Oracle API Availability – Concurrent Program

Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Sanjit Anand | Print This Post | Email This Post

Many times, we need to submit concurrent requests and request sets from non SRS window like operating system or PL/sql . In Oracle Applications there are API’s to take these options. Here are some of the API's function and usage..

• FND_REQUEST
  • This API is used Submit concurrent requests from backend. As we know there are couple of options avaible in oracle application to submit a concurrent requset like SRS, CONSCUB and FND's API. This is API offers some great functionality to use via PL/sql or any other technology like , Host Program or java program.
• FND_CONCURRENT
  • Retrieve information about concurrent requests
  • Set information about concurrent requests
    
• Set_Options ·
  • This is a function of boolen type
  • Set request options
  • This is Call before submitting the request

usage:

FND_REQUEST.SET_OPTIONS(IMPLICIT = > 'ERROR');

• Set_Repeat_Options ·
  • Function, returns TRUE or FALSE
  • Set repeat options
  • Call before submitting the request
    
• Set_Print_Options ·
  • Function, returns TRUE or FALSE
  • Set print options (note, some options can not be over-ridden)
  • Call before submitting the request

Called before submitting request if the printing of output has to be controlled with specific printer/style/copies etc., Optionally call for each program in the request set.

Usage :

fnd_submit.set_print_options(NULL,NULL,NULL,TRUE,'N');

or

• fnd_request.set_print_options (printer =>'<printer name>',
  style =>'LANDSCAPE',
  copies=>1,
  save_output => TRUE,print_together => 'N')

• Add_printer
  • Called after set print options to add a printer to the print list.Optionally call for each program in the request set.
  • Returns TRUE on successful completion, and FALSE otherwise

Usage

Function FND_SUBMIT.ADD_PRINTER (printer =>'Printer Name',
copies => null) ;

• Submit_Request
  • Function, returns Request Id or 0·
  • If submitting from a form, all Arguments must be specified
    
• Set_Mode (server only)
  • Function, returns TRUE or FALSE
  • Must use if request is submitted from a database trigger.
  • Call before submitting the request
  • Failure in the database trigger call of FND_SUBMIT.SUBMIT_SET does not rollback changes
    
• Get_Request_Status
  • Function returns TRUE or FALSE
  • Returns status information in function output parameters
    
• Wait_For_Request

When submitting concurrent requests using PL/SQL, it is often desired to have the parent process wait until all the child processes have completed before completing itself.

This function Wait for the request completion, then return the request phase/status and completion message to the caller. Also call sleep between database checks.

FUNCTION WAIT_FOR_REQUEST (request_id IN number default NULL,
interval IN number default 60,
max_wait IN number default 0,
phase OUT varchar2,
status OUT varchar2,
dev_phase OUT varchar2,
dev_status OUT varchar2,
message OUT varchar2) return Boolean;

This API Wait for the request completion, then return the request phase/status and completion message to the caller. Also call sleep between database checks.

• Arguments (input)
  • request_id :The request ID of the program to wait on.
  • interval :Time to wait between checks. This is the number of seconds to sleep. The default is 60 seconds.
  • max_wait :The maximum time in seconds to wait for the requests completion.
• Arguments (output) :
  • phase :The user friendly request phase from FND_LOOKUPS.
  • status :The user friendly request status from FND_LOOKUPS.
  • dev_phase :The request phase as a constant string that can be used for program logic comparisons.
  • dev_status :The request status as a constant string that can be used for program logic comparisons.
  • message :The completion message supplied if the request has completed.

Usage

IF request_id = 0 THEN
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'Request Not Submitted.');
ELSE

call_status := fnd_concurrent.wait_for_request(request_id, v_interval, v_max_wait, request_phase, request_status, dev_request_phase, dev_request_status, request_status_mesg);

END IF;

IF call_status = TRUE THEN
IF dev_request_phase!= 'Completed' OR
dev_request_status IN ('Cancelled','Error','Terminated') THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('STATUS=JOB FAILED');
END IF;
ELSE
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('WAIT FOR REQUEST FAILED - STATUS UNKNOWN');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('STATUS=JOB FAILED');
END IF;

• Set_Complete_Status (server only)
  • Function, returns TRUE or FALSE
  • Called from a concurrent program to set its own completion status
  • These have three status
    • NORMAL
    • WARNING
    • ERROR
• Add_notification
  • Called before submission to add a user to the notify list.
  • Optionally call for each program in the reques set.
  • ReturnsTRUE on sucessful completion, and FALSE otherwise.

Usage
FND_SUBMIT.ADD_NOTIFICATION (user ==>'ANAND') ;

Make sure the name should be from fnd_user table

• SET_NLS_OPTIONS
  • Called before submitting request to set request attributes.
  • Optionally call for each program in the request set.
  • Returns TRUE on successful completion, and FALSE otherwise.

Usage
FND_SUBMIT.SET_NLS_OPTIONS (language =>'US',
territory => NULL);

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