Blitz Report Column Number Fomat Comparison between environments – Oracle EBS SQL Report

Oracle E-Business Suite SQL report from the Enginatics Library powered by Blitz Report™. Oracle EBS module: Blitz Report · all Blitz Report reports

Overview

Shows differences in Blitz Report column translations between the local and a remote database server

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Report Parameters

Remote Database, Show Differences only

Oracle EBS Tables Used

xxen_report_columns, xxen_report_columns@

Report Categories

Enginatics

INV Transaction Historical Summary, CAC Inventory Pending Cost Adjustment - No Currencies, CAC WIP Jobs With Complete Status Which Are Ready for Close, CAC Inventory Lot and Locator OPM Value (Period-End), Blitz Report Assignment Upload, Blitz Report Text Search, CAC WIP Account Value, CAC AP Accrual IR ISO Match Analysis, CAC Internal Order Shipment Margin

Running This SQL Without Blitz Report

The SQL source can be run in any SQL client. Some Oracle EBS SQL reports in this library use functions from the utility package xxen_util – install it first. Blitz Report™ adds parameters, Excel output with pivots, scheduling and security on top.

Download & Import Options

Resource Link
Excel Example Output Example
Blitz Report™ XML Import Blitz_Report_Column_Number_Fomat_Comparison_between_environments.xml
SQL Source Blitz Report Column Number Fomat Comparison between environments.sql
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Blitz Report Column Number Fomat Comparison between environments - Case Study & Technical Analysis

Executive Summary

Blitz Report Column Number Fomat Comparison between environments is a DevOps and migration tool. It compares the column formatting settings (specifically number formats) of Blitz Reports between two different Oracle EBS environments (e.g., Development vs. Production). This ensures that reports look identical to end-users after a migration.

Business Challenge

Solution

This report connects to a remote database (via a database link) and compares the local report column definitions with the remote ones.

Technical Architecture

The report relies on Oracle Database Links to query the remote system’s Blitz Report tables.

Key Tables

Logic

  1. Match Columns: It matches columns based on the Report Name and Column Name.
  2. Compare Formats: It checks if the EXCEL_FORMAT_MASK (or similar formatting column) differs between the two systems.
  3. Filter: It applies the “Show Differences only” filter to exclude matching records.

Parameters

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