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Activate the Siebel BI Publisher 8 Reports Business Service: Quick Steps

Aimed at Siebel configurators, this topic describes how to activate the Siebel Reports Business Service quickly. The Siebel Reports Business Service service enables Oracle Analytics Publisher (formerly called Oracle BI Publisher) reports to be generated via a workflow process, through scripting, or a with a business service from the Siebel 8.1.1 application.

Setup Overview for the Reports Business Service

Here are the high-level steps to use the Reports Business Service and the example workflow process:

  1. Add additional methods and arguments to the XMLP Business Services.
  2. Add example workflow processes.
  3. Add a new business object.
  4. Compile the SRF.
  5. Activate and deploy the workflow processes.

To use a longer, more detailed procedure, see Activate the Siebel BI Publisher 8 Reports Business Service: Overview of the Complete Steps.

Quick Setup for the Reports Business Service

Use these SIF and XML files to import the objects detailed in this topic.

  • BIP Business Service.sif
  • Report Output Business Object.sif
  • BIP Create Report Output WF Process.sif
  • BIP Report Generation WF Process.sif
  • BIP Workflow Simulator.xml
  • BIP Workflow Simulator Input Args.xml

The files are included in the Reports Business Service.zip archive file.

Here are the steps:

  1. Back up all XMLP* business services to a .sif archive file.
  2. Import the .sif file, BIP Business Service.sif, which includes the changes and new methods for XMLP Business Services.
  3. Import the .sif file, Report Output Business Object.sif, which will create a new business object.
  4. Import the .sif files, BIP Create Report Output WF Process.sif and BIP Report Generation WF Process.sif, which will create example workflow processes.
  5. Compile the SRF.
  6. Sign back into the application.
  7. Activate the new workflow processes in the application:
    1. Go to Site Map > Administration - Business Process > Workflow Deployment > Active Workflow Processes.
    2. Query for BIP*.
    3. Select and activate.
    Note: Use the Merge option instead of override during .sif import.
  8. Test the setup. See Test the Siebel BI Publisher 8 Reports Business Service Setup.