6.9 Managing Fonts

In Oracle Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2), administrators can use Oracle Enterprise Manager to simplify configuring fonts and diagnosing font issues:

For more information about fonts, refer to Chapter 8, "Managing Fonts in Oracle Reports".

6.9.1 Configuring Fonts

To configure font subsetting and aliasing information:

  1. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  2. Navigate to the component's home page (see Section 6.3, "Viewing the Component Topology").

  3. From the Reports menu, select Administration > Forms/Reports Common Configuration.

    The Forms Reports Common Component Configuration page displays.

  4. Use the Screenprinter Definition Parameters (Default Resolution and Default Font) to modify the screenprinter.ppd file.

    Use the Printer Configuration and Font Configuration sections to modify the uifont.ali.

    For more information about fonts, refer to Chapter 8, "Managing Fonts in Oracle Reports".

6.9.2 Diagnosing Font Issues

To diagnose issues with fonts in your report output:

  1. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  2. Navigate to the component's home page (see Section 6.3, "Viewing the Component Topology").

  3. From the Reports menu, select Administration > Advanced Configuration.

    The Reports Advanced Configuration page displays.

  4. In the Diagnostics section, change the Log Options to TRACE:1 and click Apply.

  5. Run your report again.

  6. From the Reports menu, select Log > View Log Messages to view the log messages.