Accessing XML Publisher Reports from Java application

How to accesss the XDO Reports from Java application?
I am wondering that we need to get the URL for accessing the report and call the URL with in Java program?
Is that right? Is there any other option? Any help is greatly appreciated.

You need to write some class based on the BI Publisher APIs taking data, template, output format, etc.
Pehaps the following Blog of Tim Dexter shines some light on your question
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/2007/02/27#a166
Marcos

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Invoking XML Publisher Report from PL/SQL

Hi,
I have a PL/SQL procecedure which invokes the Concurrent Request for the XML Publisher Report. This one finishes with a warning and I get 'Unable to publish output' when I try to view the output. Exact Error: "Unable to find the published output for this request "
But if I run the same report using Concurrent program, the Report executes with no error. Also the desired output is coming. I am not sure where I am doing wrong in code.
My code which invokes the XML Publisher Report (from PL/SQL package)is something like this:
declare
x boolean;
l_no_of_copies varchar2(45);
l_printername varchar2(45);
l_print_style varchar2(45);
l_result boolean;
y number;
begin
x := fnd_request.add_layout (template_appl_name => 'XXTMG', template_code => 'XXT_5001_BOL_T', template_language => 'EN', template_territory => 'US', output_format => 'XML');
l_no_of_copies := fnd_profile.VALUE ('XXTMG_SH_BOL_REPORT_NO_OF_COPIES');
l_printername := fnd_profile.VALUE ('XXTMG_SH_BOL_REPORT_PRINTER');
l_print_style := NULL; --For setting the Printer Options
l_result := fnd_request.set_print_options (l_printername, l_print_style, l_no_of_copies, TRUE, 'N');
l_result := fnd_request.add_printer (l_printername, 0);
y := fnd_request.submit_request ('XXTMG', 'XXT_5001_BOL', '', TO_CHAR (SYSDATE, 'YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), FALSE, 'CH-120079') ;
end;
Please let me know where I might be going wrong
Thanks

Hi Sumit,
You can try with this code:
exec dbms_application_info.set_client_info(org_id)
exec fnd_global.APPS_INITIALIZE(user_id,resp_id,appl_id);
declare
x boolean;
l_no_of_copies varchar2(45);
l_printername varchar2(45);
l_print_style varchar2(45);
l_result boolean;
y number;
begin
x := fnd_request.add_layout ('XXTMG' --template_appl_name
          ,'XXT_5001_BOL_T' --template_code
          ,'en' --template_language
     ,'US' --template_territory
     ,'XML' --output_format
if (x=TRUE) then
y := fnd_request.submit_request (
                    'XXTMG'           --application
                    ,'XXT_5001_BOL'      --program
                    ,SYSDATE          --start_time
                    ,FALSE               --sub_request
                    ,'CH-120079'          --argument1 (Program's Parameter)
if y>0 then
          dbms_output.put_line('Request ID '||y);
end if;
end if; --if (x=TRUE) then
end;
Make sure that program has only one input parameter. If program has other parameters then you can pass those parameters like argument1, argument2... etc.
Now you can see this submited request in your application using your user id. If you able to see your request in concurrent request then you can add printer parameters in this programs.
You don't need to pass all 100 parameters.
I am executing many programs/reports using this code.
Thanks
Ravi
[email protected]
Message was edited by:
Ravi Tripathi

Call Xml Publisher report from Jdeveloper

Hi,
I am first time integrating XML publisher with Jdevloper.
I need to call xml publisher report from Jdeveloper.
I followed all steps from anilpassi link for sample
its showing error while tring to open pdf file
Error:
Adobe Reader could not find 'EmpReport[1].pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged.
Please help ,i m stuvk because of this error.
below is the code
EmpCO :
public void processRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModuleImpl am =
(OAApplicationModuleImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
am.invokeMethod("initEmpVO");
// am.invokeMethod("getEmpDataXML");
public void processFormRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processFormRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModuleImpl am =
(OAApplicationModuleImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
if ("GenerateReport".equals(pageContext.getParameter(EVENT_PARAM)))
System.out.println("event fired");
// Get the HttpServletResponse object from the PageContext. The report output is written to HttpServletResponse.
DataObject sessionDictionary =
(DataObject)pageContext.getNamedDataObject("_SessionParameters");
HttpServletResponse response =
(HttpServletResponse)sessionDictionary.selectValue(null,
"HttpServletResponse");
try
System.out.println("inside try");
ServletOutputStream os = response.getOutputStream();
// Set the Output Report File Name and Content Type
String contentDisposition = "attachment;filename=EmpReport.pdf";
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", contentDisposition);
response.setContentType("application/pdf");
// Get the Data XML File as the XMLNode
XMLNode xmlNode = (XMLNode)am.invokeMethod("getEmpDataXML");
ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
xmlNode.print(outputStream);
ByteArrayInputStream inputStream =
new ByteArrayInputStream(outputStream.toByteArray());
ByteArrayOutputStream pdfFile = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
//Generate the PDF Report.
TemplateHelper.processTemplate(((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getAppsContext(),
APP_NAME, TEMPLATE_CODE,
((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getUserLocale().getLanguage(),
((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getUserLocale().getCountry(),
inputStream,
TemplateHelper.OUTPUT_TYPE_PDF, null,
pdfFile);
// Write the PDF Report to the HttpServletResponse object and flush.
byte[] b = pdfFile.toByteArray();
response.setContentLength(b.length);
os.write(b, 0, b.length);
os.flush();
os.close();
catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Exception1"+e);
} catch (SQLException e) {
System.out.println("Exception2"+e);
} catch (XDOException e) {
System.out.println("Exception3"+e);
pageContext.setDocumentRendered(false);
EmpAMImpl:
public void initEmpVO() {
EmpVOImpl vo = getEmpVO1();
if (vo == null) {
MessageToken errTokens[] =
{ new MessageToken("OBJECT_NAME", "EmpVO1") };
throw new OAException("AK", "FWK_TBX_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND", errTokens);
} else {
vo.executeQuery();
public XMLNode getEmpDataXML() {
OAViewObject vo = (OAViewObject)findViewObject("EmpVO1");
XMLNode xmlNode =
(XMLNode)vo.writeXML(4, XMLInterface.XML_OPT_ALL_ROWS);
return xmlNode;
Please help !!

Hi,
I tried the way suggested by Anil in the above link as well today, but still am getting the same error while openning the pdf .
Dont know why it shows error that either the file is not a supported file type or because the file is damaged.
Please suggest way to solve this error or some other way of calling xml report from OAF page.
Edited by: user13573749 on Apr 10, 2011 9:59 PM

How to generate XML Publisher report from PLSQL Stored Procedure in APPS

Hi,
I have concurrent program of type PLSQL Stored procedure.I need to generate XML Publisher report from the same.I have changed the output of the concurrent program as "XML" but when I tried running it,the XML tags are not generated.Due to this I am unable to create the template.Its a urgent issue.
Please help me out .
Thanks in advance.
Kaveri

Hi Kaveri
Sadly there is nothing magic about that output field. The only program type that you can flip it to XML and then magically get XML is for Oracle Reports. For plsql you will need to recode the plsql to generate XML rather than text that you have now.
You have some options, best option first:
1. Move the sql to a data template - check the user guide and blog for help or
2. Use SQL XML or XMLGEN (not great for large datasets) or
3. Use dbms_output.put_line and write the XML file manually - not performant at all
Regards, Tim

Submitting a XML Publisher Report from JSP page

Hello,
We have need to submit a XML Publisher report from Quoting/iStore module in Oracle Ebusiness. The out put should be viewable in PDF format and user should be able to print. can anyone pls help on how this can be achieved.
TIA

Really appreciate your response. Can you pls give little more details.
1] Are there any standard API's which I can use to submit XML publisher report from the JSP pages
2]Is there any sample code snippet for any of the options that I can refer to..or pls let me know the API's, I will check on them
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Displaying xml publisher report from adf page.

I am using jdev 10.1.3.3
I have an requirment of displaying an xml publisher report on click of command button.
any suggestion.how this can be achived.
according to my understanding.
if we create a folder in our web server which oc4j in our case.and we transfer the xml report through FTP in that folder.can we able to pick the report from that folder.
can we display or call that report.please let me know??
Is that possible.????????????
any help would be helpfull

Really appreciate your response. Can you pls give little more details.
1] Are there any standard API's which I can use to submit XML publisher report from the JSP pages
2]Is there any sample code snippet for any of the options that I can refer to..or pls let me know the API's, I will check on them
Appreciate any help

Running custom BI (XML) publisher report from BPEL

We would like to run a custom BI publisher (XML publisher) report from BPEL process and the resultant PDF report output needs to be FTPed to specific location. BPEL can pass on the XML content required for the report.
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Any light on this ?

How to invoke XML publisher report from APPS 11i forms

I have a requirement in oracle application forms menu where I need to call the XML publisher report when user clicks the menu item.
I am using following two API's
fnd_request.add_layout
fnd_request.submit_request
But I am getting the error message
java.sql.SQLException: No corresponding LOB data found :SELECT L.FILE_DATA FILE_DATA.......
your help is truly appreciated.
Thanks
Siva

I have registered the report using admin responsibility and ran the reprt form SRS and completed successfully. Eeven from the forms it is submitting the request but the request completed as warning with above message. I can see the out put by clicking the View XML button but it unable to publish output.
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siva

XML data source from Java application

Hello everyone,
I want to use BI Publisher reports from my Java application.
1. I have generated xml from database query in Java application.
2. I have created BIP template sampleReport.rtf
3. I need to generate PDF report using sampleReport.rtf and generated xml data source.
How this (step 3) can be achieved using BI publisher web service? If someone has sample code, this would be great.
Thanks.

Hello everyone,
I want to use BI Publisher reports from my Java application.
1. I have generated xml from database query in Java application.
2. I have created BIP template sampleReport.rtf
3. I need to generate PDF report using sampleReport.rtf and generated xml data source.
How this (step 3) can be achieved using BI publisher web service? If someone has sample code, this would be great.
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Accessing XML API's from Java Stored Procedures in DB

I am working in an environment that does not contain any Oracle applications and we have been looking at XML publisher as a stand alone service. I have successfully configured the UI and created some command line java programs to produce documents and deliver these documents.
How do I install (do I need to install) XML Publisher java in the database in order to access XML Publisher API's from stored procedures. Any clues or help would be gratefully appreciated.
George

Hello Chris,
I have been able to create a PDF from the database. I loaded the following jar files and removed any java class that could not compile.
activation.jar, axis-ant.jar, axis.jar, axis-schema.jar, bicmn.jar, bipres.jar, collections.jar,
commons-beanutils.jar, commons-collections-3.1.jar, commons-collections.jar, commons-dbcp-1.1.jar commons-digester.jar, commons-discovery.jar, commons-el.jar, commons-fileupload.jar, commons-logging-api.jar commons-logging.jar, commons-pool-1.1.jar, http_client.jar, i18nAPI_v3.jar, javamail.jar, jaxrpc.jar,
jewt4.jar, jsp-el-api.jar, log4j-1.2.8.jar, logkit-1.2.jar, ojpse.jar, oracle-el.jar, oraclepki.jar,
orai18n.jar, quartz-1.5.1.jar, quartz-oracle-1.5.1.jar, regexp.jar, saaj.jar, service-gateway.jar, share.jar, uix2.jar, uix2tags.jar, versioninfo.jar, wsdl4j.jar, xdocore.jar, xdoparser.jar, xdo-server-delivery-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar, xdo-server-kernel-0.1.jar, xdo-server-kernel-impl-0.1.jar, xdo-server-scheduling-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar, xercesImpl.jar, xmlparserv2-904.jar, xmlpserver.jar, xsu12.jar
I needed to copy the XML Publisher fonts to the database server and ran the following java grants, note my $ORACLE_HOME is /opt/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/
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dbms_java.grant_permission('XMLP', 'java.net.SocketPermission', '*', 'connect, resolve');
dbms_java.grant_permission('XMLP', 'java.io.FilePermission', '/tmp/*', 'read, write, delete');
dbms_java.grant_permission('XMLP', 'java.io.FilePermission', '/opt/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/javavm/lib/*', 'read');
dbms_java.grant_permission('XMLP', 'java.io.FilePermission', '/opt/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/javavm/lib/fonts/*', 'read');
dbms_java.grant_permission('XMLP', 'java.lang.RuntimePermission', 'setFactory', '');
George

URL to access XML Publisher report

How would I compose a URL to be called via a personalization button, which returns the output from an XML Publisher report?

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Run BI Publisher report from an application directly to a printer.

Dear All,
I have an HTML page (with JavaScripts),
I want to Run BI Publisher report from this page directly to a printer. (and send parameters).
Can anyone help me, and send me Demo URL or Demo code to do this?
Regards,
Tovit

Tovit
you are going to have build out a servlet that the page can call. The servlet will need to implement the supported web services to schedule a report. The schedule can include the delivery options ie to a printer. So you would create a schedule that runs the report immediately via the scheduler and then to the printer.
I dont currently have any servlet demos but the services are pretty well covered in the user docs.
check them out and give it a try, if you get stuck let me know
Tim

Calling a XML Publisher report from FND_SUBMIT_REQUEST

Hi,
I need to submit a XMLP report from FND_SUBMIT_REQUEST.
The report will have say, 4 templates for 4 seperate languages.
Now, when i call the report from submit request, i need to give the name of a template that will get attached.
Does anybody have any idea which parameter in the submit request parameter list takes the name of a template?
Please let me know if anybody has any info on this.
Can mail me at [email protected]
Regards,
Satrajit

Hi,
You can use FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST for submitting the report. The syntax is as follows:
function FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST
(application IN varchar2 default NULL,
program IN varchar2 default NULL,
description IN varchar2 default NULL,
start_time IN varchar2 default NULL,
sub_request IN boolean default FALSE
argument1,
argument2, ..., argument99,
argument100) return number;
Here is the code that I used for submitting XML Report Publisher from within my Oracle Report's AfterReport trigger. The parameters are explained.
a:=FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST('XDO', 'XDOREPPB','Varun XML Report Printing', NULL, FALSE, :P_CONC_REQUEST_ID , 'MYONT','MY_PREPACK_XML','en-US' ,'N', 'RTF', :p_output_format,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL );
srw.message(123,'Value of New Request : ' || a ||' Output Format :'||:p_output_format);
Hope it helps.
Thanks
Varun

Calling a xml publisher report from Ebs - question

Hi,
I know how to call a xml report from ebs using concurrent manager. But i want to open it from a form in application.
My situation is this:
There is a form in the payables modelue, where i search for all the invoices.
There is also a button action in this form wich take the id of the row in wich it is my position and open a rtf raport with this id.
What i need to do is to call my xml report in this button . To pass my raport the id of the row in wich i am and open my report with paramateres.
Can this be done? Has anyone tried this before?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards

Hi,
You can use FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST for submitting the report. The syntax is as follows:
function FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST
(application IN varchar2 default NULL,
program IN varchar2 default NULL,
description IN varchar2 default NULL,
start_time IN varchar2 default NULL,
sub_request IN boolean default FALSE
argument1,
argument2, ..., argument99,
argument100) return number;
Here is the code that I used for submitting XML Report Publisher from within my Oracle Report's AfterReport trigger. The parameters are explained.
a:=FND_REQUEST.SUBMIT_REQUEST('XDO', 'XDOREPPB','Varun XML Report Printing', NULL, FALSE, :P_CONC_REQUEST_ID , 'MYONT','MY_PREPACK_XML','en-US' ,'N', 'RTF', :p_output_format,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,NULL );
srw.message(123,'Value of New Request : ' || a ||' Output Format :'||:p_output_format);
Hope it helps.
Thanks
Varun

Scratch 22: Creating XML Publisher report from scratch in eBS

Problem:
How to build a XML Publisher (XMLP) report in eBS from scratch. Thus NOT adapting or converting an existing report.
Context:
I have an eBS R12 Vision instance up and running where I want to learn building XMLP reports.
This is what all tutorials I can find tell me to do:
Most reports apparently consist of a layout template e.g. TEST.rtf and a data template e.g. TEST.xml. Now in order to generate a new report layout I am supposed to take existing output in XML format and (using ‘Load Data’ function in Template Builder plugin in Word) specify in my layout template where and how I want the actual data to pop up. So far so good.
But now I want to build the data template from scratch and use it combined with a layout template. So I build the data template but can’t use that for building the layout template. For that I need output, for which I need a layout template.....
Sounds like Catch 22 to me. How do I break this?
1. Can I generate an XML-output file from the XML Data Template alone?
2. Can I build my (RTF) layout template directly based upon the XML Data Template?
3. Or have I completely lost the plot?
Oh yes, dunno the first thing about Java and do not have My Oracle Support..
Edited by: rjvencken on Jul 5, 2012 10:39 AM
Edited by: rjvencken on Jul 5, 2012 10:51 AM

1. Can I generate an XML-output file from the XML Data Template alone?
create data definition with your data template-> create concurrent -> output as xml -> run -> view output and your xml
I thought the XDODTEXE engine would pick up the (Layout) Template through concurrent program definition CPD short name which in turn points to the Data Definition (and thus Data Template). So does your answer mean I can call straight from CPD to Data Definition? I tried registering my Data Template in the Template Tab but it will not take XML as a type.2. Can I build my (RTF) layout template directly based upon the XML Data Template?
if you want to use xml publisher desktop then you need xml (with data, not definition)
So that's not an option I understand. Weird cuz I'd expect this to be technically easier.btw you can create your layout (rtf) without xml (data) and without data template (xml with select statement)
create filed and past tag definition
Yes but in that case I'd have an empty report. How would that help me?bouble click on filed:
"Text Form Field Options" -> "Add Help Text ..." -> "Status Bar" (tab) -> "Type your own:"
if you use bi publisher desktop plugin
bouble click on filed:
"BI Publisher Properties" -> "Advanced" -> "Code"
or switch to Word Properties
"BI Publisher Properties" -> "Word Properties" and use above path
3. Or have I completely lost the plot?
may be ;)

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