1. The document describes the prerequisites for setting up output in Excel using PL/SQL with XML, including designing an Excel layout, defining a stored procedure and concurrent program, and setting up required profiles. 2. It provides steps to create a PL/SQL package to generate the XML code for the Excel output, including functions to print the header, data rows, and footer. 3. Running the package main procedure will execute a cursor to fetch data and write it to the XML output, which can then be viewed in Excel when selecting that option.

1. PL/SQL using XML (Excel output).
Following are the prerequisites for setting output in excel using PL/SQL with
XML.
1. Layout needs to be designed in Excel (XML Spread Sheet).
Consider an example of a simple tabular report:
Excel layout has 2 columns Part number & Description. Requirement is report
should open in excel with data pertaining to 2 columns mentioned. Put
dummy data on the excel sheet with appropriate fonts used. Once layout &
dummy data is designed then save the excel spread sheet as .xml.
E.g. save with test.xml.
2. Define Executable & concurrent program for this excel o/p.Executable will
be defined as a PL/SQL stored procedure. Please refer to screen shot below.

2. Define concurrent program of output format as HTML: Refer to screen shot
below.
Concurrent program type should be HTML.
3. Once the above step is defined there are profile set up required for excel o/p to
work.
Profile name:
Viewer: Application for HTML
Need to set at Site Level: Select LOV's it should say either Excel/Browser.

3. If LOV doesn’t shows Excel then need to perform the following step
Go to System administrator->Install->Viewer Options.
Search for File format HTML.if not present create a new one.
File Format: HTML
Mime Type: application/vnd.ms-excel
Description: Microsoft Excel
Allow Native Client coding checkbox: Checked.
Once this is done you should be able to open reports on excel.
4. Need to create a package for generating code in excel.
PROMPT CREATING PACKAGE SPECIFICATION FOR xxc_test_pkg
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE xxc_test_pkg AS
--
PROCEDURE main (errbuf OUT VARCHAR2,
retcode OUT NUMBER
);
--
END xxc_test_pkg;
PROMPT CREATING PACKAGE BODY FOR xxc_test_pkg
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY xxc_test_pkg AS
PROCEDURE new_row
IS
BEGiN
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,'<Row>')
;
END
;
PROCEDURE end_row
IS
BEgiN
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,'</Row>')
;
END
;
FUNCTION print_header
RETURN NUMBER
IS
lv_text varchar2(32767) :='<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>
<Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"
xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<DocumentProperties xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">
<Author>fz155</Author>

4. <LastAuthor>fz155</LastAuthor>
<Created>2007-05-07T12:36:22Z</Created>
<Company>Cummins Inc</Company>
<Version>11.8122</Version>
</DocumentProperties>
<ExcelWorkbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel">
<WindowHeight>7956</WindowHeight>
<WindowWidth>14143</WindowWidth>
<WindowTopX>456</WindowTopX>
<WindowTopY>14</WindowTopY>
<ProtectStructure>False</ProtectStructure>
<ProtectWindows>False</ProtectWindows>
</ExcelWorkbook>
<Styles>
<Style ss:ID="Default" ss:Name="Normal">
<Alignment ss:Vertical="Bottom"/>
<Borders/>
<Font/>
<Interior/>
<NumberFormat/>
<Protection/>
</Style>
<Style ss:ID="s21">
<Borders>
<Border ss:Position="Bottom" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
<Border ss:Position="Left" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
<Border ss:Position="Top" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
</Borders>
<Font x:Family="Swiss" ss:Bold="1"/>
</Style>
<Style ss:ID="s22">
<Borders>
<Border ss:Position="Bottom" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
<Border ss:Position="Right" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
<Border ss:Position="Top" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/>
</Borders>
<Font x:Family="Swiss" ss:Bold="1"/>
</Style>
<Style ss:ID="s23">
<Alignment ss:Vertical="Bottom" ss:WrapText="1"/>
</Style>
</Styles>
<Worksheet ss:Name="Data">
<Table ss:ExpandedColumnCount="66000" ss:ExpandedRowCount="66000" x:FullColumns="1"
x:FullRows="1" ss:DefaultColumnWidth="51.326732673267323"
ss:DefaultRowHeight="12.831683168316831">
<Column ss:Width="67.009900990099013"/>
<Column ss:AutoFitWidth="0" ss:Width="325.78217821782175"/>
<Row ss:AutoFitHeight="0" ss:Height="13.544554455445544"/>
<Row ss:AutoFitHeight="0" ss:Height="13.544554455445544">
<Cell ss:StyleID="s21"><Data ss:Type="String">Part Number</Data></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s22"><Data ss:Type="String">Description</Data></Cell>
</Row>
<Row ss:AutoFitHeight="0">
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="String">Test</Data></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="String">Testing data</Data></Cell>

5. </Row>
<Row ss:AutoFitHeight="0">
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="String">Test</Data></Cell>
<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data ss:Type="String">Tetsing data</Data></Cell>
</Row> ';
BEGIN
FND_FILE.PUT_LINE(FND_FILE.OUTPUT,lv_text);
RETURN (1);
---------
EXCEPTION
---------
WHEN OTHERS THEN
FND_FILE.PUT_LINE(FND_FILE.OUTPUT,SQLERRM);
RETURN (0);
END print_header;
PROCEDURE print_footer
IS
lv_text varchar2(32000) :=' </Table>
<WorksheetOptions xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel">
<Unsynced/>
<Print>
<ValidPrinterInfo/>
<HorizontalResolution>600</HorizontalResolution>
<VerticalResolution>600</VerticalResolution>
</Print>
<Selected/>
<Panes>
<Pane>
<Number>3</Number>
<ActiveRow>19</ActiveRow>
<ActiveCol>1</ActiveCol>
</Pane>
</Panes>
<ProtectObjects>False</ProtectObjects>
<ProtectScenarios>False</ProtectScenarios>
</WorksheetOptions>
</Worksheet>
</Workbook>';
BEGIN
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,lv_text);
END;
--
PROCEDURE main (errbuf OUT VARCHAR2,
Retcode OUT NUMBER
)
IS
CURSOR c_part
IS
SELECT segment1,
description
FROM mtl_system_items
WHEREROWNUM<=20;
r_part c_part%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
IF print_header > 0 THEN

6. NULL;
END IF;
OPEN c_part;
LOOP
FETCH c_part INTO r_part;
EXIT WHEN (c_part%NOTFOUND);
new_row;
FND_FILE.put_line(fnd_file.output,'<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data
ss:Type="String">'||r_part.segment1||'</Data></Cell>');
FND_FILE.put_line(fnd_file.output,'<Cell ss:StyleID="s23"><Data
ss:Type="String">'||r_part.description||'</Data></Cell>');
end_row;
END LOOP;
CLOSE c_part;
print_footer;
END main;
--
END xxc_test_pkg;
5. Deploy the Above Concurrent program in request group & execute this package. View o/p when
clicked will ask for LOV’s Browser/Excel. Select Excel o/p will open in excel.