Custom Format Print Options for BPs

Custom Format Print Window for a non-Workflow BP

The Custom Format Print window, for a non-Workflow BP, has two sections:

Select a custom print template
Select a template and format to print

Both sections facilitate custom print template and format selections.

Select a custom print template

Lists all the custom print templates existing for the non-workflow BP, including the custom print templates created in the Custom Templates functional node and the custom print templates created in the configuration of the non-workflow BP. For example, the list may include BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher, Word, and PDF custom print templates.

If there are multiple custom print templates for the same non-workflow BP, all the published templates are listed in this section.

The "Select a template and format to print" is populated by the selection made in the "Select a custom print template" section.

Select a template and format to print

If you select a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher custom print, then you can select the desired template and format from the drop-down lists.
Template drop-down displays all the available templates for the selected format.
Format drop-down displays the available formats for the selected template.
If the custom print template was created using PDF or Word, the "Select a template and format to print" is disabled.

Default template and format (non-Workflow)

If a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher print template is selected, the default values in the drop-down lists are set based on the default in the custom print template.
When a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher print template is selected in the "Select a custom print template" section, the template and format are populated based on the default value selected at the time of designing the print template.

Custom Format Print Window for a Workflow BP

If there is only one custom print template, and it happens to be a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher template, the print template is selected in the “Select a custom print template” section, and the template and format are populated based on the default value selected at the time of designing the print template.

The Custom Format Print window has three sections for a Workflow BP.

Select a custom print template
Select a template and format to print
Select options for Workflow Progress

By default, when the Custom Format Print window is launched, all three sections are enabled and the first template is selected. The options seen in the subsequent sections are based on the selection made in the "Select a custom print template" section.

You can select options for workflow progress in the 'Select options for Workflow Progress" section of the Custom Format Print window for PDF and Word templates, which are created at the time of configuring the non-workflow BP.

If the selected custom print template is of a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher type, the “Select options for Workflow Progress” section is disabled. This is because the custom print template designers can always use the system provided Workflow views to include workflow-related information in the template.

Default template and format (Workflow)

When a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher print template is selected in the "Select a custom print template" section, the "Select a template and format to print" section is populated based on the default value selected at the time of designing the print template.
If there is only one custom print template and it is a BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher template, the print template is selected in the “Select a custom print template” section, and the template and format are populated based on the default value selected at the time of designing the print template.
Note: If your custom print is a draft business process record, the modified record values will not be displayed in the Output of the BI Publisher/Oracle Analytics Publisher print.

Custom Format Print Window for Shells

In addition to editing shells that you have permissions for, you can view all Custom Print Templates and define them at the shell level. After you navigate to your system logs, you must select a BP. After you choose an item from the list of available items in the BP, click the Settings icon and select the Print - Custom option.

When you select Print - Custom, a new window is displayed where you can choose a Custom Print Template from the dropdown. Upon choosing one of the available Custom Print Templates, select Print.

Note: If you copy a shell that has an existing setup and the BPSetup module is selected, the Custom Print Templates are also copied.

Last Published Sunday, July 20, 2025