OAF: Error testing toolbox.jws

Today I connect my Jdeveloper 10.1.3.3.0.3 to a R12.0.6 instance and tried to test the connectivity using toolbox.jws from myproject folder.

But unfortunately I got the error oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException: Application: FND, Message Name: FND_GENERIC_MESSAGE. Tokens: MESSAGE = java.lang.NullPointerException;

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How-TO: Get XML file for AP Check Print Program

Here in this post I would like to tell my way of getting the XML for a Format Payment Instruction Program or other words AP Check Print Program.

For every new Format Payment Instruction program run, the XML is getting stored in IBY_TRXN_DOCUMENTS table (at least in R12.0.6). We need to either query this table and get the last created record column DOCUMENT to get the XML or if you know the payment instruction ID, then you can query by payment instruction ID.

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How-To: Configure New Font On BI Desktop Publisher

In most of the projects we will come across building a report having Barcode or MICR font.

So once you install your new font under Windows/Fonts/ directory you will still not be seeing that font when you preview PDF output.

What to do in that case?
Here are the steps to follow on installing new font on your PC/Laptop.

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Printing Check Amount With Decimal Part

Yesterday was not really a good day for me. because a simple fix on the check amount dragged my entire day till 10pm. But it kinda helped me to explore lot of stuff.

Let me come straight to the actual problem.

Currently we are showing the checkamount padded with asterisk(*) like *******1200 (I will use this value for by below examples). Here is how I pad the asterisk

<?xdofx:lpad(PaymentAmount/Value,12,'*')?>

Since there is no decimal part in this value the bank some times considers the last 2 digits from the right as the decimal part. In this case they consider 00 as decimal part and paid only 12 dollar. To avoid this confusion we decided to print the decimal part also so that the amount will look like ****1200.00

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Check Amount not printing the Units and Subunits

Some of you must have noticed the check amount that is getting printing words may not be printing the units and subunits of the amount.

For example, if you have the check currency code in USD, then the amount in words will be printing some thing like "One Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars And Eighty-Two Cents*****"

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How-To: Disable the preference menu from SSA page

Today I remembered one my task which I had done few days ago. The actual given to me is to disable the Preferences menu option from few responsibilities which is actually a Self Service Application page. So as-usual I started searched metalink and google and found three solutions for this. Let me list all the three type of solutions for this.

Solution 1:

Updating the profile option "General Preferences Show Flag" value to 'No'.

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Getting the application URL

In some cases you might be having the access to the application database but not the URL to access the application. If you had come across any of this situation then no worries here is a table ICX_PARAMETERS which gives you the information of the application URL. But keep in mind you need the username and password for the application ;)

How-To: Find all the menus to which a function is attached?

I was wondering how to find the list of menus to which a function is attached in the oracle application. Everybody will think of writing a SQL query to find it. Even I did the same before knowing about Functional Administrator responsibility. Thanks to my colleague and good friend Vivek Srinivasan who told me about this responsibility.

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