FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST is an API used to submit a concurrent program in ORACLE Applications.

Parameters:

Application : Short name of the application associated with the concurrent request to be submitted. 

Program - Short name of the concurrent program (not the executable) for which the request should be submitted. 

Description - Description of the request that is displayed in the Concurrent Requests form (Optional.) 

Start_time - Time at which the request should start running, formatted as HH24:MI or HH24:MI:SS (Optional.) 

Sub_request - Set to TRUE if the request is submitted from another request and should be treated as a sub-request. 

Argument1...100 - Arguments for the concurrent request; up to 100 arguments are permitted. If submitted from Oracle Forms, you must specify all 100 arguments.

Example: Submission of Standard Order Import Program

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;

DECLARE

     v_request_id                        NUMBER           DEFAULT0;

    

    --Order Import Parameters

    p_operating_unit                     VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_order_source                       VARCHAR2(20)    :='XYZ';

    p_orig_sys_document_ref              VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_operation_code                     VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_validate_only                      VARCHAR2(20)    :='N';

    p_debug_level                        VARCHAR2(20)    :='1';

    p_num_instances                      VARCHAR2(20)    :='4';

    p_sold_to_org_id                     VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_sold_to_org                        VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_change_sequence                    VARCHAR2(20)    :=NULL;

    p_perf_param                         VARCHAR2(20)    :='Y';

    p_rtrim_data                         VARCHAR2(20)    :='N';

    p_pro_ord_with_null_flag             VARCHAR2(20)    :='Y';

    p_default_org_id                     VARCHAR2(20)    :='83';

    p_validate_desc_flex                 VARCHAR2(20)    :='N';

    -- End of Parameters -----

    v_context varchar2(100);

    FUNCTION set_context( i_user_name    IN  VARCHAR2

                         ,i_resp_name    IN  VARCHAR2

                         ,i_org_id       IN  NUMBER)

    RETURNVARCHAR2

    IS

        /* Inorder to reduce the content of the post I moved the implementation part of this function to another post and it is available here */

    END set_context;

BEGIN

      -- Setting the context ----

      v_context := set_context('&V_USER_NAME','&V_RESPONSIBILITY',82);

      IF v_context ='F'

      THEN

        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error while setting the context');       

      ENDIF;

      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Submit Order Import Concurrent Program');

      v_request_id:=  FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST (

               application  =>  'ONT'

              ,program      =>  'OEOIMP'

              ,description  =>  'Order Import'

              ,start_time   =>  SYSDATE

              ,sub_request  =>  NULL

              ,argument1    =>  p_operating_unit

              ,argument2    =>  p_order_source

              ,argument3    =>  p_orig_sys_document_ref

              ,argument4    =>  p_operation_code

              ,argument5    =>  p_validate_only

              ,argument6    =>  p_debug_level

              ,argument7    =>  p_num_instances

              ,argument8    =>  p_sold_to_org_id

              ,argument9    =>  p_sold_to_org

              ,argument10   =>  p_change_sequence

              ,argument11   =>  p_perf_param

              ,argument12   =>  p_rtrim_data

              ,argument13   =>  p_pro_ord_with_null_flag

              ,argument14   =>  p_default_org_id

              ,argument15   =>  p_validate_desc_flex

             );

       COMMIT;

       DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Request_id: '||v_request_id);

EXCEPTIONWHENOTHERSTHEN        

       DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLCODE||' Error :'||SQLERRM);

END;