SQL Developer user defined reports (appropriate utilization)

I have used SQL developer on a limited basis but I have never created a user defined report. Can someone compare and contrast the
types of user defined reports that can be created via SQL developer versus the types of user defined reports that can be created via
a tool such as Crystal Reports or similar tool.

Hi user7753875 -
I agree with reidelme that it won't match the capabilities for fancy organisation/output of tools like Crystal Reports, but you can do interrelated parent/multiple child reports.
Check out the Reports tab on the SQL Developer Exchange for some examples of what other users have done with this.
Brian Jeffries
SQL Developer Team
Edited by: bjeffrie on Jun 3, 2011 5:01 PM
Turns out no one has used that in a long time. You will have to do some interpretive cut/past from xml given by web site & report editor in SQL Developer. Here is the "Who" report (master+2 child reports) from the exchange in a format you can use the import function from "User Defined Reports" on.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<displays>
<display id="57507b3a-0130-1000-8008-a9fec67b8254" type="" style="table" enable="true">
 <name><![CDATA[Who]]></name>
 <description><![CDATA[
A Report to show active seesion and some details about there activities. Includes 2 Child-reports for Active SQL and PID for the process supporting the session.
]]></description>
 <tooltip><![CDATA[Who is logged in and what is he doing]]></tooltip>
 <drillclass><![CDATA[null]]></drillclass>
 <CustomValues>
 </CustomValues>
 <query>
 <sql><![CDATA[SELECT sid, serial#, username, status, server, machine, program FROM v$session order by sid]]></sql>
 </query>
 <display id="null" type="Child" style="Table" enable="true">
 <name><![CDATA[ActiveSQL]]></name>
 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
 <tooltip><![CDATA[]]></tooltip>
 <drillclass><![CDATA[null]]></drillclass>
 <CustomValues>
 <TYPE>null</TYPE>
 </CustomValues>
 <query>
 <sql><![CDATA[select c.spid b1, b.osuser c1, b.username c2, b.sid b2, b.serial# b3, a.sql_text,b.status,to_char(b.logon_time, 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') from v$sqltext a, v$session b, v$process c where a.address = b.sql_address and b.paddr = c.addr and a.hash_value = b.sql_hash_value and b.sid = :SID order by c.spid,a.hash_value,a.piece]]></sql>
 <binds>
 <bind id="SID">
 <prompt><![CDATA[SID]]></prompt>
 <tooltip><![CDATA[SID]]></tooltip>
 <value><![CDATA[NULL_VALUE]]></value>
 </bind>
 </binds>
 </query>
 </display>
 <display id="null" type="Child" style="Table" enable="true">
 <name><![CDATA[Process]]></name>
 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
 <tooltip><![CDATA[]]></tooltip>
 <drillclass><![CDATA[null]]></drillclass>
 <CustomValues>
 <TYPE>null</TYPE>
 </CustomValues>
 <query>
 <sql><![CDATA[select p.spid,p.addr,s.sid,s.server,p.username,s.osuser,p.program,t.value/1024/1024 PGA_Mb from v$process p,v$session s,v$sesstat t where p.addr=s.paddr and s.sid=t.sid and s.sid = :SID and t.statistic#=20]]></sql>
 <binds>
 <bind id="SID">
 <prompt><![CDATA[SID]]></prompt>
 <tooltip><![CDATA[SID]]></tooltip>
 <value><![CDATA[NULL_VALUE]]></value>
 </bind>
 </binds>
 </query>
 </display>
</display>
</displays>
Edited by: bjeffrie on Jun 3, 2011 5:01 PM

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