Make a Report that Can Edit another Report in APEX - sql

Question

I have multiple report pages. I am working on a system that stores a lot of data. Is it possible to have reports that are able to have column edited on two different reports?
i.e. Not all the information may be relevant to the person entering data on the interactive grid. So I would have a condensed version of the report where the would be able to enter the data you are responsible for. But the report would still display the information entered on the condensed report version.

Answer 1

I'd think of a view and its instead of trigger.
Here's an example; see if you can adjust it to interactive grid. It is based on Scott's sample EMP and DEPT tables.
First, a view that joins these two tables:
SQL> create or replace view v_emp_dept as
2 select d.deptno, d.dname, e.empno, e.ename, e.job, e.sal
3 from emp e join dept d on d.deptno = e.deptno;
View created.
Instead of trigger; it fires when you update the view, but in the background it modifies data in view's underlying tables:
SQL> create or replace trigger trg_iu_ved
2 instead of update on v_emp_dept
3 for each row
4 begin
5 update dept d set
6 d.dname = :new.dname
7 where d.deptno = :new.deptno;
8
9 update emp e set
10 e.ename = :new.ename,
11 e.job = :new.job,
12 e.sal = :new.sal
13 where e.empno = :new.empno;
14 end;
15 /
Trigger created.
OK, let's test it. Sample data:
SQL> select * from v_emp_dept where deptno = 10;
DEPTNO DNAME EMPNO ENAME JOB SAL
---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
10 ACCOUNTING 7782 CLARK MANAGER 2818
10 ACCOUNTING 7839 KING PRESIDENT 5750
10 ACCOUNTING 7934 MILLER CLERK 1495
Update some values:
SQL> update v_emp_dept set
2 dname = 'Accounting',
3 ename = initcap(ename),
4 sal = sal * 10
5 where deptno = 10;
3 rows updated.
Oracle says that 3 rows were updated:
SQL> select * from v_emp_dept where deptno = 10;
DEPTNO DNAME EMPNO ENAME JOB SAL
---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
10 Accounting 7782 Clark MANAGER 28180
10 Accounting 7839 King PRESIDENT 57500
10 Accounting 7934 Miller CLERK 14950
The view looks OK. What about EMP and DEPT tables?
SQL> select * from dept where deptno = 10;
DEPTNO DNAME LOC
---------- -------------- -------------
10 Accounting NEW YORK
SQL> select empno, ename, job, sal from emp where deptno = 10;
EMPNO ENAME JOB SAL
---------- ---------- --------- ----------
7782 Clark MANAGER 28180
7839 King PRESIDENT 57500
7934 Miller CLERK 14950
SQL>
Right; data has been changed in these two tables as well.