10 the eBusiness Suite Development Process

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10 The eBusiness Suite Development Process

Table of ContentsTable of Contents.......................................................................................................1

User Interfaces........................................................................................................... 2

Process Overview....................................................................................................... 2

Identifying a Report....................................................................................................3

Run te Report........................................................................................................... 3

!iew te "inised Re#uest..........................................................................................$

!iew te Report %og "ile............................................................................................. &

!iew te Concurrent Progra' (efinition....................................................................)

Te Concurrent Progra' (efinition............................................................................*

Copy te Concurrent (efinition..................................................................................+

!iew te ,ew (efinition............................................................................................. -odify te (efinition to Produce /%.......................................................................10

et te (efault Te'plate..........................................................................................11

Cec te Responsibility...........................................................................................12

uery te Re#uest 4roup.........................................................................................13

5dd te ,ew Report..................................................................................................1$

ub'it te ,ew Re#uest.......................................................................................... 1&

!iew te ,ew Re#uest..............................................................................................1)

!iew te Re#uest Output..........................................................................................1*

Create an RT" Te'plate........................................................................................... 1-

%oad te /% a'ple (ata.......................................................................................20Co'plete te a'ple (ata %oad.............................................................................. 21

"inis te Te'plate.................................................................................................. 22

6egin (ata (efinition Registration...........................................................................23

Register te (ata (efinition.....................................................................................2$

5pply te (ata (efinition Registration.....................................................................2)

6egin te Te'plate Registration.............................................................................. 2*

Register te Te'plate..............................................................................................2+

Update te apping................................................................................................. 30

Co'plete te Te'plate Registration........................................................................31

ub'it te 6I Publiser Re#uest..............................................................................32

!iew te Results.......................................................................................................33

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User Interfaces Template manager

Data definition manager

X! Publisher concurrent re"uest

X! Publisher Des#top $Template Builder%

Process &vervie'1( dentif) the report(

Submit the re"uest

*ie' the finished re"uest

*ie' the report log file

Cop) the concurrent program definition+ and modif) it to

produce X! as its output(

,dd the ne' concurrent re"uest to the re"uest group- so

that+ )ou can submit it via S.S(

/( Submit the report using S.S(

Submit the re"uest

*ie' the re"uest output+ and save the X! to a file on

)our des#top machine(

( Design the template follo'ing the standards $'here

applicable%(

( .egister )our concurrent re"uest as a Data Definition in theX! Publisher Template anager(

2( .egister the template in the X! Publisher Template anager(

3( ,dd translations+ if desired+ to )our .T4 template

5( .un the BI Publisher Concurrent .e"uest(

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Identif)ing a .eport

In the S)stem ,dministrator responsibilit)+ there is a report called+ ,ctiveUsers( !et6s use it for our sample(

.un the .eport

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*ie' the 4inished .e"uest

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*ie' the .eport !og 4ile

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The Concurrent Program Definition

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Cop) the Concurrent Definition

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*ie' the 7e' Definition

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odif) the Definition to Produce X!

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Set the Default Template

Tis step 'ust be done fro' te S)stem ,dministrationresponsibility not te

S)stem ,dministrator7i.e.8 for's9based: responsibility.

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Chec# the .esponsibilit)

Cec te responsibility to see wat R;U;T 4ROUP it is using. In tis case8 te

S)stem ,dministratorresponsibility is using te S)stem ,dministrator

.eportsRe#uest 4roup.

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8uer) the .e"uest 9roup

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,dd the 7e' .eport

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Submit the 7e' .e"uest

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*ie' the 7e' .e"uest

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*ie' the .e"uest &utput

Te original file is #uite large as it as nu'erous entries.


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Create an .T4 Template

(o te following steps>

1: 4o to te 6I Publiser directory were you eep your sa'ples

"or e=a'ple> C:;Program 4iles;&racle;BI Publisher

Des#top;samples;.T4 templates.

2: Create a directory in your .T4 templatesdirectory8 call it User !isting.

3: ove te 47DSCU.X(


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!oad the X! Sample Data

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Complete the Sample Data !oad

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4inish the Template

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Begin Data Definition .egistration

6I Publiser provides Te'plate anager to register your report data definitions and

te'plates. Register te concurrent re#uest as a data definition in te Te'plate

anager to 'ae te data source available to 6I Publiser at runti'e.

To register a (ata (efinition>

1. "ro' te /% Publiser 5d'inistrator responsibility8 navigate to

te (ata (efinitions page.

2. ;nter te re#uired fields. Te data definition Code 'ust 'atcte concurrent progra'Fs sort na'e. 5t runti'e tis allows te

Concurrent anager to provide te list of te'plates tat are

available for te concurrent progra'.

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.egister the Data Definition

Te (ata (efinition Code UT 5TCG te concurrent progra'Fs sort na'e. 5t

runti'e tis allows te Concurrent anager to provide te list of te'plates tat are

available to te concurrent progra'.

7ame

;nter a user9friendly na'e for your data definition.

Code

If you are using te Oracle 5pplications concurrent 'anager to generate your

report8 te data definition Code 'ust 'atc te concurrent progra' sort na'e ofte report progra' 7for e=a'ple8 R5/CU for te Custo'er %isting u''ary:. Tis

enables te concurrent 'anager to locate te te'plates available for te report

concurrent progra' wen you sub'it te re#uest.

,pplication

elect te reportFs application fro' te %O!.

Start Date

;nter te date fro' wic te data definition will be active.

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X! Schema

Dou 'ust supply /% ce'a if bot of te following conditions are applicable>

Tis data definition will be assigned to a P(" te'plate.

Te P(" te'plate will re#uire field 'apping.

5 P(" te'plate re#uires 'apping if te te'plate for' field na'es 7placeolders:

do not 'atc te data ele'ent tag na'es of te /% file. Use te Bro'se buttonto upload te /% ce'a fro' a saved location.

=nd Date

Dou cannot delete data definitions fro' te Te'plate anager. To 'ae te data

definition inactive8 enter an end date.

Previe' Data

To use te report Previe' feature of te Te'plate anager8 upload a sa'ple /%

file fro' te data source. Te Previe' feature is available fro' te *ie'

Template page8 page &9) and also at runti'e fro' te Oracle 5pplications re#uest

sub'ission interface. Data Template

If you are using an /% Publiser data te'plate to generate te data for tis data

definition8 enter te file location8 or use te Bro'se button to upload your data

te'plate. If you are using a concurrent progra' to generate te data8 leave tis

field blan. "or infor'ation on creating data te'plates8 see (ata Te'plates8 page

-91 . 5fter te data definition is created8 all te fields are updateable e=cept

,pplication and Code.

*ie'ing and Updating a Data Denition

To view an e=isting data definition>

1. earc for te data definition fro' te Data Definitions tab.

2. "ro' te searc results8 select te data definition 7ame to

launc te *ie' Data Definition page.

5ccess te Update Data Definition page by perfor'ing eiter of te following> elect te Update icon fro' te searc results region.

elect te Update button fro' te *ie' Data Definition

page.

"ro' te Update Data Definition page8 all fields are updateable e=cept

,pplication and Code.

Setting .untime Properties for a Data Denition

Dou can set runti'e configuration properties tat are specific to a data definition.

To update or assign properties to tis data definition8 select te =dit

Configuration button. Property values set at te (ata (efinition level tae

precedence over values set at te ite level8 but will be superseded by values set atte Te'plate level.

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,ppl) the Data Definition .egistration

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Begin the Template .egistration

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.egister the Template


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5ssign a te'plate code using te product sort na'e and a descriptive ending.

,pplication

elect te reportFs 5pplication.

Data Denition

elect your reportFs data definition. Te data definition 'ust already e=ist in te

Te'plate anager.T)pe

elect te file type of te te'plate. !alid te'plate file types are> eTe=t 9 Inbound8

eTe=t

9 Outbound8 P("8 RT"8 /%9"O8 /%9GT%8 /%9T;/T8 and /%9/%.

Start Date

;nter te date fro' wic te te'plate will be active.

=nd Date

To 'ae te te'plate inactive8 enter an end date.

Subtemplate

If tis is a subte'plate8 select HDesH fro' te drop list. 5 subte'plate is referenced

by oter te'plates8 but cannot be run on its own. "or e=a'ple8 you 'ay create a

subte'plate to contain co''on content tat you want sared across reports so

tat you do not ave to duplicate tat content in all te te'plates. Dou enter synta=

in te pri'ary te'plate to HcallH te subte'plate so tat at runti'e its

contents are included in te report.

4ile

Use te Bro'se button to upload your te'plate layout file.

!anguage

elect te te'plate language. 5dd 'ore language te'plate files to your te'plate

definition fro' te *ie' Template page.

Territor)elect te language territory.

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Update the apping

If your te'plate type is P("8 te Template apping region displays after you

select ,ppl). If you na'ed te placeolders on te P(" te'plate according to teir

corresponding /% ele'ent na'es8 no 'apping is re#uired. If you did not na'e te

P(" placeolders according to te /% ele'ent na'es 7or if you are using a tird9

party P(" te'plate tat already contained na'ed placeolders:8 you 'ust 'ap

eac te'plate field na'e to its corresponding /% ele'ent. Dou 'ust ave loaded

te /% sce'a to te te'plateFs corresponding (ata (efinition to 'ae te /%

ele'ent na'es available to te Te'plate anagerFs 'apping tool. To perfor'

'apping8 select te =nable apping button to launc te Update apping

page.

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Complete the Template .egistration

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Submit the BI Publisher .e"uest

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*ie' the .esults

,OT;> Our report does not #uite loo te way tat we e=pect. It is close8 but not

co'plete tere. Te proble' is tat it as 'erged all te Users into 1 big

responsibility listing. Obviously not wat we want.

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