The contents are pickedup from bi publisher training documents from adiva consulting. Oracle bi publisher best practices for saas environments. The way to handle this request is to use the function html2fo which can be used within your bi publisher template. Creating parameters in rtf template for bi publisher. How to display html in your bi publisher document and change. I have a requirement to have multiple select parameters on a bi publisher report.
I want to pass a parameter to bi publisher without to let the user to see it. You will also learn how to create rtf templates in ms word by connecting to bi publisher, and publish these templates for the reports to view. The rtf template is the most common layout template type. Learn more about setting variables, parameters, and properties.
Save the above code of data template in xml format like empdept. The possible values for this field are standard or overnight. Learn to restructure your report or application that serves the xml so it fits your needs. For more information on creating layout templates, see creating bi publisher layout templates. To create a pdf template, take any existing pdf document and apply the bi publisher markup. Converting reports from business objects crystal reports to. Create oracle report with lexical parameter oracle. How to create a simple xml publisher report oracle apps. Xml publisher and data template sql query to develop bi. If then else statement in bi xml publisher reports. This short tutorial details how to create a new rtf layout for your report. I would like to print out telephone numbers and they have values such as 0215551234. Her presentation also includes a list of new features in 8. Oracle bi publisher how to format numbers as text so that.
This clip shows how you can create your first bi publisher report that connects to a database to get a data and allows you to interact with the data that is presented in. Getting started with oracle business intelligence publisher topics. Create the essential group filters in the data model. Run the above report and get the output and save it as a xml file. Master report migration, template design, and ebusiness suite integration. Multiple parameter value selection feature in a oracle. Creating a business intelligence publisher report using an excel. Apr 22, 2020 navigate to reporting tools bi publisher query report viewer and search for the report we had created. When this parameter is not specified, the report renders in the bi publisher report viewer.
And with this we have reached the end of the article and i hope we were able to learn how to create dependent parameters in oracle fusion cloud application. Navigate to xml publisher administratorhome templates and click on create template button. Passing parameters from obiee dashboards to bi publisher report. Creating parameters in rtf template for bi publisher report hi, i have created parameters in my bi publisher report and in sql query. This is the third in a series of posts on reporting with peoplesoft using bi publisher. Since the list of value gets data from a query the cascading relationship should be built at the sql query level where one lov binds with another lov. Load the sample schema into ms word to build the rtf template.
Oracle xml publisher is a template based publishing solution delivered with the oracle ebusiness suite. Bi publisher can generate a zip file containing the report pdf output and index files. Create a bip report with few parameters in obiee prompts when opened from the catalog it works fine and the parameters will display. This tutorial mainly covers how to get started with oracle business intelligence publisher, and how to create highly formatted reports using bi publisher based not only on conventional data sources such as oracle. We discussed the first necessary step, after configuring the bi publisher in peoplesoft, was to download the bi publisher desktop application so that you will have the necessary tools to create and build templates. This tutorial covers the fundamental features of xml publisher, also known as oracle business intelligence publisher bi publisher, in an oracle ebusiness suite environment.
Creation of template using word configured with xml bi publisher. Also set the type as rtf and assign the rtf file created in previous step. It takes you from the fundamentals of business intelligence to advanced configuration techniques, and everything in between. Publishing concurrent requests with xml publisher an oracle white paper. In this topic, you create rtf template for a bi publisher report and publish it. Create unifier custom print using external data model. User can generate output in pdf, xml, text, html, rtf at run time. Bi publisher bursting parameters obiee step by step guide. How to repeat the header for each and every page in xml publisher.
Because you can use a pdf from any source, you have multiple design options. In the last post i discussed the overall understanding of how bi publisher works in peoplesoft. The function must return a boolean truefalse, and if it returns false the data model will abort execution. But i need to create same parameters in rtf template, so that when i publish this report in dashboard, parameters will be visible.
This guide covers how to create a bi publisher report using an excel template. Create a bi publisher report using rtf template template. Create the report entry in the desired folder on the reports page. Converting reports from business objects crystal reports to oracle bi publisher page 6. How to show different header on first page of rtf template. In this video, patrick shows a way you can use parameters and templates, with power bi desktop, to provide prompts for your connections server and database properties. Using bi publisher s bursting feature you can split a single report based on a key in the report data and deliver the report based on a second key in the report data. Designing bi publisher drill down report using rtf template.
The sql query will fetch the person number field and the same would be used as a parameter. In the save template dialog enter a name for this layout and select a locale. Before creating the rtf template you need xml dataset. Now we will add header and the parameters list in the report output. Close the pdf now, upload the template to the bi publisher server. Fusion middleware report designers guide for oracle business intelligence publisher. Creating reports in oracle ebusiness suite using xml publisher purpose. How to create report in bi publisher this section we walk through on create report in bi publisher.
Create rtf template using xml bi publisher purpose. Defaulting current day, month and year as parameter value. I am passing the parameters to a function that turns a comma separated list of values to a table. Another nugget of the gold stuff from rainer, this time dynamic queries in data templates. Updatable variables differ from standard xsl variables in that they are updatable during the template application to the xml data. Can you please tell me how to create parameters in rtf template for bi publisher report. Place the crosshair in the form where you want the field to reside and click. Once its declared in the rtf template you can start using it as the same way you use the variable. Create data definition enter the data definition details and click on apply. Oracle business intelligence enterprise edition 11g and 12c analytics. For further information on the template manager and how to create pdf and rtf templates, see the xml publisher users guide.
Jul 30, 2018 this video explains you the steps from downloading the oracle bi publisher template builder, build a report and the ouput csv file. This report executes the results with selected parameters when the report runs normally. Do try at your end with a different example and letus know how it goes. A practical tutorial for improving your enterprise reporting skills with oracle bi publisher 11g. How to pass parameter values to a subtemplate in peoplesoft. Generate and save the sample data in bi publisher before saving the data model. See creating bi publisher layout templates for information on using the layout editor. This chapter describes creating pdf templates for bi publisher. Review your xml that is merging with the template so you truly understand what data is at what level in the hierarchy, and where it might repeat as a group. Using bi publishers bursting feature you can split a single report based on a key in the report data and deliver the report based on a second key in the report data. In xml publisher template, how can i format the date parameter to ddmonyyyy format. Bi publisher berichte in eigene anwendungen integrieren doag. Using connected query generate xml file and design your templates accordingly.
If you must secure the generated pdf output, then you can use the bi publisher pdf security properties and obtain the password value from the incoming xml data. Instead, when a user enters a new parameter value, bi publisher automatically renders the report after the new value is selected or entered without further. The rtf template is the most common layout template type for a variety of document requirements. Ive got the requirement to display html, stored within the oracle database, inside a bi publisher document. The xml publisher xmlp bi publisher requires a template layout and data xml to generate the report in pdf, excel, rtf or html format. Most of us know have ms word installed and how to use it. Under the upload or generate layout region, click the generate icon. At runtime the conc manager will pass these values to the template. In this post we will see how to create a rtf template. The displayed html in bi publisher should also use the layout tags as provided within the html code. Bi publisher extensibility training how to create a. I have a report where two seemingly similar columnsprompts are behaving in two different ways geomarket is behaving correctly. Dec 20, 2011 event triggers in bi publisher 11g give the facility to call a function in oracle either before or after a data set is refreshed.
If you are designing a pdf template, follow the instructions in creating a pdf template to build. So we create a formfield with the following contents. Bi publisher supports following types of parameters. Create xml publisher report using rdf, xml publisher reports in oracle apps. Also, can we pass the value which we passed to the template to the subtemplates. Bi publisher generate the appropriate dates based on the dynamic date function and pass them to the underlying sql query. The main purpose of this executable is to identify data template file. Create a report using xml publisher peoplesoft dbtutor. If the parameter is not checked as hidden, it work.
Using this youre able to migrate your own created sql queries into a nice report which an enduser can run himself including custom parameters. A report consists of a report entry, which you create in bi publisher, and a layout template, which you create using an application such as microsoft word or adobe acrobat. So, you can now get your concurrent parameter values very easily. In this article we will try to explore this specific feature wherein we can pass multiple values to a report parameter. Dynamic content using sub templates oracle bi publisher blog.
There are several methods to organize, display and group your information in a bi report. Getting started with oracle business intelligence publisher. Installing the bi publisher template builder addin for word creating a psquery data source generating sample xml data creating an rtf template creating a pdf template creating the report definition uploading the template running the report. Creating rtf templates by using bi publisher 11g template. Sub template is a feature in rtf template that allows reuse of code, simplification of layout design and reduced maintenance. Adding parameters to data model allows user to filter the report data. Run report in oracle bi publisher 12c without authentication. Enter manager financials report as the template name. You learn how to create templates and reports as well as how to publish your reports.
Oracle bi publisher supports several layout template types, e. This code is usefull to generate report through process scheduler where i. Driven by the delivery key, you can apply a different template, output format, delivery method, and locale to each split segment of your report. Bi publisher report bursting obiee step by step guide. We would create a very simple bi report and try to demonstrate the same. Apr 07, 2011 this clip shows how you can create your first bi publisher report that connects to a database to get a data and allows you to interact with the data that is presented in the report, wish simple 3. In bi publisher create data source as xml not connected query. Publishing concurrent requests with xml publisher page 9 in the layout section of the upon completion window you can select the template, template language, and output format. Of course, you can have several parameters and their values in the url. Jan 06, 2008 the xml that your bi publisher template will merge with. Ill add the parameter i defined in my data template so click on parameters. Using parameters to allow the user to select the appropriate paragraphs to be brought in. We are having an issue with bi publisher prompts where a small handful of columns from sql, when used as prompts, are appending and defaulting the string all to the column values. Control region consists of the template list, output list, and parameter lists.
Using this approach, you can develop bi publisher reports in oracle ebs, without having to develop an rdf report. Register the rdf or sql or plsql report as a concurrent program and set the output to xml. We want to dynamically click on a value in report 1 and get the corresponding details in report 2. I then use the tables from the csv parser function in in statements in the where clause. See creating rtf templates using the oracle bi publisher template builder for word or using the analyzer for excel, oracle fusion middleware users guide for oracle business intelligence publisher for more information. Parameters and templates with power bi desktop youtube. The import syntax tells the bi publisher engine where to find the sub template in the catalog.
Navigate to the salary report no parameters report in the bi publisher enterprise server. You will see many more articles on data model design, template desing, administration, web services, scheduler. First, import the subtemplate file to the main template. This chapter describes how to use rtf subtemplates to create and reuse functionality across multiple bi publisher reports. Create a report in bi publisher prerequisite a data source must be established before creating a. Month and year and we even want to have a default value assigned to each of these parameters. Rather than giving a definition, think of what it does as explained below and build up the definition yourself.
Bi publisher is a middleware application and can derive data from multiple sources. When you create an rtf template, you add bi publisher code to the rtf document. Jun 12, 2009 bi publisher after creating the datasources and the required sql to pull the data from underlying database objects, declare the date parameters that will be used in the sql to constrain the data, as shown below. The lov can be bases on fixed values or based on sql query that fetch the data against predefined data source. Assign the data definition template which we created in step 4 to this template and set output type as pdf. Bi also provides a way to create a report in word document. The following are the summary of steps needed to create a oracle bi report 1. So if i create 2 ps queries to fetch the address fields from the tables, can i create the subtemplates in a single rtf file. Creating oracle bi publisher report using template builder. Publishing concurrent requests with xml publisher page 10. How to generate sample data from the report how to make a copy of the original report.
Second, enter a call command to render the contents of the subtemplate at the position desired. Home bi publisher concurrent program customization data definition data template ebusiness suite xml xml publisher how to create a report with bi publisher using a data template. User can select the values from a list of values lov. Navigate to xml publisher administratorhometemplates and click on create template button. Bi publisher supports the following methods for adding code. We discussed the first necessary step, after configuring the bi publisher in peoplesoft, was to download the bi publisher desktop application so that you will have. Create a bi publisher report using rtf template template builder in my last post, i have explained how to create a data model and a report inside the oracle bi publisher. The purpose of this executable is to identify data template file. In this post, we would try to demonstrate how to achieve the same.
Reportname is the name of the report created in bi publisher. The data xml can be generated from oracle report, oa framework and data template. Newest bipublisher questions page 4 stack overflow. Jul 31, 2010 i used to wonder how to develop xml publisher reports without using rdf or sql or plsql concurrent program. Nov 18, 2009 yes, you can do the same thing with the bi publishers scheduled report by doing exact the same but setting such parameter values from the scheduler edit window. Xml publisher report from xml data template quest4apps. This allows you to create many new features in the templates that require updatable variables. The code should be used as the short name of the concurrent program. Dynamic date parameter current date oracle bi publisher. The value of the clientlegal contact will be sent through peoplecode where we call the bi publisher to create the report.
Design the template using any application that generates documents that can be converted to pdf. Creating a new report oracle business intelligence publisher. You can just use a between statement in the query and create two parameters to hold the from and to values. As cc has outlined, first create a reference to the parameter value in your template. Hence, the link will look as follows from my local. This video explains you the steps from downloading the oracle bi publisher template builder, build a report and the ouput csv file. Bi publisher for peoplesoft oracle bi publisher blog. Select the format you would want the output in for us the list would have only pdf as we had enabled only pdf in the report definitions output page.
The details of the parameter will be as in the below tables. How to create a report with bi publisher using a data template. Creating reports in oracle ebusiness suite using xml. Creating dependent parameters for a bi publisher report in oracle fusion cloud application. When creating an oracle bi publisher rdf template in microsoft word, with intended output to microsoft excel. In my current project but also in previous ones i make use of the bi xml publisher functionality of oracle ebusiness suite.