APEX + BI Publisher: dynamic pdf filename.

Hello gurus,
i'm deploying my first apex application and I need to know if is possible to decide witch name will have the pdf output file.
What I need is that the filename respect a particular syntax:
:USER_NAME_:DATE_:ID
I cannot find any customizable parameters in (report queries / report layouts ).
Is it possible?
Thank you very much in advance.
Regards.
Simon

Simon,
In the Print Attributes tab of your Report Region you can specify a filename. If you leave this blank it is the name of your region. Maybe you can enter there: &USER.
For the Date : If &USER. works, you should fill a hidden field with the date you want to use for your report and use a reference to that field as a Filename (like &DATE_FIELD. ).
The solution above doesn't seem to work. Even if you use &USER. in the region title (that is shown on the page), the PDF page is created with &USER..PDF as the name....sorry!
HTH
Regards
Roel
Edited by: Roel on Oct 16, 2008 12:31 PM

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