Selecting Output Types and Formats

You can choose from several file output types and formats for your process. The following table lists file output types by process type. The output type for PS/nVision is the same as the default output type on the PS/nVision Report Request page.

Note:

The Window output type is not available if the user does not have REN server Report Window permission, or no active REN server cluster is available for Reporting.

To grant access to the new browser window, the permission lists of the users must include full access for the Realtime Event Notification for Reporting Window and the WEBLIB_RPT web library with full access.

See Security Administration: Defining Permissions.

Note:

For Process Type XML Publisher, available output options are based on the BI report definition template type.

See BI Publisher for PeopleSoft: Creating Report Definitions.

Process Type Output Type Default

AppEngine (PeopleSoft Application Engine)

FILE, WEB, WINDOW, EMAIL

Note: You can send only one attachment with the same output format. If multiple files of the same output format are generated and made available in the destination directory, one file may be picked up randomly and attached to an outgoing Email.

WEB

COBOL

NONE, WINDOW, WEB

NONE

Cube

NONE

NONE

nVision (PS/nVision)

WEB, WINDOW, EMAIL, FILE, PRINTER, DEFAULT

DEFAULT

SQR

WEB, WINDOW, EMAIL, FILE, PRINTER

WEB

WinWord (Microsoft Word)

WEB, WINDOW

WEB

Data Mover

FILE, WEB, WINDOW

WEB

Essbase Cube Builder

ANY

Generates an OLAP cube which can be viewed via Smart View in MS Office applications, or in Essbase applications.

ANY

XML Publisher

FILE, WEB, EMAIL, PRINTER

WEB

OTHER

WEB, WINDOW, EMAIL, FILE, PRINTER, NONE

NONE

The following table lists valid file output formats by process type.

Process Type Output Type Output Format Default

AppEngine

FILE

PDF, XLS, TXT, HTM, XML

Note: XML formats only apply when running Schedule queries.

See Query: Scheduling Queries.

TXT

AppEngine

WEB

PDF, XLS, TXT, HTM, XML

Note: XML formats only apply when running Schedule queries.

TXT

AppEngine

WINDOW

PDF, XLS, TXT, HTM, XML

Note: XML formats only apply when running Schedule queries.

TXT

AppEngine

EMAIL

PDF, XLS, TXT, HTM, XML

Note: XML formats only apply when running Schedule queries.

Note: You can send only one attachment with the same output format. If multiple files of the same output format are generated and made available in the destination directory, one file may be picked up randomly and attached to an outgoing Email.

TXT

COBOL

NONE

NONE

NONE

COBOL

WEB

TXT

TXT

COBOL

WINDOW

TXT

TXT

Cube

NONE

NONE

NONE

nVision

EMAIL

HTM, XLS

XLS

nVision

FILE

HTM, XLS

XLS

nVision

PRINTER

HTM, XLS

XLS

nVision

WEB

HTM, XLS

XLS

nVision

WINDOW

HTM, XLS

XLS

nVision

DEFAULT

DEFAULT

DEFAULT

SQR

EMAIL

CSV, HP, HTM, LP, PDF, PS, SPF

PDF

SQR

FILE

CSV, HP, HTM, LP, PDF, PS, SPF, OTHER

PDF

SQR

PRINTER

HP, LP, PS, WP, OTHER

PS

SQR

WEB

CSV, HP, HTM, LP, PDF, PS, SPF

PDF

SQR

WINDOW

CSV, HP, HTM, LP, PDF, PS, SPF

PDF

WinWord

WEB

DOC

DOC

WinWord

WINDOW

DOC

DOC

Data Mover

FILE

TXT

TXT

Data Mover

WEB

TXT

TXT

Data Mover

WINDOW

TXT

TXT

Essbase Cube Builder

ANY

OLAP cube

ANY

XML Publisher

FILE

PDF, HTM, RTF, XLS

HTM

XML Publisher

PRINTER

PDF

PDF

XML Publisher

WEB

PDF, HTM, RTF, XLS

HTM

XML Publisher

EMAIL

HTM, PDF, RTF, XLS

HTM

OTHER

NONE

NONE

NONE

Note:

You must install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your workstation to read PDF files.