This document provides an overview and quick start guide for using Oracle's XML Publisher tool. It discusses how XML Publisher can take XML data from various Oracle sources and output it in formats like PDF, RTF, HTML, and XML. The quick start agenda outlines setting up the environment, generating XML output, designing and mapping templates, and registering and running a report. XML Publisher allows publishing reports from XML data to various formats using industry standard templates.

2. XMLXML
PublisherPublisher

3. Jason Reedy
Sales Consultant
Jason.reedy@oracle.com
Oracle Corporation

4. Why XML
• Many Data Engines can Produce XML
XMLXML
DiscovererDiscoverer
Service BeansService Beans
Reports 6i / 9iReports 6i / 9i
SQLGenSQLGen
FSGFSG
PMV / DBIPMV / DBI
XML GatewayXML Gateway
BC4JBC4J

5. Publishing and Delivery
PublishPublishCollectCollect DeliverDeliver
PDFPDF
RTFRTF
HTMLHTML
XMLXML

6. XML Publisher Technology
Industry Standard Templates
• Using desktop applications
• Adobe Acrobat
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• XSL Editors
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R T F
P D F
P D F
X L S
X S L

7. 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

8. XML Publisher
30 Minute Quick Start

9. Quick Start Agenda
1. Setup Environment
2. Generate XML Output
3. Design Template
4. Map Template
5. Register Data Definition and Template
6. Print Report

10. Setup Environment

11. Add Responsibility

12. Create Concurrent Program
Copy To…
IMPORTANT
The Concurrent Program “Short
Name” must match the “Source
Code” of the Data Definition

13. Add Reports to Request Group

14. Generate XML Output

15. Generate XML Output

16. Generate XML Output

17. Design Template

18. Identify Placeholders & Groups
• Placeholders
Individual Fields, e.g.
• PO Number
• Vendor Name
• Product Description
• Groups
Repeating Elements, e.g.
• PO Lines
• Purchase Orders

19. Layout Template

20. Map Template

21. Basic RTF

22. Form Field Method

23. Register Data Definition and
Template

24. Register Data Definition
1. The Application must
match that of the
report
2. The “Status Code”
must match the
“Short Name” of the
report
3. Attach a sample of
your XML output to
preview and test your
template

25. Register Template
1. The Application must
match that of the
report
2. The Type must match
the file type of your
design
3. A Data Definition is
“Required”, but it may
simply be a place-
holder
4. However, by loading
sample XML, you can
preview the template
5. You can add different
templates for each
language and region

26. Print Report

27. Run Concurrent Program

28. Select Parameters
1. You will be able to run the XML Report Publisher against any
previously generated XML report with the same “Source Code”
2. You can apply multiple templates to the same XML data
3. You can apply multiple locales to the same XML data

29. View Output

30. Finished Result

31. Questions & Answers
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Q&Q U E S T I O N SQ U E S T I O N S
A N S W E R SA N S W E R S

32. For Additional Information
• Oracle University Training and Enrolment:
– http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?re
• 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