Blitz Report Assignment Upload
Description:
Upload to maintain Blitz Report assignments. The upload support creating, deleting or copying assignment and can be run with the following modes:
-Create with ‘Create Empty File’=Yes: Opens an empty Excel file to enter new assignments.
-Create with ‘Create Empty File’=blank: You can query a list of reports that you want create assignments for by report name, category or report type.
-Create, Update: Allows querying existing assignments, which can be deleted, or copied to a different assignment level. A frequent use case for customers having custom responsibilities linked to custom applications would be to copy seeded application level Enginatics assignments to custom applications instead. For this, you can query all Enginatics application level assignments, replace the application names with the corresponding custom applications, and upload the file again. Note that in this scenario, the Action column would show ‘Update’, but it would create new records, not update when uploading the file.
Parameters
Upload Mode, Create Empty File, Report Name starts with, Report Category, Report Type, Assignment Level, Level Value, Assignment Created By, Assignment Creation Date From, Assignment Creation Date To
Used tables
xxen_reports_v, xxen_report_assignments_v, xxen_report_zoom_param_vals_v
Categories
Related reports
Blitz Report Assignments, Blitz Report Parameter Default Values, Blitz Report History, Blitz Report Parameter Table Alias Validation
Dependencies
If you would like to try one of these Oracle EBS SQLs without having Blitz Report installed, note that some of the reports require functions from utility package xxen_util.
Example Report
Report SQL
www.enginatics.com/reports/blitz-report-assignment-upload/
Blitz Report™ import options
Blitz_Report_Assignment_Upload.xml
Blitz Report Assignment Upload - Case Study & Technical Analysis
Executive Summary
The Blitz Report Assignment Upload is a powerful mass-maintenance tool for managing report security. It allows administrators to assign reports to Users, Responsibilities, or Applications in bulk using an Excel interface. This tool supports creating new assignments, updating existing ones, and copying assignments from one entity to another, significantly reducing the administrative burden of report distribution.
Business Challenge
In a dynamic organization, access requirements change frequently.
- Onboarding: A new “Finance Manager” responsibility is created and needs access to 50 specific reports.
- Reorganization: A department is split, and report access needs to be cloned and adjusted.
- Cleanup: Removing obsolete assignments for thousands of users is impractical via the UI.
- Migration: Moving from standard Oracle reports to Blitz Reports requires mass-assigning the new versions to the existing user base.
Solution
The Blitz Report Assignment Upload streamlines these tasks:
- Bulk Creation: Assign a list of reports to a list of responsibilities in one go.
- Copy Functionality: “Clone” the assignments from the “US Payables” responsibility to the “UK Payables” responsibility.
- Empty File Mode: Generates a template populated with a list of reports (filtered by category or name), ready for the user to fill in the assignment details.
Technical Architecture
The tool interacts with the Blitz Report security tables.
Key Tables & Joins
- Reports:
XXEN_REPORTS_Videntifies the reports to be assigned. - Assignments:
XXEN_REPORT_ASSIGNMENTS_Vstores the active assignments. - Parameters:
XXEN_REPORT_ZOOM_PARAM_VALS_V(optional) handles default parameter values associated with assignments.
Logic
- Mode Selection:
- Create Empty File: Generates a template.
- Create/Update: Processes the uploaded rows.
- Processing:
- Validates the Report Name and Target Level (User/Resp/App).
- Checks for duplicates.
- Inserts or updates records in the assignment table.
- Copy Logic: If copying, it reads the source assignments and inserts new records for the target, preserving parameter defaults if applicable.
Parameters
- Upload Mode: ‘Create Empty File’ or ‘Create/Update’.
- Report Name/Category: Filters to populate the empty file with relevant reports.
- Assignment Level: Specifies the target level (User, Responsibility, etc.).
- Assignment Created By/Date: Filters for auditing or updating recent assignments.
FAQ
Q: Can I assign a report to all users? A: Yes, by assigning it at the “Site” level (if supported) or by assigning it to a responsibility that all users possess (like “System Administrator” or a custom “All Users” role).
Q: What happens if I upload an assignment that already exists? A: The tool typically ignores duplicates or updates the existing record (e.g., changing the start/end date) depending on the specific logic and columns provided.
Q: Can I use this to revoke access? A: Yes, usually by setting an “End Date” in the upload file or by using a specific “Delete” mode if available.
Oracle E-Business Suite Reporting Library
We provide an open source Oracle EBS SQLs as a part of operational and project implementation support toolkits for rapid Excel reports generation.
Blitz Report™ is based on Oracle EBS forms technology, and hence requires minimal training. There are no data or performance limitations since the output files are created directly from the database without going through intermediate file formats such as XML.
Blitz Report can be used as BI Publisher and Oracle Discoverer replacement tool. Standard Oracle BI Publisher and Discoverer reports can also be imported into Blitz Report for immediate output to Excel. Typically, reports can be created and version tracked within hours instead of days. The concurrent request output automatically opens upon completion without the need for re-formatting.
The Filters, Columns, Rows and Values fields are used to create and deliver the data in pivot table format with full drill down to details.
The Excel template upload functionality in Blitz Report allows users to create their own layouts by uploading an Excel template with additional sheets and charts, automatically refreshed when the report runs again. This allows to create custom dashboards and more advanced visualizations of report data.
You can download and use Blitz Report free of charge for your first 30 reports.
The installation and implementation process usually takes less than 1 hour; you can refer to our installation and user guides for specific details.
If you would like to optimize your Oracle EBS implementation and or operational reporting you can visit www.enginatics.com to review great ideas and example usage in blog. Or why not try for yourself in our demo environment.
Useful Links
Blitz Report™ – World’s fastest data upload and reporting for Oracle EBS
Oracle Discoverer replacement – importing worksheets into Blitz Report™
Blitz Report™ Questions & Answers
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