Migratiing AP Check print from RDF to XML publisher

We are migrating customized AP Check print report from RDF in 11.5.7 to R12 XML Publisher report. We have 18 reports to convert.
I have followed
http://oracle.anilpassi.com/xml-publisher-concurrent-program-xmlp-2.html
link to do the same.
I am facing the follwoing issue.
I am getting empty output after did all the changes as per the ablove link
But only modification i did is, as in R12 we ahve separate top for Payments. But we dont have Report folder under IBY_TOP. So I am keeping my RDF report in AP_TOP and I have created executable under ap_top then Program under Payment_top. Remaining are same.
But I am not getting the output.
Pl. let me know, what I did is same or how to proceed
this is very urgent. so expecting the reply at the earliest

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