Want to create a Report from scratch!!!

Hi,
I tried to create a report using the document provided by oracle but in vain. Could anyone give a guideline on how to carry on with this task. Or a link to where I can find an interesting user guide.
Thanks in Advance.

There is also a doc on our pages to get you started building templates ... very simple to get started:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/xmlpclient.html
Look for the XML Publisher Templates by Example
then once you have had some practice ... take it to Apps
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/xml-publisher/xmlpapps.html
regards
Tim

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