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XML Publisher. Jason Reedy Sales Consultant Jason.reedy@oracle.com Oracle Corporation. Service Beans. SQLGen. BC4J. FSG. XML Gateway. Discoverer. PMV / DBI. Reports 6i / 9i. Why XML. Many Data Engines can Produce XML. XML. Publishing and Delivery. Deliver. Collect. XML. Publish.
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Jason ReedySales Consultant Jason.reedy@oracle.com Oracle Corporation
Service Beans SQLGen BC4J FSG XML Gateway Discoverer PMV / DBI Reports 6i / 9i Why XML • Many Data Engines can Produce XML XML
Publishing and Delivery Deliver Collect XML Publish PDF RTF HTML
P D F X L S R T F X S L XML Publisher Technology Industry Standard Templates • Using desktop applications • Adobe Acrobat • MS Word • MS Excel • XSL Editors
XML Publisher 5.0 • Outputs to HTML, RTF, Excel, PDF • Delivery manager – Printer, Fax, E-Mail, WebDAV • EFT and EDI outputs • Future: streamline concurrent manager
XML Publisher 30 Minute Quick Start
Quick Start Agenda • Setup Environment • Generate XML Output • Design Template • Map Template • Register Data Definition and Template • Print Report
IMPORTANT The Concurrent Program “Short Name”must match the “Source Code” of the Data Definition Create Concurrent Program Copy To…
Identify Placeholders & Groups • PlaceholdersIndividual Fields, e.g. • PO Number • Vendor Name • Product Description • GroupsRepeating Elements, e.g. • PO Lines • Purchase Orders
Register Data Definition • The Application mustmatch that of thereport • The “Status Code”must match the“Short Name” of thereport • Attach a sample ofyour XML output topreview and test yourtemplate
Register Template • The Application mustmatch that of thereport • The Type must matchthe file type of yourdesign • A Data Definition is“Required”, but it maysimply be a place-holder • However, by loadingsample XML, you canpreview the template • You can add differenttemplates for eachlanguage and region
Select Parameters • You will be able to run the XML Report Publisher against any previously generated XML report with the same “Source Code” • You can apply multiple templates to the same XML data • You can apply multiple locales to the same XML data
Questions & Answers Q & Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R S A
For Additional Information • Oracle University Training and Enrolment: • http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=3 • Oracle Product Information: • Oracle.com - http://oracle.com/ • AppsNet - http://oracle.com/appsnet/content.html • MetaLink - http://metalink.oracle.com • Oracle Product Documentation: • AppsNet - http://www.oracle.com/appsnet/products/documentation/content.html • About XML Publisher 5.0: MetaLink Note: 295036.1 • Oracle Product Software (on Metalink): • XDO OA 5.0.0 - Patch: 3822219 • XML Publisher On-line Help - Patch: 4047184