This chapter provides instructions for administrators on how to integrate Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (Oracle BI Publisher) with Siebel Business Applications for report generation. It includes the following topics:

• About Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel Business Applications
• About Upgrading Siebel Reports
• Where to Find Documentation for Previous Versions of Siebel Reports
• Requirements for Using Siebel Reports
• Roadmap for Integrating Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel Business Applications
• Preparing for Integration of Oracle BI Publisher with Siebel Business Applications
• Process of Installing Oracle BI Publisher for Integration with Siebel Business Applications
• Upgrading to the Latest Oracle BI Publisher Patch
• Configuring an Outbound Web Service for the Siebel Application
• Enabling Siebel Server Components for Siebel Reports
• Configuring Security and Authentication for Siebel Reports
• About Security and Authentication for Siebel Reports
• About Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Coexistence with Siebel Reports
• Configuring Security and Authentication for Siebel Reports
• Adding an Explicit Reference to JAR Files for the Oracle BI Publisher Server
• Uploading Preconfigured Report Layout Templates to the Oracle BI Publisher Server
• Process of Enabling and Configuring Report Scheduling
• Testing Your Siebel Reports Integration Configurations
• Roadmap for Upgrading Siebel Reports