How to submit XML Publisher Report from backend

Generally we use FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST to submit a concurrent program using a PL/SQL script. But we can not attach a layout to the concurrent request using the above said API.

We can attach a layout to the concurrent request by using another procedure ADD_LAYOUT which belongs to the same package FND_REQUEST

Below is the signature of the procedure ADD_LAYOUT:

fnd_request.add_layout (

template_appl_name  => 'Template Application',

template_code       => 'Template Code',

template_language   => 'en', --Use language from template definition

template_territory  => 'US', --Use territory from template definition

output_format       => 'PDF' --Use output format from template definition

);

Note:

1. ADD_LAYOUT procedure should be called only when there is a layout associated to a concurrent program
2. Session context should be set using ‘FND_GLOBAL.APPS_INITIALIZE’ before calling the ADD_LAYOUT procedure

Example:

DECLARE

--

l_responsibility_id  NUMBER;

l_application_id     NUMBER;

l_user_id            NUMBER;

l_request_id            NUMBER;

l_layout                NUMBER;

--

BEGIN

  --

  SELECT DISTINCT fr.responsibility_id,

    frx.application_id

     INTO l_responsibility_id,

    l_application_id

     FROM apps.fnd_responsibility frx,

    apps.fnd_responsibility_tl fr

    WHERE fr.responsibility_id = frx.responsibility_id

  AND LOWER (fr.responsibility_name) LIKE LOWER('XXTest Resp');

  --

   SELECT user_id INTO l_user_id FROM fnd_user WHERE user_name = 'STHALLAM';

  --

  --To set environment context.

  --

  apps.fnd_global.apps_initialize (l_user_id,l_responsibility_id,l_application_id);

  --

  --Setting Layout for the Request

  --

  l_layout := apps.fnd_request.add_layout(

                            template_appl_name => 'XXCUST',

                            template_code      => 'XXEMP',

                            template_language  => 'en',

                            template_territory => 'US',

                            output_format      => 'EXCEL');

  --

  --Submitting Concurrent Request

  --

  l_request_id := fnd_request.submit_request ( 

                            application   => 'XXCUST', 

                            program       => 'XXEMP', 

                            description   => 'XXTest Employee Details', 

                            start_time    => sysdate, 

                            sub_request   => FALSE,

    argument1     => 'Smith'

  );

  --

  COMMIT;

  --

  IF l_request_id = 0

  THEN

     dbms.output.put_line ('Concurrent request failed to submit');

  ELSE

     dbms_output.put_line('Successfully Submitted the Concurrent Request');

  END IF;

  --

EXCEPTION

WHEN OTHERS THEN

  dbms_output.put_line('Error While Submitting Concurrent Request '||TO_CHAR(SQLCODE)||'-'||SQLERRM);

END;

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