SQL Select on Static LOV

Hi,
Im using XML Publisher to produce PDF Reports from my APEX application. Im using XLIFF to translate my application.
I need to decode some code values that may be multi-lingual from my application with SQL to produce the reports in XML Publisher.
Is it possible to access your Static Application LOVs from SQL? (Maybe some APEX Function??)
If it is possible can you also access your translated Static LOVs from SQL?
Thanks in advance!
-Immanuel

If you are running 3.0, the views are exposed in Utilities > APEX Views.
I just checked and we have specifically excluded the translated applications from the views - we will rectify that in some way in a future release. For now, I suggest you:
<ol><li>search your install for this file - apex_views.sql</li>
<li>copy the create statement for APEX_APPLICATION_LOV_ENTRIES</li>
<li>change the name of the view (so that you won't overwrite the one you have)</li>
<li>remove the following from the where clause
and not exists (
select 1 from wwv_flow_language_map
where translation_flow_id = f.id)
</li>
<li>run the statement as FLOWS_030000 (using either SQL*Plus or SQL Developer)</li>
<li>grant access on the new view to public (and create a public synonym if you don't want to qualify with FLOWS_030000)</LI>
</ol>
You will now have a view that will have all your lov values and you can join by the translated application id to find the rows you need. Given that this is so specific, you could even customize your new view further to provide you just what you need, without all the extra columns.
Hope it helps -
-- Sharon

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Hey everyone
I'm trying to create a pivot report using a technique I'm reading on Ask Tom. In order to get it working I need to return the display values from a static LOV in a sub select statement without using the column attributes functionality available on page 422 of Apex.
My static LOV has the following structure
Display Return
Monitorable 5
Pay modifier/enabler 4
Paid now and later 3
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(SELECT MM1.TITLE FROM MET_METRICS MM1 WHERE MM1.MET_ID = SCA.MET_ID) AS "METRIC",
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WHERE SCA.DELETED_BY IS NULL
I'd like to replace PAID_ID with the display value of my LOV WITHOUT using the Column Attributes functionality available of page 422 of Apex.
Is anyone able to advise whether it's possible to perform a join on the LOV directly in my sql query?
Any assistance would be very much appreciated :)
Dave

Create a view for you LOV in de database :
create or replace view v_display_return
as
select 'Monitorable' d, 5 v from dual
union all
select 'Pay modifier/enabler' d, 4 v from dual
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Bug Report: Static LOV's and PDF Printing with Tabular Forms

I have a tabular form, which acts as an editable report. Some columns are 'Standard Report Column' and some are Select Lists, using Static LOV's with the contents of
Yes;Y,No;NThe purpose of the page is to allow users to edit yes/no attributes of a row. Then, they can print the report.
To make the current sort of the report reflect what is being printed to PDF, I've used a Report Layout associated with the report region, as oposed to a report query. A report query in this case would not reflect the sort of the report (all columns are sortable asc/desc).
Anyway, I link my report with the layout created, and go to run it. I get this message.
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OK
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ORA-20001: Error fetching column value: ORA-01403: no data foundI'm guessing the product is trying to take my static LOV and place it in a function to be able to generate which value is being displayed as text, from the select lists. However, it doesn't work.
I've been able to get around it - by adding a YES_NO domain to my domain_codes table (a table which associates abreviations with full meanings), I can set by select lists to be query based select lists using the SQL select code_meaning, code from domain_codes where domain = 'YES_NO_CODE'. This still allows the user to dropdown Yes/No fields, and the PDF printing doesn't break.
It is just me, or can't the PDF printing handle static LOV's in tabular forms/reports?

Hi Patrick.
I've tried STATIC:Yes;Y,No;Nwhile stating it is a Select List (static LOV). The values that are rendered on the page are
[STATIC:Yes]
[No        ]
----------I tried the same thing with STATIC2 instead of STATIC, and the same thing happened.
It also broke if I tried STATIC or STATIC2 under Select List (query based LOV). This is within a report where there is no hyperlink to say 'Create/Edit static list' or 'Create Dynamic List', as there is under select list items.
However, I am finding that for some reason, the values being sent to the PDF are not the values in the database (Y/N), but the showing values (Yes/No). This happens when I use the domain_code select query as the query based LOV.
Furthermore, I cannot get any columns not rendering on the page to be generated in the PDF. I have a column that groups items depending on values, and I want this grouping to display in the PDF instead on the original value, ideally.
Cheers,
K.

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I have a number of static LOV's. How can I reference these in PL/SQL.
For example, I am creating a report using PL/SQL so that I can create the exact layout I require. The data uses a number of list of values so I need to convert the value fields into the displays fields from the list of values using PL/SQL.
How?

Jezzer,
It will depend on your version. If you are using 2.2 or 3.0, you could use the view APEX_APPLICATION_LOV_ENTRIES to access your lov values. It will automatically be limited to the workspace that your schema is associated with and then you can further qualify with the APPLICATION_ID and LIST_OF_VALUES_NAME. To see the view, navigate to Utilities > Application Express Views and query on lov.
-- Sharon

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Remove the semi-colon at the end.
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Selecting both static and dynamic values in a report.

Hello,
I am using the following LOV for a select list in a form based on another post (Re: Static and Dynamic LOV ordering
It is presenting five static values along with a dynamic LOV.
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from (select n, d, r
from (select 1 as n, 'NAME_A' d, 1 r
from dual
union all
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union all
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union all
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my_main_table:
record_id
name_id
my_name_table:
name_id
fname
lname
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select
(my_name_table.LNAME||', '||my_name_talbe.FNAME) AS Name
from my_name_table
WHERE my_main_table.NAME_ID = my_name_table.NAME_ID
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Edited by: mterlesky on Feb 24, 2009 9:51 AM

1. You will need to add an outer join to return all the values in the Main table.
2. Then decode the values for the static LOV.
Something like (this is not tested, but should give you the idea)
select
decode(my_main_table.NAME_ID,1,'NAME_A',2,'NAME_B',3,'NAME_C',4,'NAME_D',5,'NAME_B',(my_name_table.LNAME||', '||my_name_talbe.FNAME)) AS Name
from my_name_table
WHERE my_main_table.NAME_ID = my_name_table.NAME_ID(+)
This will all break if any of your static LOV ID values clash with your dynamic LOV ID values.
I am now going to give you a long lecture about hard coding values ..... ;)
Related info: http://simonhunt.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-cope-with-list-of-values-lovs.html
I hope that helps
Shunt

SQL to get a LOV based on a value range (zips based on zipcode range)

I have a requirement to capture state,county,city and zipcode values based on AR Tax tables. I created an DFF with Input field for State, County and City and corresponding LOVs based on the tax tables. I am not sure how to proceed with zipcode (I am not a FORMS expert, that further makes it complicated :) )
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Any SQL experts out there with ideas?
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William Robertson wrote:
Nice, but I think he wants the zip range as 30301 - 30321, discarding the '-9999' (apparently known over there as the '+4' component of the zipcode).Thanks William, i missed out on that detail (though it makes a heck of a lot more sense than generating a LOV with 60,000+ elements :) )
TUBBY_TUBBZ?
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 parsed_data as
 select
 lower_bound,
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 '30321-99999' as range_string
 from dual
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 parsed_data
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 30301
 30302
 30303
 30304
 30305
 30306
 30307
 30308
 30309
 30310
 30311
 30312
 30313
 30314
 30315
 30316
 30317
 30318
 30319
 30320
 30321
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Elapsed: 00:00:00.01Would be the proper approach based on having a lower bound and having to parse the upper bound from a range string.
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How to pass the bind variable value to the sql statement of the LOV

Hi,
I am using Forms 10g builder.
I have a text item which will be populated by a LOV when i press a button, but i have a bind variable in the SQL statement of the LOV. That bind variable should be replaced by a value which is derived from a radio group in the same data block.
For Ex: ( )radio1 ( )radio2
before i click on the push button, I'll select one of the radio button above,so my question is how to assign this radio group value to the bind variable in the sql statement in the LOV?
Pl any hint is appreciated!
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Reddy

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In my previous Portal applications under IAS 9.0.1 I had several static LOV's that contained the following structure:
DISPLAY VALUE RETURN VALUE
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I've since upgraded IAS to 9.0.2 (no patchsets installed)
This same LOV no longer works. What gets insert into the table is the string "PORTAL.wwctx_api.get_user" and not the users name, as before.
I know I can kluge something similar into a dynamic LOV but does anyone know why this function call no longer works? I have several similar LOV's that get sequence number nextval's in a similar fashion and they no longer work either.
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A TAR has been created concerning this issue, 2841152.996. If anyone has had similar results, please review it at http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/tar_main.single_tar?p_tarNumber=2841152.996&p_countryCode=840&p_show=Show++

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On one page I have:
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- Items 'factory' and Report 'factory'(standard created with 'Form with Report' on the same page).
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2) sorry to not have been more clear about this, but when you set your item's "Source Type" back to "Database Column", you'd have to specify that column in the "Source or value expression" field. also, you can't put a sql query into that "Post Calculation Computation" field. as i said before, "you can take a look at the attribute-level help for that field to see implementation examples."
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raj

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Very Urgent!! Static LOV with Sort by Option with column names

Hi All,
Can we have am Static LOV with an order by option according to the column names in an Report..
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I am using a static lov which has a code and description. I select an entry from this lov and it's code is stored in a table.
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So you have a table with a code value in it. The description of the code value is in a static LOV item. I would suggest creating a table in the database with the code and description. Then use a dynamic LOV instead of the static LOV and of course for completeness sake create a foreign key from the table you currently have to your new LOV table.
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Hi,
Im havin a little trouble trying to do the following:
I have a LOV that does a query, but besides the query I want also to have an static option on the LOV that represents all the options, any idea how can I achieve this?
thanks

I'm not quite sure if I have understood your requirement; you want to have a LOV which always shows the same records?
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or
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