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Adding a template to the pre-defined templates list

To add your own template to the list of predefined templates in the Report Wizard:

  1. In a text editor (for example, Wordpad), open the preferences file. (On Windows, open ORACLE_HOME\CAUPREFS.ORA (user preferences) if it exists; otherwise, open ORACLE_HOME\CAGPREFS.ORA (global preferences).   On UNIX, open your_home_directory/prefs.ora (user preferences) if it exists; otherwise, open  ORACLE_HOME/tools/admin/prefs.ora (global preferences).)

  2. Scroll down to the template descriptions identified by Reports.xxx_Template_Desc (where xxx specifies a report style: Tabular, BreakAbove, BreakLeft, FormLetter, Formlike, MailingLabel, Matrix, MatrixBreak).

  3. For each report style for which the template is defined:

  4. Copy the template file (filename.tdf) to ORACLE_HOME/reports/TEMPLATES.

To include a sample image of your template in the Report Wizard:

  1. Copy or create the .bmp file you want to use as the image for the template and name it filename.bmp , where filename is the file name of your template.

  2. Copy the .bmp file to ORACLE_HOME/reports/TEMPLATES.

See also

About the Template Editor

About inheritance in templates

Creating a template

Defining default template attributes

Defining override template attributes

Applying a template to a report

Adding items and objects to a template

Modifying objects in the template margin

Modifying the color, pattern, or border of body objects in a template