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Fusion Applications BI Publisher : How Can I Use BI Publisher to Run SQL Against the Fusion
Applications Database ? (Doc ID 1910762.1)

In this Document

Goal
Solution
Stage 1 - Creating the Data Model
Stage 2 - Viewing the full output
References

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Fusion Application Toolkit Cloud Service - Version 11.1.5.0.0 and later
Oracle Fusion Sales Cloud Service - Version 11.12.1.0.0 to 11.12.1.0.0 [Release 1.0]
Oracle Fusion Receivables Cloud Service - Version 11.1.11.1.0 to 11.1.11.1.0 [Release 1.0]
Oracle Fusion Application Toolkit - Version 11.1.5.0.0 and later
Oracle Fusion Financials Common Module Cloud Service - Version 11.13.18.02.0 to 11.13.18.02.0 [Release 1.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL

This document details how a user can make use of BI Publisher functionality to run a SQL query against the Fusion
Applications Database and review the result set.

SOLUTION

In order to run a SQL query against the Fusion Applications Database the user is required to add the SQL to a BI Publisher
SQL Data Model and then to execute the Data Model.

The process is a two stage one, the first stage being to create the data model containing the appropriate SQL and the second
being to display the result set in a BI Publisher report.

Stage 1 - Creating the Data Model

There are two approaches to access BI Publisher dependent on the starting point.

The most straightforward approach is to directly access BI Publisher via its own URL, this being /xmlpserver. For users working
in an existing Fusion environment this extension can be added to the existing Fusion Application host, for example :

If the Fusion Application is being accessed through a URL such as 'https://fs-aufsn4x0cxf.oracleoutsourcing.com/homePage'

then the equivalent URL to access BI Publisher directly would be 'https://fs-aufsn4x0cxf.oracleoutsourcing.com/xmlpserver'

This can be seen in the screenshot below :

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The second approach is to access BI Publisher via the Reports & Analytics link in the Fusion Applications Navigator as shown
below :

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Once the user has access the Reports & Analytics link, clicking on Create > Report will take the user into Report creation in BI
Publisher, cancelling this leaves the user in BI Publisher mode (the URL will reflect as ..../analytics/saw.dll?bipublisherEntry as
you are working in BI Publisher implicitly) :

From this point on the user can then click on New > Data Model :

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The Data Model defines the SQL which we are going to issue. For the purposes of this document and the functionality detailed
within it it may be useful to define and save a data model which you can then re-use to issue SQL statements as required.
There is no need to create and save multiple data models, one for each SQL statement, unless you have an expectation that a
given SQL statement may be issued regularly, in which case having a static data model for that statement may be useful. In
this case we are going to create and save a dummySQLDataModel which we will use to issue our SQL statement.

The user will be taken to the default Data Model definition page. Click on the Data Set dropdown highlighted in the screenshot
and select 'SQL Query' :

At this point the next step is then to define the SQL which we would like to issue. Ensure that the data set is given a name,
the datasource should be ApplicationDB_xxx (the xxx being either HCM, FSCM, or CRM, dependent on the Fusion Application
application being used), and that the Type of SQL shows 'Standard SQL' :

Once the SQL is defined, click on OK, and the screen will then change to show a diagram and the fields which were included in
the SQL statement :

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Click on the 'View Data' link in the top right hand corner of the screen, set 'Rows' to a value like 200 (note this is the max
value allowed in the Data Model), click on the 'View' button, and finally, select 'Table View', at which point the user will be
presented with the result set :

You can use the Query Builder button to view all the tables and columns however; you have to select the FUSION schema
rather than the FUSION_RUNTIME schema, which is what the Query Builder defaults to.

Stage 2 - Viewing the full output

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The second part of the process involves the creation of a report template which will then allow generation of the full set of
output for the query being issued.

Continuing from the preceeding steps, assuming the output is as required the next step would be to save the data model
which we can then use for the template creation later :

With the data model saved at a suitable location we should then perform a 'View Data' should then be performed again and
the output saved as sample data for the data model, this is then used to build the report template :

Once the data is saved as Sample Data you can then click on 'Create Report' and will be taken to the Report Creation wizard,
the data model you have just created will be shown, click on Next :

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Select a basic Landscape layout and Table output to aid presentation of the results, and then click Next :

A preview of the results will be displayed at which point you can adjust the layout and drag and drop columns from and to the
table, and then click Next :
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Select View Report and then click 'Finish' :

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You will then be presented with the report output, can scroll through the result set, and export the results to various output
types as required :

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REFERENCES

NOTE:2079410.1 - Fusion Apps BI Publisher: How To Enable The Create Data Model Option
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