| Oracle® Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) Part Number E22257-02 |
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| Oracle® Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) Part Number E22257-02 |
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This preface describes changes to Oracle BI Publisher report viewing and scheduling features for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). The following information describes the differences in features, tools, and procedures between releases.
This preface contains the following topics:
New Features for Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6)
New Features for Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5)
New Features for Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3)
New features for report consumers in Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6) include:
You can now edit scheduled report jobs. After editing a job you can either save the changes to the job or save the changes as a new job. This enables the creation of new jobs from existing jobs. Edit scheduled jobs from the Manage Report Jobs page. For more information, see Section 5.9, "Editing Jobs."
The execution of a scheduled report job can now be conditionalized based on an event. A report data model can now include a Schedule Trigger that you enable in the report job definition. When the report job is scheduled to run, the trigger is executed. If no data is returned from the trigger, the job instance is skipped. If data is returned, the job instance runs as scheduled. See Section 4.4.2, "Enabling a Schedule Trigger" for more information.
In support of the event-driven schedule feature, a new job status is introduced in this release. If the schedule trigger returns no data, the job instance is "skipped." The skipped status can be seen in the Report Job History page.
Enhancements to parameter display options include:
Support for radio button and check box display of values
Parameters that are defined as a menu in the data model can now be configured to display the menu options as a list of radio buttons or check boxes. Parameters configured to support one value support the option to display as radio buttons. Parameters configured to support multiple values support the option to display as check boxes.
New options for placement of parameters in the report viewer
Previously the report viewer always displayed the parameters in a horizontal region across the top of the viewer. In this release the display of the parameter region can also be configured in one of the following ways:
In a vertical region along the right side of the viewer
As a dialog
As a separate full page
New report viewer action button to show or hide parameters
This release adds an action button to the report viewer to enable users to hide or show the parameter region. This enhancement complements the new parameter display options. When report parameters are configured to display as a dialog or in a separate full page, the parameter display region is dismissed when the viewer displays the report. Use the Parameters button to redisplay the parameter region to make new selections.
Search added to menus
All parameter menus having more than a specified number of options provide a Search option. For more information, see Section 3.3.1.1, "The Parameter Search Dialog."
Option to remove the Apply button
Reports can now be configured to remove the parameter Apply button. In these reports the action of selecting a new parameter value automatically reruns the report.
A new Favorites region on the Home page enables you to create bookmarks to the items to which you want quick access. From the Favorites region you can view, schedule, configure, or edit reports and other objects. The Manage Favorites tool enables you to drag and drop items from the catalog to the region, or you can use an object's More link in the catalog to add it to Favorites. For more information, see Section 2.3.5, "Favorites."
New features in Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5) include:
The Manage Report Jobs page now includes a History link for each job to enable you to quickly view the completed runs of a job. For more information, see Section 5.1, "About the Manage Report Jobs Page."
While a scheduled report job is in running status, you can now monitor the stages of the report processing in the Report Job History page. For more information, see Section 6.8, "Monitoring Running Jobs."
When a scheduled report job is in running status, you can now cancel the running job from the Report Job History page. For more information, see Section 6.9, "Canceling a Running Job."
Excel 2007 is a new output type available for reports. When selected, BI Publisher generates the output in Excel XML format (.xlsx). If you have Excel 2007 or later installed, this option provides the best preservation of layout and formatting. For more information see Section 3.3, "Using the Report Viewer Options."
New features in Oracle BI Publisher 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3) include:
The user interface has undergone major improvements in several areas, including a new Home page and redesigned editors and panes. These improvements are intended to make working with Oracle BI Publisher easier and more consistent. This guide provides detailed information on working with the various pieces of the user interface.
For installations of BI Publisher with the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition, BI Publisher now shares the same catalog with Oracle BI Presentation services.
For reports created with the new BI Publisher layout editor, a new interactive output type is available. The interactive viewer enables pop-up chart details, scrollable tables, table filtering, table sorting, and propagated filtering across different components of the report. This interactivity is achieved simply by designing the report in the layout editor, no additional coding is necessary.
A single report job can now produce multiple outputs, each with a different layout applied, and each sent to a different destination. The scheduling options have been enhanced to enable more recurrence pattern options.
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