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Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618608]

Mon, 14 July 2014 04:37

afzaa2yahoocom
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Location: Dubai

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Hi All,
We are using E-Business Suite R12.1.3
Forms 10g.
Database 11g.

I have a list item field in custom form, where I have all the months entered in the list manually.

I want initial value(month) to be populated auto based on the sysdate. eg: July (from the list)
Thanks in advance.

Tested when-new-item-instance as :XXFUJOTHRS.OT_MONTH := 'فبراير';--arabic text for February month name.
(All the names of months in the list are in arabic) FRM-30188: No initial value given, and other values are not allowed (item XXFUJOTHRS.OT_MONTH).

Regards,
Afzal.

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618609 is a reply to message #618608]

Mon, 14 July 2014 04:49

cookiemonster
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List items have two sets of values - the values they display and the value they store.
When you want to assign a value to a list item you need to specify the value stored.
Judging from the error message you're probably trying to set it to the value displayed.

[Updated on: Mon, 14 July 2014 04:49]

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618610 is a reply to message #618609]

Mon, 14 July 2014 04:57

afzaa2yahoocom
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Hi
Thanks for the reply.

Tested with when-new-item-instance as :XXFUJOTHRS.OT_MONTH := 02;
getting blank in the field.

Regards,
Afzal.

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618611 is a reply to message #618610]

Mon, 14 July 2014 05:03

cookiemonster
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Is 02 a valid value?

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618612 is a reply to message #618611]

Mon, 14 July 2014 05:04

afzaa2yahoocom
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Yes it is.
It stores normally in backend as 02 for feb month.
Kindly suggest what trigger, code need to use to get the same.

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Afzal.

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618646 is a reply to message #618612]

Mon, 14 July 2014 10:36

Littlefoot
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Did you try to move

:XXFUJOTHRS.OT_MONTH := '02';  -- you are missing single quotes in your example

into a WHEN-NEW-RECORD-INSTANCE trigger instead? Because, WHEN-NEW-ITEM-INSTANCE trigger won't fire if user passes through that item (i.e. doesn't stop to enter a value).

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618713 is a reply to message #618646]

Tue, 15 July 2014 00:43

afzaa2yahoocom
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Resolved the issue as below.

1. Kept initial value as 'January' --in arabic actually as it is in item list.
2. Under block trigger, when-new-record-instance
gave :XXFUJOTHRS.OT_MONTH := TO_CHAR((to_date(trunc(sysdate),'DD-MON-YYYY')),'MM');--'02';

Thanks a lot to all of you.

Regards,
Afzal.

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Re: Initial value should be dynamic based on the available list element months [message #618817 is a reply to message #618713]

Tue, 15 July 2014 17:03

cookiemonster
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This:

TO_CHAR((to_date(trunc(sysdate),'DD-MON-YYYY')),'MM')

Is just wrong and will give an error, or even the wrong result, if you change your NLS_DATE_FORMAT.
sysdate is a date, trunc(sysdate) is also a date.
to_date does not accept a date parameter.
So oracle has to implicitly to_char the date before to_dateing it.

The above should simply be:

to_char(sysdate, 'MM')

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