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What is a data template in XML Publisher?

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What is a data template in XML Publisher?

The data template is the method by which you communicate your request for data to the data engine. It is an XML document whose elements collectively define how the data engine will process the template to generate the XML.

How do I create a data definition in XML Publisher?

Navigate to XML Publisher Administrator->Home->Data Definitions, click on “Create Data Definition” button and create Data Definition as below. Data Definition Code should be same as the Concurrent Program Short name which we created. Then click on Apply button.

How do I create a data template in XML Publisher?

XML Publisher Report from XML Data Template

  1. Create a RDF or SQL or PL/SQL procedure.
  2. Register the RDF or SQL or PL/SQL report as a concurrent program and set the output to XML.
  3. Run the above report and get the output and save it as a XML file.
  4. Use the XML data in building the Template using Microsoft Word.

How do I run an XML Publisher report in Oracle Apps?

Set the Oracle Reports Report Output to XML

  1. Log in to your E-Business Suite instance.
  2. Open the System Administrator responsibility.
  3. Click the Define link from Concurrent: Program.
  4. Click Run, if the Warning – Security window is displayed.
  5. The Concurrent: Programs window appears.
  6. In the Short Name field, enter ARXCOBLX.

What is XML report?

XML reports are a special type of Report Listings. Then the Spreadsheet Reporter generates a local Report Listing with extension . xml for those reports that you selected from the available Postprocessor report types, which are presented in Figure 2).

Where do you register data and layout templates?

And register the template using the data definition created. Go to XML Publisher Administrator->Data Definitions->Create Data definition. At the runtime the concurrent managers request interface will present the list of available templates with respect to the data definition registered.

What is layout template?

The LayoutTemplate will include controls that acts as a placeholder for the data like Table, Panel, Label or HTML controls like table, div, or span elements that have a runat attribute set to “server”. This template typically contains controls that are data-bound to data columns or other individual data elements.

What triggers are supported in data template?

There are two different triggers supported by Data Template:

  • Before Trigger.
  • After Trigger.

What is the purpose of output post processor?

The Output Post Processor (OPP) is an enhancement to Concurrent Processing and is designed to support XML Publisher as post-processing action for concurrent requests.

How do I view an XML report?

How do I view an XML formatted Report in Microsoft Excel?

  1. Save (verify the file is still saved in the XML format)
  2. Open Excel.
  3. Click on the Data tab.
  4. Select From Other Sources > From XML Data Import under Get External Data.
  5. From the Select Data Source dialog, navigate to, and select the report file(s) to be opened.

How does the XML Publisher Data Engine work?

The XML Publisher data engine enables you to rapidly generate any kind of XML data structure against any database in a scalable, efficient manner which you can easily use in your templates. The data template is the method by which you communicate your request for data to the data engine.

When to use data templates to create XML report?

The data templates are useful when you need to create a XML Publisher report without using the RDF. The XML Publisher data engine enables you to rapidly generate any kind of XML data structure against any database in a scalable, efficient manner which you can easily use in your templates.

What are the parts of an XML template?

The XML data template is an XML document that consists of four basic sections: Parameters Triggers Data Query Data Structure

Where can I download Oracle XML Publisher 5.5?

Usually Template builder 5.5 is available in Oracle XML Publisher patch itself but you can also download it from http://edelivery.oracle.com. First select Oracle Application Server Products then select your platform and then locate the Oracle XML Publisher Release 5.6.2 Media Pack v1 for Microsoft Windows, as below: