Preface

This manual describes the different options available for publishing reports with Oracle9iAS Reports Services as well as how to configure the Oracle9iAS Reports Services software for publishing reports.

Note:

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Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone who is interested in publishing reports with Oracle9iAS Reports Services. To configure Oracle9iAS Reports Services, it will be useful for you to have a solid understanding of the following technologies:

your operating system
Java
databases
CORBA
JSP files
XML and DTD files
Web server configuration
HTTP

This manual will guide you through configuring components related to these technologies.

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Structure

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1	Provides an overview of Oracle9iAS Reports Services architecture.
Chapter 2	Tells you how to start and stop Oracle9iAS Reports Services.
Chapter 3	Describes how to configure the Oracle9iAS Reports Services.
Chapter 4	Explores how Oracle9iAS Reports Services handles output processing to default and custom destinations.
Chapter 5	Describes how to control user access to reports with Oracle9iAS Portal.
Chapter 6	Describes how to cluster Reports Servers to enhance performance and reliability.
Chapter 7	Provides an overview of single sign-on architecture and process flow and offers tips for getting user resource information into the Oracle Internet Directory.
Chapter 8	Describes the various methods for running reports, in particular, how to construct a runtime URL.
Chapter 9	Describes how set up advanced distributions via a distribution XML file.
Chapter 10	Provides information about customizing reports at runtime with XML.
Chapter 11	Describes how to use the event-driven publishing to invoke reports automatically in response to database triggers.
Chapter 12	Provides NLS information for Oracle9iAS Reports Services.
Chapter 13	Describes Oracle9iAS Reports Services integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and tells you how you can monitor your Reports Servers with OEM.
Chapter 14	Provides tips for tuning and performance enhancements.
Appendix A	Provides information about Reports-related command line arguments.
Appendix B	Provides information about Oracle9iAS Reports Services environment variables.

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 as well as to indicate configuration elements and their related attributes.
`courier font`	Used for path and file names and for code and text that you type.
CAPS	Used for environment variables, command line keywords, and built-ins and package names on an NT platform. The UNIX platform uses lower case.