Adding a CSV Link to a Report

You can create a link within a report that enables users to export the report as a comma-delimited file (.csv) file. To add a CSV link to a report you need to enable the CSV output option. When using the CSV output option, the report template is not important. You can include a CSV link with any report template that has the CSV export substitution string defined.

Enabling the CSV Output Option

To enable the Enable CSV output option:

Navigate to the appropriate Report Attributes page. See "Editing Report Attributes".
Scroll down to Report Export.
From Enable CSV output, select Yes.
(Optional) In the Separator and Enclosed By fields, define the separator and delimiter.

The default Enclosed By by characters are a double quotation marks (" "). The default delimiter is either a comma or a semicolon depending upon your current NLS settings.
In the Link Label field, enter link text. This text will display in your report and enable users to invoke a download.
(Optional) To specify a default export file name, enter a name in the Filename field.

By default, the Application Express engine creates an export file name by taking the region name and adding the appropriate file name extension (.csv or .xml).
Click Apply Changes.