Oracle BI Publisher supports digital signatures on PDF output documents. Digital signatures enable you to verify the authenticity of the documents you send and receive. Oracle BI Publisher can access the digital ID file from a central, secure location and at runtime sign the PDF output with the digital ID. The digital signature verifies the signer's identity and ensures that the document has not been altered after it was signed.
Implementing digital signature requires several tasks across the BI Publisherproduct. This topic describes how to add a new field or configure an existing field in the PDF template for the digital signature. For more information and a description of the other required tasks and options, see Implementing a Digital Signature in Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher.
For PDF templates you have these options for designating a digital signature field for the output report.
Add a signature field to the PDF layout.
Use this option if you want the digital signature to appear in a specific field and the PDF template does not already include a signature field. See Adding a Signature Field.
Use an existing signature field in the PDF template.
Use this option if the PDF template already includes a signature field that you want to use. To designate an existing field for the digital signature, define the field in the Runtime Configuration page. See Configuring the Report to Insert the Digital Signature at Runtime.
Designate the position of the digital signature on the output report by setting x and y coordinates.
Use this option if you prefer to designate the x and y coordinates for the placement of the digital signature, rather than use a signature field. You set the position using runtime properties. For information on setting these properties, see PDF Digital Signature Properties.
All three options require setting configuration properties for the report in the Report Properties page after you have uploaded the template.