Xml Publisher

Slide 1: XML Publisher Duncan Davies Allinity

Slide 2: What is XML Publisher? “Publisher is the only Reporting Platform for Fusion Apps”

Slide 3: How does it work? Te c h nic a l Ta s k XML Da ta S ourc e XML R e port P ub lis h e r B us ine s s Ta s k Output E ng ine Te mpla te La yout

Slide 4: Step 1 Create an App Engine to supply: 2. XML Sample Data File 3. XSD Schema File

Slide 5: Step 1 Code – Populate Rowset

Slide 6: Step 1 Code – Output Files

Slide 7: Step 2 C re a te a n R TF te m p la te in Word u s in g th e XML S a m p le d a ta file .

Slide 8: Step 3 Within PeopleSoft, create: 2. Data Source Defn 3. Report Defn 4. Process Defn

Slide 9: Step 3 – Data Source Definition

Slide 10: Step 3 – Report Definition

Slide 11: Step 4 Upd a te yo u r Ap p E ng in e to o utp u t fu ll d a ta , th e n run it.

Slide 12: Step 4 Code – Code Changes

Slide 13: Advanced Use • B urs ting • C o nte n t Lib ra ry • Tra n s la tio n s

Slide 14: What’s good? • S in g le To o ls e t • B us in e s s u s e rs d on ’t n e e d a te c h ie to la yo u t a re po rt • Hig h ly F le xib le • E a s ie r u p g ra d e to F us io n • Quic k a nd e a s y

Slide 15: What’s not good? • XML/ L XS kno wle d g e n e e d e d fo r c om p le x re p o rts • E xc e l o utp u t ve ry b a s ic • No u p d a te u ntil 20 0 8 (To o ls 8 .5 0) • Ne e d to u s e R e p o rt Mg r

Slide 16: What other tips can we give? • Ma ke s u re a ll rows e t le ve ls a re fille d in s a m p le d a ta . • R TF s n o t s h o wn in P ro c e s s Mon itor, s o s e t u p R e po rt Ma n a g e r. • Lim it th e s iz e of th e ro ws e t fo r s a m p le da ta . • S ort da ta in C o de

Slide 17: Thanks for listening. Does anyone have a Question?