Reports Business Service Methods You Can Use with the XMLP Driver Service

This table describes the methods that you can use with the XMLP Driver Service of the Reports Business Service:

Note: Methods used internally in Siebel's Oracle Analytics Publisher integration are described here for general information, but these aren't recommended for general use and manipulation of these methods could cause the reporting integration to fail.

For methods where a delivery channel needs to be defined on the publisher server, see the Administering Oracle Analytics Publisher in Oracle Analytics Server guide.

XMLP Driver Service Methods

Method	Description	Exposed
GenerateBIPReport	Runs a report in a connected client. This is the final method that you must use to run a report. It creates Siebel binary data, and then sends this data to Oracle Publisher server. It calls the RunBIPReport method to run the report.	Yes
GenerateReport	Runs a report in a disconnected client. This is the final method that you must use to run a report. It creates Siebel binary data, and then sends this data to Oracle Publisher server. It calls the RunBIPReport method to run the report.	Yes
EMailReport	Submits a scheduled report, and then emails this report when the report finishes. You must make sure you configure the email server that your deployment uses so that it uses Oracle Publisher server to deliver the email message.	Yes
FTPReport	Submits a scheduled report, and then uses FTP to send this report when the report finishes. You must make sure you configure the FTP server that your deployment uses so that it uses Oracle Publisher server to send the FTP.	Yes
FaxReport	Submits a scheduled report, and then faxes this report when the report finishes. You must configure Oracle Publisher server so that it sends this fax to the fax computer.	Yes
LocalDeliveryReport	Saves a report in Oracle Publisher repository that resides on Oracle Publisher file server.	Yes
PrintReport	Submits a scheduled report, and then prints this report when the report finishes. You must make sure you configure Oracle Publisher server to use this printer.	Yes
ScheduleReport	Schedules a report.	Yes
WEBDAVReport	Submits a scheduled report, and then sends this report to the domain according to the WEBDav that you configure on Oracle Publisher server.	Yes
AttachEntity	Sends input arguments to the Reports Business Service that determines how to do one of the following: Store the report in the Report Output business component. Attach the report to an Attachment business component. The AttachEntity method is part of the GenerateBIPReport method.	No