XML Publisher Duncan Davies Allinity

What is XML Publisher? “ Publisher is the only Reporting Platform for Fusion Apps”

“ Publisher is the only Reporting Platform for Fusion Apps”

How does it work? XML Data Source Technical Task Template Layout Business Task Report Output XML Publisher Engine

Step 1 Create an App Engine to supply: XML Sample Data File XSD Schema File

Create an App Engine to supply:

XML Sample Data File

XSD Schema File

Step 1 Code – Populate Rowset

Step 1 Code – Output Files

Step 2 Create an RTF template in Word using the XML Sample data file.

Step 3 Within PeopleSoft, create: Data Source Defn Report Defn Process Defn

Within PeopleSoft, create:

Data Source Defn

Report Defn

Process Defn

Step 3 – Data Source Definition

Step 3 – Report Definition

Step 4 Update your App Engine to output full data, then run it.

Step 4 Code – Code Changes

Advanced Use Bursting Content Library Translations

Bursting

Content Library

Translations

What’s good? Single Toolset Business users don’t need a techie to layout a report Highly Flexible Easier upgrade to Fusion Quick and easy

Single Toolset

Business users don’t need a techie to layout a report

Highly Flexible

Easier upgrade to Fusion

Quick and easy

What’s not good? XML/XSL knowledge needed for complex reports Excel output very basic No update until 2008 (Tools 8.50) Need to use Report Mgr

XML/XSL knowledge needed for complex reports

Excel output very basic

No update until 2008 (Tools 8.50)

Need to use Report Mgr

What other tips can we give? Make sure all rowset levels are filled in sample data. RTFs not shown in Process Monitor, so set up Report Manager. Limit the size of the rowset for sample data. Sort data in Code

Make sure all rowset levels are filled in sample data.

RTFs not shown in Process Monitor, so set up Report Manager.

Limit the size of the rowset for sample data.

Sort data in Code

Thanks for listening. Does anyone have a Question?

Does anyone have a Question?