About the Data Source Connections

Publisher reports rely on XML data. Publisher supports retrieving data from a variety of data sources.

The following data sources must be first set up in Publisher through the Administration page:

• Database connections

  Publisher supports direct JDBC connections and connections through a JNDI pool (recommended)

• LDAP connections

• OLAP connections

• File directory connections - you can use existing XML files, Microsoft Excel files, or CSV files stored in a directory that Publisher can access

• Web Service connections

• HTTP XML connections

• Content Server

If you integrated your system with Oracle Analytics Server you can also take advantage of the following data sources:

• Oracle BI Analysis

• Oracle BI Server subject area

You can also upload some file types stored locally.