Agenda
Objectives
Case Study Company Background
Reporting background
Report Manager features
What Report Manager does not do
Setup Considerations
Quick Tutorial
Security in Oracle Report Manager
Using Report Manager Tips
Using Report Manager Tricks
Traps
Provide useful information for R12 implementation teams for implementation of Oracle General
Ledger, Financial Statement Generator and Report Manager
Inform users about new R12 Report Manager features
Help avoid potential pitfalls using actual experience from implementing Report Manager
Reporting Background
Complex reporting requirements
400+ legacy financial reports using dedicated reporting tool
Typical Trial Balance took over 15 minutes to generate
Legacy Reports in Excel, and included publishing features such as fonts, bold and underlining
Lack of security Users were able to access all reports across legal entities
Setup Considerations
Patchset level Metalink 726958.1 (15 Jan 2014)
Check for latest before implementation
Release 12.2 (R12.FRM.C patches)
Release 12.1.3 (R12.FRM.B patches)
Release 12.0 (R12.FRM.A)
Release 11i (FRM.H)
Note 1077728.1 : Report Manager users must use Internet Explorer for full functionality
Report Manager uses Self Service Workflow Applications
Report Manager requires the BNE platform used by Web ADI
Functional Dependencies
FSGs should have been defined in GL
Standard reports should be assigned to Request Group assigned to the Report Manager
Custom menu and responsibility for Report Manager
Browser and Excel settings
Seeded template vs Custom templates
Custom menu and responsibility
To enable Drilldown you must also assign the following functions to the custom menu
Account Analysis and Drilldown (Search Page)
Account Analysis and Drilldown (Product Branding)
FSG Drilldown: Launch Page
FSG Drilldown: Select Content Set Rows
FSG Drilldown: Effective Range Selection Page
FSG Drilldown: Balance Inquiry Page
For each of them choose the Function Name value without "_G"
Create custom menu for Report Manager
System Administrator > Application > Menu
Add this menu as a sub-menu to the GL_SUPERUSER responsibility or a custom responsibility
Browser and Excel Settings
Works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape
See Metalink 389422.1 for latest browser requirements
Internet Explorer Settings
Navigate to Tools -> Internet Options and choose the Security tab
Select Local Intranet and choose the Custom Level button.
Set the following option to Prompt.
Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe
Excel Settings
Open Excel, Go to Tools -> Macro -> Security -> Trusted Sources
Check the "Trust access to Visual Basic Project
Incorrect settings will lead to error
Create a Custom Template
Select Financial Report Template Editor
Select a Report, Select Excel Template Editor, Click on Create
Create a Template
Confirm ActiveX control interaction by clicking on Yes, if prompted
Create a Template
Name the template, select Drill option, Upload.