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11-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer ■ Manually Manual registration requires that you register each function individually by supplying all of the information about the function. Note: To register a PLSQL function you must have EXECUTE privilege on the function. How to register custom PLSQL functions automatically To register PLSQL functions automatically you must import them in the following way:

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Choose Tools | Register PLSQL Functions to display the PLSQL Functions dialog: Functions tab . 2. Click Import to display the Import PLSQL Functions dialog . This dialog enables you to select the PLSQL functions that you want to import. 3. Select the functions that you want to import You can select more than one function at a time by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking another function. 4. Click OK. Discoverer imports the selected functions and displays the function details in the PLSQL Functions dialog: Functions tab . Information about the selected functions is imported automatically. In other words, you do not have to manually enter information or validate the information. 5. Click OK. The PLSQL function is now registered for use in Discoverer. How to register custom PLSQL functions manually To manually register a PLSQL function for use in Discoverer:

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Choose Tools | Register PLSQL Functions to display the PLSQL Functions dialog: Functions tab . Creating and Maintaining Calculated Items 11-13 Figure 11–5 PLSQL Functions dialog: Functions tab 2. Click New and specify the function attributes. 3. Click Validate to check the validity and accuracy of the information you have entered. 4. If the function is invalid, correct the attributes and click Validate again. 5. optional If the function accepts arguments: a. Display the PLSQL Functions dialog: Arguments tab . b. On the Arguments tab, click New and specify the argument attributes. Figure 11–6 PLSQL Functions dialog: Arguments tab 6. Click OK when you have finished defining the function. The custom PLSQL function is now registered for use in Discoverer.