Internationalization (BI Publisher Custom Reports)

The Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BI Publisher or BIP) Reports support internationalization as follows:

Custom Report (Report File tab) window

If there are no templates available for the report,the Custom Report window (Report File tab) displays according to the default settings.

To upload the translated XLIFF files and report layout, click Add to open the Add Template and Files window, enter data in the required fields, and click OK.

Notes:

The non-RTF templates do not support internationalization.
You can change the template type when the template is in Creation stage, only. After you create a template, you cannot change the template type. Use the report designer to create a new template with the desired template type and remove the template that is no longer needed.

In the Custom Report window (Report File tab), the only editable column is the Default column, which allows you to set the default template by selecting (check-box) the corresponding template.

Note: The system sets the first template, or XLIFF file, that you upload as the default template.

Use Modify in the Custom Report window (Report File tab) to modify an existing template. After you click Modify, the Modify Template and Files window opens, which lets you modify the template and the translated XLIFF file for that template. When finished, click OK.

Use Download in the Custom Report window (Report File tab) to download a template and the corresponding translated XLIFF file, in a zip file.

External Data Model BI Publisher Reports

If you want to download the data model of a template, select the template and click Download in the Custom Report window (Report File tab). When the download is complete for an External BIP report, the data model is included.

Non-RTF type template

BIP supports RTF templates and XLIFF files. If the report designer selects a non-RTF type template, the Browse option in the Modify Template and Files window (Translated XLIFF files for the Template section) will be disabled.

Custom Report (Query tab) window

Queries based on Data Definition (DD) support internationalization and number formatting associated with internationalization according to the Preferences settings.

Queries based on Data Views do not support internationalization and formatting because raw data is being used.

Queries based on Ad-Hoc support internationalization and number formatting associated with internationalization according to the Preferences settings.

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