Example 3: Functions defined outside of a package

Suppose that the Oracle stored procedure is defined as:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE SHDEMO AS
type curtype is ref cursor;
end SHDEMO;
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "SCOTT"."DEPTQUERY"(p_dname in varchar2)
return SHDEMO.curtype
is
lcur SHDEMO.curtype;
begin
open lcur for
select * from dept where dname = p_dname;
return lcur;
end DEPTQUERY;
To add the stored procedure into a JReport catalog, follow the steps below:
  1. Start JReport Designer and open an existing catalog.
  2. In the Data tab of the Catalog Browser, expand the data source to which the stored procedure is to be added, then right-click the User Defined node and select Add User Defined Data Source.
  3. In the Name field of the Add User Data Source dialog, specify a name for the UDS.
  4. In the Class Name field, input the UDS class jet.datasource.oracle.OracleProcedureUDS.
  5. In the Parameters box, enter one of the following:
  6. Click the OK button. The UDS class will then be added into the catalog.