Overview of the Data - BI Publisher

The following diagram provides an overview of where data is stored for your reports for integration with BI Publisher.

Figure 1. Application and BI Publisher
Report storage location for integration with BI Publisher
The application contains:
  • The application data that appears on your reports.
  • The language-specific headings, labels and messages on your reports.
  • The layout file name to be used for the report.
BI Publisher contains:
  • How your reports look.
  • Information about scheduled reports and reports that have already run.

The DBMS contains the SQL used to retrieve the data on your reports (residing in database functions).

Note: BI Publisher can be configured to retrieve data via a service call. Because every business object can be read via a service call, elements that reside in an XML based column can be displayed on reports produced using BI Publisher. See your product's Installation Guide or Optional Products Installation Guide for information on this configuration.