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In oracle user Profile functionality is provided in the FND_PROFILE package and the FNDSQF library.

What is inside this API:

• Retrieve user profile values for the current run-time environment
• Set user profile values for the current run-time environment

There are various Objects that can be used with this API\'s. These are discussed below:

1. Put :This can be used to put a value to the specified user profile option.

Usage:

• FND_Profile.Put(\'PROFILE_NAME\',\'New_Value\')
• FND_Profile.Put(\'USERNAME\', Usr_Name)
• FND_Profile.Put(\'RESP_ID\', Resp_ID)
• FND_Profile.Put(\'RESP_APPL_ID\', Resp_App_ID)
• FND_Profile.Put(\'USER_ID\', User_ID)

2.DEFINED : this is function returns TRUE if a value has been assigned to the specified profile option.

Usage:

• SELECT fnd_profile.defined(\'ACCOUNT_GENERATOR:DEBUG_MODE\') ACC_GEN_DEBUG_SESSION_MODE FROM DUAL;

3.GET :This is used to retrieve the current value of the specified user profile option

Usage :

Different type of options can be retrieved like

• FND_Profile.Get(\'PROFILENAME\', Profile_name);
• FND_Profile.Get(\'CONC_LOGIN_ID\', Conc_login_id);
• FND_Profile.Get(\'LOGIN_ID\', loginid);

4.VALUE : This is function which returns a character string. Used to retrieve the current value of the specified user profile option.

Usage:

• fnd_profile.value(\'PROFILEOPTION\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'MFG_ORGANIZATION_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'login_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'USER_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'USERNAME\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'CONCURRENT_REQUEST_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'GL_SET_OF_BKS_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'ORG_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'SO_ORGANIZATION_ID\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'APPL_SHRT_NAME\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'RESP_NAME\')
• fnd_profile.value(\'RESP_ID\')

5.VALUE_WNPS: This is a function, returns a character string. This is Used to retrieve the current value of the specified user profile option without caching it.

6.SAVE_USER :This is function used to save a value for a profile option permanently to the database, for the current user level. It is necessary to explicitly issue a commit when using this function. Returns TRUE if profile option is successfully saved, otherwise FALSE.

7.SAVE :This is function used to save a value for a profile option permanently to the database, for a specified level. It is necessary to explicitly issue a commit when using this function. Returns TRUE if profile option is successfully saved, otherwise FALSE.

Usage

• fnd_profile.save(\'GUEST_USER_PWD\', \'GUEST/ORACLE\', \'SITE\');

8.INITIALIZE :This is used by internal Applications Object Library to initialize the internal profile information at the level context.
The cache is first cleared of all database options.

Usage:

• fnd_profile.initialize(user_id);

9.PUTMULTIPLE :This is used by internal Applications Object Library to set multiple pairs of profile options and values.