Interfaces: ------------Interface is one of the Program which will be used to transfer the data from Ora cle database

tables in to flat file (or) Flat files into Database tables We have two types of Interfaces. 1)Inbound Interface 2)outbound Interface Outbound Interface will be used to extract the data from oracle Database tables into the flat files. Inbound Interface will be used to upload the data from legacy system (Flat files ) into Oracle Applications base tables. While developing the outbound Interface we will use UTL_File to Extract the data . While Developing the Inbound interface we will use SQL * loader to import the d ata into base taqbles. UTL_FILE Pac age : ================== this is One of the PL/SQL Pac age which will be used to transfer the data from table to files from files to tables But when we are wor ing for file to table we will use SQl *Loader to transfer from table to file we have no alternative we have to use UTL_FILE. We will use following three functions to generate the file. 1)Utl_File.fopen = To open (or) Create the file 2)Utl_File.Put_line = To Transfer the data into the File. 3)Utl_File.fclose = To close the File after Data transfer.

outbound Interface Process: ============================= 1)Develop the PL/SQL Program (Either Procedure or Pac age) 2)Write the Cursor to retrieve the data from database tables. 3)Create file or Open the File by using UTL_File.fopen(). 4)Open the Cursor 5)If any validations are there write the validations 6)Transfer the Data into File by using UTL_File.Put_Line(). 7)Close the Cursor. 8)Close the File by using UTL_File.fclose(); 9)Register the Procedure or Pac age as Concurrent Program and submit from SRS Wi ndow.

For Ex : We required the flat file with following Format. Supplierno,Supliername,Cdate,Sitename Develop the Program to Transfer Supplier Purchase orders datainto file Supplier No from Supplier No To PoNumber,POtype,Amount,Cdate,No,Name,Site Validations:

1)If 2)If 3)If 4)If

Parameters are null select all the supplier details 'from' is given 'To' is not given ta e till Last Supplier 'To' is given and 'from' is not given ta e from first. Purchase order amount is more then 3500 then only transfer into file.