1. © 2005 KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited We value our relationship XML Publisher Prafulla Kauthalkar RJTSB – Oracle Apps Consultant We value our relationship July 30 th, 2007. © 2007 KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited Version 1.0

2. 30 September 2016 2 Topics to be covered.  Conventional Reporting Tools.  Conventional Reporting Tools Vs. XML Publisher.  XML Publisher Architecture.  Creation of sample template.

3. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 3 Limitations with Conventional Reporting Tools.  All in one – Data, Layout and Translation  Does not support multiple languages  Use of proprietary tools and methods (vendor specific)  Rigidity in data query mechanisms  Limited flexibility for modifications  Poor presentation quality, very little support for graphics, special characters  Data transformation not possible

4. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 4 All in One 1 data set  10 layouts  30 languages  300 reports!!! Data logic Layout Translation Report file High-skilled resources Limitation with Conventional Reporting Tool

5. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 5 The Solution Break the All-in-one model into an entity specific one with fully functional entities Data Source Presentation Translation Provide means to integrate these entities at runtime Vendor Independence Extensible

6. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 6 Advantages of using XML No predefined semantics or tags (user defined tags) Is a Meta Language for defining tags Provides structure to the data content (words, pictures etc) Not bound by rigidity of tags as in HTML Tags are interpreted only by the applications that generate/consume them Easy to create & is human readable XML based documents can be easily exchanged over internet Is compatible with SGML (Standard General Markup Language) Why XML?

7. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 7 What is XML Publisher? Oracle XML Publisher is a new java-based product available within the technology stack of the Oracle E-Business Suite and offers a template-based, easy-to-use publishing solution, based on standard, well-known technologies and tools so customers can take advantage of it easily and to rapidly develop and maintain report formats.

8. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 8 Salient Features of XML Publisher Open Standards: XML Publisher is built on open standards technology such as J2EE for its own engine, XML for data handling, XSL-FO (Formating Objects) for presentation, PDF, RTF and HTML for outputs. Simple to design tools: XML Publisher report formats can be designed using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat – tools most users are already familiar with. Any input data: As long as data is in XML format any data irrespective of its source can serve as input to XML publisher. Speed: XML Publisher is built on W3 XSL-FO Standard making it the fastest and most scalable platform today.

9. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 9 XML Publisher Architecture

10. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 10 XML Publisher Components Data Handler : Handles the data and generates the XML File. Template Manager : Handles the templates for the data in various formats. Translation Manager : Handles various language specific templates Delivery Server : The distributed delivery server model allows companies to set up servers in local countries to deliver output e.g. a US company with suppliers in Japan is able to fax POs via a delivery server in Japan incurring only local fax charges to Japan rather than from the US.

11. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 11 Separate data / layout / translation Report output Data Logic Layout Translation XML Publisher Flexibility Reduced maintenance XML Publisher - Architecture

12. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 12 Web Services Templates XML EDI EFT Email Printer Fax WebDAV e-Commerce OutputDestinations Oracle, SQL Server PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel Java, C++, Pearl, etc XML Publisher Data Source Word Excel Acrobat XSL Layout Tools PDF RTF HTML Excel XML Spy JDeveloper Scriptura XML Publisher Inputs and Outputs

13. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 13 Development Authoring - Application developers can focus on extracting the data. Managing - Business consultants can create templates using familiar tools such as Acrobat, Word, Excel and others. Delivering - End users can publish documents in multiple output formats, multiple languages, and multiple delivery options. Maintenance Easy Change Management Ease of Distribution XML Publisher – Benefits from IT Perspective

14. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 14 Integration with e-Business Suite Invoking XML Publisher report through Standard Report Submission Report Definition File PL/SQL Concurrent Program XML File Output XML Publisher Format Templates Any third party XML generating software Formatted Report/ Label Printer Event

15. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 15 XML Publisher Report - Example

16. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 16 Setting up Report for XML Output

17. Version 1.0 Oct-04 - Monthly Review Meeting for SOMS XML Publisher Administration. Creation of Data Definition. Template Registration XML Publisher – Data Definitions

18. Version 1.0 Oct-04 - Monthly Review Meeting for SOMS XML Publisher – Data Definitions

19. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 19 Data Definition of Example

20. Version 1.0 Oct-04 - Monthly Review Meeting for SOMS XML Publisher – Template Definition

21. Version 1.0 30 September 2016 21 Template Definition of the Example