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What are the triggers available in the reports? |
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Before report, Before form, After form , Between page,
After report.
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Does a Before form trigger fire when the parameter form
is suppressed. |
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Yes.
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At what point of report execution is the before Report
trigger fired? |
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After the query is executed but before the report is
executed and the records are displayed.
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Is the After report trigger fired if the report
execution fails? |
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Yes.
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Give the sequence of execution of the various report
triggers? |
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Before form, after form, before report, between page,
after report.
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Is it possible to modify an external query in a report
which contains it? |
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No.
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What are the ways to monitor the performance of the
report? |
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Use reports profile executable statement.
Use SQL traces facility.
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Why is it preferable to create a fewer no. of queries in
the data model. |
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Because for each query, report has to open a separate
cursor and has to rebind, execute and fetch data.
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What are the various methods of performing a calculation
in a report ? |
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1. Perform the calculation in the SQL statements itself.
2. Use a calculated / summary column in the data model.
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Which of the above methods is the faster method? |
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Performing the calculation in the query is faster.
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Why is a Where clause faster than a group filter or a
format trigger? |
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Because, in a where clause the condition is applied
during data retrieval than after retrieving the data.
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What is the main diff. bet. Reports 2.0 & Reports 2.5? |
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Report 2.5 is object oriented.
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What is the diff. bet. setting up of parameters in
reports 2.0 reports 2.5? |
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LOVs can be attached to parameters in the reports 2.5
parameter form.
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How is link tool operation different bet. reports 2 &
2.5? |
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In Reports 2.0 the link tool has to be selected and then
two fields to be linked are selected and the link is
automatically created. In 2.5 the first field is
selected and the link tool is then used to link the
first field to the second field.
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What are the two types views available in the object
navigator(specific to report 2.5)? |
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View by structure and view by type .
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Which of the two views should objects according to
possession? |
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view by structure. |
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How is possible to restrict the user to a list of values
while entering values for parameters? |
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By setting the Restrict To List property to true in the
parameter property sheet.
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How is it possible to select generate a select ste. for
the query in the query property sheet? |
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By using the tables/columns button and then specifying
the table and the column names.
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If a parameter is used in a query without being
previously defined, what diff. exist betw. report 2.0
and 2.5 when the query is applied? |
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While both reports 2.0 and 2.5 create the parameter,
report 2.5 gives a message that a bind parameter has
been created.
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Do user parameters appear in the data modal editor in
2.5? |
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No.
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What is the diff. when confine mode is on and when it is
off? |
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When confine mode is on, an object cannot be moved
outside its parent in the layout.
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What is the diff. when Flex mode is mode on and when it
is off? |
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When flex mode is on, reports automatically resizes the
parent when the child is resized.
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How can a button be used in a report to give a drill
down facility? |
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By setting the action asscoiated with button to Execute
pl/sql option and using the SRW.Run_report function.
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What are the two ways by which data can be generated for
a parameter's list of values? |
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1. Using static values.
2. Writing select statement.
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What are the two panes that Appear in the design time
pl/sql interpreter? |
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1.Source pane. 2. Interpreter pane
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What are three panes that appear in the run time pl/sql
interpreter? |
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1.Source pane. 2. interpreter pane. 3. Navigator pane. |
