Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i Discoverer & XML Publisher
Full Throttle Reporting
Tim Sharpe
Dallas, TX Raleigh, NC Denver, CO Atlanta, GA Detroit, MI
www.solutionbeacon.com
Release 11i Workshops
Agenda
Typical Reporting Needs Dynamic Static Overview Discoverer XML Publisher Compare/Contrast Summary, Additional Resources Questions and Answers
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Dynamic Reporting
Discoverer
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Dynamic Reporting
Ad Hoc Queries (on the fly) Layout Flexibility Analytics Dimensionality Time Series Analysis Data Slicing Hierarchical Drilling Business Intelligence Data Mining Spreadsheet Functionality
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Static Reporting
Richly Formatted Reports Executive Reports Financial Statements Government Forms Marketing Materials Contracts Checks Labels EDI Files
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Discoverer Overview
Component Puzzle
Administrator EUL & Catalog End User Tools
Desktop, Plus & Viewer
Portlets & Portlet Provider
Oracle Application Server
Oracle Database at center
Internal Data External Data DB links, Gateways
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Discoverer Overview
Administrator
Provides Management of Infrastructure EULs Container Business Areas Access Control Structures Individual Components Folders Conditions Joins Etc. Security & Privileges Users & Responsibilities
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Administrator (cont.)
Business Area Components Folders - represent tables, views, queries Items fields Conditions where clause Hierarchies - drilling Item Lists LOVs Calculations custom fields Joins between folders Summaries pre-aggregations
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Discoverer Overview
End User Tools
Desktop Self contained Client/Server design OS Dependent Full Functionality Plus Java Powered Web Based, OS Independent Most Functionality Viewer Web Based, OS Independent Minimal Functionality View Only
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Desktop, Plus
Create/Save Workbooks, Multiple Worksheets Tabular, Crosstab Select Items from Folders Top, Side or Page Apply Conditions, Parameters Create Calculations Colors, Formats, Graphs Share Workbooks Schedule Runtimes Export Results to Excel, HTML, Text, CSV, XML, PDF
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Discoverer Overview
Viewer
View Existing Workbooks Re-arrange Fields Change Parameter Values Minimal Functionality
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Discoverer Overview
Portlets and Portlet Provider
Single Point of Entry Java BI Beans Components of Oracle Application Server
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Discoverer Overview
Portlet & Portlet Provider
Fully Web Enabled Multiple Reports in Single View Personalizable Dashboards Combine Multiple Sources
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Static Reporting
XML Publisher
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XML Publisher Overview
Components
XML Publisher Engine Report Templates EDI Templates Template Builder XML Data from Anywhere Formatted Output in HTML, RTF, Excel, PDF, EDI, etc. Deliver via Email, Fax, Printer, Web Portal, etc.
Report Templates
XSL
XML
EFT
Report Output
XML Data
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XML Publisher Overview
XML Publisher Engine
Merges XML Data with Report Template Provides Java-based Delivery Mechanism Stand-Alone 11i Version Concurrent Process Template Manager Reports Templates Data Templates Data Definitions
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XML Publisher Overview
Report Templates
Create with MS Word or Adobe Acrobat
MS Word Field Codes Template Markup Syntax Acrobat Typically Modify Existing Documents Template Markup Syntax
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XML Publisher Overview
EDI Templates
MS Word Special RTF Tables Produces Flat Files for EDI
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XML Publisher Overview
Template Builder
MS Word Plug-in Wizards, Drag-and-Drop Report Preview Simplifies Template Creation
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XML Publisher Overview
XML Data
Any Valid Source Produced from Oracle Reports PL/SQL Scripting Etc. Multiple Uses More than one template Data subsets Variable outputs
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output
Rich Text Formatting Precision & Control Interactivity Conditions & Parameters Sort Hide Columns Conditional Formatting Formulas, Functions Advanced Charting
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices Purchase Orders
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices Purchase Orders Government Forms
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices Purchase Orders Government Forms Tax Documents
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices Purchase Orders Government Forms Tax Documents Financial Reports
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XML Publisher Overview
Formatted Output - Examples
Checks Invoices Purchase Orders Government Forms Tax Documents Financial Reports Dashboards
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XML Publisher Overview
Report Delivery
Data Source
Layout
Output
PDF
Delivery
Email
Oracle, SQL Server
RTF
Printer
HTML
Oracle 11i, PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel
XML Publisher
XSL
Excel
Fax
XML
Oracle Reports, PL/SQL, Java, Perl, etc
Templates
WebDAV
EDI
EFT
WWW
Web Services
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Discoverer vs XML Publisher
Compare/Contrast
Discoverer
Web Enabled Data Security 11i Integration
XML Publisher a a a a
a a a a a
Scheduling
Advanced Analytics
User Driven
Advanced Formatting Report Delivery
a
a a
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Discoverer & XML Publisher
Summary & Additional Resources
Discoverer Dynamic Analytics User Driven
XML Publisher Static Formatting Delivery
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Administration Guide Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop User's Guide http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/discoverer.html
Introduction to XML Publisher http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/index.html
XML Publisher Users Guide incl Developers Guide http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/xmlpdocs.html
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Questions & Answers
Thank you!
Tim Sharpe tsharpe@solutionbeacon.com www.solutionbeacon.com
Real Solutions for the Real World.
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