Blitz Report LOV Comparison between environments

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title	Blitz Report LOV Comparison between environments | Oracle EBS SQL Report
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Blitz Report LOV Comparison between environments – Oracle EBS SQL Report

Oracle E-Business Suite SQL report from the Enginatics Library powered by Blitz Report™.

Overview

Requires following view to be created on the remote environment to avoid ORA-64202: remote temporary or abstract LOB locator is encountered

create or replace view xxen_report_parameter_lovs_v_ as select xrplv.*, dbms_lob.substr(xxen_util.clob_substrb(xrplv.lov_query,4000,1)) lov_query_short from xxen_report_parameter_lovs_v xrplv;

Report Parameters

Remote Database

Oracle EBS Tables Used

fnd_user, xxen_report_parameters, xxen_reports_v, xxen_report_parameter_lovs_v, xxen_report_parameter_lovs_v_

Report Categories

Enginatics

Related Reports

DIS End User Layers, Blitz Report Text Search, Blitz Report LOVs, Blitz Report LOV SQL Validation, Blitz Report Comparison between environments, Blitz Reports, Blitz Report History, Blitz Upload Dependencies, Blitz Report Parameter Table Alias Validation

Running This SQL Without Blitz Report

Some Oracle EBS SQL reports in this library require functions from the utility package xxen_util. Install it before running the SQL directly against your Oracle EBS database.

Download & Import Options

Resource	Link
Excel Example Output	None
Blitz Report™ XML Import	Blitz_Report_LOV_Comparison_between_environments.xml
Full SQL on Enginatics	www.enginatics.com/reports/blitz-report-lov-comparison-between-environments/

Blitz Report LOV Comparison between environments - Case Study & Technical Analysis

Executive Summary

Blitz Report LOV Comparison between environments is a technical validation tool for List of Values (LOV) definitions. It compares the SQL queries behind the parameter dropdowns between two environments. This ensures that the parameters available to users (e.g., the list of "Cost Centers" or "Suppliers") behave identically after a migration.

Business Challenge

• Broken Parameters: A report works in Dev, but in Prod, the "Department" dropdown is empty because the underlying LOV SQL references a table that doesn't exist or has different permissions.
• Inconsistent Data: The LOV in Dev filters out inactive suppliers, but the Prod version doesn't, leading to users selecting invalid options.

Solution

This report compares the XXEN_REPORT_PARAMETER_LOVS_V view across a database link.

• SQL Comparison: It compares the LOV_QUERY text.
• CLOB Handling: Like the report comparison, it requires a special view on the remote side to handle the potentially long SQL text of the LOV definition.

Technical Architecture

Key Tables

• XXEN_REPORT_PARAMETER_LOVS_V: The definition of the LOVs.
• Remote View (XXEN_REPORT_PARAMETER_LOVS_V_): The helper view for DB Link access.

Logic

1. Match LOVs: Matches based on LOV Name.
2. Compare SQL: Checks if the query text differs.

Parameters

• Remote Database: The target environment.

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