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Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher User's Guide
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Preface
Viewing and Scheduling Reports
Getting Started
- Accessing Business Intelligence Publisher Enterprise
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- Setting Preferences
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Viewing and Scheduling Reports
- Viewing a Report
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- Scheduling a Report
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- Scheduling a Report to Be Burst
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- Managing Your Scheduled Reports
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- Viewing Report History and Saved Output
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- Using the Online Analyzer
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- Using the BI Publisher Analyzer for Excel
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Creating Reports and Layouts
Creating a New Report
- Process Overview
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- Create the Report Entry and Specify General Properties
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- Defining the Data Model
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- Defining a SQL Query Data Set Type
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- Using the Query Builder
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- Defining an HTTP Data Set Type
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- Defining a Web Service Data Set Type
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- Defining a Data Template Data Set Type
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- Defining an Oracle BI Answers Request Data Set Type
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- Defining a File as a Data Set Type
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- Adding Parameters and Lists of Values
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- Adding Layouts to the Report Definition
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- Creating an RTF Template Using the Template Builder for Word
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- Adding a PDF Template to Your Report
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- Enabling Bursting
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- Accessing Reports via a URL
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Building a Data Template
- Introduction
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- The Data Template Definition
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- Constructing the Data Template
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- Using the Data Engine Java API
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- Calling a Data Template from the Java API
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- Sample Data Templates
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Creating an RTF Template
- Introduction
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- Supported Modes
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- Prerequisites
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- Overview
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- Using the BI Publisher Template Builder
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- Associating the XML Data to the Template Layout
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- Designing the Template Layout
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- Adding Markup to the Template Layout
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- Creating Placeholders
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- Defining Groups
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- Defining Headers and Footers
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- Native Support
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- Inserting Images and Charts
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- Images
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- Chart Support
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- Drawing, Shape, and Clip Art Support
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- Supported Native Formatting Features
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- General Features
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- Alignment
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- Tables
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- Date Fields
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- Multicolumn Page Support
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- Background and Watermark Support
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- Template Features
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- Page Breaks
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- Initial Page Number
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- Last Page Only Content
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- End on Even or End on Odd Page
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- Hyperlinks
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- Table of Contents
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- Generating Bookmarks in PDF Output
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- Check Boxes
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- Drop Down Lists
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- Conditional Formatting
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- If Statements
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- If Statements in Boilerplate Text
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- If-then-Else Statements
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- Choose Statements
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- Column Formatting
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- Row Formatting
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- Cell Highlighting
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- Page-Level Calculations
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- Displaying Page Totals
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- Brought Forward/Carried Forward Totals
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- Running Totals
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- Data Handling
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- Sorting
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- Checking for Nulls
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- Regrouping the XML Data
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- Using Variables
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- Defining Parameters
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- Setting Properties
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- Advanced Report Layouts
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- Batch Reports
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- Cross-Tab Support
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- Dynamic Data Columns
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- Number and Formatting
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- Calendar and Timezone Support
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- Using External Fonts
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- Advanced Barcode Formatting
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- Advanced Design Options
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- Namespace Support
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- Using the Context Commands
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- Using XSL Elements
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- Using FO Elements
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Extended Function Support in RTF Templates
- Extended SQL and XSL Functions
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- XSL Equivalents
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- Using FO Elements
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Translating Reports
- Template Translations
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- Report File Translations
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Creating a PDF Template
- Overview
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- Supported Modes
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- Designing the Layout
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- Adding Markup to the Template Layout
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- Creating a Placeholder
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- Defining Groups of Repeating Fields
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- Adding Page Numbers
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- Performing Calculations
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- Completed PDF Template Example
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- Runtime Behavior
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- Creating a Template from a Predefined PDF Form
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Creating an eText Template
- Introduction
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- Outbound eText Templates
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- Structure of eText Templates
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- Constructing the Data Tables
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- Command Rows
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- Structure of the Data Rows
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- Setup Command Tables
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- Expressions, Control Structures, and Functions
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- Identifiers, Operators, and Literals
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Administering BI Publisher
Defining a Security Model
- Security Model Overview
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- Understanding BI Publisher's Users and Roles
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- Considerations When Deleting a User
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- Integrating with LDAP
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- Setting Up Oracle Single Sign-On
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- Integrating with Oracle E-Business Suite Security
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- Integrating with Oracle BI Server Security
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Using the Admin Functions
- Overview
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- Setting Up Data Sources
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- Setting Up Integration with Oracle BI Presentation Services
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- Setting System Maintenance Options
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- Setting Up Delivery Options
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- Setting Runtime Properties
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- Defining Font Mappings
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- Managing Reports and Folders
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- Folder Tasks
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Setting Up Print Servers
- Setting Up CUPS
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- Windows XP Setup
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Using the BI Publisher APIs
- Introduction
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- BI Publisher Core APIs
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- PDF Form Processing Engine
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- RTF Processor Engine
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- FO Processor Engine
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- PDF Document Merger
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- PDF Book Binder Processor
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- Document Processor Engine
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- Bursting Engine
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- BI Publisher Properties
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- Advanced Barcode Font Formatting Implementation
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Using the Delivery Manager APIs
- Introduction
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- Delivering Documents by e-Mail
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- Delivering Your Document to a Printer
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- Delivering Your Documents by a Fax Server
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- Delivering Your Documents to a WebDAV Server
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- Delivering Your Document Using FTP
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- Delivering Your Documents over Secure FTP
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- Delivering Your Documents over HTTP
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- Delivering Documents over AS2
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- Delivering Documents Using an External Command
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- Delivering Documents to the Local File System
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- Direct and Buffering Modes
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- Asynchronous Delivery Requests
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- Document Filter Support
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- Date Expression Support
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- Internationalization Support
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- Monitoring Delivery Status
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- Setting Global Properties
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- Adding a Custom Delivery Channel
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- Configuration File Support
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Supported XSL-FO Elements
- Supported XSL-FO Elements
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Configuration File Reference
- BI Publisher Configuration Files
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- Setting Properties in the Runtime Configuration File
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- Structure
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- Properties
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- Font Definitions
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- Predefined Fonts
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- The Server Configuration Files
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Upgrading from XML Publisher Enterprise 5.6.2 to BI Publisher 10.1.3.2
- Overview
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Index
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