What is xml report?

Hello all
what is xml report and how to create them?
i have no idea about how to use xml report, please help me.
Thanks
yash

Hi
what is xml report ?
Pls have a look Over Here, and look for the word XML to get an obvious back ground.
Well,this an example regarding Reports 10g ; You can use the XML distribution file to generate your report and send to:
1. file,
2. ftp,
3. printer,
4. mail
This is the most common example (one by case):
<destinations>

<file id="imcd4" name="C:\pdf_files\REPORTNAME.pdf" format="pdf">
<include src="report"/>
</file>

<destype id="imcd1" name="ftp" format="pdf">
<property name="desname" value="ftp://user:password@path/REPORTNAME.pdf"/>
<include src="report"/>
</destype>

<printer id="DEST44" name="myprinter">
<include src="report"/>
</printer>

<mail id="imcd3" to="[email protected]" from="[email protected]" subject="REPORT">
<body srcType="text">
Free text
</body>
<attach format="pdf" name="REPORTNAME.pdf" srcType="report">
<include src="report"/>
</attach>
</mail>
</destinations> XML file has some standards for the constructions but you can do it, using notepad.
The instruction to generate your report using xml is from forms:
report_id := find_report_object('REPORT_OBJ');
set_report_object_property(report_id,report_filename, v_rep_name);
set_report_object_property(report_id,report_server, v_server_name);
set_report_object_property(report_id,report_other,'P_DATE_FROM='||TO_CHAR(:CONTROL.W_DATE_FROM,'DD-MON-YYYYHH24MI')||' P_DATE_TO='||TO_CHAR(:CONTROL.W_DATE_TO,'DD-MON-YYYYHH24MI')||' distribute=YES destination='||v_applconf||'/FOLDER/XMLDISTFILE.xml');
report_job_id := run_report_object(report_id); Pls notice that , distribute=YES and destination=path where the xml file must resides.
Those parameters must be in the line to execute the reports to be able to use the xml distribution file.
If you run your report using url you may need some thing like this:
http://host:port/reports/rwservlet?report=REPORTNAME&distribute=yes&destination=/PATHWHEREXMLIS/REPORTNAME.xml&userid=user/pass@db
when u user destype =file then you can hide ulr or can't open explorer as follow
WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT ('javascript:window.open(http://servername:7778/reports/rwservlet?destype=FILE&userid=xyx/xyz@orcl&desformat=PDF&parameters&report=LETTER.rep&DESNAME=CLAIMS_NOTOFICATION_EMAIL/'1||'.PDF'||'&PARAMFORM=no);self.close()') ;
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Abdetu...

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