1 Introduction
The Supplier Evaluation Reports module provides a means of reporting on the data within Supplier Evaluation using the Oracle BI Publisher reporting solution. A suite of core reports are provided, along with the ability for clients to build their own custom reports.
This guide describes the concepts behind the reporting solution and provides chapters explaining the user steps for the following:
Supporting information includes details of the supplied core reports, and guidelines on designing and building report templates.
The framework of the Supplier Evaluation reporting solution is based around integration with the BI Publisher API. This allows for the administration, design, and scheduling aspects to all be contained within Supplier Evaluation, along with the generated report outputs.
The following diagrams show the components of the framework and their relationships. They are followed by a description of the key aspects.
Figure 1-1 Reports Framework
Figure 1-2 Basic Elements of the Reports Framework
