Preface

This manual describes the different options available for publishing reports with Oracle Reports Services as well as how to configure the Oracle Reports Services software for publishing reports.

Oracle Reports Services New Features and Changes

The following features are new for this release:

New Features and Changes	See
HTTP powered by Apache. The httpds.conf file has changed to httpd.conf.	Chapter 3, "Configuring the Oracle Reports Services Server on Windows NT and UNIX"
Oracle Portal. Oracle Reports Services 6i security with Oracle Portal.	Chapter 5, "Oracle Reports Services Security with Oracle Portal"

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone who is interested in publishing reports with Oracle Reports Services. Perhaps you have built reports yourself and now want to publish them to a wider audience in your organization. Or perhaps someone else built the reports for you and you now want to deploy them for other users to access. To configure Oracle Reports Services software for publishing reports, you should have a thorough understanding of the operating system (for example, Windows NT or Solaris) as well as Net8. If you are planning to deploy reports dynamically on the Web, then you should also be knowledgeable about your Web server configuration.

Structure

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1	Introduces the architecture of the Oracle Reports Services and choices that you need to make before you configure the report.
Chapter 2	Provides information about installing.
Chapter 3	Describes how to configure the Oracle Reports Services server.
Chapter 4	Describes the various methods for running reports to the Oracle Reports Services server.
Chapter 5	Describes how the Oracle Reports Services can be integrated with Oracle Portal to control user access to reports.
Chapter 6	Describes how to configure the Oracle Reports Services with clustering to enhance performance and reliability.
Chapter 7	Describes how to use XML to apply customizations to reports at runtime.

Related Documents

For more information on building reports, Oracle Portal, or the Oracle Report Services, refer to the following manuals:

• Oracle Reports Developer Building Reports, A73172-01

• Oracle Reports Developer Getting Started for Windows, A73156-02

• Oracle Portal 3.0: Tutorial, A86188-01

• Deploying Forms to the Web with Oracle9i Application Server, A83591-01

Notational Conventions

The following conventions are used in this book:

Convention	Meaning
boldface text	Used for emphasis. Also used for menu items, button names, labels, and other user interface elements.
italicized text	Used to introduce new terms.
courier font	Used for path and file names, and for code and text that you type.
COURIER CAPS	Used for file extensions (.PLL or .FMX) and SQL commands
CAPS	Used for environment variables, built-ins and package names, and executable names