1. Programmer's Guide
  2. HDR Components
  3. Profile Option Services

Profile Option Services

Profile options are configurable preferences that affect the way an Oracle application looks and behaves. System administrators can control HDR behavior by setting profile option values. Application developers can control application behavior by programming their applications to perform in accordance with customized profile option values.

Examples of typical profile options include the following:

  • Language: Determines the language in which the application is displayed to users.
  • Date Format: Determines the format (mmddyyyy, ddmmyy...) for date displays.

System administrators can set profile options at the following levels:

  • User (highest level)
  • Site (lowest level)

The profile option values set at each level define runtime values for each user's profile options. An option's runtime value is the highest level setting for that option.

A profile option can be set at more than one level. When a profile option is set to more than one level, an order of precedence applies: Site has the lower priority, which is superseded by User. A profile option value entered at the Site level can thus be overridden by value entered at the Org level, and value entered at the Org level can thus be overridden by the value entered at the User level.

See also:

  • The Implementation Guide for the prerequisites and procedures necessary for the implementation of Profile Option Services.

Create, Set, and Update Profile Options

The HDR ProfileOptionService enables users to manager profile options and its associated values at various profile levels.

Creating Profile Options

Create new profile options using the ProfileOptionService.createProfileOption API.

For example, a physician order entry application could define a profile option that defines the default sort order of patient problem lists (by date, severity,...).

Updating Profile Options

Update profile options using the ProfileOptionService.updateProfileOption API.

Create and Update New Profile Option Values

Create new profile option values for the already created profile options using the ProfileOptionService.setProfileOptionValue API.

You can update existing profile option values for the already created profile options using the ProfileOptionService.setProfileOptionValue API.