Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Logs

While running Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher report, by passing incorrect/invalid parameters, sometimes you may get the following error messages:

File does not begin with '%PDF-'. Local\EWHa4ipsm8u

Or,

BI Publisher Error message

Verify the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher logs from the Enterprise Manager.

You can verify the AI log tables or login to enterprise manager to check the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher server logs.

The following are the steps to check Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher server logs:

  1. Login to Enterprise Manager.
  2. Click Applications > BI Publisher.
  3. Click Clustered Application Deployment > Logs and View Log messages as shown below:
    Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Logs drop-down menu
  4. Select the Date Range or Message Type and click Search. The Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher logs displays as the search result.
    Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Log Messages screen