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Integration of Oracle BI Publisher 10g with Oracle Apex 4.2

Objective:


To integrate Oracle BI Publisher with Oracle Apex.

 Step 1: Create a procedure using below given PLSQL coding, which integrate Oracle BI with Oracle Apex.

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE "WEB_SERVICES_CALL" (
   p_name1         IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value1          IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name2            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value2            IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name3            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value3           IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name4            IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value4          IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name5               IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value5           IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name6            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value6            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name7             IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value7           IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name8           IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value8           IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name9         IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value9            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name10        IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value10            IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name11        IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value11       IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name12           IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value12          IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name13         IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value13      IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_name14           IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_value14          IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_template_name    IN  VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   p_bi_user_name     IN  VARCHAR2,
   p_bi_password      IN  VARCHAR2,
   p_template_path    IN  VARCHAR2,
   p_file_name        IN  VARCHAR2,
   p_format           IN  VARCHAR2
)
AS
   l_mime      VARCHAR2 (48);
   l_name      VARCHAR2 (4000);
   l_env       CLOB;
   l_base64    CLOB;
   l_blob      BLOB;
   l_size      NUMBER;
   l_xml       XMLTYPE;
   l_ns        VARCHAR2 (4000) DEFAULT NULL;
   l_path      VARCHAR (255)   DEFAULT '//multiRef';
   l_url       VARCHAR2 (4000);
BEGIN
   l_env :=
         '<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:pub="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/service/PublicReportService" xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
<soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <pub:runReport soapenv:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
         <reportRequest xsi:type="pub:ReportRequest">
            <attributeFormat xsi:type="xsd:string">'
      || p_format
      || '</attributeFormat>
<parameterNameValues xsi:type="pub:ArrayOfParamNameValue" soapenc:arrayType="pub:ParamNameValue[]"/>
      <attributeTemplate>'
      || p_template_name
      || '</attributeTemplate>
<parameterNameValues>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name1
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value1
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name2
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value2
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name3
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value3
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name4
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value4
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name5
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value5
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name6
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value6
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name7
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value7
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name8
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value8
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name9
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value9
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name10
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value10
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name11
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value11
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name12
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value12
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name13
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value13
      || '</item></values></item>
<item><multiValuesAllowed>true</multiValuesAllowed><name>'
      || p_name14
      || '</name>
<values><item>'
      || p_value14
      || '</item></values></item>
</parameterNameValues>
<reportAbsolutePath xsi:type="xsd:string">'
      || p_template_path
      || '</reportAbsolutePath>';
  IF v ('BIPUB_VERSION') = '10.1.3.4.0'
   THEN
      l_env :=
             l_env || '<sizeOfDataChunkDownload>-1</sizeOfDataChunkDownload>';
      l_path := '//runReportReturn';
   END IF;
l_env :=
         l_env
      || '</reportRequest>
         <userID xsi:type="xsd:string">'
      || p_bi_user_name
      || '</userID>
         <password xsi:type="xsd:string">'
      || p_bi_password
      || '</password>
      </pub:runReport>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>';
   l_url := 'http://' || v ('BIPUB_SERVER');
  IF v ('BIPUB_PORT') IS NOT NULL
   THEN
      l_url := l_url || ':' || v ('BIPUB_PORT');
   END IF;
 l_url := l_url || '/xmlpserver/services/PublicReportService';
   l_xml := flex_ws_api.make_request (p_url => l_url, p_envelope => l_env);
 IF l_xml.EXISTSNODE ('//faultstring') = 1
   THEN
raise_application_error
                       (-20001,
                        l_xml.EXTRACT ('//faultstring/text()').getstringval
                                                                           ()
                       );
   END IF;
  l_ns := v ('NS');
   l_mime :=
      flex_ws_api.parse_xml (l_xml,
                             l_path || '/reportContentType/text()',
                             l_ns
                            );
   l_name := p_file_name;                                            --||'.xls';
   l_base64 :=
      flex_ws_api.parse_xml_clob (l_xml, l_path || '/reportBytes/text()',
                                  l_ns);
   l_blob := flex_ws_api.clobbase642blob (l_base64);
   l_size := DBMS_LOB.getlength (l_blob);
   HTP.init;
   OWA_UTIL.mime_header (NVL (l_mime, 'application/octet'), FALSE);
   HTP.p ('Content-length: ' || l_size);
   HTP.p (   'Content-Disposition:  attachment; filename="'
          || REPLACE (REPLACE (l_name, CHR (10), NULL), CHR (13), NULL)
          || '"'
         );
   OWA_UTIL.http_header_close;
   WPG_DOCLOAD.download_file (l_blob);
   apex_application.g_unrecoverable_error := TRUE;
END;

Step 2: Execute the Procedure “web_service_call” in SQL Developer/Toad.

Step 3: Create Process in Oracle Apex on which call the procedure “web_service_call”

BEGIN
   web_services_call (  p_name1               => 'FDATE',
                       p_value1             => :p157_fromdate,
                       p_name2             => 'TDATE',
                       p_value2             => :p157_todate,
                       p_name3                => 'I_TYPE',
                       p_value3               => :p157_investor_type,
                       p_bi_user_name         => :p0_bi_user_name,
                       p_bi_password          => :p0_bi_password,
                       p_template_name       => 'Activity In Accounts Excel Template',
                       p_template_path        => ‘/BNP PARIBAS MUTUAL FUND - REPORTS/MIS_REPORTS_AUTOMATION/402 ACTIVITY IN ACCOUNTS/402 ACTIVITY IN ACCOUNTS.xdo’,
                       p_file_name           => 'Activity_In_Accounts.xls',
                      p_format              => 'excel'
                     );
END;
Note:    1.  FDATE   –  OBIP Item (FROM DATE) Name 
               2.  TDATE   –  OBIP Item (TO DATE) Name
               3.  I_TYPE   – OBIP Item (INVESTOR TYPE) Name
               4.  p_format  –  Format can be Excel,Csv,PDF…
               5.  :p157_fromdate   –  Get the value from Apex Item (Date Allotted From) 
               6.  :p157_todate  –  Get the value from Apex Item (Date Allotted To)
               7.  :p157_investor_type – Get the value from Apex Item (Investor Type) 
               8.  :p0_bi_user_name –  Get the value  from Apex Item (BI User Name)
               9.  :p0_bi_password –  Get the value  from Apex Item (BI Password)
            10.   p_template_path  - Template path has to take from particular
                                                          OBIP using Link to this report (Link) 

    Documents:

 Fig 1 : Apex Screen Design

     While Clicking Submit (Button) to call the below process in Apex,


Fig 2: Apex Process (Call the Procedure)


 Fig 3: OBIP Screen Design

Fig 4: Generate Link from OBIP


 Fig 5: Source of link (OBIP)

     Note: Can generate this report from Apex or OBIP

     Output 1: To generate report from OBIP using Apex



     Output 2: To generate report from OBIP

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