Oracle Reports Builder Tutorial

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OracleReports Builder is a powerful enterprise reporting tool used to build reports that dynamically retrieve data from the database, format, display and print quality reports. Reports can be stored in File or Database (Report Builder Tables).

Object Navigator

The Object Navigator shows a hierarchical view of objects in the report. Each item listed is called a node and represents an object or type of object the report can contain or reference.

Groups

Groups determine the hierarchy of data appearing in the report and are primarily used to group columns selected in the query. Oracle report automatically creates a group for each query.

Formula Columns

Formulas can be entered in formula columns to create computed columns. Formulas can be written using PL/SQL syntax. Formula columns are generally preceded by CF_ to distinguish from other columns.

Summary Columns

Summary columns are used for calculating summary information like sum, average etc. This column uses a set of predefined oracle aggregate functions. Summary columns are generally preceded by CS_ to distinguish them from other columns.

Repeating Frames

Repeating frames acts as placeholders for groups (I.e repeating values) and present rows of data retrieved from the database. Repeating frames repeat as often as the number of rows retrieved.

Parameter Form Editor

Parameter form is a runtime form used to accept inputs from the user.

Parameters

Parameters are variables for a report that accept input from the user at runtime. These parameter values can then be used in the SQL select statements to retrieve data conditionally. Oracle reports creates a set of system parameters at runtime namely report destination type, number of copies etc.

Format Triggers: Format triggers are PL/SQL functions executed before the object is formatted. These triggers are used to dynamically change the formatting attributes and used to conditionally print and not to print a report column value. These triggers return Boolean values TRUE or FALSE. If the return value of the format trigger is FALSE, the value is not displayed.

Validation Triggers: Validation triggers are PL/SQL functions that are executed when a parameter value is entered and the cursor moves to the next parameter. These triggers return Boolean value TRUE / FALSE.

I need to call an Oracle Stored Procedure from Power BI report builder(Paginated Reports) . I have created the oracle data source sucessfully. I am able to run oracle sql queries as well but I am having issues calling oracle SP. Could any anyone please let me know the steps and possible provide an example?

For 11g I tried to use pipeline functions, but it still doesn' work once I publish the report and it has to use the on premise gateway. I am making one last ditch effort to see if the PBI Admins installed the ODP.net correctly on those gateway servers.

In sql server we have report builder which be integrated with dynamic Ax for adhoc ie. drag and drop report building , could you please find is oracle 10g supports report builder and if yes is it possible to integrate with Dynamic Axpta to building adhoc reporting ie. drag and drop

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The SSRS report builder is a powerful tool for data visualization. In this article, we will take a first step into familiarizing ourselves with the SSRS report builder and we will also demonstrate a very basic SSRS report example. Additionally, we will review the self-service business intelligence approach just because this approach can be implemented through the SSRS report builder very easily.

#C is the right and effective solution for this issue because non-technical persons can learn to develop their own reports and dashboards through prepared datasets. Key stakeholders can gain the ability to develop and create their own reports so that the IT department dependency and waiting time will decrease. To accomplish this, though, report and BI tools must be so easy and understandable by non-technical users.

The purpose of the Self-Service BI approach is to provide report or dashboard development capability to non-technical users thus, will give more freedom and responsibility. The main question is how we can implement this approach with SQL Server Reporting Services? Microsoft has obviously taken this into consideration because the SSRS report builder is a very simple report design tool and they can be easily learned and used by non-technical staff. At the same time, BI developers can provide key users with shared datasets, to abstract users from learning how to retrieve data from desired data warehouse or relational database. Additionally, SQL Server Reporting Services offers a significant feature which is the My Report Folder. This feature offers a private and personal storage to users so that users can deploy and use their SSRS report in this folder. As a result, Self-Service BI allows non-technical staff to generate report by themselves so that it can decrease the costs which related to business intelligence implementation.

Before we start our SSRS report builder demonstration, we need a sample dataset. For this, we will download the sample sales csv file and load it to Azure SQL database. It is very basic operation so we can complete the following steps easily. Additionally, you can apply the following steps on premise installation of any SQL Server version.

The SSRS Report Builder is a report creation tool which allows users to create, manage and publish reports to SQL Server Reporting Services. We can also create shared datasets with the help of the report builder. The Report builder has a standalone installation so we can easily setup and configure it. We can find out the installation link in the web portal of SQL Server Reporting Services. When we click this link it redirects to download page.

In the right side of the report builder we can see the Report Data panel which helps to manage Data Sources and Datasets and also in this panel we can manage report parameters and built-in fields. Now, we will create a connection between Azure SQL and report builder. Right click in the Data Sources folder and then select Add Data Source.

The Data properties screen includes various settings and configuration tab according to dataset. In the Query tab we can select data source and also we can manage the query types and text. If we click Query Designer, we can execute queries. The Exclamation mark (!) button executes the queries and we can also import prepared queries t-sql through import option.

The Filter tab helps us to filter dataset with specified filter expression, this filter does not affect the dataset query. It only influences dataset rows after the query execution so query populates all data to dataset and the filter expression refines the data.

The Matrix helps us to aggregate data summaries such as excel pivot table. Through the matrix, we can group and summarize data in several formats. At the end of this section, our report design should look similar to following illustration.

Connect to SQL Server Reporting Service through SQL Server Management Studio and then right click to report server. Navigate to advanced tab and set true to EnableMyReports parameter.

In this article, we mentioned about how to design SSRS reports with the SSRS report builder. The report builder comes to the forefront with easy usage so it takes more advantage in self-service BI implementations.

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The default behavior is to use an existing shared dataset. Select a dataset from the list or click Browse to search for the one you want. The dataset created in the Getting Started section hasn't been used yet so it's not shown in the list. Click Browse, navigate to the appropriate folder where you saved it, select the dataset, and click Open:

The Arrange Fields dialog has three places for you to drag and drop fields from the Available fields list: Row groups, Column groups and Values. The Column groups spread out across the page, Row groups spread out down the page, and Values are placed at the intersection of the rows and columns. The above choices provide a simple matrix-type report. To get a tabular report, drag and drop all of the desired columns into the Values list.

As you change the radio button selection under Show subtotals and grand totals, the layout updates to reflect your choice. Expand/collapse groups is checked by default; this allows clicking the plus sign to expand and clicking the minus sign to collapse.

At this point the report needs a little bit of cleanup; you can fill in a report title, click in the report cells, and go to the Properties window to clean up the formatting. Nonetheless, you have created a report by clicking through a couple of dialogs in the Table or Matrix Wizard.

You can save the report to your local hard drive, a folder in the Report Manager (if SSRS is in native mode), or a SharePoint document library (if SSRS is running in SharePoint Integrated mode). Click the diskette icon at the top of the Report Builder window or select Save from the Report Builder menu, then navigate to the appropriate folder. Deploying reports will be covered in a later section of the tutorial.

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