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How to Enter a Null Value (Clear a Value) For Any Column in Any BOM Interface Table [ID 264198.1]

Modified 24-DEC-2007 Type HOWTO Status PUBLISHED

In this Document
Goal
Solution
References

Applies to:
Oracle Bills of Material - Version: 11.5.8 to 11.5.10
Information in this document applies to any platform.
EXECUTABLE:BMCOIN - Bill and Routing Interface

Goal

How do you NULL out an existing value or enter a NULL value for a column in any of the bill and routing open interface tables used by the Bill and Routing Interface?

Solution
A value can be set to NULL by assigning the following constants within a procedure, function or anonymous block.

For a null character, assign the constant FND_API.G_MISS_CHAR

For a null number, assign the constant FND_API.G_MISS_NUM
For a null date, assign the constant FND_API.G_MISS_DATE

These constants are defined in the package FND_API (AFASAPIS.pls) and are defined as follows:

-- Global constants that represent missing values. These constants

-- this
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used as default values for PL/SQL procedures and functions
-- parameters to distinguish between parameters that are passed and
-- have a value of NULL and those which are not passed to the procedure.
G_MISS_NUM CONSTANT NUMBER := 9.99E125;
G_MISS_CHAR CONSTANT VARCHAR2(1) := chr(0);
G_MISS_DATE CONSTANT DATE := TO_DATE('1','j');

If you are simply writing standalone insert, update or delete statements to populate the interface tables (outside of a procedure, function or block), use the values assigned to the constants instead
following example:

INSERT into BOM_INVENTORY_COMPS_INTERFACE

(PROGRAM_UPDATE_DATE, ATTRIBUTE1, WIP_SUPPLY_TYPE)
VALUES
(TO_DATE('1','j'), CHR(0), 9.99E125);

Notes:

This only applies to "Nullable" columns or those columns where values are not required and/or derived.
Installation of Patch 4716312 may be required in 11.5.9 to fix a bug in the BOM Open Interface code that prevented updates to some columns (like WIP Supply Type). Review the patch to see if it applies
your environment.

References

PATCH:4716312 - After this patch, through Mass Change users will be able to null out supply subinventory

Related

Products

Oracle E-Business Suite > Manufacturing > Discrete Manufacturing > Oracle Bills of Material

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