DIS Folders, Business Areas, Items and LOVs – Oracle EBS SQL Report
Oracle E-Business Suite SQL report from the Enginatics Library powered by Blitz Report™. Oracle EBS module: Discoverer · all Discoverer reports
Overview
Discoverer folders, business areas and items. Columns ‘Access Count’ and ‘Last Accessed’ shows how many times a folder was accessed by a worksheet within the past x days. Parameter ‘Show Active Only’ restricts to folders which have been accessed by worksheet executions within the past x days.
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Report Parameters
Business Area, Folder, Folder Identifier, Folder Type, View Name, Object Id, Used by Workbook, Item, Item Type, Access Count within x Days, Show Active only, Show Items, Show Object SQL, End User Layer
Oracle EBS Tables Used
dba_views, view$, _CURRENT_EDITION_OBJ, user$, eul5_objs, eul5_expressions, eul5_domains, eul5_qpp_stats
Report Categories
Related Reports
DIS Workbooks, Folders, Items and LOVs, DIS Items, Folders and Formulas, DIS Converter Diagnostic Dump, DIS Worksheet Execution History, DIS Access Privileges, DIS Business Areas, DIS Workbook Export Script, DIS Worksheet Execution Summary, DIS Workbook Import Validation
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Download & Import Options
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Excel Example Output | DIS Folders, Business Areas, Items and LOVs 29-Jul-2020 141156.xlsx |
| Blitz Report™ XML Import | DIS_Folders_Business_Areas_Items_and_LOVs.xml |
| SQL Source | DIS Folders- Business Areas- Items and LOVs.sql |
| Full Report on Enginatics | www.enginatics.com/reports/dis-folders-business-areas-items-and-lovs/ |
Case Study & Technical Analysis
Abstract
The DIS Folders, Business Areas, Items and LOVs report is a comprehensive reverse-engineering tool for Oracle Discoverer. It extracts the detailed definition of every folder (which maps to a table or view) and every item (column or calculation) within the EUL. This level of detail is indispensable when migrating complex Discoverer logic to SQL, Blitz Report, or BI Publisher.
Technical Analysis
Core Components
- Folder Definition: Shows the underlying database object (Table/View) or the Custom SQL used to define the folder.
- Item Definition: Shows the formula for calculated items (e.g.,
SUM(Sales) * 1.1) and the mapping to database columns. - Lists of Values (LOVs): Identifies which items have attached LOVs, which is critical for recreating parameter logic.
Key Tables
EUL5_OBJS: Stores folder definitions.EUL5_EXPRESSIONS: Stores item formulas and calculations.EUL5_DOMAINS: Stores LOV definitions.
Operational Use Cases
- Migration: “I need to recreate the ‘Monthly Sales’ workbook in SQL. What is the exact formula for the ‘Gross Margin’ item?”
- Dependency Analysis: “Which folders are based on the view
PO_HEADERS_V?” - Optimization: Identifying folders based on inefficient Custom SQL that should be converted to database views.
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