Oracle reporting tools

Hi all,
What are the best oracle reporting tools except reports builder.
Please suggest

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Hi all,
What are the best oracle reporting tools except reports builder.
Please suggest
The best tool depends on what you want. Any tool that uses SQL and provides a method for output can be used for reporting.
SQL*PLUS provides effective if simplistic reporting capabilities including writing to files and very basic formatting. Printing is a bit trickier as an OS interface must be implemented.
GUI tools like SQL*Developer and TOAD also provide output. Getting them to schedule jobs if needed will probably be hard since they are "ad hoc" tools.
Apex provides reporting capabilities including graphs and is easy to use if you're willing to work with the capabilities built into it. It can also be customized with a bit of effort.
Other tools exist. OBIEE is popular. These other tools may require extra licenses.

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Thanks
Regards
S

Hi,
There are installation documents included in the APEX download itself, I really advise reading those documents since they cover everything you need to know about how to install it.
Also, there is a huge amount of information here -
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/index.html
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Which Oracle reporting tool do I use?

I’m looking for a web based ad-hoc reporting tool, Preferably an Oracle product. Something that once set up and configured (point to a specific database) select users can login into via a browser and build ad-hoc reports. I don’t want to have to create a report then publish it for the end user and especially nothing should need to be installed on any desktop.
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Hi ,
It depends on you requirements...
You can use Interactive Reporting Tool. To use Interactive Reporting you need to install below components
1) Shared Services
2) Reporting and Analysis BI Services
3) Reporting and Analysis UI Services ( includes Interactive Reporting, Financial Reportinig, Web Analysis and Workspace)
To meet you requirement you can perform the below tasks
1) Create an OCE publish the same to Workspace.
2) Give access to user on that OCE.
3) User can create their own reports.
For more details on the same, please visit
Hyperion System 9.3.1
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10530_01/doc/nav/portal_4.htm
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System 11.1.1.x
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/nav/portal_4.htm
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Manmohan Sharma

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is it possible ?

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