Report server setup best practice info needed -SOLVED-

Question

Hello, I'm looking for some best practice info on how to set up the report server to handle multiple reports from multiple apps (hopefully in separate directories).
We are converting forms 5 apps to 10g. Currently reports live in the same dir as the form files, each in their own application directory. Moving to 10g, the report.conf file specifies a reports dir. It does not seem that there can be multiple directories listed in the sourceDir parameter, in order to handle mutiple directories where reports can live. Is it possible to set it up so it can find reports in any of our 20 application directories? Do we have to have only one directory where all reports are served from (if so we'll have an issue, as reports from different apps could be named the same)?
How have you folks solved this situation?
Thanks for any info,
Gary

Answer 1

Got it working! Thanks to all for your input! I found a reference on Metalink to a known issue with running on Sun Solaris, which was causing me problems.
Bottom line, here's what I did to get it all working:
1) Report server .conf file:
- Comment out sourceDir line in the engine entry.
- Add environment entries for each app before the </server> line at the end .
<environment id="prs">
<envVariable name="REPORTS_PATH" value="(path to dir where reports live for this app)"/>
</environment>
- Bounce the server (not sure if this is necessary)
2) $ORACLE_HOME/bin/reports.sh:
- Comment out line that sets REPORTS_PATH
This was necessary for Sun Solaris (the bug as mentioned on Metalink)
3) The app .fmb that calls the report:
- Set the report object property to specify the environment ID before calling
run_report_object():
set_report_object_property(rpt_id, REPORT_OTHER, 'ENVID="prs"');
Blue Skies,
Gary