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Oracle app’s technical document
1) What is ERP? Architecture of apps?
A packaged business software system that lets a company automate and integrate the majority of its business processes; share common data and practices across the enterprise; [and] produce and access information in a real-time environment.
2) Tell me some thing about SQL-LOADER.
Sql * loader is a bulk loader utility used for moving data from external files into the oracle database.
Sql * loader supports various load formats, selective loading, and multi-tables loads.
1) conventional
--The conventional path loader essentially loads the data by using standard ‘insert’ statement.
2) direct
-- the direct path loader (direct = true) by possess of logic involved with that, and loads directly in to the oracle data files.
EX:- My data.csv file 1001, “scott tiger”,1000,40 1002,”gvreddy”,2345,50 Load data Infile ‘c:\data\mydata.csv’ Into table emp
Fields terminated by “,” optionally enclosed by ‘”’ (empno, empname,sal,deptno)
>sqlldr scott/tiger@vis
control=loader.ctl log= gvlog.log bad=gvbad.bad discard=gvdis.dsc .
3) how do u dump data from pl/sql block to flat files?
Using utl_file package, we can dump data from pl/sql block to flat file.
PRE-REQUIREMENTS for UTL_FILE is specify the accessible directories for the UTL_FILE function in the initialization file (INIT.ORA) Using the UTL_FILE_DIR parameters.
Ex: UTL_FILE_DIR = <Directory name>
EX:---remember to update INITSID.ORA, --utl_file_dir = ‘c:\oradata’
Declare
Fp utl_file.file_type; Begin
Fp := utl_file.fopen(c:\oradata’,tab1.txt’,’w’); Utl_file.putf(fp,’%s %s \n ‘text field’, 55); Utl_file.fclose(fp);
End;
4) What is SET-OF-BOOKS?
Collection of Chat of Accounts and Currency and Calendars is called SOB
4.1 ) How to compile a form in R12.
$>frmcmp_batch FORM_name.fmb userid=APPS/APPS
output_file=/d02/oracle/VIS12/apps/apps_st/appl/XXXXX/12.0.0 /forms/US/FORM_name.fmx module_type=form
compile_all=special
4.2) How to compile a form in R11i.
1) Login to the Forms server node as applmgr and set the applications environment (this is important).
3) Use the “f60gen” command to generate the fmx files for the fmb files. $ f60gen module=<formname>.fmb userid=apps/<apps_pwd>
output_file=/forms/US/<formname>.fmx
“f60gen” is for Unix. On Windows the command is ifcmp60.exe
Qns: Where do I pick the fmb files delivered by oracle? Ans: These are picked from $AU_TOP/forms/uso
5) What is the interface?
Interface Table is a table which is used as medium for transfer of data between two systems.
6) What is invoice?
Send you a request for payment
7) What is INBOUND and OUT BOUND? (Different types of interfaces)
Inbound Interface:
For inbound interfaces, where these products are the destination, interface tables as well as supporting validation, processing, and maintenance programs are provided.
Outbound Interface:
For outbound interfaces, where these products are the source, database views are provided and the destination application should provide the validation, processing, and maintenance programs
8) Tell me what r the Base tables in the AR?
hz_parties (party_id) (store info about org, groups and people)
HZ_PARTIES stores information about parties such as organizations, people, and groups, including the identifying address information for the party.
HZ_CUST_ACCOUNTS stores information about customer relationships. If a party becomes a customer, information about the customer account is stored in this table. You can establish multiplecustomer relationships with a single party, so each party can have multiple customer account records in this table.
hz_cust_acct_sites_all (cust_acct_site_id)
HZ_CUST_ACCT_SITES_ALL stores information about customer sites.One customer account can have multiple sites. The address is maintained in HZ_LOCATIONS.
hz_cust_site_uses_all (site_use_id)
HZ_CUST_SITE_USES_ALL stores information about site uses or business purposes. A single customer site can have multiple site uses, such as bill to or ship to, and each site use is stored as a record in this table.
hz_party_sites (party_site_id)
HZ_PARTY_SITES stores information about the relationship between Parties and Locations. The same party can have multiple party sites.Physical addresses are stored in HZ_LOCATIONS.
hz_locations (location_id)
HZ_LOCATIONS stores information about physical locations.
hz_Person_Profiles (person_profile_id)
HZ_PERSON_PROFILES stores detail information about people.
hz_Organization_Profiles (organization_profile_id)
HZ_ORGANIZATION_PROFILES stores credit rating, financial statistics, socioeconomic and corporate linkage information for business sites. The primary key for this table is ORGANIZATION_PROFILE_ID.
9) What r the table’s interface tables in the customer interface tables?
1) Ra_customers_interface_all
This table stores customer, address, and business purpose information. You do not have to enter values in this table if you do not want to import customers, addresses, or business purposes.
ADDRESS1 through 4
Enter the address for your customer in these four columns. You can enter up to four lines of an address.
If you enter a value in ORIG_SYSTEM_ADDRESS_REF, you must enter a value in ADDRESS1. For multiple rows with the same address reference, insert values in address 1–4. Destination: HZ_LOCATIONS.ADDRESS1, HZ_LOCATIONS.ADDRESS2, HZ_LOCATIONS.ADDRESS3, HZ_LOCATIONS.ADDRESS4 2) Ra_customer_profile_int_all
A customer level profile must exist in A_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INTERFACE for new customers and each bill–to business purpose.
3) Ra_contact_phones_int_all
This table stores telephone numbers for customers, addresses and contacts as well as contacts for customers and addresses.
4) Ra_customer_banks_int_all
This table stores bank information for a customer or for a specific Bill–To address, you must enter a bank account for this customer,
5) Ra_cust_paymethod_int_all
To import payment methods for customers and bill–to business purposes, 10) What r the staging tables in the customer interface?
Ra_customers_stg Ra_customers_address_stg Ra_customers_point_stg Ra_customers_contact points_stg Ra_customers_relate_stg Ra_customer_error.
11)Tell me some mandatory columns in the customer interface tables? a) Ra_customers_interface_all 1) Orig_system_customer_ref 2) insert_update_flag 3) customer_number 4) customer_status 5)last_updated_by
6) last_updated_date 7)created_by 8) creation_date. b) Ra_customer_profile_int_all 1) customer_profile_class_name c) Ra_contact_phones_int_all 1)orig_system_telephone_ref 2)telephone 3) telephone_type d) Ra_customer_banks_int_all 1) bank_a/c_name 2)bank_a/c_no 3)bank_a/c_currency_code e) Ra_cust_paymethod_int_all 1) payment_method_name
12)Tell me the Navigation for customer interface? Receivables Interface Customers
1. What tables cannot be updated through customer interface? No updates will be allowed to be made through customer interface for Following tables
RA_SITE_USES_ALL
RA_CUST_RECEIPT_METHODS AP_BANK_BRANCHES
AP_BANK_ACCOUNTS_ALL AP_BANK_ACCOUNT_USES_ALL
2. How to send additional customer and address information through customer interafce
Here is where attribute columns are used.
* Additional Customer data can be populated in
RA_CUSTOMERS_INTERFACE_ALL.customer_attribute1 to 15 This will go into RA_CUSTOMERS.attribute1 to 15
* Additional address information can be populated in
RA_CUSTOMERS_INTERFACE_ALL.address_attribute1 to 15 This will go into RA_ADDRESSES_ALL.attribute1 to 15
And so on.
5. What should be the batch size (number of customer records) general guidelines for optimal performance
About 10,000 records per bacth is ideal, it is suggested to keep the batch size small.
6. Why does customer interface error out if there is mismatch in address information?
Because the code validates against these mismatches. arplscin.sql and arplbcin.sql
It validates the address being inserted or updated with respect to the tax location flexfield structure. For each row being inserted or updated in
RA_CUSTOMERS_INTERFACE, and that has not already been marked in error, the set_location_ccid function is called to return either an existing ccid
for the address entered or to create a new entry in AR_LOCATION_VALUES for this new address. The RA_CUSTOMERS_INTERFACE record is then updated with the
value of the ccid returned.
7. How do you send records at customer level profile and address/site level profile?
For every customer record in RA_CUSTOMERS_INTERFACE_ALL, insert two records in table RA_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INT_ALL. (Refer Note:
1070800.6 )
9. Does Customer Interface import salesperson data? No, Refer Enhancement Bug: 147495
11. Customer Interface process can be used for updating the customer information How does the UPDATE work?
Current functionality of Customer Interface is to update all the data. You cannot run Customer Interface to update only changed data. (Refer Bug: 879121 for the intended functinality)
12. What are some of the important fields that Customer Interface does not load?
Not all fields in RA_CUSTOMERS are being loaded by the interface. SIC_CODE
GSA_INDICATOR FOB_POINT
SALES_CHANNEL_CODE FREIGHT_TERM WAREHOUSE_ID PRICE LIST SHIP_PARTIAL PAYMENT_TERM_ID in RA_SITE_USES.PAYMENT_TERM_ID (Refer Enhancement Request Bug: 245300)
13. New TCA/Customer Model, how to load customer as PERSON or ORGANIZATION through Customer Interface?
a) Populate ra_customers_interface_all . person_flag = 'Y'
Run Customer Interface process will load this record as PERSON b) Populate ra_customers_interface_all . person_flag = 'N' ( or NULL ) Run Customer Interface process will load this record as ORGANIZATION
13) Tell me what is the procedure to develop an interface? a. First we will get the Requirement document.
b. We will create control file based on that plot file.
c. Then the control files which loads the data into staging tables.
d. Through pl/sql programs we will mapping and validate the data and then dump into the interface tables.
e. Through the standard programs we will push the data from interface tables to Base tables.
14) What validations u did in the customer interface?
a. customer name : the same customer reference can’t have different customer names with in this table
b. customer number : must be null if your r using automatic customer numbering, must exit if you are not using automatic customer numbering. This value much be unique with in HZ_PARTIES
c. customer status : must be ‘A’ for active or ‘I’ for inactive HZ_PARTIES_STATUS
d. bank account num or bank account currency code : if the bank a/c already exist do not enter a value if the bank a/c does not exist you must enter a value
e. bank a/c name : it must exist in AP_BANK_ACCOUNTS or if it does not exist values must exist for BANK_A/C_CURRENCY_CODE
BANK_A/C_NUM BANK_NAME
BANK_BRANCH_NAME Note : every interface table has two error msg
1) Error code. 2) Error msg.
15) How can u call a standard interface program from sql or pl/sql code?
FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST (‘PO’,’EXECUTABLE NAME’,,,,PARAMETERS) 16) API’s FOR CUSTOMER INTERFACE?
HZ_CUST_A/C_VZPUB.UPDATE_CUST_A/C HZ_CUST_A/C_VZPUB.CREATE_CUST_A/C FND_PROFILES FND_APPLICATIONS FND_GLOBAL FND-FILE
FND_CONCSUB(can submit conc program in host invironment) 17) Tell me some API?
FND_FILE.PUTLINE(FND_FILE.LOG) FND_FILE.PUTLINE(FND_FILE.OUTPUT)
Is the Program exits, delete conc program and its executables.
IF FND_PROGRAM.PROGRAM_EXITS(‘EMP’,APPLICATION_NAME_IN) THEN FND_PROGRAM.DELETE_PROGRAM(‘EMP’,APPLICATION_NAME_IN)
FND_PROGRAM.DELETE_EXECUTABLE(‘EMP’,APPLICATION_NAME_IN) END;
18) What are profile options?
Is the Functional and Technical behavior of Oracle Applications Package.
EX: - I want to assign the user3 responsibility to p4 printer then
System Administrator Profile System
(FND_PROFILE_OPTIONS) 19) Oracle E-Business suite?
Oracle apps + analytical components software.
(Oracle discover) (Oracle sales analyzer) (Oracle financial analyzer) (Oracle marketing analyzer)
24) What is multi org?
“Legal entity has more than one operating unit is called as multi org” a) Business group ---Human resources information is secured by Business group
b) Legal entity. --- inter-company and fiscal/tax reporting.
Security responsibility operating unit. c) Operating unit --- secures AR, OE, AP, PA and PO Information.
d) Organizations --- is a specialize unit of work at particular locations
25) What are the User PARAMETERS in the Reports?
P_CONC_REQUEST_ID P_FLEX_VALUE
26) FND USER
EXITS:-FND SRWINIT sets your profile option values,multiple organizations and allows
Oracle Application Object Library user exits to detect that they have been called by an Oracle Reports program.
FND SRWEXIT ensures that all the memory allocated for AOL user exits have been freed up properly.
FND FLEXIDVAL are used to display flex field information like prompt, value etc
FND FLEXSQL these user exits allow you to use flex fields in your reports
FND FORMAT_CURRENCY is used to print currency in various formats by using
formula column
26) PL/SQL stored procedure parameters?
or what are the two parameters that are mandatory for pl/sql type concurrent program?
Procedure/function (ERRBUF OUT RETCODE OUT ……….)
ERRBUF :- Used to write the error message to log or request file.
RETCODE :- Populate log request file with program submission details info. 27) What is Value Set?
--The value set is a collection (or) container of values.
--When ever the value set associated with any report parameters. It provides list of values to the end user to accept one of the values as report parameter value. -- If the list of values needed to be dynamic and ever changing and define a table based values set.
27) What r the validation types?
1) None --- validation is minimal.
2) Independent ---input must exist on previously defined list of values 3) Dependent ---input is checked against a subset of values based on a prior value.
3) Table --- input is checked against values in an application table 4) Special ---values set uses a flex field itself.
6) Translatable independent --- input must exist on previously defined list of values; translated values can be used. 7) Translatable dependent --- input is checked against a subset of values based on a prior values; translated value can be used. 28) Form development process?
a) open template form b) Save as <your form>.fmb
c) Change the form module name as form name. d) Delete the default blocks, window, and canvas e) Create a window.
f) Assign the window property class to window g) Create a canvas (subclass info)
h) Assign canvas property class to the canvas
I) assign the window to the canvas and canvas to the window j) Create a data block
k) Modify the form level properties. (sub class item Text item) l) Modify the app_cusom package. In the program unit.
m) Modify the pre-form trigger (form level)
n) Modify the module level properties ((console window, First navigation p) Save and compile the form.
Place the .fmx in the server directory. Q) Register in the AOL
APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FUNCTION APPLICATION MENU
29)How do u customize the Reports?
a. Identify the Short name of the standard report in which module we have to customize
Ex: - if u want to customize in the AR module path is Appl top\ar\11.5.0\reports\US\ .rdf
b. Open the .rdf file in Report builder and change the name of the module.
c. Open the data module and modify the query (what is client requirements) assign the columns to the attributes.
d. Go to report wizard and select, what r the newly created columns.
e. Then Compile it. Then u will get a .rep file in the specified module. If it is not in the specified directory then we have to put in the server directory.
f. Then Register in the AOL Concurrent executable. Concurrent program.
g. go to system administrator SecurityResponsibilityrequest h) Add and assign a concurrent program to a request group
30) Registering parametric report?
Any applications will have two parameters, 1) from-period 2) to-period
a) Go to object navigator and create the parameters.
User parameters from_no, to_no (data type char and width 30) b) Open the report layout and write the query(we have to reg the table in AOL) Select empno,ename,from g_emp where empno between :from_no and to_no
c) Compile and put the .RDP file in the server directory.
d) Registering in AOL.
Concurrent executable
Concurrent program then go to “PARAMETERS” e) Go to Application validation set. then go to “EDIT INTO” After entering the VALUE SETS (1) And TOKENS (2)
Sequrity responsibility Request
h) Add and assign a concurrent program to a request group
31) Tell me some report names and their table names in GL, AP, AR, and PO?
1) ra_customer_trx_all customer_trx_id
trx_number (invoice no, debit memo no, credit memo no) cust_trx_type_id
2) ra_customer_lines_all (details of invoice) cutomer_trx_id
3) ar_payment_schdules_all check_id
This table stores all transactions except adjustments and miscellaneous cash receipts. Oracle Receivables updates this table when activity occurs against an invoice, debit memo, chargeback, credit memo, on account credit, or receipt.
4) ra_cust_trx_types_all (invoice types) cust_trx_type_id
5) ra_batches_all Batch_id
This table stores information about each receipt batch that you create in
Oracle Receivables. Each row includes information about a specific batch such as batch source, status, batch type, control count, and control amount
6) ra_receivable_application_all 7) ra_adjustments_all
This table stores information about your invoice adjustments. Each row includes general information about the adjustment you are making such as activity name, amount, accounting information, reason, and type of adjustment. You need one row for each adjustment you are making to an invoice.
8) ra_cash_receiots_all Cash_receipt_id
This table stores one record for each receipt that you enter. Oracle Receivables creates records concurrently in the AR_CASH_RECEIPT_HISTORY_ALL,
AR_PAYMENT_SCHEDULES_ALL, and AR_RECEIVABLE_APPLICATIONS tables for invoice–related receipts.
1) ap_invoice_all
invoice_amount, base_amount, payment_status_flag(‘y’ –fully paid ‘n’—unpaid ‘p’ –partially paid) 2) ap_invoice_payments_all
invoice_id,
3) ap_invoice_distibutions_All
amount, base_amount, dist_code_combination_id, line_type_lookup_code 4) ap_payment_schdules
payment_status_flag(“ ‘’’’’”) 5) ap_payment_dustributions_all 6) ap_checks_all
check_id,
AP_CHECKS_ALL stores information about payments issued to suppliers or refunds received from suppliers. You need one row for each payment you issue to a supplier or refund received from a supplier. Your Oracle Payables application uses this information to record payments you make to suppliers or refunds you receive from suppliers.
7) ap_accounting_events_all 8) ap_bank_accounts_all
AP_BANK_ACCOUNTS_ALL contains information about your bank accounts. You need one row for each bank account you define. Each bank account must be affiliated with one bank branch. When you initiate an automatic payment batch, enter a manual check, or create a Quick payment, you can select a bank account that you define in this table.
9) ap_bank_accounts_uses_all
AP_BANK_ACCOUNT_USES_ALL stores information for the internal and external bank accounts you define in Oracle Payables and Oracle
Receivables applications. 1) po_vendors_all 2) po_vendors_sites_all 3) po_headers_all po_header_id 4) po_lines_all po_line_id 5) po_line_locations_All 6) po_distributions_all po_distribution_id, 1) Gl_code_combinations
GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS stores valid account combinations for each
Accounting Flexfield structure within your Oracle General Ledger application. Associated with each account are certain codes and flags, including whether the account is enabled, whether detail posting or detail budgeting is allowed, and others.
2) Gl_je_batches.
3) Gl_je_headers
GL_JE_HEADERS stores journal entries. There is a one–to–many relationship between journal entry batches and journal entries. Each row in this table includes the associated batch ID, the journal entry name and description, and other information about the journal entry. This table corresponds to the Journals window of the Enter Journals form. STATUS is ’U’ for unposted, ’P’ for posted. Other statuses indicate that an error condition was found. A complete list is below.
4) Gl_je_lines.
GL_JE_LINES stores the journal entry lines that you enter in the Enter Journals form. There is a one–to–many relationship between journal entries and journal entry lines. Each row in this table stores the associated journal entry header ID, the line number, the associated code combination ID, and the debits or credits associated with the journal line. STATUS is ’U’ for unposted or ’P’ for posted
5) Gl_set of books
GL_SETS_OF_BOOKS stores information about the sets of books you define in your Oracle General Ledger application. Each row includes the set of books name, description, functional currency, and other information. This table corresponds to the Set of Books form.
6) Gl_periods
GL_PERIODS stores information about the accounting periods you define using the Accounting Calendar form. Each row includes the start date and end date of the period, the period type, the fiscal year, the period number, and other information. There is a one–to–many
relationship between a row in the GL_PERIOD_SETS table and rows in this table. 1) OPEN-DEBIT MEMO REPORT?
This report shows all the open-debit memo transactions, based on customer number and dates.
Columns :- type, customer_no, trx_no, amt_due, remaining. Parameter :- type, customer, from_date, to_date.
2) GENERATING POSITIVE PAY FILE FOR BANK REPORT?
Basically this report generates a flat file of all the payments in order to send in to the bank.
3) UPDATE POSITIVEPAY CHECKS REPORT?
This report which updates the data into the (AP) account payables system from the plot file, the file which is sent by bank
4) UPDATE POSITIVEPAY OUT STANDING CHECKS? This report which shows the out standing checks
5) CUSTOMER PAYMENT DETAILS REPORT?
Which shows each customer original amount, amount pay and due amount based on transaction type (books, pens)
Transaction types in AR
Credit memo transaction types
Commitment transaction types
Q) HOW DO YOU RECTIFY THE ERRORS IN INTERFACE TABLES?
Depending on the naming convention used, errors appear in either alphabetical order or by error code number
.
31) How do u identity its name of report?
System administrator concurrent program define System administrator concurrent program executable
32) Who information’s? 1) Created by 2) Creation date 3) Last _updated by 4) last_update_date 5) last_update_value 33) FLEX FIELDS?
Used to capture the additional business information.
DFF KFF
Additional Unique Info, Mandatory
Captured in attribute prefixed columns Segment prefixed
Not reported on standard reports Is reported on standard reports
To provide expansion space on your form With the help of []. [] Represents
descriptive Flex field.
FLEX FILED : DESCRIPTIVE : REGIGSTER
Used for entering and displaying key information
For example Oracle General uses a key Flex field called Accounting Flex field to
uniquely identifies a general account.
FLEX FILED : KEY : REGIGSTER
Oracle Applications KEY FLEX FIELDS 1) GL :- ACCOUNTING
2) AR :- SALES TAX LOCATION, TERRITORY,
Oracle Applications DESCRIPTIVE FLEX FIELDS (Partial) 1) GL :- daily rates
2) AR :- credit history, information
3) PA :- bank branch, payment terms, site address,
34) What are the requests groups?
a) Single request: - this allows you to submit an individual request.
b) Request set : - this allows you to submit a pre-defined set of requests.
35) Sys Admin Module?
a) Define Custom Users, b) Define Login Users, c) Register oracle DB users, d) Define Concurrent Programs, e) Register Concurrent Executables, f) Setting Profile Option Values, g) Define Request Types.
36) AOL?
a) Registering tables. b) Registering views c) Registering db sequences d) Registering profile options e) Registering lookups and lookup codes
f) Registering forms g) Registering Form and Non-Form functions i) registering Menus and sub-menus. j) Registering DFF and KFF. k) Libraries
37) What r the type Models in the system parameters of the report? 1) Bit map 2) Character mode
38) .What is SRW Package? (Sql Report Writer)
The Report builder Built in package know as SRW Package This package extends reports ,Control report execution, output message at runtime, Initialize layout fields, Perform DDL statements used to create or Drop temporary table, Call User Exist, to format width of the columns, to page break the column, to set the colors
Ex: SRW.DO_SQL, It’s like DDL command, we can create table, views , etc.,
SRW.SET_FIELD_NUM
SRW. SET_FILED_CHAR SRW. SET FILED _DATE
37) Difference between Bind and Lexical parameters?
BIND VARIABLE :
-- are used to replace a single value in sql, pl/sql
-- bind variable may be used to replace expressions in select, where, group, order by, having, connect by, start with cause of queries.
-- bind reference may not be referenced in FROM clause (or) in place of reserved words or clauses.
LEXICAL REFERENCE:
-- you can use lexical reference to replace the clauses appearing AFTER select, from, group by, having, connect by, start with.
-- you can’t make lexical reference in a pl/sql statmetns. 38) Matrix Report: Simple, Group above, Nested
Simple Matrix Report : 4 groups 1.Cross Product Group 2. Row and Column Group 3. Cell Group
4. Cell column is the source of a cross product summary that becomes the cell content.
Frames: 1.Repeating frame for rows(down direction) 2.Repeating frame for columns(Across )
3.Matrix object the intersection of the two repeating frames
39) what is Flex mode and Confine mode?
Confine mode
On: child objects cannot be moved outside their enclosing parent objects. Off: child objects can be moved outside their enclosing parent objects. Flex mode:
On: parent borders "stretch" when child objects are moved against them. Off: parent borders remain fixed when child objects are moved against them.
40) What is Place holder Columns?
A placeholder is a column is an empty container at design time. The placeholder can hold a value at run time has been calculated and placed in to It by pl/sql code from anther object.
You can set the value of a placeholder column is in a Before Report trigger. Store a Temporary value for future reference. EX. Store the current max salary as records are retrieved.
23)What is Formula Column?
A formula column performs a user-defined computation on another column(s) data, including placeholder columns.
24)What is Summary columns?
A summary column performs a computation on another column's data. Using the Report Wizard or Data Wizard, you can create the following summaries: sum, average, count, minimum, maximum, % total. You can also create a summary column manually in the Data Model view, and use the Property Palette to create the following additional summaries: first, last, standard deviation, variance. 50) What is cursor?
A Cursor is a pointer, which works on active set, I.e. which points to only one row at a time in the context area’s ACTIVE SET. A cursor is a construct of pl/sql, used to process multiple rows using a pl/sql block.
28) Types of cursors?
1) Implicit: declared for all DML and pl/sql statements. By default it selects one row only.
2) Explicit: Declared and named by the programmer.
Use explicit cursor to individually process each row returned by a Multiple statements, is called ACTIVE SET.
Allows the programmer to manually control explicit cursor in the Pl/sql block
a)declare: create a named sql area
b)Open: identify the active set.
c)Fetch: load the current row in to variables.
d)Close: release the active set.
CURSOR ATTRIBUTES
a) %is open: evaluates to true if the cursor is open.
b) %not found: evaluates to true if the most recent fetch does not return a row
c) %found: evaluates to true if the most recent fetch returns a row.
d) %row count: evaluates to the total number of rows returned to far.
Example for cursor: 1) Declare
Vno emp.empno%type; Vname emp.ename %type; Cursor emp_cursor is
Select empno,ename From emp; Begin
Open cursor; For I in 1..10 loop
Fetch emp_cursor into vno,vname;
Dbms_output.putline(to_char(vno) ||’ ‘||vname); End if; E nd; 2) Begin Open emp_cursor; Loop
Fetch when emp_cursor % rowcount >10 or
Emp_curor % not found; Bdms_output_put_line(to_char(vno)||’ ‘|| vname);
End loop;
Close emp_cursor; End;
CURSOR FOR LOOP
A) cursor for loop is a short cut to process explicit cursors B) it has higher performance
C) cursor for loop requires only the declaration of the cursor, remaining things like opening, fetching and close are automatically take by the cursor for loop Example: 1) Declare Cursor emp_cursor is Select empno,ename From emp; Begin
For emp_record in emp_cursor loop
Dbms_output.putline(emp_record.empno); Dbms_output.putline(emp_record.ename) End loop
End;
Can we create a cursor without declaring it?
Yes – by using cursor for loop using subqueries. BEGIN
FOR emp_record IN ( SELECT empno, ename FROM emp) LOOP -- implicit open and implicit fetch occur IF emp_record.empno = 7839 THEN
...
END LOOP; -- implicit close occurs END;
a) for update clause:
1) use explicit locking to deny access for the duration of a transaction 2) lock the rows before update or delete
Ex : select ……. From…….
For update[ of column ref] [no_wait] b) where current of clause?
1) use cursor to update or delete the current row Where current of < column ref>
29) Attribute data types? 1) %type 2) %row type. 30) Exception Handilings?
Is a mechanism provided by pl/sql to detect runtime errors and process them with out halting the program abnormally
1) pre-defined 2) user-defined. PRE-DEFINED:
1) cursor_already_open---attempted to open an already open cursor. 2) Dup_val_on_index ---attempted to insert a duplicate values. 3) Invalid_cursor --- illegal cursor operation occurred.
4) Invalid_number --- conversion of character string to number fails. 5) Login_denied ---loging on to oracle with an invalid user name and password.
6) program_error --- pl/sql has an internal problem.
7) storage_error --- pl/sql ran out of memory or memory is corrupted.
8) to_many_row ---single row select returned more than one row. 9) value_error --- arithmetic,conversion,truncation or size constraint error occurred.
10) zero_devided --- attempted to divided by zero.
USER-DEFINED:
Declare : name the exception
Raise : explicitly raise the exception by using the raise statements Reference: exception handing section.
The Raise_Application_Error_Procedure:
You can use this procedure to issue user-defined error messages from stored sub programs.
You can report errors to your applications and avoid returning unhandled exceptions.
Raise_Application_Error(error_number,message[,{true/false}] Error number between -20000 to -20999
pragma exception_init?
It tells the compiler to associate an exception with an oracle error. To get an error message of a specific oracle error.
Ex: pragma exception_init(exception name, oracle error number) Example for Exceptions?
1) Check the record is exist or not?
Declare
E emp% rowtype Begin
e.empno := &empno;
select * into e from emp where empno =e.empno; Dbms_output.putline(‘empno’ || e.empno);
Exception
When no_data_found then
Dbms_output.putline(e.empno ||’doest exist’); End;
2) User defined exceptions?
Define p_dept_desc =’gvreddy’
Define p_dept_number =1236 Declare E_invalid_dept exception; Begin Update departments Set dept_name=’&p_dept_desc’ Where dept_id =’&p_dept_number’; If sql% not found then
Raise e_invalid_departments; End if;
Commit; Exception
When e_invalid_departments then Dbms_output.putline(‘no such dept’); End;
To execute a multi-row query, oracle opens an unnamed work area that stores processing information, to access the information, an explicit, which names the work area or, a cursor variable, which points to the work area.
where as a cursor always refers to the same query work area, a cursor variable can refer to a different work areas, cursor variable area like ‘c’ or ‘pascal’
pointers, which hold the memory location(address) of some object instead of the object itself.
So, declaring a cursor variable creates a pointers, not an object.
32) Can u define exceptions twice in same block? No
33) Can you have two functions with the same name in a pl/sql block? Yes
34) Can you have two stored functions with in the same name? Yes
35) Can function be overload? Yes
36) What is the maximum number of statements that can be specified in a trigger statement?
One.
32) Stored procedure?
Stored procedure is a sequence of statements that perform specific function.
53) What is procedure?
---- is a named pl/sql block to perform a specific task. ---- A procedure may have DML statements.
---- It may or may not return a value.
---- Procedure can return more than one value. Example for procedure
1) To accept the year as a parameter and list emp belong to the year? Create or replace
Cursor emp_cursor is
Select * from emp where to_char(hiredate,’yyyy’)=’y’; Emp_record emp%rowtype;
Begin
For emp_record in emp_cursor loop Print (emp_record.empno); Print (emp_record.ename); Print (emp_record.sal); End loop; End; Output :
var empx number; Begin :empx := ‘1234’; End; Exec empy(:empx); Print empy; 54) What is function?
---- is a named pl/sql block to perform a specific task, is mainly used for calculation purpose.
---- A function is called as part of an exception. ---- Every function should return a value
Example for function Create or replace
Function get_sal(p_id in emp.emp_no% type) Return number
Is
v_sal emp.sal%type :=0; Begin
Select salary into v_salary
From emp
Where emp_no = p_id; Return v_salary
End get_sal; End;
Output :
var g_sal number;
Exec :g_sal := get_sal(99); Print g_salary;
9.Can functions be overloaded ?
Yes.
10.Can 2 functions have same name & input parameters but differ only by return datatype
No.
55) What is the package?
---- Group logically related pl/sql types, items and subprograms. 1) package specification
2) package body
Advantages of a package:
• Modularity
• Easier Application Design
• Information Hiding
• Overloading You cannot overload:
•Two subprograms if their formal parameters differ only in name or parameter mode. (datatype and their total number is same).
•Two subprograms if their formal parameters differ only in datatype and the different datatypes are in the same family (number and decimal belong to the same family)
•Two subprograms if their formal parameters differ only in subtype and the different subtypes are based on types in the same family (VARCHAR and STRING are subtypes of VARCHAR2)
•Two functions that differ only in return type, even if the types are in different families.
56) What is FORWARD DECLARATION in Packages?
PL/SQL allows for a special subprogram declaration called a forward declaration. It consists of the subprogram specification in the package body terminated by a semicolon. You can use forward declarations to do the following:
• Define subprograms in logical or alphabetical order.
• Define mutually recursive subprograms.(both calling each other). • Group subprograms in a package
Example of forward Declaration:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS
PROCEDURE award_bonus(. . .)
IS -- subprograms defined
BEGIN -- in alphabetical order calc_rating(. . .); . . . END; PROCEDURE calc_rating(. . .) IS BEGIN . . . END; END forward_pack;
56) What are triggers?
---- triggers are similar to procedures, in that they are the named pl/sql blocks with declarative, executable and exception-handling sections, how ever a procedure is executed explicitly from another block via a procedure call, which can also pass arguments.
---- A trigger is executed implicitly when ever a particular event task places. And is nothing but a event.
---- The triggering event is a DML (insert, update, delete) operations on a data base table
--- fires whenever a data event(such as DML) or system event(such as login or shutdown) occurs on a schema or database
Trigger timing : 1) before 2) after
3) instead of ( this is used for views)
Triggering events : 1) insert 2)update 3) delete Trigger type : 1) statement level
2) row level.
Firing sequence of database triggers 1) before statement trigger 2) before row trigger 3) after row trigger 4) after statement trigger Ex:
1) Create or replace trigger secure_emp Before
Insert on emp Begin
If (to_char(sysdate,’dy’) in(‘sat’,’sun’)) or To_char(sysdate,’hh24:mi’)
Not between ’08:00’ and ’18:00’)
Then raise_application_error(-20500,’u can insert in the office timings’) End if;
End;
Ex :- 2) write a program to all transitions with name smith?
Create or replace Trigger trigger_name
Before insert or update or delete On emp
For each row
When (old.ename =’smith’ or New.ename =’smith’) Begin
Raise_application_error(-20003,’smith’); End;
57) Difference between triggers and procedures?
The data dictionary contains source code in the user_triggers.
Data dictionary contains source code in user_source
Implicitly invoked Explicitly invoked
Commit, save point and rollback are not allowed(TCL)
Those are allowed
58) LOCKS?
-- Is to reduce concurrency 1) share lock
---it allows the other users for only reading not to insert or update or delete. 2) exclusive lock
--- only one user can have the privileges of insert or update and delete of particular object
--- others can only read. 3) update lock
----multiple user can read, update delete
Lock levels :
1) table level 2) table space 3) data base level.
58) What is template?
a) The TEMPLATE form is the required starting point for all development of new Forms.
b) The TEMPLATE form includes platform–independent attachments of several Libraries.
APPSCORE :- It contains package and procedures that are required of all forms to support the MENUS ,TOOLBARS.
APPSDAYPK :- It contains packages that control the oracle applications CALENDER FEATURES.
FNDSQF :- it contains packages and procedures for MESSAGE DICTONARY, FLEX FIELDS, PROFILES AND CONCURRENT PROCESSING.
CUSTOM :- it allows extension of oracle applications forms with out modification of oracle application code, you can use the custom library for customization such as zoom ( such as moving to another form and querying up specific records)
Ans.: Ad-hoc Report is made to meet one-time reporting needs. Concerned with or formed for a
particular purpose. For example, ad hoc tax codes or an ad hoc database query 60) What is responsibility?
Is collection of menus, request security groups and data groups Menus: collection of forms is nothing but menus
Request security groups: collection of programs.
Data groups: is a group of modules to be made accessible by the user through Responsibility
System adminsecuritydefine
Securityuserdefine
61) What are different execution methods of executabls?
FlexRpt The execution file is wrnitten using the FlexReport API. FlexSql The execution file is written using the FlexSql API. Host The execution file is a host script.
Oracle Reports The execution file is an Oracle Reports file. PL/SQL Stored Procedure The execution file is a stored procedure. SQL*Loader The execution file is a SQL script. SQL*Plus The execution file is a SQL*Plus script. SQL*Report The execution file is a SQL*Report script. Spawned The execution file is a C or Pro*C program.
Immediate The execution file is a program written to run as a subroutine of the concurrent manager. We recommend against defining new immediate concurrent programs, and suggest you use either a PL/SQL Stored Procedure or a Spawned C Program instead.
Composite Datatypes :
– PL/SQL TABLES – PL/SQL RECORDS - Nested TABLE - VARRAY
What is the sequence of functions – group by,having,orderby in a select statements ?
Select….. Group by… Having… Orderby..
Difference between User and Super User?
User : login user or front end user
ANIL PASSI QUESTIONS
Question: How will you migrate Oracle General Ledger Currencies and Sets of Books
Definitions fromone environment to another without reKeying? Will you use FNDLOAD?
Answer: FNDLOAD can not be used in the scenario. You can use migrator available in
"Oracle iSetup" Responsibility
Question: This is a very tough one, almost impossible to answer, but yet I will ask.
Which Form in Oracle Applications has most number of Form Functions?
Answer: "Run Reports". And why not, the Form Function for this screen has a parameter
to which we pass name of the "Request Group", hence securing the list of Concurrent Programs that are visible in "Run Request" Form. Just so that you know, there are over 600 form functions for "Run Reports"
Question: Which responsibility do you need to extract Self Service Personalizations? Answer:Functional Administrator
Question: Can you list any one single limitation of Forms Personalization feature that was delivered with 11.5.10
Answer:You can not implement interactive messages, i.e. a message will give multiple options for Response. The best you can get from Forms Personalization to do is popup up Message with OK option. Question: You have just created two concurrent programs namely "XX PO Prog1" & "XX PO Prog2". Now you wish to create a menu for Concurrent Request submission such that only these two Concurrent Programs are visible from that Run Request menu. Please explain the steps to implement this? Answer:
a) Define a request group, lets say with name "XX_PO_PROGS"
b) Add these two concurrent programs to the request group "XX_PO_PROGS" c) Define a new Form Function that is attached to Form "Run Reports" d) In the parameter field of Form Function screen, enter
REQUEST_GROUP_CODE="XX_PO_PROGS" REQUEST_GROUP_APPL_SHORT_NAME="XXPO" TITLE="XXPO:XX_PO_PROGS"
e) Attach this form function to the desired menu.
Question: Does Oracle 10g support rule based optimization?
Answer: The official stance is that RBO is no longer supported by 10g.
Answer: Yes, Oracle does support partitioning of tables in Oracle Applications. There are several
implementations that partition on GL_BALANCES. However your client must buy licenses to if they desire to partition tables. To avoid the cost of licensing you may suggest the clients may decide to permanently close their older GL Periods, such that historical records can be archived.
Note: Before running the archival process the second time, you must clear down the archive table GL_ARCHIVE_BALANCES (don’t forget to export archive data to a tape).
Question: What will be your partitioning strategy on GL_BALANCES? Your views please?
Answer: This really depends upon how many periods are regularly reported upon, how many periods are left open etc. You can then decide to partition on period_name, or period ranges, or on the status of the GL Period.
Question: Does Oracle support running of gather stats on SYS schema in Oracle Apps?
Answer: If your Oracle Applications instance is on 10g, then you can decide to run stats for SYS schema. This can be done by exec dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats('SYS');
Alternately using command dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats('SYS',cascade=>TRUE,degree=>20); I will prefer the former with default values.
If you wish to delete the stats for SYS use exec dbms_stats.delete_schema_stats('SYS'); You can schedule a dbms_job for running stats for SYS schema.
Question: Can you use concurrent program "Gather Schema Statistics" to gather stats on sys schema in oracle apps?
Answer: No, "Gather Schema Statistics" has no parameters for SYS schema. Please use dbms_job. Question: Which table is used to provide drill down from Oracle GL into sub-ledger?
Answer: GL_IMPORT_REFERENCES
Question: What is the significance of profile option “Node Trust Level” in Oracle Apps.
Answer: If this profile option is set to a value of external against a server, then it signifies that the specific mid-tier is External i.e. it will be exposed to the www. In other words this server is not within the firewall of your client. The idea behind this profile option is to flag such middle-tier so that special restrictions can be applied against its security, which means a very restricted set of responsibilities will be available from such Middle-Tier.
Question: What is the significance of profile option “Responsibility Trust Level”.
Answer: In order to make a responsibility accessible from an external web tier, you must set profile option “Responsibility Trust Level” at responsibility level to “External”. Only those responsibilities that have this profile option against them will be accessible from External Middle tiers.
Question: What else can you suggest to restrict the access to screens from external web tiers? Answer: You may use URL filtering within Apache.
Question: What is the role of Document Manager in Oracle Purchasing?
Answer: POXCON is an immediate concurrent program. It receives pipe signal from the application when a request is made for approval/reservations/receipts.
Question: How to debug a document manager in Oracle Apps?
Answer: Document manger runs within the concurrent manager in Oracle Applications. When an application uses a Document Manager, it sends a pipe signal which is picked up by the document manager.
There are two mechanisms by which to trace the document manager 1. Set the debugging on by using profile option
STEP 1. Set profile option "Concurrent:Debug Flags" to TCTM1
This profile should only generate debugs when set at Site level(I think, as I have only tried site), because Document Manager runs in a different session.
STEP 2. Bounce the Document Managers STEP 3. Retry the Workflow to generate debugs.
STEP 4. Reset profile option "Concurrent:Debug Flags" to blank
2. Enable tracing for the document managers
This can be done by setting profile option “Initialization SQL Statement – Custom” against your username before reproducing the issue. The value of this profile will be set so as to enable trace using event 10046, level 12.
Question: You have written a Java Concurrent Program in Oracle Apps. You want to modify the CLASSPATH such that new class CLASSPATH is effective just for this program.
Answer: In the options field of the concurrent program you can enter something similar to below. -cp <your custom lib pathused by Java Conc Prog>
:/home/xxvisiondev/XXDEVDB/comn/java/appsborg.zip:/home/xxvisiondev/XXDEVDB/comn/java
Question: How will you open a bc4j package in jdeveloper?
Answer: Oracle ships a file named server.xml with each bc4j package. You will need to
ftp that file alongside other bc4j objects(VO’s, EO’s, AM, Classes etc).
Opening the server.xml will load the complete package starting from AM(application module). This is a mandatory step when building Extensions to framework.
Question: In OA Framework Self-Service screen, you wish to disable a tab. How will
you do it?
Answer: Generally speaking, the tabs on a OA Framework page are nothing but the
SubMenus. By entering menu exclusion against the responsibility, you can remove the tab from self service page.
Question: In self service, you wish to change the background color and the foreground
text of the OA Framework screens to meet your corporate standards. How will you do it?
Answer: You will need to do the below steps
a….Go to Mid Tier, and open $OA_HTML/cabo/styles/custom.xss b…Enter below text( change colours as needed)
<style name="DarkBackground"> <property name="background-color">#000066</property> </style> <style name="TextForeground"> <property name="color">#0000FF</property> </style> c… cd $OA_HTML/cabo/styles/cache d…Take a backup of all the css files.
e…Delete all the files of following pattern oracle-desktop*.css
The idea here is to delete the cache. Next time when you logon to Oracle Apps Self Service, the Framework will rebuild the css file if found missing for your browser.
Question: Can you extend and substitue a root AM ( Application Module) in OA
Framework using JDeveloper.
Answer: You can extend the AM in jDeveloper, but it doesn’t work( at least it didn’t
Question: In a workflow notification, you have a free text response field where the user
enters the Vendor Number for the new vendor. You want to validate the value entered in the notification response field upon the submission of a response. How will you do it?
Answer: You will need to attach a post notification function to the Workflow
Notification.
The PL/SQL code will look similar to
below:-The below code will display an error in the notification when user attempts to create a Duplicate Vendor Number.
PROCEDURE validate_response_from_notif ( itemtype IN VARCHAR2 ,itemkey IN VARCHAR2 ,actid IN NUMBER ,funcmode IN VARCHAR2 ,RESULT IN OUT VARCHAR2 ) IS l_nid NUMBER; l_activity_result_code VARCHAR2(200); v_newly_entered_vendor_num VARCHAR2(50); CURSOR c_get_response_for_new_vendor IS SELECT wl.lookup_code
FROM wf_notification_attributes wna ,wf_notifications wn
,wf_message_attributes_vl wma ,wf_lookups wl
WHERE wna.notification_id = l_nid
AND wna.notification_id = wn.notification_id AND wn.message_name = wma.message_name AND wn.message_type = wma.message_type AND wna.NAME = wma.NAME
AND wma.SUBTYPE = 'RESPOND' AND wma.format = wl.lookup_type AND wna.text_value = wl.lookup_code AND wma.TYPE = 'LOOKUP'
AND decode(wma.NAME, 'RESULT', 'RESULT', 'NORESULT') = 'RESULT'; BEGIN IF (funcmode IN ('RESPOND')) THEN l_nid := wf_engine.context_nid; OPEN c_get_response_for_new_vendor; FETCH c_get_response_for_new_vendor INTO l_activity_result_code; CLOSE c_get_response_for_new_vendor; v_newly_entered_vendor_num := wf_notification.getattrtext(l_nid,'NEWLY_ENTERED_VENDOR_NUM_4_PO'); IF l_activity_result_code = 'NEW_VENDOR'
AND does_vendor_exist(p_vendor => v_newly_entered_vendor_num) THEN
RESULT := 'ERROR: VendorNumber you entered already exists'; RETURN;
END IF; END IF; EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN RESULT := SQLERRM;
END validate_response_from_notif;
Question: How to make concurrent program end with warning?
Answer: If the concurrent program is of type PL/SQL, you can assign a value of 1 to the
“retcode” OUT Parameter.
For a Java Concurrent program, use the code similar to below
ReqCompletion lRC;
//get handle on request completion object for reporting status lRC = pCpContext.getReqCompletion();
lRC.setCompletion(ReqCompletion.WARNING, "WARNING");
Question: How do you link a Host type concurrent program to Concurrent Manager? Answer: Assuming your executable script is LOADPO.prog, then use the commands
below
cd $XXPO_TOP/bin
ln -s $FND_TOP/bin/fndcpesr $XXPO_TOP/bin/LOADPO
Question: How do you know if a specific Oracle patch has been applied in apps to your
environment.
Answer: Use table ad_bugs, in which column bug_number is the patch number.
SELECT bug_number
,to_char(creation_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') dated FROM apps.ad_bugs
WHERE bug_number = TRIM('&bug_number') ;
Question: How do you send a particular Oracle Apps Workflow Activity/Function
within a workflow process into background mode.
Answer: If cost of the workflow activity is greater than 50, then the workflow activity
will be processed in background mode only, and it won’t be processed in online mode.
Question: What are the various ways to kick-off a workflow
Answer: You can eiter use wf_engine.start_process or you can attach a runnable process
Question: When starting (kicking off) an oracle workflow process, how do you ensure
that it happens in a background mode?
--a)if initiating the process using start_process, do the below
wf_engine.threshold := -1;
wf_engine.createprocess(l_itemtype ,l_itemkey
,'<YOUR PROCESS NAME>'); wf_engine.startprocess(l_itemtype, l_itemkey)
--B) When initiating the workflow process through an event subscription, set the Execution Condition Phase to be equal to or above 100 for it to be executed by background process.
Question: On 10g, how will you use awr?
Answer: By running below scripts. These are both the same scripts, but with differing
parameters.
$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/awrrpt.sql $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/awrrpti.sql
Question : How will you configure Apache to run in Debug mode, specifically usefull
when debugging iProcurement ( prior to 11.5.10).
Answer: After 11.5.10, FND Logging can be used for debugging Oracle iProcurement.
Prior to 11.5.10 ----STEPS IN A NUTSHELL---cd $ORACLE_HOME/../iAS/Apache vi $ORACLE_HOME/../iAS/Apache/Jserv/etc/ssp_init.txt DebugOutput=/home/<<SID>>/ora9/iAS/Apache/Apache/logs/debug.log DebugLevel=5 DebugSwitch=ON vi $ORACLE_HOME/../iAS/Apache/Jserv/etc/jserv.conf ApJServLogLevel debug vi $ORACLE_HOME/../iAS/Apache/Jserv/etc/jserv.properties log=true
Question: How will you add a new column to a List Of Values ( LOV ) in Oracle
Applications Framework? Can this be done without customization?
Answer: Yes, this can be done without customization, i.e. by using OA Framework
Extension coupled with Personalization. Implement the following Steps
:-a) Extend the VO ( View Object ), to implement the new SQL required to support the LOV.
c) Personalize the LOV Region, by clicking on Add New Item. While adding the new Item, you will cross reference the newly added column to VO.
Question: Can you do fnd_request.submit_request from SQL Plus in Oracle?
Answer: You will need to initialize the global variables first using fnd_global.initialize DECLARE
v_session_id INTEGER := userenv('sessionid') ; BEGIN
fnd_global.initialize (
SESSION_ID => v_session_id
,USER_ID => <your user id from fnd_user.user_id>
,RESP_ID => <You may use Examine from the screen PROFILE/RESP_ID>
,RESP_APPL_ID => <You may use Examine from the screen PROFILE/RESP_APPL_ID> ,SECURITY_GROUP_ID => 0
,SITE_ID => NULL
,LOGIN_ID => 3115003--Any number here ,CONC_LOGIN_ID => NULL ,PROG_APPL_ID => NULL ,CONC_PROGRAM_ID => NULL ,CONC_REQUEST_ID => NULL ,CONC_PRIORITY_REQUEST => NULL ) ; commit ; END ; /
Optionally you may use fnd_global.apps_initialize, which internally calls fnd_global.initialize
fnd_global.apps_initialize(user_id => :user_id, resp_id => :resp_id,
resp_appl_id => :resp_appl_id,
security_group_id => :security_group_id, server_id => :server_id);
By doing the above, your global variables upon which Concurrent Managers depend upon will be
populated. This will be equivalent to logging into Oracle Apps and submitting the concurrent request from a responsibility.
Question: You are told that the certain steps in the Oracle Apps Form/Screen are running slow, and you are asked to tune it. How do you go about it.
Answer: First thing to do is to enable trace. Preferably, enable the trace with Bind Variables. This can be done by selecting menu Help/Diagnostics/Trace/”Trace With Binds and Wait”
Internally Oracle Forms issues a statement similar to
below:-alter session set events='10046 trace name context forever, level 12' ;
This will enable the trace with Bind Variable values being shown in the trace file.
The screen in Oracle Apps will also provide the name of the trace file which is located in directly identified by
select value from v$parameter where name like '%us%r%dump%'
Doing a tkprof with explain plan option, reviewing plans and stats in trace file can help identify the slow performing SQL.
Question: What is the difference between running Gather Stats and “Program – Optimizer[RGOPTM]” in Oracle General Ledger?
Answer: “Gather Stats” will simply gather the stats against existing tables, indexes etc. However Gather Stats does not create any new indexes. But “Program – Optimizer[RGOPTM]” can create indexes on GL_CODE_COMBINATIONS, provided accounting segment has the indexed flag enabled,
Question: You have written a piece of code in POR_CUSTOM_PKG for Oracle iProcurement, but its not taking any effect? What may be the reason?
Answer: Depending upon which procedure in POR_CUSTOM_PKG has been programmed, one or more of the below profile options must be set to Yes
POR: Enable Req Header Customization POR: Enable Requisition Line Customization POR: Enable Req Distribution Customization
Question: What is the key benefit of punching out to suppliers catalogs rather than loading their catalogs locally in Oracle iProcurement?
Answer: Punchout has several advantages like, Catalogs don’t need to be loaded locally saves space on your system. You can get date list of catalogs by punching out and also you get the benefit of up-to-date pricing information on vendor items.
Question: Does oracle have a test environment on exchange? Answer: http://testexchange.oracle.com
Question: Does Oracle Grants use its own schema or does it uses Oracle Project Accounting schema? Answer: Although Oracle Grants has its own schema i.e. GMS, it reuses many of the tables with in Oracle Projects Schema like PA_PROJECTS_ALL, PA_EXPENDITURE_ITEMS_ALL, PA_EXPENDITURE_TYPES etc. Question: How to make an Oracle Report Type concurrent program produce an excel friendly output? Answer: Comma can be concatenated between the column values, however a better option is to create tab delimited file, as it takes care of commas within the string.
For this, use SQL similar to below in the report
select 'a' || chr(9) || 'b' from dual;
Question: What are the settings needed for printing bitmap reports? Answer: Get your DBA to configure two files i.e. uiprint.txt & default.ppd For details, refer to Metalink Note 189708.1
Question: For a PL/SQL based concurrent program do you have to issue a commit at the end?
Answer: The concurrent program runs within its own new session. In APPS, the default database setting enforces a commit at the end of each session. Hence no explicit COMMIT is required.
Question: What is the best way to add debugging to the code in apps?
Answer: Use fnd_log.string , i.e. FND Logging. Behind the scenes Oracles FND Logging uses autonomous transaction to insert records in a table named fnd_log_messages.
For example
DECLARE BEGIN
,module => 'xxxx ' || 'pkg/procedurename ' ,message => 'your debug message here'); END ;
Three profile options effecting FND Logging are FND: Debug Log Mode
FND: Debug Log Enabled FND: Debug Log Module
Question: If you wish to trigger of an update or insert in bespoke table or take some action in response to a TCA record being created or modified, how would you do it? Will you write a database triggers on TCA Tables?
Answer: There are various pre-defined Events that are invoked from the Oracle TCA API’s.
TCA was Oracle’s first initiative towards a fully API based approach, which means the screen and the processes all use the same set of APIs for doing same task.
In order to take an action when these events occur, you can subscribe a custom PL/SQL procedure or a Custom Workflow to these events. Some of the important TCA events are listed
below:-oracle.apps.ar.hz.ContactPoint.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAccount.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAccount.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAcctSite.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAcctSite.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAcctSiteUse.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.CustAcctSiteUse.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.Location.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.Location.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.Organization.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.Organization.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.PartySite.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.PartySite.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.PartySiteUse.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.PartySiteUse.update oracle.apps.ar.hz.Person.create oracle.apps.ar.hz.Person.update
Question: In Oracle OA Framework, is the MDS page/document definition stored in database or in the file system?
Answer: The MDS document details are loaded into database, in the following sets of tables. JDR_ATTRIBUTES
JDR_ATTRIBUTES_TRANS JDR_COMPONENTS JDR_PATHS
The Document is loaded via XMLImporter, as detailed in XMLImporter Article
Question: In a Oracle Report data group, you have a “data link” between two queries. How do you ensure that the data link is made Outer Joined?
Answer: The data link is an Outer Join by default.
Question: How does substitution work in OA Framework? What are the benefits of using Substitution in OA Framework?
Answer: Based on the user that has logged into OA Framework, MDS defines the context of the logged in user. Based upon this logged in context, all applicable personalization are applied by MDS. Given that substitutions are loaded as site level personalizations, MDS applies the substituted BC4J objects along with the personalizations. The above listed steps occur as soon as Root Application module has been loaded. The benefit of using Substitution is to extend the OA Framework without customization of the underlying code. This is of great help during Upgrades. Entity Objects and Validation Objects can be substituted. I think Root AM’s can’t be substituted given that substitution kicks off after Root AM gets loaded.
Question: In OA Framework, once your application has been extended by substitutions, is it possible to revert back to remove those substitutions?
Answer: yes, by setting profile option “Disable Self-Service Personal%” to Yes, keeping in mind that all your personalizations will get disabled by this profile option. This profile is also very useful when debugging your OA Framework based application in the event of some error. By disabling the
