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title DIS Items, Folders and Formulas | Oracle EBS SQL Report
description Discoverer items (expressions) and folders (objects), including join conditions and formulas (calculated items)
keywords Oracle EBS, Oracle E-Business Suite, SQL report, Blitz Report, Enginatics, DIS, Items,, Folders, Formulas, eul5_expressions, eul5_key_cons, "_CURRENT_EDITION_OBJ"
permalink /DIS%20Items-%20Folders%20and%20Formulas/

DIS Items, Folders and Formulas – Oracle EBS SQL Report

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

Overview

Discoverer items (expressions) and folders (objects), including join conditions and formulas (calculated items)

Report Parameters

Folder, Folder Identifier, Folder Type, View Name, Item Id, Object Id, Used by Workbook, Item, Item Type, Show Object SQL, Validate LOV SQL, End User Layer

Oracle EBS Tables Used

eul5_expressions, eul5_key_cons, "_CURRENT_EDITION_OBJ", view$, user$, eul5_objs, user_views, eul5_domains

Report Categories

Enginatics

Related Reports

DIS Workbooks, Folders, Items and LOVs, DIS Folders, Business Areas, Items and LOVs, DIS Worksheet Execution History, DIS Access Privileges, DIS Business Areas, DIS Workbook Import Validation, DIS Worksheet Execution Summary, DIS End User Layers

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 DIS Items, Folders and Formulas 28-Mar-2026 080606.xlsx
Blitz Report™ XML Import DIS_Items_Folders_and_Formulas.xml
Full SQL on Enginatics www.enginatics.com/reports/dis-items-folders-and-formulas/

Case Study & Technical Analysis

Abstract

The DIS Items, Folders and Formulas report provides a granular technical breakdown of the Discoverer End User Layer (EUL). It focuses specifically on the logic embedded within the EUL: calculated items (formulas), complex joins, and folder definitions. This report is a critical reference for developers tasked with re-implementing Discoverer logic in SQL or other reporting tools.

Technical Analysis

Core Components

  • Formulas: Extracts the exact PL/SQL expression used for calculated items (e.g., CASE WHEN x > 10 THEN 'High' ELSE 'Low' END).
  • Joins: Displays the join conditions defined between folders, which often contain critical business logic that isn't present in the database foreign keys.
  • LOV Validation: Checks if the SQL backing a List of Values is valid and performant.

Key Tables

  • EUL5_EXPRESSIONS: The repository of all item formulas.
  • EUL5_KEY_CONS: Defines the joins (key constraints) between folders.

Operational Use Cases

  • Reverse Engineering: "The 'Net Revenue' item in Discoverer doesn't match the General Ledger. What is the formula?"
  • Migration: Copy-pasting complex CASE statements from Discoverer directly into new SQL reports.
  • Cleanup: Identifying broken formulas that reference non-existent columns.

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