Use XML Files in BI Publisher with PeopleSoft Batch Reporting
Running a BI Publisher report in batch doesn’t mean it has to use PSQuery as a data source. As per MOS (Doc ID 962712.1), an XML File is the most efficient way to feed the report data.
Getting things done with PeopleTools
Running a BI Publisher report in batch doesn’t mean it has to use PSQuery as a data source. As per MOS (Doc ID 962712.1), an XML File is the most efficient way to feed the report data.
Bursting BI Publisher reports breaks up a single report into multiple output files. Every time the value changes in a specific designated field, a new document is generated.
Learn the basics of creating a BI Pub report for PeopleSoft
The BI Publisher Desktop is the easiest way to create your report templates for BI Publisher Reports. Oracle provides Add-Ins for both Microsoft Word and Excel to help you quickly create new reports and modify existing reports.
Sub-Templates allow us to create a commonly used code block such as headers with logos and other information instead of recreating that header on every report. When an item in that header changes, we only need to change the header sub-template instead of every report that uses that common header.
Using a quick change, we can get BI Publisher Reports generated through the Process Scheduler to post to the Processes detail page along with the other files and logs.
Properly handling the dates between the XML File and a BI Publisher Excel template is actually quite easy once you understand what is happening and how to correct the issue.
Using PeopleTools, we can generate BI Publisher reports containing images from our PeopleSoft environment. Use the user uploaded images in PeopleSoft on BI Publisher Reports.
BI Publisher allows the use of advanced form fields such as checkboxes to both ease development and create a more professional, modern looking product.