Developing Basic Reports in Oracle Discoverer Plus

Guide to Developing Basic Reports

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Oracle Discoverer for Beginners
Audience T%is training is &or 'racle Discoverer beginners#
Prerequisites (
Duration 2 %ours
Objectives 'n completion o& training, users )ill be able to!
Create connections
Set up options
Create basic reports
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$ Create Connection %
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' Create Basic Reports $0
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Create Connection
To create connection, type in t%e username, pass)ord +banner pass)ord, and t%e database instance +e#g#
D-SP,# Clic. /0pply and Connect1#
2& t%e pop(ups are turned on, t%e connection )ill be created but not opened and t%e &ollo)ing error )ill
appear#
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To turn pop(up bloc.er, clic. on Tools((Pop(up Bloc.er((Turn '&& Pop(up Bloc.er#
Clic. on t%e created connection and enter t%e pass)ord#
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Due to 25 settings, t%is message )ill appear during eac% login# Clic. /yes1 to proceed#
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Set up Options
Select Tools7'ptions#
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0l)ays select /2nline1 &or /Crosstab style1#
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Select /Disable &an(trap detection1, /Disable multiple 9oin pat% detection1#
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Create Basic Reports
Select /Create a ne) )or.boo.1#
Select SD- Course Section Term Star &rom t%e drop do)n list o& Business 0reas#
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Select t%e re;uired &ields#
'n selecting an item &rom a &older, all ot%er &olders 9oined to it )ill appear blac.# T%e ones not 9oined )ill
appear grey# To select t%e &olders t%at are grey, select an item &rom a &older t%at it is 9oined to#
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'nce all t%e re;uired items %ave been selected, clic. on t%e /Conditions1 tab#
Select /<e) Condition1#
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To add a sort, clic. /0dd1 and t%en select t%e &ield &or t%e sort#
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To save t%e )or.boo. created, select /=ile(Save 0s>1#
Type in a title &or t%e ne) )or.boo. and save#
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To edit t%e title o& t%e )or.s%eet, double clic. on t%e title space#
To add t%e )or.boo. name and t%e system date in t%e title, clic. 2nsert and select )or.boo. name and date#
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Select 5dit7?or.s%eet Properties to c%ange t%e title o& t%e s%eet#
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't%er properties li.e /S%o) ro) numbers1 and /S%o) null values as!1 can also be c%anged#
To c%ange t%e column %eading, rig%t clic. on t%e column and select /5dit %eading1#
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Type in t%e desired column %eading#
=ormat o& t%e column %eading and data can also be c%anged#
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To c%ange a table column to a page item, select 5dit ?or.s%eet(Table @ayout# Clic. and drag t%e desired
column to t%e page items1 space#
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Clic. /'.1 and run t%e )or.s%eet#
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To add a ne) )or.s%eet, select 5dit70dd ?or.s%eet#
'r select 5dit(Duplicate ?or.s%eet, )%ic% )ill add a ne) duplicate s%eet o& t%e eAisting s%eet#
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Select Tools7Retrieve all ro)s o& available data to retrieve all ro)s o& t%e data#
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To vie) t%e available items in a report, select Bie)70vailable 2tems Pane#
To vie) selected items in a report, select Bie)7Selected 2tems Pane#
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To see &olders t%at %ave been selected in t%e report, select t%e /S%o) =olders1 option#
To eAit Plus, select =ile75Ait# Closing t%e bro)ser )ill leave a session on t%e server#
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