Sql substitution

Hi,
I have a query like this:
select company,
productfamily,
sum(fy_quota),
sum(ytd_orders),
max(order_perf)
from view_order_test
where lower(region) like lower(:P66_REGION || '%')
group by company,
productfamily
now I need some help on how to substitute the max(oder_perf). If the result of max(oder_perf) is 1, then replace it with a <--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#green.gif" -->, if 2, replace it with <--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#yellow.gif" -->, if 3, then <--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#red.gif" -->.
Can anyone help me on how to substitute on a report?
Thanks,
Helen

Try an inline view. Something like this:
select company,
       productfamily,
       fy_quota,
       ytd_orders,
       decode(order_perf, 1, '<--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#green.gif" -->',
                          2, '<--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#yellow.gif" -->',
                          3, '<--img src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#red.gif" -->') order_perf
from (select company,
               productfamily,
               sum(fy_quota) fy_quota,
               sum(ytd_orders) ytd_orders,
               max(order_perf) order_perf
           from view_order_test
          where lower(region) like lower(:P66_REGION || '%')
          group by company, productfamily)

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