Upgrade report 6i to XML Publisher

Hi all,
I'm working on assessment for Upgrade eBS from 11.5.9 to R12.
The customer is asking to migrate all reports from Report Builder 6i to XML Publisher.
Does anyone have an experience with process like that?
There is best practice ?
There is any documentation ?
Thanks & Regards,
Shirly

Please see "Oracle XML Publisher" documentation at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/applications-167706.html
Also, review these docs/links
Preparing Custom Development for Next Oracle E-Business Suite Release [ID 374398.1]
Overview of Available Patches for Oracle XML Publisher (embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite) [ID 1138602.1]
Oracle XML Publisher Release 12 Known Issues [ID 404928.1]
XML Publisher and The E-Business Suite
http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/entry/xml_publisher_the_ebusiness_su
Thanks,
Hussein

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