Create a sub template in the catalog in the following location. We have a requirement where we need to separate out addresses and personal details of a client for reuse in various templates. Part of the assessment is the importing of xml data, and applying tags link content to xml attributes. This template can be called from any place on the rtf template, even inside a foreach loop. Xml publisher training with example oracle apps tutorials. Navigate to xml publisher responsibility templates tab and create template with details as shown below. It provides a new approach to report design and publishing by integrating familiar desktop word processing tools with existing ebusiness suite data reporting. Calling a subtemplate from a main template oracle docs. Error while calling sub template in xml publisher oracle. I used to wonder how to develop xml publisher reports without using rdf or sql or plsql concurrent program.
When you import the subtemplate you need to set disable external. Creating a business intelligence publisher report using an excel. We can get different kinds of reports by just changing the template, without altering the data source. Download the xml sample data file by clicking the sample data link on the reporting tools, bi publisher, report definition page for a specified query load the sample data into the document by selecting select data, then select load xml data from the microsoft word template builder tool bar menu design your template in the rtf document. Download the starting template from here and save the rtf file in c. The subtemplates are stored separately from the reports under content library. Oracle business intelligence bi publishers excel template feature fit the bill. To import a subtemplate file that is stored in the content library, use this syntax. There are two entries that you must make to call a subtemplate from a main. Oracle xml publisher is a templatebased publishing solution delivered with the oracle ebusiness suite. Logos may be inserted in bi forms and reports in either the webbased layouts or the rtf layouts. This can be used in the word template builder or the template viewer.
Importing xml documents into publisher microsoft community. Importing sub templates to import a sub template file that is stored in the content library. In this example, weve removed the company name from the layout. The import syntax tells the bi publisher engine where to find the sub template in the catalog. I was told that sub templates import statements are hardcoded we cant soft code the path. Import repository objects using the command line 16341. Upload this file to the sub template and save it as common components bi publisher assigns the object the. It also supports data import from csv, tsv, and rss and atom xml feeds. To import a sub template file that is stored in the content library, use this syntax. If you read my articles earlier this year on xml publisher 5. Click anywhere in the result document, and you will be brought to the construct that created that output. Using the web datawindow in powerbuilder if you are both an infomaker user and a powerbuilder enterprise user. I am trying to import a subtemplate into my main template.
To overcome this problem, i have used subtemplate concept which i am calling recursively. To use in a local system save the rtf sub template in your local drive. Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Open the concurrent program for submission and click on the option button to specify the xml publisher template defined in the previous step and output type to be used. Recently i was working on bi publisher rtf template and i had several sub templates to be included into the main template. There are two entries that you must make to call a subtemplate from a main template. The view uses a tree view to represent the template. However, if the report includes subtemplates, then theres a small difference in the reference to the subtemplate. Download the delivered xml publisher template builder plugin for offline template design on the reporting tools, xml publisher, setup, design helper page to facilitate the insertion of application data tags into your rtf templates. The xml publisher data engine enables you to rapidly generate any kind of xml data structure against any database in a scalable, efficient manner which you can easily use in your templates.
Creating reports in oracle ebusiness suite using xml publisher. One response to introducing pubsub pattern for anypoint templates. The import syntax tells the bi publisher engine where to find the sub template in the. Origin provides flexible ways of importing data including simply dragging and dropping data files, using the ascii import dialog to customize settings, using the import wizard for advanced customization and for extracting variables from header lines, and supporting custom file formats for many thirdparty files. Overview xml publisher stores all the meta data and physical files for templates and data definition in blob columns in its schema. Its in the navigation next to the report definition. Today, i want to talk about how to run a bi publisher report with the web service within a. Bi also provides a way to create a report in word document. Adding softcoding for import sub templates in bi publisher bi publisher. Create a bi publisher report using rtf template template. Upload csv and xml upload is used for csv, efw2, pub1220 federal file formats and xml files. Download design plugins to facilitate the offline template design activity. Introduction to bixml publisher oracle bi xml publisher. Xml publisher and data template sql query to develop bi.
Can we include images in reports using xml publisher. The data templates are useful when you need to create a xml publisher report without using the rdf. Can 2 or more subtemplates be added to a main template in bi publisher. Bip does need to know what those paragraphs need to be for each user whether thats as a set of parameter values or a data element in the incoming data set. In the oracle document jd edwards enterpriseone tools 8. Fndload and xdoloader to manage, download and upload files fndload and xdoloader are utilities provided in oracle apps to downloadupload aol object definition and template rtf, pdf, and xslfo, xml, and xsd files to the xml publisher database tables. Download the xml sample data file by clicking the sample data link on the reporting tools, bi publisher, report definition page for a specified query load the sample data into the document by selecting data load xml data from the microsoft word template builder tool bar menu design your template in the rtf document.
Using subtemplates is a very powerful way of making your life as a template developer much easier, if you have a piece of formatting functionality that you intend to use across multiple templates then break it out as a sub template you can then benefit from write once maintain in one place. However, xsl does not allow the conditional import of sub templates so you must take the single template approach. The main concept behind xml publisher is that it extracts data from the data source, fills it into a template and generates reports. If you are using an existing subtemplate, then there is no need to create anything else, you can reference it directly. Bi publisher provides a set of functions to provide specific report features. You can of course, import multiple sub templates if you have a lot of content to bring in but in most cases i would expect a single sub template will suffice. In this article we shall see how to display columns dynamically in bi publisher excel output using rtf template. Before we start using the design helper, we need to have our sample xml data loaded into the tool. Visit the bi publisher web site at oracle and to find out more information about bi publisher and to download the latest version. Sub templates are secondary rtf or xsl templates that are imported by primary rtf. This is a follow up post from the last post how to use bi publisher web service with jdeveloper 11g.
Oracles xml publisher is a templatebased publishing solution delivered with the oracle ebusiness suite. You can of course, import multiple sub templates if you have a lot of content to bring in but. Rtf sub template a sub template is a piece of formatting functionality that can be defined once and used multiple times within a single layout templa. Bi publisher extensibility training how to customize an rtf. Breaking pubsub templates into publisher and consumer apps. When building an xml publisher report, i spend most of my time working with the word add on. First step is to import the sub template file into the rtf template.
In this example we will be using hr schema, locations, departments, employees tables. Importing bi publisher subtemplate to the main template. Hi there, i presume you are just running this from bi publisher and not running it through the oracle applications, so you dont need to upload the template in the xml publisher administrator responsibility. 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. We have seen how we can code and execute sql statements and stored procedures in templates. Xml publisher template types peoplesoft interview questions. Import xml file to word document template using vbscript. First, import the subtemplate file to the main template. Apps xml publisher developing reports printed on pre. Xml publisher report bi publisher pradiptas oracle. In the main template, enter the following import statement in a form field or directly in the template. To do this, open word and load the xml data file from the previous step as shown below. They are both rtffiles and registered in ebs xml publisher as such. Hello, i am working with xml publisher within ebs r12.
Dynamic content using sub templates oracle bi publisher blog. Fusion middleware report designers guide for oracle business intelligence. You will follow these steps to complete the process. Xml publisher report from xml data template quest4apps. Adding softcoding for import sub templates in bi publisher i wanted to import sub templates based on dyanmic path or path can be given at runtime using processing option or it can come from xml tag. This sheet is also used to specify calculations and processing instructions to perform on fields or groups in the template.
Please check the below kb link for unix and windows server based exportimport method. Once deployed we can then use either a full url or load the sub template to the template manager in ebs and use the xdo. Fndload and xdoloader to manage, download and upload files. Xml control file template for use with the pmrep objectimport command 18247 sample control file that imports powercenter repository objects 312 how to. Session button in concurrent program window is used for database seesion. Second, enter a call command to render the contents of the subtemplate at the position desired. As you can see while we are testing we can use a file uri to reference the sub template, we could equally use a full url. This helps to provide better security, as the code that retrieves the data is hidden from the end user.
Prepare xml data create an xml file with a customer and its invoice listing using notepad or an equivalent tool. A subscripting welcome and sub templates oracle bi. Powerful report generation tool creates standardized reports containing oracle and other data quickly and easily originally intended to support oracle various erp tools oracle ebusiness suite, jd edwards, peoplesoft, seibel, etc. To implement the subtemplate in a main template, you must make two entries in the main template. This short tutorial details how to customize an rtf report layout. Home home xml publisher developing reports printed on preprinted stationary. It is therefore time consuming to manually download information from a development instance to a test and then to a production environment especially if there are many templates to manage. Steps to migrate xmlp reports, how to use xdoloader to migrate xmlp reports, xdoloader to upload rtf, xdoloader to upload xml, xdoloader to upload xls. I have seen a few questions around sub templates on the forum recently. We can create sub templates in the oracle apps by selecting sub template option as yes while creating template using xml publisher administrator responsibility. Fo generator xml publisher is an xslt generator or an xsl. Xml publisher and data template sql query to develop bi publisher reports email details category. I am confused what import syntax to use in the rtffile of my main template.
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