APEX printing advice

I have some complex reporting that was previously done in Oracle Reports. I had tried the Report Query/Report Layout method in APEX, but it does not seem to have enough flexibility that the Data Template from BI would have.
I have seen some entries about integrating BI with APEX thru Web Service. Not sure if this is where I should be looking or not. I have all of my report parameters on my APEX page. I would need to pass them to BI (without the need for BI logins created etc.). Anybody did something like this?

Hello,
The following resources should help to determine if you are on the right track:
http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/category/bi-publisher/
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/pdf/integrating_oracle_application_express_with_bi_publisher.pdf
Hope this helps,
Arie.
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