In Oracle Reports 12c Release (12.2.1), administrators can use Oracle Enterprise Manager to simplify configuring fonts and diagnosing font issues:
For more information about fonts, refer to Chapter 9, "Managing Fonts in Oracle Reports".
To configure font subsetting and aliasing information:
Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Navigate to the EM MBean browser Weblogic Domain > System MBean Browser.
Navigate to reports tools mbean for uifont.ali oracle.frcommon.config:type=uifont.ali,name=uifont-<componentName>.
Use the Printer Configuration and Font Configuration child mbeans to modify the uifont.ali
.
Navigate to reports tools mbean for screenprinter.ppd
oracle.frcommon.config:type=screenprinter.ppd,name=screenprinter-<componentName>
Use the Screenprinter Definition Parameters (Default Resolution and Default Font attributes) to modify the screenprinter.ppd
file.
To diagnose issues with fonts in your report output:
Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Navigate to the EM MBean browser Weblogic Domain > System MBean Browser.
Navigate to mbean
Standalone server - oracle.logging:type=LogConfig,componentType=oracle_repserv,name=<componentName>
Inprocess server - oracle.logging:type=LogConfig,ServerName=<managedServerName>
Click Operation setLoggerLevel
For Logger Name - enter oracle.reports.engine
For Logger Level - enter TRACE:1
Click Invoke.
Run your report again.
View log messages using WLST commands refer to Audit Configuration WLST Commands.