Oracle BI Publisher Blog

Joe and Elise got the word out on RR and Web2.0 today with a great session. A good session that was nearly full - check out the presentation via content builder. RR coming soon ... Go Ariens!

What an hour, I had some fun and hopefully those of you that squeezed in did too. I think we had nearly 330 in the room with some folks not managing to get in - apologies - need a bigger room next time. Dang, it was hot once they shut the doors thou. I just wanted to thank Joe for coming in and demoing the reports repository - and remember its coming 'soon'. Special thanks to Rosa from Agencourt for being a good sport about her email address and Pat from Emulex, who I made stand up and say 'Hi' and the rest of you for participating in the session.

I did not want it to be 'death by powerpoint' - I think I achieved that. Hopefully thou, you'll actually remember something of the content and if not, I have mounted the presentation here. To see the 'funky template dance' you'll need Powerpoint 2003 or its 'player'. I have some viewlets of the bursting demo and some around XBRLPublisher, DGF and Excel templates to mount - I never had time to get to the last 3 demos - they will go up in the next few days.

Hey P-Softers, there is a new OU course for you folks to get on the BIP train. Its only a single day but it looks jammed packed with useful content.

Technology Overview

• Describing XML Publisher
  
• Describing XML Publisher Phases
  
• Describing Optional Features

Setting Up XML Publisher

• Defining XML Publisher Settings
  
• Setting Up XML Publisher Permissions
  
• Setting Up Report Manager
  
• Defining Report Categories
  
• Downloading Design Plug-ins

Creating and Registering Data Sources

• Describing Data Sources
  
• Identifying or Creating the Source of Your Report Data
  
• Registering Data Sources

Creating Templates

• Describing Template Types
  
• Creating RFT Templates
  
• Designing RTF Templates
  
• Creating and Maintaining Reusable Sub-Template Definitions
  
• Working with PDF Files

Defining XML Publisher Reports

• Describing Report Definitions
  
• Creating a Report Definition
  
• Creating a Report Definition Based on PDF Template
  
• Bursting Reports
  
• Using Content Library
  
• Maintaining Template Translations

Running and Viewing Reports

• Running Reports in Query Report Viewer
  
• Scheduling PS Query Reports
  
• Locating and Viewing XML Publisher Reports
  
• Running Reports Using PeopleCode
  
• Running Reports from Application Engine

Get more information on the course and scheduling here.