List of URL parameters specific to Discoverer Viewer

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12.9 List of URL parameters specific to Discoverer Viewer

This table describes Discoverer Viewer-specific URL parameters that can be used in addition to the generic URL parameters in Section 12.7, List of URL parameters common to Discoverer Plus and Viewer . Note : For information about the URL parameters to use when opening an OLAP worksheet in Discoverer Viewer, see Section 5.8, URL parameters for an OLAP worksheet in Discoverer Viewer . Tip : Do not use Discoverer Viewer URL parameters on the same URL as Discoverer Plus URL parameters. Parameter and Values Description Example anlsdf=date format Specifies the date format for the session for Oracle Applications end users synonym of nls_date_format. anlsdf=’MMDDYY’ anlsdl=date language Specifies the language to use for the spelling of day and month names and date abbreviations AM, PM, AD, BC for Oracle Applications end users synonym of nls_date_ language. anlsdl=fr anlsl=language Specifies the session language for Oracle Applications end users synonym of nls_lang. anlsl=en-gb anlsnc=separator characters Specifies the default characters to use as the group separator and decimal for Oracle Applications end users synonym of nls_numeric_characters. You must specify the decimal separator first, followed by the group separator. anlsnc=’,.’ anlss=sortname or binary Specifies the session collating sequence for ORDER BY queries and string comparisons for Oracle Applications end users synonym of nls_sort. Values are: ■ the name of an alphabetical sort sequence ■ binary to specify a binary sort anlss=binary db=database name Specifies the database to connect to when Discoverer starts. db=video lm=applications or discoverer Specifies the login method, as follows: ■ applications connects as an Oracle Applications user ■ discoverer connects as a Discoverer user lm=applications pi_page item name=page item value Specifies the name of a page item and the value to select. pi_Region=West qp_parameter name=parameter value Specifies values for parameters. qp_City=Denver rs=responsibility Specifies the Oracle Applications Responsibility you want to connect with. Note : If you do not specify a user name, responsibility, or security group, the Discoverer end user is prompted to enter the missing login information. rs=Manager wb=workbook name Specifies the name of the Discoverer workbook to open. Tip : This URL parameter is included for backward compatibility. Oracle recommends that you use wbk to specify workbooks. Note: Use + to indicate spaces in workbook names. wb=My+Workbook Starting Oracle BI Discoverer Using URL Parameters 12-19 wbk=unique ID Specifies the unique ID of the workbook to open. Discoverer assumes that the workbook is stored in the database, not as a scheduled workbook. For more information about how to find the unique ID of a workbook, see Section 12.4.1, How to find out the unique workbook ID of a workbook . Note : If you want to specify a scheduled workbook results set, you must also specify the unique run ID of the scheduled workbook results set using the syntax wbk=unique workbook IDunique run IDwsk=unique worksheet ID for more information, see Section 12.4.4, How to find out the unique run ID of a set of scheduled workbook results . For a worked example, see Section 12.5.8, Example 8: Starting Discoverer Viewer and opening a scheduled workbook results set . wbk=JanuarySales ws=worksheet name Specifies the name of the relational worksheet to open by default. Note : To specify an OLAP worksheet, use the worksheetName URL parameter for more information, see Section 5.8, URL parameters for an OLAP worksheet in Discoverer Viewer . Note : This URL parameter is included for backward compatibility. Oracle recommends that you use wsk to specify worksheets. ws=My+Worksheet wsk=unique ID Specifies the unique identifier of the relational worksheet to open. Note : To specify an OLAP worksheet, use the worksheetName URL parameter for more information, see Section 5.8, URL parameters for an OLAP worksheet in Discoverer Viewer . For more information about how to find the unique ID of a worksheet, see Section 12.4.2, How to find out the unique worksheet ID of a worksheet . Note : You must also specify a workbook using wbk. For examples, see Section 12.5, Examples of using URL parameters . wsk=7 Parameter and Values Description Example 12-20 Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 13 Maintaining Security with Oracle BI Discoverer 13-1 13 Maintaining Security with Oracle BI Discoverer This chapter only applies to Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer. For more information about configuring Discoverer Plus OLAP, see Chapter 5, Configuring Discoverer Plus OLAP . This chapter describes the different security mechanisms that Discoverer uses to protect sensitive resources, and contains the following topics: ■ Section 13.1, About Discoverer and security