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Has anyone out there taken output from an RDF and presented it in XML Publisher from concurrent manager 11.5.10.2 ?
It seems like it might be possible. Maybe:
-set the RDF output to XML
-produce an RTF template in Word for the RDF
-Associate the report with the new template in XML Publisher responsibility
Sounds like it might work.
Any help is appreciated,
Bradley

I am not sure about the Concurrent Manager part. But with the latest release of BI Publisher standalone, one can convert RDF's directly to BI Publisher Templates. Quite a handy utility. I have blogged about it here http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/oracle-reports-to-bi-publisher-conversion-utility/. I am not sure whether this can be used to convert some complex RDF's (which would be the case in ebusiness suite) but this can serve as a good starter.
Thanks,
Venkat
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com

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