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What is BI Publisher?
A. It is a reporting tool for generating the reports. More than tool it is an engine that can be
integrated with systems supporting the business.
Is BI Publisher integrated with Oracle Apps?
Yes, it is tightly integrated with Oracle Apps for reporting needs. In 11.5.10 instances xml publisher was used, in
R12 we can it BI Publisher
What is the difference between xml publisher and BI Publisher?
Name is the difference, initially it was released on the name of xml publisher( the initial patchset), later on they
have added more features and called it Business Intelligence Publisher. In BI by default we have integration with
Datadefinitions in R12 instance. Both these names can be used interchangeably
What are the various components required for developing a BI publisher report?
Data Template, Layout template and the integration with Concurrent Manager.
How does the concurrent program submitted by the user knows about the datatemplate or layout template it should
be using for generating the output?
The concurrent program shortname will be mapped to the code of the Datatemplate. Layout template is
attached to the datatemplate, this forms the mapping between all the three.
What is a datatemplate?
Datatemplate is an xml structure which contains the queries to be run against the database so that desired output
in xml format is generated, this generated xml output is then applied on to the layout template for the final output
What is a layout template?
Layout template defines how the user views the output, basically it can be developed using Microsoft word
document in rft (rich text format) or Adobe pdf format. The data output in xml format (from Data template) will be
loaded in layout template at run time and the required final output file is generated.

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What are the output formats supported by layout template?

xls, html, pdf, eText etc are supported based on the business need.
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Do you need to write multiple layout templates for each output type like html/pdf?
No, only layout template will be created, BI Publisher generates desired output format when the request is run

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What is the default output format of the report?

The default output format defined during the layout template creation will be used to generate the output, the
same can be modified during the request submission and it will overwrite the one defined at layout template

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Can you have multiple layout templates for a singe data template?
Yes, multiple layouts can be defined, user has a choice here to use one among them at run time during conc
request submission

Where do you register data and layout templates?

Layout template will be registered under xml publisher administrator responsibility>Templates tab.
Data template will be registered under xml publisher admininstrator responsibility> Data Definitions
I want to create a report output in 10 languages, do I have to create 10 layout templates?
No, BI Publisher provides the required translation for your templates, based on the number of languages installed
in your oracle apps environment requires outputs are provided
What is the required installation for using BI Pub report?
BI Publisher deskop tool has be installed. Using this tool you can preview or test the report before deploying the
same on to the instance.
How do you move your layout or data template across instances?

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xdoloader is the utility that will be used.

What is the tool to map required data output and layout templates so that they can be tested in local machine?
Template viewer will be used for the same.

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Which component is responsible for generating the output in xml format before applying it to layout template?
DataEngine will take DataTemplate as the input and the output will be generated in xml format which will then
be applied on layout template
Can BI publisher reports be used in OAF pages?
XDO template utility helper java classes are provided for the same.
Name some business use cases for BI reports?
Bank EFT, customer documents, shipping documents, internal analysis documents or any transactional
documents
How do you pass parameters to your report?
Concurrent program parameters should be passed, ensure that the parameter name/token are same as in the conc
prog defn and the data template
What are the various sections in the data template?
Parameter section
Trigger Section
Sql stmt section
Data Structure section
Lexical Section
What does lexical section contain?
The required lexical clause of Key Flex field or Descriptive FF are created under this section
What triggers are supported in Data template?
Before report and After report are supported
Where is the trigger code written?
The code is written in the plsql package which is given under defaultpackage tag of data template.
what is the file supporting the translation for a layout template?
A. xliff is the file that supports the translation, you can modify the same as required.
Q. How do you display the company logo on the report output?
A. Copy and paste the logo (.gif. or any format) on the header section of .rtf file . Ensure you resize per the company
standards.
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12 comments:
sudha.sb Sai July 4, 2012 at 2:46 AM
.Freeze report column headers: when user scrolls down the column headers should stay so that user knows which column
contains what data.(Printing Header on Ev ery Page)
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sudha.sb Sai July 4, 2012 at 2:47 AM

Do y ou know if an HTML page break will transf er to excel when report is exported/printed to excel?
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sudha.sb Sai July 4, 2012 at 2:48 AM

Column heights in HTML/excel mode are too big ev en when the cells do not contain enough data. Can y ou apply autof it to
contents?
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sudha.sb Sai July 4, 2012 at 2:49 AM

.HTML f ormat should be def aulted on all reports regardless of last f ormat selection. Currently, af ter exporting to excel, BI
remembers the last f ormat selection and does not display HTML report if y ou go back to BI
and re-run the report. It tries to open the report in excel.
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sudha.sb Sai July 4, 2012 at 2:50 AM

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Af ter selection of the parameter v alues and then hit apply report should run.It shoud not run automatically.
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NAGARJUNA VAJINAPALLY August 11, 2012 at 10:37 AM

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Adiva Consulting August 19, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Nice Collection. Thanks f or Sharing.
Here are f ew good articles on BI Publisher. Hope these help as well to y our readers.
RTF Template : Working with v ariables
http://www.adiv aconsulting.com/bi-publisher/item/81-rtf -template-working-with-v ariables.html
How to re-group XML data in RTF Template
http://www.adiv aconsulting.com/bi-publisher/item/80-rtf -template-working-with-nested-groups.html
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Rajeshwar September 20, 2014 at 11:52 AM

Thanks For prov iding Valuable Inf ormation to attend the Interv iew.
Thank y ou v ery much Post some more question on SQR ,App Designer, People code Component interf ace.
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supradeep appasani April 12, 2015 at 2:04 PM

I hav e a question in BI Publisher. I am try ing to generate an xml with http request which should hav e liv e data in it. Is there
a possibility to get a http link? I want to use this http ling in a third party web serv ice to generate reports with liv e data
coming f rom http link. Reports need to be generated on demand using the http link
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