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Implementing Dependent Parameters (Cascading LOVs) in EBS Reports with Custom Query Filters

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We require enhanced user experience for running our high-volume operational reports, specifically needing to implement Parameters dependent on other parameters, such as making the ‘City’ List of Values (LOV) automatically filter its results based on the ‘State’ value previously selected by the user. Achieving this standard cascading functionality using conventional Oracle Value Sets often demands writing complex PL/SQL logic, making maintenance difficult. Is there a simpler, more efficient approach within modern EBS reporting tools to handle these interdependent parameters?

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  • Support Enginatics

    Designing intuitive parameter interfaces is essential for improving user experience and data input accuracy. When managing complex interdependencies like cascading LOVs, modern reporting frameworks simplify this through direct query filtering within the parameter definition itself.

  • Avatar photoCustomer

    Does this simpler approach within tools like Blitz Report utilize standard Oracle features, ensuring compatibility and reliability, or does it rely on custom frameworks that might break during future EBS upgrades?

  • Support Enginatics

    Solutions like Blitz Report integrate seamlessly using existing EBS features such as concurrent requests and value sets, ensuring reliability and minimal risk during EBS lifecycle management. The simplification comes from streamlining the deployment and execution of the underlying parameter logic, not overriding core EBS technology.

  • Avatar photoCustomer

    If we define complex parameters using this method, can users still utilize features like multi-select for inputting several states or cities simultaneously, expanding the utility of the report?

  • Support Enginatics

    Yes, parameter forms in flexible reporting tools typically support multi-value selection for inputs, allowing users to select numerous criteria (like multiple states or cities) at once. This functionality dramatically increases the flexibility and scope of the reports they can generate for comprehensive data analysis.

  • Avatar photoCustomer

    What about security? If a report uses a dependent parameter based on organizational hierarchy (e.g., allowing access only to specific departments), how is that user security context enforced?

  • Support Enginatics

    The security is inherited directly from the standard EBS security model. When the report runs via the Blitz Report concurrent program, it respects the user’s assigned responsibilities and organizational access rules, ensuring that data filtering for dependent parameters adheres strictly to defined user privileges.

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