Category: PL SQL

  • Import Media Files with IFS Connect

    Import Media Files with IFS Connect

    IFS Connect is a simple integration framework yet you can do pretty nice things around it. This blog post explains such a trick done with IFS Connect for adding Media items into IFS and attach to a work order.

  • Using Functions in Oracle SQL

    Using Functions in Oracle SQL

    Oracle subquery using WITH clause is a popular choice among the developers. From Oracle 12C it’s possible to define PLSQL function inside WITH clause. It’s a handy feature which is really useful when making complex queries

  • Tips to avoid mutating table error in IFS event actions

    Tips to avoid mutating table error in IFS event actions

    Tips to avoid mutating table error in IFS event actions

  • Scheduling a Custom PLSQL Script in IFS

    One of the common question we get around IFS tech stuff is How to schedule something in IFS? Well, if the process you need to schedule can be trigger by calling already existing PLSQL procedure, then you are in luck. You can define a new Database Task and schedule the execution of that task. But…

  • Clickatell SMS Integration with IFS

    This post is a reply to the IFS forum discussion which questioned about SMS integration with IFS. I did a simple POC for this and surprisingly it worked so I thought it will be a good post to return to my blog after some time. Clickatell is world leading SMS platform and supported in many…

  • Clickatell SMS Integration with IFS

    This post is a reply to the IFS forum discussion which questioned about SMS integration with IFS. I did a simple POC for this and surprisingly it worked so I thought it will be a good post to return to my blog after some time. Clickatell is world leading SMS platform and supported in many…

  • How to use DBMS_XMLDOM to create XML from PL SQL

    How to use DBMS_XMLDOM to create XML from PL SQL

    This example shows how to create an Oracle XML object using DBMS_XMLDOM package. It includes XML declaration (Version and Charset) XML namespace Looping through a cursor to add recursive nodes PART_CATALOG table consists of records in below structure Part_No Description UOM TEST1 test1 pcs TEST11 Test 1 pcs TEST111 111 VIAL Output XML looks like…

  • Include additional attachments in IFS e-mail report

    Include additional attachments in IFS e-mail report

    One of our customers came up with a bit of a challenging requirement. Upon emailing a report to their clients, they need to attach documents connected to that record instance along with the mail. To attach a file in the event mail, you need to either have it as a binary object or the file must…