Producing the Report with Oracle BI Publisher

The report writer is responsible for gathering reporting requirements and building the report template. This is where the report writer gets to be creative and methodical to produce pixel-perfect reports for users.

The report writer uses the Oracle BI Publisher plug-in for Microsoft Word to build reports. This plug-in enables the report writer to import sample XML, view reports that are generated with data from the sample XML, and modify and create report templates directly inside of Microsoft Word. The Rich Text Format (RTF) also supports advanced formatting commands and layout options. RTF templates support a variety of output types, including: HTML, PDF, RTF and XLS.

Note: Before deploying a report to user population, we recommend to deploy it to a test group so that only a limited set of users can see it from Recruiting. When the report is fully validated in Recruiting, remove the testing group restriction.

Oracle BI Publisher can be downloaded at the Oracle BI Publisher download page. (http://www.oracle.com/ technetwork/middleware/bi-publisher/downloads/index.html)

The Oracle Fusion Middleware Report Designer's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher is a useful guide to learn design reports. Refer to these chapters to obtain relevant information: "Creating RTF Templates Using the Template Builder for Word" and "Extended Function Support in RTF Templates". (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/bi.1111/e22254/toc.htm#BEGIN)

Another source of information is the Oracle XML Publisher Report Designer's Guide available on the Knowledge Exchange. Refer to sections 1, 2 and 5 to obtain relevant information. (http://knowledgeexchange.taleo.com/docs/DOC-5680)

Note: The Oracle XML Publisher Report Designer's Guide is intended solely as a reference. Not all functionalities available in the guide are enabled in our implementation of BI Publisher.