Best Implementation Practices With Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

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Best Implementation Practices with

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

Mohan Dutt Brent Lowe

VeriSign Inc. STR Software


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About The Presenter: Brent Lowe

• Business Inteigence Pubisher !BIP" #$%ert

• Manager& Pro'uct De(eo%)ent at STR Software

• Author of %o%uar BIP Bog * The Lowe Down

• Bog +RL: htt%:,,www.theowe'ownbog.co)

• Brent-s ther Presentations: Tues'a/& Se% 20& 02:1% Moscone 3est L2& Roo) 200 * Man/ 4aces

of race Business Inteigence Pubisher in race #5Business Suite!S10670"

3e'nes'a/& Se% 22& 00:1a Moscone 3est L1& Roo) 18 * Data#$change Between race #5Business Suite an' ther S/ste)s: The

#as/ 3a/ !S1067"

http://www.thelowedownblog.com/http://www.thelowedownblog.com/


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About The Presenter: Mohan Dutt

• Business Inteigence Pubisher !BIP" +ser

• Manager& Business S/ste)s at VeriSign Inc

• Author of %o%uar race 9ertification Bog

• Bog +RL: htt%:,,ebioc%.bogs%ot.co)

• Mohan-s ther Presentations: Mon'a/& Se% 2& 02:1% 3estin Mar;et Street


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Agen'a

• Business Inteigence Pubisher (er(iew

• Ti%s an' Best Practices

• I)%e)entation 9ase Stu'/ * race #5Business Suite 9re'it5to59ash )o'ues

* race #5Business Suite Recor'5to5Re%ort )o'ues

* race #5Business Suite Procure5to5Pa/ )o'ues

• Business Inteigence Pubisher Benefits

• @ A


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Business Inteigence Pubisher * Singe Soution

• +se BI Pubisher

4or: * Authoring

* Managing

* Dei(ering

• Meet Business

Reuire)ents

• Re)o(e 9o)%e$it/

• Re'uce T9CML , #4T , #DI

Re%orts

9hec;s

Labes

Destinations

In(oices


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Business Intelligence Publisher

• Se%aration of the %resentation of the re%ort fro) its 'ata structure• 9oection of the 'ata is sti han'e' b/ /our concurrent reuest• At runti)e BI Pubisher )erges 'esigne' te)%ate fies with the re%ort 'ata• 9reates %ubishe' out%ut 'ocu)ents


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Business Inteigence Pubisher (er(iew

Layout Templates

XML

EDI

EFT

Output Formats Destinations

BI Publisher

PDF

HTML

Ecel

Power

Point

!"#

Flash

$TF

#)ai

Printer

4a$

e59o))erce

Re%ositor/

Data "ources

• 3or'• Acrobat• EDe(

Layout Tools

• #$ce• 4e$• thers

3eb Ser(ices

race 0g&race BI ##&

race BI A%%sS@L Ser(er

#5BusinessSuite&

Peo%eSoft& Siebe& ED#

LAP

XSL


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Best I)%e)entation Practice

Fet to the Latest Version of BIP for

#BS


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Fet to the Latest Version of BIP for #BS


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BI Pubisher GG CML Pubisher

4or #BS: 7.8.1

Running 00i 5H MS =227?.0 * About race CMLP Reease 7.8.1

Running R02 5H 9ongrats& /ou area'/ ha(e 7.8.1


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Patch 7.8.1

MS 001?82.0 * (er(iew of A(aiabe Patches for race CML

Pubisher !e)be''e' in race #5Business Suite"

So)e In'i(i'ua Patches are a(aiabe

Patch Sets are roe' into ATF 4a)i/ Pac;s.


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Jnow race-s Pubishe' Best

Practices


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Jnow race-s Pubishe' Best Practices

htt%:,,www.orace.co),technetwor;,)i''eware,bi5%ubisher,o(er(iew,in'e$.ht)


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Jnow race-s Pubishe' Best Practices

• 9o(ers: * Large 'ata set strategies

* CML structures

* Lots of great te)%ate ti%s for %erfor)ance& consistenc/& for)atting.


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+tiie the 9orrect Toos for /our

(ersion of BIP


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+tiie the 9orrect Toos

• BI Pubisher Des;to%Latest (ersion is 0.0.1.=.0

+se the (ersion buit with the sa)e ibraries as 7.8.1 5H 0.0.1.2

Patch 7??60

• BI Pubisher Toobo$

htt%:,,bi%ubisher.bogs%ot.co),

Bursting Designer

Dei(er/ Designer

Re%ort 9on(ersion

http://bipublisher.blogspot.com/http://bipublisher.blogspot.com/


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Jnow what BIP is 9a%abe of 3ithin Different A%%ications

A a%%ications 'o not foow ATF-s ea'.

• A'(ance' 9oections

• Pa/abes

• Purchasing

Session: Man/ 4aces of BI Pubisher in #BS !S10670"

Tues'a/ 02:1 * 0:1 * Moscone 3est 200


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+n'erstan' >our Dei(er/ %tions


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+n'erstan' >our Dei(er/ %tions

• Dei(er/ Manager e$%ose' (ia = )etho's: * Bursting 9ontro 4ies

* 02.0 R+P1

* In'i(i'ua a%%ications 'oing their own thing

* Ea(a APIs


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Dei(er/ %tions * Bursting 9ontro 4ies

Email

Printer

Fax


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Dei(er/ %tions * In'i(i'ua A%%s

#$a)%e: A'(ance' 9oections


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Dei(er/ %tions * Ea(a APIs

• Ea(a base' APIs a(aiabe to 'ei(er (ia:

4a$

#)aiPrint

4TP

3ebDAV


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Dei(er/ %tions 5 4unctionait/

• #)ai * +tiies stan'ar' SMTP %rotoco

* Set To& 99& B99& SubKect& Attach)ent a)e& #)ai Message Bo'/& 4ro)infor)ation. * 0 Attach)ent !the BIP 'ata fie"

• 4a$ * +tiies IPP to co))unicate with 1r' %art/ software,har'ware to trans)it 'ata. * Set 4a$ u)ber on/

• Print * +tiies IPP,9+PS to co))unicate with Printers * #nsure that %rinters can han'e out%ut 'ata or fiter- first.


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Dei(er/ %tions 5 Status

3hat ha%%ene' to )/ 'ocu)entN

#)ai * Re/ on bouncebac;s4a$ * After han'off& it-s an/one-s guess

Print * n the %rinter


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+n'erstan'


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+n'erstan'


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Best Practices

• Fet to the Latest Version of BIP for #BS

• Jnow race-s Pubishe' Best Practices

• +tiie the 9orrect Toos for /our (ersion of BIP

• Jnow what BIP is 9a%abe of 3ithin Different A%%ications

• +n'erstan' >our Dei(er/ %tions

• +n'erstan'


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I)%e)entation 9ase Stu'/

• I)%e)ente' on race #5Business Suite 00.7.0

• 9on(erte' 9usto) Re%orts to Business Inteigence Pubisher • 3a; through of 9on(ersion Ste%s

• I)%e)entation


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Pre%are #n(iron)ent

• Pre%are /ou en(iron)ent b/ re(iewing BI Pubisher %atches reuire'

• A%%/ %atches as reuire'

• Pro(i'e BI Pubisher A')inistrator

• Fet 'es;to% instaation of BI Pubisher

• BI Pubisher Toobar shou' be a(aiabe in MS 3or' after Instaation


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Ste% 0: 9on(ert the RD4 re%ort into CML for)at

• 9on(ert the RD4 Re%ort into CML for)at using rwcon+erter utiit/

• This utiit/ is a(aiabe with Re%ort 6i or ater

rwcon(erter batchG/es sourceGc:CCTRCPRIT.r'f'estGc:CCTRCPRIT.$) 't/%eG$)fie o(erwriteG/es

XX_TRX_PRINT.RDF

X_TRX_PRINT.xml


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Ste% 2: 9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Option , - $DF Layout Migration

* +se $TFTemplate.enerator utiit/ to generate a/out te)%ate fro)RD4 La/out

Ka(a.e$e orace.a%%s.$'o.r'f%arser.RT4Te)%ateFenerator CCCCTRCPRIT.$)

TF generated by TemplateGenera

• Option / - !reate $TF (ile using Template Buil%er


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9reate RT4 Te)%ate * Te)%ate Bui'er

• ew 9ross Tab 3iar' * Muti%e Le(es

* Totas

• #nhance' 9hart Diaog * Muti%e Line 9harts

* 1D 9harts with Fra'ients

* 9oor Sche)as * Rea Pre(iew

• ew Tabe 3iar'

• Transation Su%%ort

* Fenerate CLI44 fie * Test Transations

• Te)%ate Vai'ation

9 RT4 T


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9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Fenerate Sa)%e CML

Data

* Set ut%ut 4or)at toCML for current RD49oncurrent Progra).

* #$ecute the concurrent%rogra) an' sa(e CMLData ut%ut 4ie

ample XML !tp

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9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Insert CML fie' in the te)%ate

* Insert Menu 5H 4ie' o%tion

• A the hea'ers an' su))ar/

e(e 'etais can be inserte'

using this feature

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9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Insert Tabe * * Insert Menu 5H Tabe ,

4or) 5H Seect3iar' o%tion.

* A the ine e(e'etais can be

inserte' using thisfeature

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9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Loo% * * QNfor5each:FLI#NH

oo% through a ines

• 9on'itiona 4or)atting * 'is%a/ ines with

LI#T>P#GLI#-

* RD4 4or)at Triggerogic can bei)%e)ente' i;e this

• Last Page n/ TagQNstartast5%age:bo'/NHQNen' bo'/N

H

* An/thing after the ast %ageon/ tag is 'is%a/e' at theen' of the 'ocu)ent

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9reate RT4 Te)%ate

• Pre(iew out%ut

RTF Template

Pre"ie# PDF

St 1 9 t D t T t


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Ste% 1: 9reate Data Te)%ate

• +se DataTe)%ateFenerator +tiit/ to generate Data Te)%ate

Ka(a.e$e orace.a%%s.$'o.r'f%arser.DataTe)%ateFenerator CCTRCPRIT.$)

• DataTe)%ateFenerator creates: * Data Te)%ate !CCTRCPRITte)%ate.$)"

* PLS fies for Re%ort PLS@L co'e: PL,S@L %ac;age s%ecification !CCTRCPRITS.%s"

PL,S@L %ac;age bo'/ !CCTRCPRITB.%s"

Data Template Pa$%ageSpe$i&$ation Pa$%age 'ody

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9reate Data Te)%ate

• Data #$traction #ngine

* 4ast& scaabe e$traction engine

* Integrate' into concurrent )anager

* ffers a that race Re%orts offers %us 15= faster

* Muti%e ueries U Koins

* #(ent triggers

* 4e$fie' su%%ort

* Data Structure

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9reate Data Te)%ate

• Data Te)%ate consists of

* Q%ara)etersHsection in which%ara)eters are 'ecare' in chi'Q%ara)eterH ee)ents

* Q'ata@uer/H section in whichthe S@L ueries are 'efine' inchi' QsState)entH ee)ents

* Q'ataTriggerH section in whichPLS@L function are 'efine'which are fire' when the e(entoccurs

* Q'ataStructureH section in whichthe out%ut CML structure is'efine'


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Ste% 7: Register new 9oncurrent Progra)

• Set the concurrent %rogra) out%ut for)at to CML.

• Attach e$ecutabe CDDT#C# to the concurrent %rogra)

Ste% 8: Register Data Definition


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Ste% 8: Register Data Definition

Register Data Definition


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Register Data Definition

• +%oa' Data Te)%ate generate' in Ste% 1 to Data Definition


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Ste% ?: 9reate Bursting 9ontro 4ie


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Ste% ?: 9reate Bursting 9ontro 4ie

• This is reuire' to e5)ai fies or 'ei(ering re%orts 'irect/ to the

%rinter

• Bursting #ngine

4eatures * Burst in'i(i'ua

'ocu)ents fro) a

batch * D/na)ic generationbase' on 'ata

* Dei(er in 'esire' a/outan' out%ut for)at

* Dei(er 'own 'esire''ei(er/ channe

* Integrate' intoconcurrent %rocessing

Batch Data

!ontrolFile

XMLPublisher

Templates

XML

EDIHTML

PDF

PDF

9reate Bursting 9ontro 4ie


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9reate Bursting 9ontro 4ie

• Acce%ts a 'ata

strea) an' s%its it

base' on )uti%e

criteria

• Fenerates out%ut

base' on a te)%ate

• Dei(ers the

in'i(i'ua

'ocu)ents through

the 'ei(er/ channe

of choice !#)ai&

4a$& Printer& 4ie

s/ste)& 4TP"

!r(ting )ontrol Fil

Ste% 6: +%oa' Bursting 9ontro 4ie to Data Definition


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Ste% 6: +%oa' Bursting 9ontro 4ie to Data Definition

Ste% 0: Progra) 9a to Bursting #ngine


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Ste% 0: Progra) 9a to Bursting #ngine

• A'' co'e in After Re%ort trigger to ca Bursting #ngine for 'ei(er/ of re%orts

• This sub)its CML Pubisher Re%ort Bursting Progra)- %rogra) which s%its current %rogra)-s CML out%ut&

generates 'ocu)ents an' 'ei(ers the) to 'estination )entione' in Bursting 9ontro 4ie

BI Pubisher Setu% Su))ar/


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Loa% (iles an%

Meta%ata to

Template Manager

De(ine concurrent

Program using the

%ata engine eecutable

!hoose concurrent

program +ia

"$" (orms

"elect parameter

+alues

Output %ocument

.enerate%

0utomate% process

!reate Data an% LayoutTemplate Files

IT1MI"2DE# "ET3P" 3"E$ P$O!E""

"elect layout template

Language an%

output (ormat

"ubmit

$e4uest

Output %ocument

Printe% or #iewe%

0%% concurrent

Program to

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• 9reate Data Te)%ate

• 9reate La/out Te)%ate

• Register 'ata an' te)%ate 'efinition )eta'ata an' oa' 'ata

te)%ate an' a/out te)%ate

• Define concurrent %rogra)

• A'' concurrent %rogra) to reuest grou%

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• +ser seects the re%ort fro) a ist

•+ser enters %ara)eter (aues

• +ser can seect a te)%ate& anguage an' out%ut for)at an' sub)it

the re%ort

• +ser can (iew the fina out%ut (ia the Monitor Reuests for)



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• +ser seects the re%ort



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• +ser Seects Te)%ate

• +ser can seect a'ifferent te)%atefro) the LV

•Then a 'ifferentanguage ifa(aiabe

• Then an out%utfor)at



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• +ser can (iew the fina out%ut


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In(oice Print Progra)s

• In(oice Print Progra)s con(erte' fro) %tio to

BI Pubisher Re%orts• otifications con(erte' are:

* Stan'ar' In(oice Prints * Dunning Letters * 9re'it 9ar' otifications !9harge, Decine, Refun'"


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• Two new seg)ents at Tr$ T/%e D44 e(e: *

CML Te)%ate * (aue of the CML Pubisher Te)%ate use' forgenerating In(oice PD4 fie * Attach)ent !>es,o" *

>es G Sen' In(oice PD4 fie , o G n/ sen' e)ai

Setu% 9hanges


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• CML Te)%ate , Attach)ent D44 at Tr$ T/%e

4or e$isting Tr$ T/%es& CML Te)%ate an' Attach)ent D44 fie's u%'ate'through a Datafi$

An/ new Tr$ T/%e create' after Fo5Li(e& BSA )ust enter a%%ro%riate(aues for these fie's

• Print Progra) na)e at Tr$ T/%e D44 ew CML Print %rogra) na)e u%'ate' through a Datafi$

• Dunning Progra) na)e in CCVSARD+IFPRITPRF ew CML Print %rogra) na)e u%'ate' through a Datafi$

VeriSign Bursting #ngine


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• 9o))on Progra) use' across 'ifferent )o'ues !AR, M, AP" to

'ei(er e)ais , %rint 'ocu)ents Progra) was first create' for AR 'ocu)ents. Design fe$ibiit/ aows %rogra) to be use' b/ an/ )o'ue

uses the CML out%ut fro) Print Progra) an' base' on the CML Te)%ate%rints,e)ais the In(oice PD4s.

9reates a i% fie which stores a the PD4 fies generate'

9reates a recor' in 9oections 3or;bench 9orres%on'ence tab for 9re'it9ar' an' Dunning reate' notifications

9o)%etes in warning if there is an/ faiure whie 'ei(ering an/ in(oice

Fenerates re%ort showing the success,fai status for each in(oice 'ei(er/

In case of faiure& can 'ei(er notification to e)ai a''ress setu% inCCVSB+RSTIF9TRL4IL#S (aueset

Stat!( Report

Error Noti&$ation

Printer Issues


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• PD4 fies generate' fro) BI Pubisher 'o not %rint on so)e %rinters * raw PD4 fies generate' b/ BI Pubisher are not su%%orte' b/ so)e %rinters

* Metain; ote 5 11?66.0 e$%ains how thir' %art/ software can be use' to con(ertPD4 fies into PS for)at before sen'ing the) to %rinters.

* 9reate 4iter for PD4TPS utitit/ in $'o'ei(er/.cfg fie an' %ace it un'erOCDTP,resource 'irector/

* PD4 Docu)ents wou' be auto)atica/ con(erte' to PS for)at before sen'ing the)to %rinters

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• 9+PS Issues * 9onnection Ti)eout:

Log fie shows Worace.a%%s.$'o.'ei(er/.Dei(er/#$ce%tion: 9onnectionti)e' out whie waiting res%onse fro) ser(erX.

9hange 9+PS configuration 5 ,etc,cu%s,cu%s'.conf

- Increase the (aue of

• Ma$9ients !contros the )a$i)u) nu)ber of si)utaneous cientsthat wi be han'e' " an'

• Ti)eut !ti)eout before reuests ti)e out"

* 9onnection Reset:

Log fie shows WKa(a.net.Soc;et#$ce%tion: 9onnection reset at Ka(a.net.Soc;etut%utStrea).soc;et3riteX

9+PS og fie shows )essage

# Y27,Ma/,26:1:0?:0 5Z Rea'9ient!" ? IPP Rea' #rror

Verif/ 9+PS setu%

+%gra'e it to atest 9+PS (ersion

Printer Issues


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• Large Batches ta;e ong ti)e to Print

* Bursting #ngine sen's one 'ocu)ent to %rinter at a ti)e. Printer wita;e ti)e to initiaie for each 'ocu)ent& buffer it an' then fina/ %rint it.

* Is there a wa/ to sen' # big %rint5Kob to the %rinterN

Answer is >es& but in(o(es custo)iation

-Ste% 0 : +se Docu)entProcessor API& generate in'i(i'ua PD4 fies onfies/ste).

- Ste% 2 : +se PD4DocMerger API to )erge PD4 fies in singe PD4 fie.

- Ste% 1 : If the %rinter su%%orts PD4 for)at& sen' )erge' PD4 fie to

Printer. #se con(ert the PD4 fie into PS, P9L for)at before sen'ing to%rinter.


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RTR I)%e)entation


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RTR * De(eo%)ent,Migration Proce'ure


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• 4inancia State)ent Fenerator !4SF" Re%ort to CML Pubisher * race Fenera Le'ger-s 4SF is a %owerfu re%ort5bui'ing too that

aows /ou to bui' /our own custo) re%orts without %rogra))ing. * Integrating 4SF with CML Pubisher aows /ou to use the con(enient

for)atting features of a wor' %rocessing a%%ication to 'esign te)%atea/outs for 4SF re%orts.

* A)ong the 'ifferent re%ort for)atting o%tions& /ou can change fontcharacteristics& a'' gra%hica i)ages& insert hea'ers or footers& wor;with an uni)ite' nu)ber of cou)ns& an' reor'er cou)ns.


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• @uer/ for the Reuest ID

in the Reuests Screen

an' sa(e the CML ut%ut

to a ocation on /our oca

)achine.

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• +sing the MS 3or'Te)%ate Bui'er Pug

in& oa' the CML Data4ie b/ cic;ing on theData button an'seecting WLoa' CMLDataX an' seectingthe $) fie that /ou

sa(e' earier.

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$TF Template !reation



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• To insert a tabe in the

re%ort /ou can use the

Tabe 3iar' or Tabe,4or).



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• To insert a fie' in the

re%ort use the )enu:

Insert H 4ie'

• ow /ou can seect a

fie' an' 'oube5cic; it

or 'rag it to the %ace

in the re%ort. Before/ou can %re(iew the

re%ort /ou ha(e to

sa(e the fie as a RT45

fie.



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• Test the RT4 te)%ate b/

using the Pre(iew

functionait/ in the

Te)%ate Bui'er %ug5in.

• 4or a goo' %re(iew on

how to create CMLP

Te)%ates %ease referthe attache' 'ocu)ent.

MLPTemplate('yxample.do$

Troubeshooting race CML Pubisher 4or The race #5BusinessSuite


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Suite

• Debug fies are generate' 'e%en'ing on how the CML Pubisher9ore engine is in(o;e' * One step publishing metho%:

The 9oncurrent Reuest en's with Phase ^9o)%ete'^ an' Status ^3arning^which in'icates that the ut%ut Post Processor !PP" faie' to generate anout%ut fie.

In such cases the reuest og fie shows a generic error )essage in'icatingthe the %ost5%rocessing action has faie':

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Troubeshooting race CML Pubisher 4or The race #5BusinessSuite !9ontinue' "


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Suite !9ontinue']"

The actua error returne' b/ the CML Pubisher 9ore engine is ca%ture' inthe PP og fie. 4oowing are the ste%s to o%en the PP og fie:

- Login to the a%%ication

- Res%onsibiit/: S/ste) A')inistrator

- 4unction: 9oncurrent 55H Manager 55H A')inister

- Seect the ut%ut Post Processor

- 9ic; on the Processes button

- Seect the 9oncurrent Process which was acti(e 'uring the ti)e that

the reuest ran- 9ic; on the Manager Log button to o%en the ut%ut Post Processor og

fie

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• Search for the Reuest ID in the PP Log for the actua error

)essage. The error )essage shows that the CML fie generate'

ha' so)e s%ecia characters 'ue to which the %rogra) has faie'.



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Suite !9ontinue']"

• In case of the foowing error )essage in the 9oncurrent Progra) Log fiefoow the ste%s beow to fi$ the issue.

• +n'er S/ste) A')inistrator res%onsibiit/.

• a(igate to: 9oncurrent,Manager,A')inister

• Seect ^ut%ut Post Processor^

• 9ic; Refresh& the \Actua\ an' \Target\ against the Wut%ut Post ProcessorXshou' show \0W as shown in the screen shot beow if not 9ic; on Restartbutton to restart the %rocess.

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