Oracle Report Services:
Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle Internet Application Server
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<!-- --> XML tag reference, 7-32
<![CDATA[]]> XML tag reference, 7-33
<condition> XML tag reference, 7-34
<customize> XML tag reference, 7-36
<data> XML tag reference, 7-38
<dataSource> XML tag reference, 7-39
<exception> XML tag reference, 7-41
<field> XML tag reference, 7-43
<formLike> XML tag reference, 7-48
<formula> XML tag reference, 7-49
<function> XML tag reference, 7-51
<group> XML tag reference, 7-53
<groupAbove> XML tag reference, 7-54
<groupLeft> XML tag reference, 7-55
<labelAttribute> XML tag reference, 7-57
<layout> XML tag reference, 7-59
<link> XML tag reference, 7-62
<matrix> XML tag reference, 7-65
<matrixCell> XML tag reference, 7-68
<matrixCol> XML tag reference, 7-69
<matrixRow> XML tag reference, 7-70
<object> XML tag reference, 7-71
<programUnits> XML tag reference, 7-73
<properties> XML tag reference, 7-74
<property> XML tag reference, 7-76
<report> XML tag reference, 7-79
<section> XML tag reference, 7-82
<select> XML tag reference, 7-83
<summary> XML tag reference, 7-85
<tabular> XML tag reference, 7-89

A

access control
availability calendars, 5-11
batch registering reports, 5-3
debugging, 5-23
example, 5-6
installing security in WebDB, 5-4
Oracle Reports system administrator, 5-10
overview, 5-2
printers, 5-16
report definition files, 5-18
setting default parameters, 5-25
accessing
database, 5-6
demo tables, 5-6
information in WebDB, 5-2
ActiveX request method, 4-3
adding
a report request to a folder in WebDB, 5-28
another slave server to the master, 6-8
Apache, 3-9, 3-10
Apache server See Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache
applying in XML
multiple report definitions, 7-22
report definition at runtime, 7-21
report definition in PL/SQL, 7-22
report definition stored in a file, 7-22
report definition stored in memory, 7-22
architecture
Oracle Reports Services, 1-3
Oracle Reports Services tier, 1-3
database, 1-3
thin client, 1-3
Web server, 1-3
Web server configurations, 1-3
authentication cookie
expiring, A-30
setting domain, 5-5
availability calendar, 5-11

B

batch
modifications to reports, 7-26
registering, 5-3
reporting
from a WebDB site, 4-9, 5-29
BUILD IN privileges, 5-10

C

cache
destination type, 5-18
output parameters
COPIES, 5-23
DESFORMAT, 5-23
DESNAME, 5-23
DESTYPE, 5-23
P_LASTNAME, 5-23
P_SSN, 5-23
PRINTER, 5-23
SERVER, 5-23
USERID, 5-23
size, B-1
CACHESIZE parameter, 4-4
CLUSTERCONFIG parameter, 6-2, 6-5
clustering
configuring
master server, 6-5
Oracle Reports Services, 6-3
enabling communication between master and slave, 6-4
overview, 6-2
resubmitting, 6-7
running reports, 6-7
combined availability calendar, 5-15
command line arguments, A-1
AUTHID, A-30
CURRENCY, 4-3
CUSTOMIZE, 7-4, 7-20, 7-21, 7-22, 7-26
DECIMAL, 4-3
DESFORMAT, 4-3, 5-16
DESNAME, 5-16
DESTYPE, 4-3, A-4
mapping URL parameter, 4-4
MODE, 4-3
ORIENTATION, 4-3
PAGESIZE, 4-3
PARAMFORM, 4-3
REPORT, 4-3, 7-4, 7-21
RWCLI60, 4-6, 4-8, A-1
SCHEDULE, 6-7
SERVER, 3-16, 4-3, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7, A-23, C-2, E-5
THOUSANDS, 4-3
TOLERANCE, 4-3
USERID, 4-3, A-2, D-1
commands
line arguments, 1-5, 1-6
Oracle Reports Runtime, 4-3
READONLY, A-9, A-13
RWCLI60, 4-2, 4-3, 7-21, 7-22, 7-26
RWRUN60, 7-11, 7-22, 7-26, A-3, A-17
SCHEDULE, A-23
setenv, 3-12
SHOWAUTH, A-2, A-30
sqlplus, 5-4
SRW.RUN.REPORT, 4-3
concepts, 1-1
configuring
master server clustering, 6-5
Oracle Reports Security WebDB, 5-4
Oracle Reports Server
modifying, 3-17
UNIX with environment variables, 3-14
Windows NT with environment variables, 3-12
with environment variables, 3-12
Oracle Reports Services, 1-8
Oracle Reports Services clustering, 6-1, 6-3
Oracle Reports Servlet, 3-4
with JSDK, 3-5
with JServ, 3-6
Oracle Reports Web CGI, 3-8, 3-10
Web server, 3-9
COPIES parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
system, 5-19
user, 5-29
creating
a list of values, 5-19
a service entry for Oracle Reports Server, 3-10
a WebDB site, 5-26
availability calendar, 5-11
combined availability calendar, 5-15
daily calendar, 5-12
maintenance calendar, 5-13
TNSnames alias for connecting to WebDB, 5-7
user accounts, 5-9
for running reports, 5-10
system administrator, 5-10
WebDB
a folder, 5-26
personal folder, 5-30
XML
report definition required tags, 7-5
report definitions, 7-4, 7-5
CURRENCY command line argument, 4-3
CUSTOMIZE
command line argument, 7-4
keyword, 7-31
customizing
overview, 7-2
reports at runtime, 7-1
XML report definition, 7-5

D

daily calendar, 5-12
database tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-3
DBA privileges, 5-11
debugging
restricted reports, 5-23
tracing options, 7-28
XML report definitions, 7-28
DECIMAL command line argument, 4-3
default printer, set access, 3-3, 3-15
demo table, accessing, 5-6
DESFORMAT
command line argument, 4-3, 5-16
parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
user, 5-29
DESNAME
command line argument, 5-16
parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
destination
format
HTMLCSS, 5-18
PDF, 5-18
type
cache, 5-18
printer, 5-18
DESTYPE
command line argument, 4-3
parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
user, 5-29
directories
ORACLE_HOME ET80ADMIN, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME ETWORKADMIN, 5-7
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/ADMIN, 3-15
ORACLE_HOMELISTENERCFG, 5-5
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60RBBR60, 5-18
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60USRBBR60, 5-6
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60, 4-5
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60SERVER, 3-13, 5-9
duplicate job detection
multiple output destinations, 4-3
Oracle Reports Services handling, 4-3, A-24

E

ENGLIFE parameter, 6-5
environment variables
configuration, 3-15
REPORTS_PATH, 3-14
TNS_ADMIN, 3-14
REPORTS_REPORTS_SERVER, 3-16
REPORTS60_CGIMAP, 4-5
REPORTS60_COOKIE_EXPIRE, 3-15
REPORTS60_DB_AUTH, 3-15
REPORTS60_ENCRYPTION_KEY, 3-15
REPORTS60_PATH, 3-12, 3-14, 4-7, 5-21
REPORTS60_REPORT_SERVER, E-5
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER, 3-12, 3-16, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7
REPORTS60_SSLPORT, 3-16
REPORTS60_SYS_AUTH, 3-16
TNS_ADMIN, 3-13, 3-14
examples
<!-- --> XML tag reference, 7-32
<![CDATA[]]> XML tag reference, 7-33
<condition> XML tag reference, 7-36
<customize> XML tag reference, 7-37
<data> XML tag reference, 7-38
<dataSource> XML tag reference, 7-40
<exception> XML tag reference, 7-43
<field> XML tag reference, 7-47
<formLike> XML tag reference, 7-50
<formula> XML tag reference, 7-48
<function> XML tag reference, 7-52
<group> XML tag reference, 7-53
<groupAbove> XML tag reference, 7-55
<groupLeft> XML tag reference, 7-56
<labelAttribute> XML tag reference, 7-59
<layout> XML tag reference, 7-60
<link> XML tag reference, 7-64
<matrix> XML tag reference, 7-66
<matrixCell> XML tag reference, 7-68
<matrixCol> XML tag reference, 7-69
<matrixRow> XML tag reference, 7-70
<object> XML tag reference, 7-72
<programUnits> XML tag reference, 7-73
<properties> XML tag reference, 7-74
<property> XML tag reference, 7-78
<report> XML tag reference, 7-80
<section> XML tag reference, 7-83
<select> XML tag reference, 7-83
<summary> XML tag reference, 7-88
<tabular> XML tag reference, 7-90
access control, 5-6
full URL syntax, 4-8
key mapping, 4-5, 4-6
RWCLI60 command line request, 4-2
simplified URL syntax, 4-8
XML report definitions
additional objects, 7-13
formatting, 7-8
formatting exception, 7-10
full, 7-14
hyperlink, 7-11
PL/SQL, 7-11
execute privilege, 5-10

F

files
RDF, 4-7, 5-18
REP, 4-7, 5-18
RWRUN60 executable, 4-2
security.rdf, 5-6, 5-18
sqlnet.ora, 5-8
tnsnames.ora, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-17
uiprint.txt, 3-15
wdbsvr.cfg, 5-5
XML, 5-18

H

HTMLCSS destination format, 5-18

I

installing
Oracle Internet Application Server, 2-1
Oracle Reports Services Security, 5-3
starting as a non-service in Windows NT, 3-3
starting Oracle Reports Server on UNIX, 3-12, 3-14
starting Oracle Reports Services on UNIX, 3-3, 3-14
WebDB, 5-4
WebDB security package, 5-4
invalid package procedure, 5-22
IP address for WebDB, 5-8

K

key map file
cgicmd.dat (Web CGI), 4-5
enabling, 4-5
example, 4-5, 4-6
mapping entries, 4-6
mapping URL parameters, 4-6
using, 4-4
when to use, 4-4
keywords
CUSTOMIZE, 7-31
REPORT, 7-30

L

load balancing
resubmitting jobs, 6-7
running reports, 6-7

M

maintenance calendar, 5-13
making a report available in WebDB, 5-26
MAXENGINE parameter, 6-2, 6-3
MAXIDLE parameter, 6-5
migration from Web Cartridge to Web CGI, E-1
MINENGINE parameter, 6-2, 6-3
MODE command line argument, 4-3

O

OAS (Oracle Application Server), E-1
Oracle Application Server (OAS), E-1
Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache, 2-2
Oracle Reports Queue Manager
monitoring job status, 3-17
scheduling jobs to run, 4-9
Oracle Reports Server
configuring
UNIX with environment variables, 3-14
Windows NT with environment variables, 3-12
with environment variables, 3-12
creating a service entry, 3-10
database queue, 3-18
setting the default, 3-11
UNIX, 3-12
Windows NT, 3-11
starting, 3-2
UNIX, 3-3, 3-12, 3-14
Windows NT, 3-2
Windows NT as a non-service, 3-3
stopping, 3-2, 3-4
UNIX, 3-4
Windows NT, 3-4
Oracle Reports Services
architecture, 1-3
configuring
for clustering, 6-1
parameters, B-1
duplicate job detection, 4-3
installing security in WebDB, 5-3, 5-4
tier, 1-3
view job status on UNIX, 3-3, 3-15
Oracle Universal Installer, 2-2
ORACLE_HOME ET80ADMIN directory, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME ETWORKADMIN directory, 5-7
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/ADMIN directory, 3-15
ORACLE_HOMELISTENERCFG directory, 5-5
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60USRBBR60 directory, 5-6, 5-18
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60 directory, 4-5
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60SERVER directory, 3-13, 5-9
ORIENTATION command line argument, 4-3
output destination sites, 5-31
overviews
clustering, 6-2
XML, 7-2

P

P_LASTNAME parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
user, 5-29
P_SSN parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
user, 5-18, 5-29
PAGESIZE command line argument, 4-3
parameters
cache output
COPIES, 5-23
DESFORMAT, 5-23
DESNAME, 5-23
DESTYPE, 5-23
P_LASTNAME, 5-23
P_SSN, 5-23
PRINTER, 5-23
SERVER, 5-23
USERID, 5-23
CACHESIZE, 4-4
CLUSTERCONFIG, 6-2, 6-5
ENGLIFE, 6-5
MAXENGINE, 6-2, 6-3
MAXIDLE, 6-5
MINENGINE, 6-2, 6-3
Oracle Reports Services configuration, B-1
restricted printer output
COPIES, 5-24
DESFORMAT, 5-24
DESNAME, 5-24
DESTYPE, 5-24
P_LASTNAME, 5-24
P_SSN, 5-24
PRINTER, 5-24
SERVER, 5-24
USERID, 5-24
runtime
COPIES, 5-25
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-25
DESTYPE, 5-25
P_LASTNAME, 5-25
P_SSN, 5-25
PRINTER, 5-25
SERVER, 5-25
USERID, 5-25
RWCLI60 command line arguments, A-1
SECURITYTNSNAME, 5-9
SOURCEDIR, 3-12, 3-14, 4-7, 5-21
system
COPIES, 5-19
USERID, 5-19
user
COPIES, 5-29
DESFORMAT, 5-29
DESTYPE, 5-29
P_LASTNAME, 5-29
P_SSN, 5-18, 5-29
USERID, 5-29
PARAMFORM command line argument, 4-3
parser error messages for XML, 7-28
PDF destination format, 5-18
performing batch modifications in XML, 7-26
printer destination type, 5-18
PRINTER parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
privileges
BUILD IN, 5-10
DBA, 5-11
execute, 5-10
processing
reports, 1-7
Web reports, 1-5

Q

queue activity, database, 3-18

R

RDF
adding access, 5-20
file, 4-7, 5-18
registry entries, C-1
REP file, 4-7, 5-18
REPORT
command line argument, 4-3, 7-4
keyword, 7-30
Report Definition File See RDF
report definitions, XML, 7-1
report output
to cache, 5-23
to restricted printer, 5-24
report requests
building reports, 4-7
duplicate job detection, 4-3
from Manage Component page, 5-23
in WebDB site, 5-26
methods
ActiveX, 4-3
RWCLI60 command line, 4-2
SRW.RUN_REPORT, 4-3
URL syntax, 4-2
WebDB component, 4-2
running from a browser, 4-8
scheduling in WebDB, 5-29
specifying request, 4-7
when servers are clustered, 6-7
report source path setting, 3-12
REPORTS_PATH configuration environment variable, 3-14
REPORTS60_CGIMAP environment variable, 4-5
REPORTS60_COOKIE_EXPIRE environment variable, 3-15
REPORTS60_DB_AUTH environment variable, 3-15
REPORTS60_ENCRYPTION_KEY environment variable, 3-15
REPORTS60_PATH environment variable, 3-12, 3-14, 4-7, 5-21
REPORTS60_REPORT_SERVER environment variable, E-5
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER environment variable, 3-12, 3-16, 4-6, 4-8
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER environment variables, 6-7
REPORTS60_SSLPORT environment variable, 3-16
REPORTS60_SYS_AUTH environment variable, 3-16
restricted printer output parameters
COPIES, 5-24
DESFORMAT, 5-24
DESNAME, 5-24
DESTYPE, 5-24
P_LASTNAME, 5-24
P_SSN, 5-24
PRINTER, 5-24
SERVER, 5-24
USERID, 5-24
resubmitting jobs, 6-7
roles
RW_ADMINISTRATOR, 5-10
RW_BASIC_USER, 5-10
running
a report request from a Web browser, 3-16
report output to cache, 5-23
report output to restricted printer, 5-24
reports in a clustered configuration, 6-7
WebDB, a report as a user, 5-28
XML
report definition by itself, 7-26
report definitions, 7-20
runtime
customization
overview, 7-2
XML report definition, 7-5
parameters
COPIES, 5-25
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-25
DESTYPE, 5-25
P_LASTNAME, 5-25
P_SSN, 5-25
PRINTER, 5-25
SERVER, 5-25
USERID, 5-25
RW_ADMINISTRATOR role, 5-10
RW_BASIC_USER role, 5-10
rw_server.sql script, 3-18
RWCLI60
command, 4-2, 4-3
command line argument, 4-6, 4-8, A-1
command line request, 4-2
RWRUN60 executable file, 4-2

S

SCHEDULE command line argument, 6-7
scheduling
reports, 5-29
WebDB
report to run and push output, 5-29
reports, 5-30
script, rw_server.sql, 3-18
security, 5-1
implementation, 5-2
Oracle Reports system administrator, 5-10
setting up access control, 5-3
security.rdf file, 5-6, 5-18
SECURITYTNSNAME parameter, 5-9
SERVER
command line argument, 3-16, 4-3, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7, E-5
parameter
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
Servlet, 1-5
setting
authentication cookie domain in WebDB, 5-5
default Oracle Reports Server, 3-11
UNIX, 3-12
Windows NT, 3-11
default parameters for users at runtime, 5-25
parameter values, 5-23
SOURCEDIR parameter, 3-12, 3-14, 4-7, 5-21
specifying report requests, 4-6
by building a report, 4-7
by scheduling to run automatically, 4-9
from a Web browser, 4-8
sqlnet.ora file, 5-8
SRW.RUN_REPORT request method, 4-3
SRW.RUN.REPORT command, 4-3
starting Oracle Reports Server, 3-2
UNIX, 3-3
Windows NT, 3-2
Windows NT (non-service), 3-3
stopping Oracle Reports Server, 3-2
UNIX, 3-4
Windows NT, 3-4
system parameters
COPIES, 5-19
USERID, 5-19

T

tags
reference, XML, 7-32
XML for report definitions, 7-32
text conventions, xv
thin client tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-3
THOUSANDS command line argument, 4-3
TNS_ADMIN
configuration environment variable, 3-14
environment variable, 3-13
tnsnames.ora file, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-17
tolerance, A-24
TOLERANCE command line argument, 4-3
tracing options for XML, 7-28

U

uiprint.txt file, 3-15
UNIX, Oracle Reports Server
configuring with environment variables, 3-14
setting the default, 3-12
starting, 3-3
stopping, 3-4
URL syntax
adding as a hyperlink, 4-8
full syntax example, 4-8
hiding command line arguments, 4-4
report request method, 4-2
running from a browser, 4-8
simplified syntax example, 4-8
simplifying requests, 4-4
user parameters
COPIES, 5-29
DESFORMAT, 5-29
P_LASTNAME, 5-29
P_SSN, 5-18, 5-29
USERID, 5-29
USERID
command line argument, 4-3
parameters
cache output, 5-23
restricted printer output, 5-24
runtime, 5-25
system, 5-19
user, 5-29
using, XML report definitions, 7-4

V

viewing WebDB, the pushed report output, 5-32

W

wdbscr.cfg file, 5-5
Web
CGI, 1-5
key map file, 4-5
server tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-3
server, configuring, 3-9
WebDB
accessing
information, 5-2
Oracle Reports Services, 5-17
Oracle Reports Services printer, 5-16
Report Definition File, 5-18
adding a report request to a folder, 5-28
component request method, 4-2
configuring Oracle Reports Security, 5-4
creating
a folder, 5-26
a site, 5-26
personal folder, 5-30
TNSnames alias for connecting, 5-7
installing, 5-4
installing, security package, 5-4
IP address, 5-8
making report available, 5-26
running a report as a user, 5-28
scheduling
a report, 5-30
a report to run and push output, 5-29
reports, 5-29
setting authentication cookie domain, 5-5
viewing pushed report output, 5-32
Windows NT, Oracle Reports Server
configuring with environment variables, 3-12
setting the default, 3-11
starting, 3-2
starting as a non-service, 3-3
stopping, 3-4

X

XML
applying
multiple report definitions, 7-22
report definition at runtime, 7-21
report definition in PL/SQL, 7-22
report definition stored in a file, 7-22
report definition stored in memory, 7-22
creating
report definition, 7-5
report definition required tags, 7-5
report definitions, 7-4
debugging report definitions, 7-28
file, 5-18
parser error messages, 7-28
report definitions, 7-1
additional objects, 7-13
applying, 7-21
applying via PL/SQL, 7-22
batch modifications, 7-26
debugging, 7-28
for building reports, 7-7
formatting example, 7-8
formatting exception example, 7-10
full, 7-14
hyperlink example, 7-11
overview, 7-2
parser, 7-28
partial, 7-6
PL/SQL example, 7-11
required tags, 7-5
running, 7-26
running to Oracle Report Builder, 7-30
tags, 7-32
writing to files, 7-31
running
report definition by itself, 7-26
report definitions, 7-20
RWBLD60, 7-30
tag reference, 7-32
TEXT_IO, 7-31
tracing options, 7-28
using report definitions, 7-4

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