Understanding Reports Generated by BI Publisher for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

BI Publisher for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne enables report developers to design reports that are more flexible than reports designed using other JD Edwards EnterpriseOne functionality. By using templates, report definitions, and other objects, the report developer can design the report so that the report layout and output can be easily changed if necessary. This document does not discuss the technical aspects of designing the reports. Instead, this document describes how to generate and review the reports.

The report developer can specify the types of output for the report, such as XML, PDF, or a text file. The reports designed by JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and delivered in software downloads are set up to generate the type of file that you need for government reporting. Unless specified in the documentation for the specific report, you do not need to modify any report settings. As with other reports, you can specify values for processing options, data selection, and data sequencing as needed.

You run reports that are generated by BI Publisher for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne from menu options. Alternatively, you can run the report from the BI Publisher Report Definitions (P95620) program or from the Batch Versions program (P98305). If you run the report from the Publisher Report Definitions program, you must run it from the server. You cannot run reports using the BI Publisher Report Definitions program locally.

After you submit the report and complete the processing options, data selection, and data sequencing, the system displays the Submit Report Definition form. This form enables you to specify the type of report output and the delivery of the report if the report developer enabled changes to the fields for report output and delivery. Generally, you will not make any changes to the output for regulatory reports.