT ZTEJ_INTAB1 LINE-SIZE 103 LINE-COUNT 35(5) NO STANDARD PAGE
HEADING.
*TABLES DECLARATION
TABLES : KNA1, VBAK, VBAP.
*SELECT OPTIONS
SELECT-OPTIONS: CUST_NO FOR KNA1-KUNNR.
*INITIALIZATION
INITIALIZATION.
CUST_NO-LOW = '01'.
CUST_NO-HIGH = '5000'.
CUST_NO-SIGN = 'I'.
CUST_NO-OPTION = 'BT'.
APPEND CUST_NO.
*SELECTION SCREEN VALIDATION
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON CUST_NO.
LOOP AT SCREEN.
IF CUST_NO-LOW < 1 OR CUST_NO-HIGH > 5000.
MESSAGE E001(ZTJ1).
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
*BASIC LIST SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
SELECT KUNNR NAME1 ORT01 LAND1 INTO
(KNA1-KUNNR, KNA1-NAME1,KNA1-ORT01,KNA1-LAND1)
FROM KNA1
WHERE KUNNR IN CUST_NO.
WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE,
KNA1-KUNNR UNDER 'CUSTOMER NO.' HOTSPOT ON,
16 SY-VLINE,
KNA1-NAME1 UNDER 'NAME',
61 SY-VLINE,
KNA1-ORT01 UNDER 'CITY',
86 SY-VLINE,
KNA1-LAND1 UNDER 'COUNTRY',
103 SY-VLINE.
HIDE: KNA1-KUNNR.
ENDSELECT.
ULINE.
*SECONDARY LIST ACCESS
AT user-command.
IF SY-UCOMM = 'IONE'.
PERFORM SALES_ORD.
ENDIF.
IF SY-UCOMM = 'ITWO'.
PERFORM ITEM_DET.
ENDIF.
*TOP OF PAGE
TOP-OF-PAGE.
FORMAT COLOR 1.
WRITE : 'CUSTOMER DETAILS'.
FORMAT COLOR 1 OFF.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 3.
WRITE : 1 SY-VLINE,
3 'CUSTOMER NO.',
16 SY-VLINE,
18 'NAME',
61 SY-VLINE,
63 'CITY',
86 SY-VLINE,
88 'COUNTRY',
103 SY-VLINE.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 3 OFF.
*TOP OF PAGE FOR SECONDARY LISTS
TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.
*TOP OF PAGE FOR 1ST SECONDARY LIST
IF SY-UCOMM = 'IONE'.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 1.
WRITE : 'SALES ORDER DETAILS'.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 1 OFF.
FORMAT COLOR 3.
WRITE : 1 SY-VLINE,
3 'CUSTOMER NO.',
16 SY-VLINE,
18 'SALES ORDER NO.',
40 SY-VLINE,
42 'DATE',
60 SY-VLINE,
62 'CREATOR',
85 SY-VLINE,
87 'DOC DATE',
103 SY-VLINE.
ULINE.
ENDIF.
FORMAT COLOR 3 OFF.
*TOP OF PAGE FOR 2ND SECONDARY LIST
IF SY-UCOMM = 'ITWO'.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 1.
WRITE : 'ITEM DETAILS'.
ULINE.
FORMAT COLOR 1 OFF.
FORMAT COLOR 3.
WRITE : 1 SY-VLINE,
3 'SALES ORDER NO.',
40 SY-VLINE,
42 'SALES ITEM NO.',
60 SY-VLINE,
62 'ORDER QUANTITY',
103 SY-VLINE.
ULINE.
ENDIF.
FORMAT COLOR 3 OFF.
*END OF PAGE
END-OF-PAGE.
ULINE.
WRITE :'USER :',SY-UNAME,/,'DATE :', SY-DATUM, 85 'END OF PAGE:',
SY-PAGNO.
SKIP.
*& Form SALES_ORD
*& FIRST SECONDARY LIST FORM
FORM SALES_ORD .
SELECT KUNNR VBELN ERDAT ERNAM AUDAT INTO
(VBAK-KUNNR, VBAK-VBELN, VBAK-ERDAT, VBAK-ERNAM, VBAK-AUDAT)
FROM VBAK
WHERE KUNNR = KNA1-KUNNR.
WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE,
VBAK-KUNNR UNDER 'CUSTOMER NO.' HOTSPOT ON,
16 SY-VLINE,
VBAK-VBELN UNDER 'SALES ORDER NO.' HOTSPOT ON,
40 SY-VLINE,
VBAK-ERDAT UNDER 'DATE',
60 SY-VLINE,
VBAK-ERNAM UNDER 'CREATOR',
85 SY-VLINE,
VBAK-AUDAT UNDER 'DOC DATE',
103 SY-VLINE.
HIDE : VBAK-VBELN.
ENDSELECT.
ULINE.
ENDFORM. " SALES_ORD
*& Form ITEM_DET
*& SECOND SECONDARY LIST FORM
FORM ITEM_DET .
SELECT VBELN POSNR KWMENG INTO
(VBAP-VBELN, VBAP-POSNR, VBAP-KWMENG)
FROM VBAP
WHERE VBELN = VBAK-VBELN.
WRITE : /1 SY-VLINE,
VBAP-VBELN UNDER 'SALES ORDER NO.',
40 SY-VLINE,
VBAP-POSNR UNDER 'SALES ITEM NO.',
60 SY-VLINE,
VBAP-KWMENG UNDER 'ORDER QUANTITY',
103 SY-VLINE.
ENDSELECT.
ULINE.
ENDFORM. " ITEM_DET
REPORT demo_list_at_pf.
START-OF-SELECTION.
WRITE 'Basic List, Press PF5, PF6, PF7, or PF8'.
AT pf5.
PERFORM out.
AT pf6.
PERFORM out.
AT pf7.
PERFORM out.
AT pf8.
PERFORM out.
FORM out.
WRITE: 'Secondary List by PF-Key Selection',
/ 'SY-LSIND =', sy-lsind,
/ 'SY-UCOMM =', sy-ucomm.
ENDFORM.
After executing the program, the system displays the basic list. The user can press the function keys F5 , F6 , F7 , and F8 to create secondary lists. If, for example, the 14th key the user presses is F6 , the output on the displayed secondary list looks as follows:
Secondary List by PF-Key Selection
SY-LSIND = 14
SY-UCOMM = PF06
Example for AT USER-COMMAND.
REPORT demo_list_at_user_command NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
START-OF-SELECTION.
WRITE: 'Basic List',
/ 'SY-LSIND:', sy-lsind.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
WRITE 'Top-of-Page'.
ULINE.
TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.
CASE sy-pfkey.
WHEN 'TEST'.
WRITE 'Self-defined GUI for Function Codes'.
ULINE.
ENDCASE.
AT LINE-SELECTION.
SET PF-STATUS 'TEST' EXCLUDING 'PICK'.
PERFORM out.
sy-lsind = sy-lsind - 1.
AT USER-COMMAND.
CASE sy-ucomm.
WHEN 'FC1'.
PERFORM out.
WRITE / 'Button FUN 1 was pressed'.
WHEN 'FC2'.
PERFORM out.
WRITE / 'Button FUN 2 was pressed'.
WHEN 'FC3'.
PERFORM out.
WRITE / 'Button FUN 3 was pressed'.
WHEN 'FC4'.
PERFORM out.
WRITE / 'Button FUN 4 was pressed'.
WHEN 'FC5'.
PERFORM out.
WRITE / 'Button FUN 5 was pressed'.
ENDCASE.
sy-lsind = sy-lsind - 1.
FORM out.
WRITE: 'Secondary List',
/ 'SY-LSIND:', sy-lsind,
/ 'SY-PFKEY:', sy-pfkey.
ENDFORM.
When you run the program, the system displays the following basic list with a the page header defined in the program:
You can trigger the AT LINE-SELECTION event by double-clicking a line. The system sets the status TEST and deactivates the function code PICK. The status TEST contains function codes FC1 to FC5. These are assigned to pushbuttons in the application toolbar. The page header of the detail list depends on the status.
Here, double-clicking a line no longer triggers an event. However, there is now an application toolbar containing five user-defined pushbuttons. You can use these to trigger the AT USER-COMMAND event. The CASE statement contains a different reaction for each pushbutton.
For each interactive event, the system decreases the SY-LSIND system field by one, thus canceling out the automatic increase. All detail lists now have the same level as the basic list and thus overwrite it. While the detail list is being created, SY-LSIND still has the value 1.
Regards
Anji

Duplicate Entries in APEX Report

Hello everyone,
I'm generating an APEX report that selects records and the user assigned to them. The records are all unique in the main table, but I have to link 4 different tables together to get all the information I need. In one of the tables, there are many different entries referencing the same CallID. This is causing my report to display all of those entries, even though they are duplicates on the report. Is there a way to make that column in the table unique, or prevent the entries from appearing multiple times?
I've tried using the Group By statement, but I get this error "ORA-00979: not a GROUP BY expression".
Thanks.

Hi,
It would depend on what data you actually want to end up with. If the information in each record on the final table is unique apart from the CallID value, then you will end up with "duplicates" of the data in the other three tables. If you think of a simplified version of this, you have a parent/child relationship between the tables - looking at things from the child table's point of view, several child records may have the same parent. Therefore, if you create a report that includes ALL details from ALL tables, then you will see the parent's information displayed for each child.
So, if you only want to see one parent's information regardless of the number of child records you have, you either have to combine the child records into a single value or use the Apex report's "Break Formatting" functionality (shown at the bottom of the report's Report Attributes tab). Using the GROUP BY within the SQL statement would normally require you to use an aggregation function to return a single value from the child table - for example, MAX(), MIN(), SUM(), COUNT() etc. If you didn't want to aggregate data, you could use DISTINCT instead (as in SELECT DISTINCT fieldlist FROM tables) but this will only remove duplicate records where ALL values in ALL columns matched.
So, it does depend on the data itself and how you want to display it.
Andy

Stored Procedure used as a data source for an Apex report

Just wondering whether anyone has used a Stored Procedure as the data source for an Apex report. An option to select Stored Procedures(s) as the data source does not appear within the IDE (only displays Table, Views, Functions).
Do you have to return the definition of the Stored Procedure via a function ... if so, how is this done ?
Thank you.

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Welcome to the forum: please read the FAQ and forum sticky threads (if you haven't done so already), and update your profile with a real handle instead of "920338".
When you have a problem you'll get a faster, more effective response by including as much relevant information as possible upfront. This should include:
<li>Full APEX version
<li>Full DB/version/edition/host OS
<li>Web server architecture (EPG, OHS or APEX listener/host OS)
<li>Browser(s) and version(s) used
<li>Theme
<li>Template(s)
<li>Region/item type(s)
With APEX we're also fortunate to have a great resource in apex.oracle.com where we can reproduce and share problems. Reproducing things there is the best way to troubleshoot most issues, especially those relating to layout and visual formatting. If you expect a detailed answer then it's appropriate for you to take on a significant part of the effort by getting as far as possible with an example of the problem on apex.oracle.com before asking for assistance with specific issues, which we can then see at first hand.
Just wondering whether anyone has used a Stored Procedure as the data source for an Apex report. An option to select Stored Procedures(s) as the data source does not appear within the IDE (only displays Table, Views, Functions).
Do you have to return the definition of the Stored Procedure via a function ... if so, how is this done ? When asking a question about "reports" it's firstly essential to differentiate between standard and interactive reports. Standard reports can be based on tables, views, SQL queries, or PL/SQL function blocks that return the text of a SQL query. Interactive reports can only be based on a SQL query.
"Stored Procedures" are therefore not an option (unless you are using the term loosely to describe any PL/SQL program unit located in the database, thus including functions). What would a procedure used as the source of a report actually do? Hypothetically, by what mechanisms would the procedure (a) capture/select/generate data; and (b) make this data available for use in an APEX report? Why do you want to base a report on a procedure?

Query of the complicated rdf-report in apex-report

I try to migrate rather complicated rdf report into Apex. I have sucesfully converted the reports file xx.rdf into:
1. xx.xdo file
2. xx.rtf word file
3. xx.xml data file
4. xx_S.pls and xx_B.pls as package files in database
The converted xx.rtf file is OK with all fields and images in right places In the Word I get a beautiful xx.pdf report when I start the preview using converted xx.xml file as the data file. -- The problem is just the package file with its several functions. The xml file has also many levels of data formed by tags like <list_g> etc.. Many of Word fields are CF fields from reports (xx.rdf) which now are as package functions with the same names.
Is there any direct way to generate the Apex report query whic form the xml data file? It seems impossible to start create an Apex query from the package functions and trying to embed on it all the same fields as in xml file. Is it possible to somehow use xx.xdo file and bi publisher as help.
Thank you very much.

Okay, there is some confusion there.. You said: "In our case the customer is not willing to invest into Oracle Reports", Yet you are converting an Oracle Report file for their application, is this NOT their report file?
Then you said " Also the customer is not very eager to use its BI Publisher for Apex reports " But APEX WILL be using BI Publisher for the PDF generation of the report, do they understand having Bi Publisher running the report that APEX can get the PDF from Bi Publsiher?
Sounds like the customer is rather snarky on their requirements..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Webster, TX

Column Links in Apex Reports

I am using version 4.0 of APEX. My question concerns linking to other APEX pages from a report. In APEX we link to another page, which may be a form or another report, by using a column in the report as a link column. Any column may be used to transfer values from any other column. This works fine, but the disadvantage is that whichever column is used as the link column has a heading which identifies the column's purpose but may not identify the purpose of the transition to another page. In Oracle Forms, we could use buttons as a column of the multi-row screen (i.e. same as APEX report), and the button's label identified the purpose for the transition.
Is there any way to create a column in an APEX report to serve the same purpose as the button in Oracle Forms?

Doug wrote:
I am using version 4.0 of APEX. My question concerns linking to other APEX pages from a report. In APEX we link to another page, which may be a form or another report, by using a column in the report as a link column. Any column may be used to transfer values from any other column. This works fine, but the disadvantage is that whichever column is used as the link column has a heading which identifies the column's purpose but may not identify the purpose of the transition to another page. In Oracle Forms, we could use buttons as a column of the multi-row screen (i.e. same as APEX report), and the button's label identified the purpose for the transition.
Is there any way to create a column in an APEX report to serve the same purpose as the button in Oracle Forms?
When discussing "reports" it is essential to indicate whether this means a standard report or an interactive report in order to receive an appropriate response.
It is possible to create a link column that is distinct from report data columns. In standard reports, this is done using the Add Column Link option from the Tasks menu in the right sidebar of the Report Attributes page. In interactive reports, define a Link Column on the Report Attributes page.
To provide further information about links to users in both cases, specify an HTML title attribute for the link in the Link Attributes property of the link definition. This will be rendered as a tooltip when the cursor hovers over the link in visual browsers, and as an audio cue on navigation to the link when using a screen reader.

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