Concurrent program execution through back end

What is concurrent Program Exceution?
what is its use?
How to define the concurrent program?
How to execute it from the Toad?

We need to authenticate first, using (FND_GLOBAL.APPS_INITIALIZE)

Syntax:

procedure APPS_INITIALIZE(user_id in number,resp_id in number, resp_appl_id in number security_group_id in number);

Arguments (input)

USER_ID - The User ID number.

RESP_ID - The ID number of the responsibility.

RESP_APPL_ID - The ID number of the application to which the responsibility belongs.

SECURITY_GROUP_ID - The ID number of the security group. This argument is automatically defaulted by the API. The caller should not pass a value for it.

Example

fnd_global.APPS_INITIALIZE (1010,20417,201);


>> How to get the User Id ?

Select user_id from fnd_user where user_name like 'SO and so';

>> How to get the Application ID ?

Select * from fnd_application_tl where application_name like 'Purchasing';

>> How to get the Resp_appl_id ?

select * from fnd_responsibility_tl where application_id=201;

Next thing is how to use the concurrent program?

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE xxpd_FPOC
AS
l_conc_id NUMBER;
BEGIN
fnd_global.apps_initialize (1115, 50241, 201);
l_conc_id :=
fnd_request.submit_request (application => 'XXCUST',
program => 'XXPDFPOC_SHORTNAME',
description => NULL,
start_time => NULL,
sub_request => FALSE,
argument1 => sysdate,
argument2 => sysdate
);
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (l_conc_id);
COMMIT;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS then
DBMs_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLCODE || ' ' || SQLERRM);
END;

>> How to get application name ? (XXCUST)

select application_id from fnd_application_tl where application_name like '%Custom%'

select * from fnd_application where application_id=511 ( application short name)

>> how to get program name ? (here it is concurrent program short name)

select *
from fnd_concurrent_programs
where 1=1
and concurrent_program_name like '%XXPDFPOC%'