Document Generation
The OIPA application provides users with the ability to generate documents in PDF format. Out of the box, the document generating system uses Crystal Reports. The standard Crystal Reports report files are used as the document templates.
The Rules Palette provides the tools to configure necessary components of the Document Generator. Configuring a document generation involves the following steps:
- A transaction that generates a document should be configured.
- A GenerateDocument business rule should be configured and attached to the transaction. The rule prepares business data needed to generate a document and specifies the name of the document template. Each individual transaction that generates documents can be configured to use a specific template.
- A Crystal Reports document template should be created and made available to the document generation system.
After a transaction that generates documents is processed, generated documents are available on the activity results screen.
The document generation in the OIPA application is implemented as a pre-packaged system extension that internally uses a document generation web service. When implementing a client-specific solution, a different extension can be built and configured to use alternative document generating technologies.
This approach has been employed to implement a document generation extension that uses the OIPA extension framework to integrate with Oracle Documaker. Oracle Documaker is a leading Enterprise Document Automation solution. The OIPA extension allows using Documaker as a document generating technology instead of Crystal Reports.
Technology Stack
The Version 11.0.0.0 of the OIPA application supports the following software products:
| Type of Software | Software Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Database | SQL Server | 2014 |
| Database | Oracle | 12c R1 12.2.0.1 |
| Database | DB2 | 11.1.0 .0 AESE |
|
J2EE Application server J2EE Application server |
Websphere WebLogic |
9.0.0.4 12c(12.2.1.2) |
| Java | JDK | 1.8 (update 131 or above) 64-Bit |
| Internet Browser |
Internet Explorer Chrome Mozilla Firefox |
11 54.0 ESR 45.4 |
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