Oracle Fusion URLs Tips

Oracle Fusion Login URL 

https://<POD_NAME>.login.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com

https://san-test.login.ap1.oraclecloud.com/

Oracle Fusion Application URL

https://<POD_NAME>.<APPLICATION_NAME>.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com

https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/

Oracle Fusion UCM URL 

https://<POD_NAME>.<APPLICATION_NAME>.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com/cs

https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/cs

Oracle Transnational BI Publisher  URL 

https://<POD_NAME>.<APPLICATION_NAME>.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com/analytics

https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/analytics

Oracle Fusion BI Publisher Enterprise URL 

https://<POD_NAME>.<APPLICATION_NAME>.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com/xmlpserver

https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/xmlpserver

Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Connector Console  

https://<POD_NAME>.<APPLICATION_NAME>.<DOMAIN>.oraclecloud.com/biacm

https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/xmlpserver

How to backup and migrate OTBI objects in Fusion Cloud

Following  approaches one can use to promote OTBI objects from one instance to another. 

1) Manual :  Old school method. Manually follow same instruction as development. This is beneficial if change is simple only in layout or in one data set and you are unsure about other changes in development instance. 

2) Archieve/Unarchieve : 

On catalog screen we can see Archive and Unarchive options. 

Select the object and click archive for export OR

Click on More and select archive option. 

*.Catalog file will be created. 

Login to target instance and use unarchive option and select catalog file.

3) Upload/Download :

On catalog screen another option available is upload/download.

if download option is not available, open XMLPSERVER

<POD_URL>/xmlpserver

 Example :  https://san-test.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/xmlpserver

This will open BI Publisher Enterprise ( Old BI Publisher feature - Only BIP Data Model and Report are available). 

*.xdoz (Report)  & *.xdmz (Data Model) file will be downloaded. 

Oracle WFR scans comma as decimal in LineItem fields

This can not be resolved by using field properties ( Exclude Char) feature since Line Item is of Table type and there is no such properties.

Custom Sub Routine would be way forward, following is a sample -

Private Sub LineItems_ValidateTable(pTable As SCBCdrPROJLib.ISCBCdrTable, pWorkdoc As SCBCdrPROJLib.ISCBCdrWorkdoc, pValid As Boolean)
'======================================
'By Sandeep
'======================================
Dim i As Integer

For i = 0 To pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).RowCount -1

'Replacing some known characters identified during debug
pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Unit Price", i)=Trim(Replace(CStr(pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Unit Price", i)),".",""))

pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Total", i)= Trim(Replace(CStr(pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Total", i)),".",""))

pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Total", i)= Trim(Replace(CStr(pWorkdoc.Fields("LineItems").Table(0).CellText("Total", i)),".",""))

Next

End Sub


Above is a sample code to replace any char and assign the replaced value back to line Items.
Based on business required we can change the values and assign the calculated values agaain.

If Total field has comma replaced by decimal,  form a logic to check length of post decimal string and decide if decimal is actual decimal or comma. Accordingly replace comma with "" and assign back. 

Oracle WFR : Basics

WFR - Oracle Web Center Form Recognition 

Open Project file (.sdp) in Form Recognition.

Definition Mode

• This will be used to define attributes properties 
• Select user exit and press F12 ( right click >> Show Scripts) to show available userExits 
• Select invoice Oracle F12 ( right click >> Show Scripts) to show sub routines. Select Objects and available related  procedure
• Make the required changes and Save project 
• After successful extraction ( from Run mode) user can  switch to Definition mode > invoice > fields to see each attribute extracted values 

Run Mode 

• Select a File 
• Select Run mode
• Click Extract next record 
• Extraction will be completed 
• Extraction results are displayed 
• Successfully extracted and passed validation will be ticked 
• Crossed attributes are failed some validations  

Verifier Mode ( Text)  

• This will be used to show extraction results for each attributes 
• Move over the mouse on red colored fields and it will show the failed validation 

Verifier Mode ( Design)  can be used to design the layout. 

** UserExits and SubRoutines are written in VB language 

Script to Change FND User Password from DB

DECLARE
  lv_user_name    VARCHAR2(100):= 'SANDEEP';
  lv_owner        VARCHAR2(10) := 'CUST';
  lv_password     VARCHAR2(20) := 'Oracle123';
 ln_user_id         NUMBER;
BEGIN
  /*Create FND User*/
   BEGIN
                          SELECT user_id
                          INTO ln_user_id
                          FROM fnd_user
                          WHERE user_name=lv_user_name;
    EXCEPTION
                        WHEN no_data_found THEN
                        dbms_output.put_line('Did not create user('||lv_user_name||') : '||sqlerrm);
    END;

    fnd_user_pkg.updateuser
                                    ( x_user_name                                                =>lv_user_name,
                                      x_owner                                                        =>lv_owner,
                                      x_unencrypted_password                             =>lv_password
                        );
 
    IF ln_user_id IS NOT NULL THEN
      dbms_output.put_line('Successfully Updated  user password  : '||lv_user_name);
      dbms_output.put_line('user id = '||ln_user_id);
    END IF;
EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    dbms_output.put_line('Error in  Create user :'||lv_user_name||'>>'||SQLERRM);
END;

Manage OAF Personalization from DB

Utility Name      JDR_UTILS 

Method Names  

• listcustomizations       : Parameter is Document Path ( Full path of Page, CO or VO)
• printdocument             : Parameter , Output of List Customization 
• deletedocument           : Parameter (P_document   => Output of List Customization ) 

Begin

jdr_utils.listcustomizations('/oracle/apps/per/selfservice/termination/webui/TerminationPG');

END;

Begin

jdr_utils.printdocument('/oracle/apps/per/selfservice/termination/webui/customizations/function/FUNCTIONNAME/TerminationPG');

END;

Begin

jdr_utils.deletedocument(p_document => '/oracle/apps/per/selfservice/termination/webui/customizations/function/FUNCTIONNAME/TerminationPG');

END;

Unix Command to send Email

uuencode <ATTACHMENT_FILE> <ATTACHMENT_FILE> | mailx -s "Subject" <TO_EMAIL> -c <CC_EMAIL>

mutt -s "SUBJECT" <TO_EMAIL> -b <CC_EMAIL> < <ATTACHMENT_FILE>

Sample Code 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTENT="$XXX_TOP/bin/sample.txt"
SUBJECT="Email TEST"       
EMAIL_ADDRESS="Sandeep19rm@gmail.com"
CC_ADDRESS="Sandeep19rm@gmail.com"
ATTACHMENT="-a $FILE_HEADER -a $FILE_DETAIL"

mutt -s "$SUBJECT" $EMAIL_ADDRESS -b $CC_EMAIL < $CONTENT $ATTACHMENT

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(echo "Hi,

 Please find the attached log file for review.

Thanks & Regards

OA-Learning"; 

uuencode  test.zip test.zip) | mailx -s "TEST Result" 'Sandeep19rm@gmail.com'

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HCM Extract Migration

HCM Extract provides export and import options. For any new development work, migration approach should be export/import.

Export Extract Definition
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Manage Extract/ Extract Definition >> Search Extract  and Click export icon ( 3rd one having up arrow key symbol)  

This will download the XML version of Extract definition. 

Import Extract Definition 

My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Manage Extract/ Extract Definition >> Click on Import Icon ( opposite of export and available at top left corner , beside +) 

It will prompt to Give Extract Name and file Import. 

Limitation - Extract Name must be unique during Import. This is why this method doesn't really helpful if change is in existing extract. 

It also doesn't allow to delete extract  if it did ran in past. So you can't delete and reuse same name. 

For Operational Support, all changes to existing extract need to be done manually. 

Execution of HCM Extract

Extract Submission 
Option 1 
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Submit a Process or Report >> Submit Extracts

Option 2 
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Submit Extract  >> Search Extract  >> Submit

Option 3 
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Manage Extract/ Extract Definition >> Search Extract  and Click on Submit Extract Icon ( Last in list, a box with arrow key) 

Option 4
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Submit a Process or Report >> Search for Recently Completed Runs >> Open Action List >> Submit Similar 



Extract Scheduling 
Option 1 
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Submit a Process or Report >> Schedule



Extract Rollback
Option 1 
My Workforce >> Data Exchange >> Submit a Process or Report >> Search for Recently Completed Runs >> Open Action List >> Roll Back >. This will submit roll back request and results will disappear from original run

Context in Fast Formula

Fast Formula in Cloud can use context setting to derive values at different context.

For example if there is a requirement to display Current Salary and First Salary for given assignment. An Extract can be setup by creating 3 attributes with Assignment  user entity.

Attribute1 - CurrentSal - Type (Database Item Group)  - ASSIGNMENT SALARY
Attribute2  - DATE_FROM  Type (Database Item Group) - ASSIGNMENT START DATE

Attribute3 - FirstSal      - Type (Rule)

Fast Formula To derive Salary on different date.
/**************************************************************/
DEFAULT FOR CMP_ASSIGNMENT_SALARY_AMOUNT IS 0

INPUTS ARE DATA_ELEMENTS (TEXT_TEXT)

l_effective_date = TO_DATE(SUBSTR(TRANSLATE(DATA_ELEMENTS['DATE_FROM'],'01234567890:.-TZ', '01234567890:.- '), 1, 19), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')

CHANGE_CONTEXTS(EFFECTIVE_DATE= l_effective_date)

RULE_VALUE = TO_CHAR(CMP_ASSIGNMENT_SALARY_AMOUNT)

RULE_VALUE = TRIM(RULE_VALUE)

RETURN RULE_VALUE
/**************************************************************/

. Read the Extract Attribute - DATE FROM
. Set The Context for Effective Date
. Get the Database Item Value ( as on set date)
. Return this value 

Create Custom Fast Formula in HCM Cloud

1) Go to Setup and Maintenance >> Search Task Fast Formulas
2) Create a new fast formula
3) Give Name , Type and Effective Start Date

4) Don't assign Legislative Data Group Name ( Otherwise you can't refer these Fast Formula)
5) Effective Start Date should be 01/01/0001

Use SELECT Query In Fast Formula

SQL can be used in fast formula with help of TABLE type value set

Steps:

1) Go to Setup and Maintenance >> Search Manage Value Sets for Global Human Resource task >> Create a new value Set
>> Validation Type = TABLE

Module                       -  Module Name  ( Extract etc)
From Clause               -  TABLE Name ( cmp_salary)
Value Column Name  -  ColumnName ( Salary_amount )
WHERE Clause          - Conditions

2) Use Parameter in WHERE Clause if required. ( Parameter will be passed from fast Formula only).
Example
Assignment_id = :{PARAMETER.ASSIGNMENT_ID}

ASSIGNMENT_ID is parameter Name, which need to be passed from Fast Formula.

3) Create Fast Formula and fetch value set value using following method  GET_VALUE_SET('ValueSetName','BindVariable')

ValueSetName - Mandatory - Pass ValueSet Name
BindVariable   - Optional  -  Value for Parameters

Syntex for Bind variable -
'|=PARAMNAME1='''''||Value1||'|PARAMNAME2=''''||Value2||''''


** This method might work only for payroll flow. I could not get return while using from Extract

List of Programs in Request Set

--SQL – List of Request Set Programs
SELECT USER_REQUEST_SET_NAME,
  a.REQUEST_SET_ID,
  Sequence,
  b.CONCURRENT_PROGRAM_ID,
  c.USER_CONCURRENT_PROGRAM_NAME
FROM FND_REQUEST_SETS_VL a,
  FND_REQUEST_SET_PROGRAMS b,
  FND_CONCURRENT_PROGRAMS_VL c
WHERE 1=1
--AND USER_REQUEST_SET_NAME LIKE '%RequestSetname%'
AND a.REQUEST_SET_ID        = B.REQUEST_SET_ID
AND b.concurrent_program_id = c.concurrent_program_id
ORDER BY USER_REQUEST_SET_NAME,sequence ;

Logical and Physical Query in OTBI

OTBI reporting is based on pre-configured subject areas.  Oracle provide multiple SAs for respective area which can be used to create an OTBI analysis by drag drop and calculations.

Based on selected SA and columns system generates a logical query, which can be viewed from Advanced  => SQL.


Physical query is SQL used to fetch logical query from Oracle DB. Physical query can be view in nqquery.log [Doc ID 1469168.1 - How to generate nqquery.log]

Steps to view physical query 
1) Get the logical query
2) Go to Administraton >> SQL Issues >> Paste following line followed by logical query
SET VARIABLE DISABLE_CACHE_HIT=1,DISABLE_PLAN_CACHE_HIT=1;
<<logicalQuery>>
3) Click on view log 

Script to find Form Personlizations

SELECT FORM_NAME,
  FUNCTION_NAME,
  Description,
  SEQUENCE,
  CONDITION
FROM FND_FORM_CUSTOM_RULES
WHERE ENABLED = 'Y';