XML Publisher

Question 1

What is XML Publisher?

Answer 1

XML Publisher for PeopleSoft Enterprise is a template-based reporting solution that separates the data extraction process from the report layout and allows the reuse of extracted application data into multiple report layouts

Question 2

How it works?

Answer 2

BI Publisher enables you to design and create report layout templates with the more common desktop applications of Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, and renders XML data based on those templates. With a single template, it can generate reports in many formats (PDF, RTF, Excel, HTML, and so on) in many languages. This approach to reporting can dramatically reduce report maintenance, enabling power business users to adjust report templates without involvement of IT resources

Question 3

XML Publisher Phases

Answer 3

1) Set up XML Publisher 2) Create and register data sources 3) Create and upload report templates 4) Define XML Publisher reports 5) Run, locate and view XML publisher reports.

Question 4

What is Template Builder?

Answer 4

Template Builder is an extension to Microsoft Word that simplifies the development of RTF templates. Template Builder can be downloaded from PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture page or Oracle Technical Network (OTN).

Question 5

XML Properties can be set at what level?

Answer 5

System properties and fonts
Global properties
Report properties
Runtime properties

Question 6

System properties and fonts

Answer 6

System properties and fonts.

- xdo.cfg file

Question 7

Global properties

Answer 7

Global properties are shared by all reports and override the xdo engine default property values, - Reporting Tools, XML Publisher, Setup, Global Properties

Question 8

Report properties

Answer 8

Properties are defined in the report definition and override global properties for a single report – Reporting Tools, XML Publisher, Report Definition, Properties

See Setting Report Properties.

Question 9

Runtime properties

Answer 9

Runtime properties are set at runtime through ReportDefn.SetRuntimeProperties PeopleCode API

Question 10

Different types of properties

Answer 10

System Properties:
System level properties are set in the xdo.cfg file. System level properties include:

xslt-parser

xslt-scalable

system-cachepage-size

system-temp-dir

fonts

Non System Properties:
Non-system or functional properties are set in PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture