6.4 Managing Fonts

In Oracle Reports 12c Release (12.2.1), administrators can use Oracle Enterprise Manager to simplify configuring fonts and diagnosing font issues:

For more information about fonts, refer to Chapter 9, "Managing Fonts in Oracle Reports".

6.4.1 Configuring Fonts

To configure font subsetting and aliasing information:

  1. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  2. Navigate to the EM MBean browser Weblogic Domain > System MBean Browser.

  3. Navigate to reports tools mbean for uifont.ali oracle.frcommon.config:type=uifont.ali,name=uifont-<componentName>.

  4. Use the Printer Configuration and Font Configuration child mbeans to modify the uifont.ali.

  5. Navigate to reports tools mbean for screenprinter.ppd

    oracle.frcommon.config:type=screenprinter.ppd,name=screenprinter-<componentName>

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

6.4.2 Diagnosing Font Issues

To diagnose issues with fonts in your report output:

  1. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  2. Navigate to the EM MBean browser Weblogic Domain > System MBean Browser.

  3. Navigate to mbean

    Standalone server - oracle.logging:type=LogConfig,componentType=oracle_repserv,name=<componentName>

    Inprocess server - oracle.logging:type=LogConfig,ServerName=<managedServerName>

  4. Click Operation setLoggerLevel

    For Logger Name - enter oracle.reports.engine

    For Logger Level - enter TRACE:1

  5. Click Invoke.

  6. Run your report again.

  7. View log messages using WLST commands refer to Audit Configuration WLST Commands.