Activate Siebel BI Publisher Reports Business Service (8.1.1.7+)

The Siebel BI Publisher Reports business service (8.1.1.7+) lets you run Oracle BI Publisher reports from Siebel using a workflow process or through scripting. Note that BI Publisher is now rebranded as Oracle Analytics Publisher.

Reports are generated in the background by connecting to the BI Publisher/Analytics Publisher server. The report output is stored in the Siebel file system and accessed from the My BI Publisher Reports view. Alternatively, using appropriate methods, the report can be attached to an entity or sent to a particular delivery channel.

Note: The required objects for the Reports business service are automatically included with the Siebel Fix Pack installation. However, an SRF compilation is required to deploy the new business object and business service and to test the workflow.

Siebel BI Publisher/Analytics Publisher Reports Business Service Methods

Several Siebel BI Publisher Reports business service methods are available with the Reports business service in the 8.1.1.7 Fix Pack and above. See Reports Business Service Methods You Can Use with the XMLP Driver Service for details.

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.