Enabling end users to create and upload their own layouts for PDF reports

Using the PDF printing features in APEX 3.x and BI Publisher, you can create professional looking report designs with no programming knowledge, simply by using the built-in wizards of the BI Publisher Word Plug-In, and a little knowledge of how to use MS Word. The nice thing about using the Word Plug-In is that even the end users of your APEX applications could potentially do this. The only problem is, that typically those report layouts are stored under the Shared Components of your application, and end users generally don't have access to the Application Builder, all they typically use is your APEX application. So then why not simply add an interface to your APEX application that lets your end users upload their own layouts and dynamically link them to APEX report queries at runtime? I put together a sample application that demonstrates this technique, you can try it out on apex.oracle.com or download the application and try it on your own APEX instance. Here's the link to my Blog with more information:
http://marcsewtz.blogspot.com/2008/05/enabling-end-users-to-create-their-own.html
Regards,
Marc

Hi Marc,
Very nice app. I tried to create a new template with success.
Regards,
Dimitri
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