Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Release Notes

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Welcome to Release 10.1.3.4.2 of the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Release Notes.

This document is intended for individuals responsible for implementing and managing Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher.

See Related Information Sources for more Oracle Applications product information.

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Related Information Sources

For more information about Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, see the following documents. All are available from the BI Publisher documentation page on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/bi_pub.html

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Report Designer's Guide - includes information on using the BI Publisher user interface and instructions for creating reports.
Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Administrator's and Developer's Guide - includes information on configuring and administering BI Publisher, as well guidelines for using the BI Publisher application programming interface.
Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Installation Guide - includes instructions for installing BI Publisher.
Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher New Features Guide - includes new features introduced in the 10.1.3.4.1 and 10.1.3.4.2 versions of the product.

For more information about the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, see the following page on the Oracle Technology Network for a list of documents:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/bi_ee.html

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