Introduction to Oracle BI Publisher

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What is BI Publisher ? Reporting Challenges Benefits of Oracle BI Publisher Demo Oracle Statement of Direction






XML Publisher is a Template-based reporting tool that makes report generation more efficient by separating the data extraction logic from the report layout.






When XML Publisher became part of the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Suite it was re-branded as Oracle BI Publisher (Business Intelligence)

Publisher is synonymous with BI Publisher. The two terms

are interchangeable.






BI Publisher for e-Business Suite requires Oracle Applications and the concurrent manager to generate reports. This product is formerly known as XML Publisher.

BI Publisher Enterprise is a stand alone comprehensive suite of products that deliver the full range of BI capabilities including: Interactive dashboards Full Ad-hoc reporting Proactive intelligence and Alerts






Invoices & Purchase Orders

Management and Financial type Reports

Checks Government forms and Contracts

Labels











Reporting tools Forms tools Labels tools Checks tools






Data logic Layout

Translation

Data logic Layout

Translation

Data logic Layout

Translation






Data Logic

10 Translations

10 Layouts

You have to maintain 100 report files!!!






Complex, costly reporting environments Slow, costly report developing process Increased cost of doing business Report maintenance difficulties











Oracle BI Publisher

Reduces Costs Eliminates 3rd party solutions Eliminates outdated home grown systems

XML/EFT/EDI

Invoices, Shipping Labels, Checks, Reports

Multiple Destinations






Oracle BI Publisher

Simplifies Maintenance Reduces Costs Minimized Load

Data Logic

Layout

Translation






Rapid development Less dependence on IT Simplified maintenance






PDF RTF

HTML Excel Flash

PowerPoint CSV XML EDI EFT

Oracle BI Publisher

Oracle 10g,OBIEE

EBS, PeopleSoft, JDE

Web Services

OLAP

Data Sources

Word, Excel

PDF, Flash

Layout Tools Output Format Destinations






Purchase Orders Labels/Bar Codes Collateral Government Forms E-texts Order Forms Invoices Operational Records Correspondence Financial Statements Checks











Oracle BI Publisher

One template for 185 languages, 225 territories Single global instance Full set of Unicode fonts No need for expensive language-specific printers






Eliminates point solutions and reduces complexity Simplifies report development and maintenance Reduces dependence on IT Integrate easily with current IT infrastructure Reduces cost































Oracle Reports: The last major changes to Oracle Reports were in the 10g release. Since then, there have been limited new features added to the product in Oracle Reports 11gR1 and 11gR2. Development efforts for Oracle Reports since 10g have been focused on stability and bug fixes. We are planning to release Oracle Reports 12c as part of Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c.

However, Oracle’s strategic reporting solution is now BI Publisher. While Oracle’s support of Oracle Reports will extend well into the future, customers should begin planning their migration to BI Publisher. Many Oracle applications and products, including E-Business Suite, Siebel CRM and JD Edwards, have already changed their reporting infrastructure to use BI Publisher as a replacement to earlier reporting tools.






BI Publisher Overview Report Output Types Running a BI Publisher Report Report Process Flow Getting XML Data Modifying A Report Layout Install Oracle BI Publisher Desktop Creating Reports in Oracle E-Business Suit Using BIP Generate XML file Using Concurrent Manager Creating RTF Report Templates Create Data Definition for the report Using Template Manager to Upload the Report Running BI Publisher Reports






Cont….

Translation and Localization Grouping and Subtotals Adding Header and Footer Information Date and Number Formatting Building eText templates Building Excel Templates Bursting in BI Publisher AP Checks and Deposit Advise Purchase Orders Report Builder





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