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
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 (cust_account_id)
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.
Validation:
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 à Interface à 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_CUSTOMER_RELATIONSHIPS_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
HZ_PARTIES.PARTY_NAME
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 àProfile
àSystem
(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 à responsibility à
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.
5) Pair ------ two flex fields together
specify a range of valid values.
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 à 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
à FORM
APPLICATION
à FUNCTION
APPLICATION
à 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 àexecutable.
Concurrent à program.
g. go to system administrator
SecurityàResponsibilityàrequest
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 à 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
à executable
Concurrent
à program then go to “PARAMETERS”
e) Go to Application à validation àset. then go to “EDIT INTO”
After entering the VALUE SETS (1)
And TOKENS (2)
f) Go to Administrations
Sequrity à responsibility à 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.
GL_JE_BATCHES stores journal
entry 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
Invoice, debit memo, and charge back 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 à concurrent à program à define
System administrator à concurrent à program àexecutable
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,
3) AP :- BANK DETAILS, COST ALLOCATION, PEOPLE GROUP
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.
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.
A formula column performs a user-defined
computation on another column(s) data, including placeholder 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;
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:
n You can use this procedure to issue
user-defined error messages from stored sub programs.
n You can report errors to your applications
and avoid returning unhandled exceptions.
Raise_Application_Error(error_number,message[,{true/false}]
Error number è 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;
52) what is REF Cursor?
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
Procedure empy(y number) is
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 calc_rating(. . .);
-- forward declaration
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?
|
Defined with create trigger
|
Defined with create procedure
|
|
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)
59) What are
ad-hoc reports?
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 adminàsecurityàdefine
Securityàuseràdefine
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
Super user : it has
full access of particular module
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