Output Format as Template Parameter

Can this be done?
Some reports users need in both PDF and Excel format. Generally, same template can not produce nice output in both formats, and has to be adjusted for each one. However, some adjustments (like suppressing headers) could be made within the same template if we had the Format in available in the template.
What we can do is to create a regular parameter with several possible format options and use it in the template. But this looks a bit silly, because user would have to select the same parameter twice.

Hi Vadim
There is a property that can be set to suppress headers and footers when the output is in HTML/Excel - the name escapes me right now but please check the docs and the UI.
I think this would allow you to have a single template rather than supporting output specific templates.
Tim

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I have a query of obtaining the output of a XML Publisher report in 2 formats (PDF and Excel). Depending on the user option (parameter),i have two query for pdf and excel output. the request should generate the output in the specified format.
I have created the XML Data template , and then assigned the concurrent program to the template. But now i can specify only 1 format in the template.
Any solutions for the same ?
Thanks in advance
SS

hi ,
there is one way for output is ... when you are submitting the request for the specific report ... on request submission form there is one options button ... you can change your output format there... by change the template output format...
second way isonce u submitted the request ... and the request completed normal... after that on window menu ... you will get reprint and republish option ... you can set your output format there also ... suppose u submit request for pdf and after the request completion you go and change the out put format as excel in reprint and republish ...
i hope it will help you out.
Regards
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I am creating a report in XML Publisher (not standalone). I am facing some problems could anyone please help me to figure out the issues.
Is it possible to have all three output format (PDF, HTML & EXCEL) exact (same aligned) only by creating a single RTF Template? I am facing the problem with Excel output format the output format of excel is taking excels cell formatting.
Example Numeric fields --> Right Aligned, text fields --> Left Aligned
One more issue with excel is -ve(negative) values are getting displayed in red and in brackets like ($13) (with red color).
Our client want excel output on priority.
Is there any limitation for excel output format of reports?
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Hi Mahi,
Thanks for your response. But i could not understand how can we write wrapper program could you please give some light on this or provide some link it would be helpful for me:-)
I have read that blog for excel limitations but i have more question?
1) What about the negative values?
if any field is displaying negative amount then excel not displaying right value for that:(
2)How can we align header or data?
Do XMLP with EBS provide any solution for formatting in excel?
3) If for the alignment of numeric value we concatenate them with any special character then how can we perform calculation that field?
Here are so many formatting issues do we need to write any code in xml for that?
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CSV Output Format.

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Use this guys library:
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You can burst with eText and I have done it
successfully.
I don't believe pagebreaks are an option in eText and
I don't think it makes sense either since your
generating a flat-file and not a customer or internal
facing document. Does that make sense?
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http://bipublisher.blogspot.com/2008/03/bi-publisher-b
ipublisheride.html
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I agree with your points on TXT files, but in our case,the reports are generated in TXT format for the customer so we are looking for the above mentioned features.
I have gone through BIP IDE and its a wonderful small utility which eases the task of BIP development.
As I mentioned in my original post that we are currently processing the generated TXT report using a custom util. in JAVA to get the desired output in TXT again.
I assume thats not what a JCP would do,so I am looking to explore that too.
As I understand the process for report generation is
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3. Apply XSL on XML to get the required template.
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Thanks for your help.
as in the link you have given RTF template can have the output type CSV,DATA but in the preview i can see only html,powerpoint,pdf,html excel .
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It is because it has been preconfigured with such outputs.
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Default output format

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How does one specify the default output format for a template that can have multiple output formats?
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Hi ashee1.
I thought about that. That's a rather serious hack
though. I don't want to have to create multiple
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I couldn't get it...???
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