Error when creating pivot table in BI publisher template

Question

When I try to create a chart or pivot in BI publisher it keeps throwing error
'Please load Datasource first'
It allows me to create table so I am not sure why is complaing when creating a pivot.

Answer 1

Hi
This error you are getting while creating RTF template right?
yes, before proceeding to use the columns you need to load the XML data of your data model into your template
1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. From the Oracle BI Publisher menu, select Log On.
3. Enter your BI Publisher credentials and the URL for the BI Publisher server. (Contact your system administrator if you do not know the URL.)
4. The Open Template dialog presents the same folder structure as your BI Publisher Reports home page. Select the report for which you want to build a template.
5. Select Open Report to load the data to the Template Builder; or double-click <New> in the Layout Templates pane.
Note that any existing templates will be listed in the Layout Templates pane.
select <New> in Layout template section than select Open layout tempate to get automatically load your data into template..
ELSE
do manually,
in publisher,
after saving your report go to view the report
select data template and import that to your local drive.
now in your MS-Word.. in bi publisher toolbar
you find Data option, then select the load xml and give that path...
after this you can carry on creating charts or tables..
Hope this is what you want..
Thanks & Regards
Kishore Guggilla