Creating Payroll Variance Reports with Oracle Discoverer
Posted by Ben Lamb | Filed under Oracle
Overview I have had many clients ask me whether they can create Pay Variation reports in Oracle Discoverer, and how much effort is involved. It is possible and it is quite easy once you know how. To create Pay Variance reports in Oracle Discoverer you only need access to Discoverer Administrator, and either Discoverer Desktop [...]
Tags: Discoverer, Oracle, payroll, Payroll Variance, Variance
Scheduling Discoverer Reports to Save You Time
Posted by Ben Lamb | Filed under Oracle
Overview Discoverer reports can take take a long time to run. To run the report manually and then wait for the report to finish can sometimes be a timely and frustrating exercise. An easier way to get the reports you want without the long wait is to schedule them. Discoverer offers functionality to schedule reports [...]
Tags: Discoverer, manage workbook, Oracle, Schedule, v_$parameter
Discoverer returning inconsistent data
Posted by Peter Forbes | Filed under Oracle
A customer recently emailed us saying that one of the Discoverer reports we had written was returning inconsistent data each time they ran the report. This lead them to use the report less and was also picked up by their auditors when they were checking employee salaries. On investigation, we found the report was showing [...]
Tags: Discoverer, Oracle, reporting

