XML Publisher in Oracle Applications - Merge PDFs in Templates

Requirement,
I have PDF files stored in Huge Blob columns in a oracle apps tables.
I would like to make a single PDF using the XML publisher template to merge all these PDFs into a single PDF file and show the merged PDF file, when user clicks on view output of the concurrent programme.
I am not interesed in using the Java apis provided as of now. I would like to acheive this using only template builder, without any java coding.
Any help would be appreciated on how to build the template. I have tried displaying images and it worked and i am not sure how i can do the samething with PDF files stored in HUGE BLOB columns.
Oracle XML Publisher Version is 5.6.3 which is being used by our Oracle Applications.
Thanks
Ram.

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[4/3/06 1:16:09 PM] [72156:RT1088889]
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Template app: COC
Language: en
Territory: US
Output type: PDF
[040306_011610131][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] ------- Preferences defined PreferenceStore -------
[040306_011610132][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] ------- Environment variables stored in EnvironmentStore -------
[040306_011610133][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_MAX]:[2]
[040306_011610134][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [USER_ID]:[-1]
[040306_011610134][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_PLSQL_RESET]:[false]
[040306_011610135][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_TERRITORY]:[AMERICA]
[040306_011610135][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [RESP_APPL_ID]:[-1]
[040306_011610136][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_MAX_JDBC_CONNECTIONS]:[500]
[040306_011610136][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_SORT]:[BINARY]
[040306_011610137][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_IDLE_THRESHOLD.LOW]:[-1]
[040306_011610138][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_MIN]:[1]
[040306_011610138][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [RESP_ID]:[-1]
[040306_011610139][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS]:[.,]
[040306_011610139][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_DECAY_SIZE]:[5]
[040306_011610140][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_LANGUAGE]:[AMERICAN]
[040306_011610140][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_IDLE_THRESHOLD.HIGH]:[-1]
[040306_011610140][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE]:[AMERICAN]
[040306_011610141][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [LOGIN_ID]:[-1]
[040306_011610141][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_DATE_FORMAT]:[DD-MON-RR]
[040306_011610142][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [APPS_JDBC_URL]:[jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(LOAD_BALANCE=YES)(FAILOVER=YES)(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS
=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=O11IDEV.concentra.com)(PORT=9200)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=DEV1)))]
[040306_011610143][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [SECURITY_GROUP_ID]:[0]
[040306_011610144][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [NLS_CHARACTERSET]:[US7ASCII]
[040306_011610144][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_CONTEXT_CHECK]:[true]
[040306_011610145][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_DECAY_INTERVAL]:[300]
[040306_011610145][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_USABLE_CHECK]:[false]
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[040306_011610148][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_MAX]:[2]
[040306_011610149][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [sun.cpu.isalist]:[pa2.0 pa1.2 pa1.1 pa1.0]
[040306_011610149][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.version]:[1.3.1.09]
[040306_011610150][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.awt.graphicsenv]:[sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment]
[040306_011610150][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.specification.vendor]:[Sun Microsystems Inc.]
[040306_011610151][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [sun.io.unicode.encoding]:[UnicodeBig]
[040306_011610151][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [JTFDBCFILE]:[oracle/app/dev1app/dev1appl/fnd/11.5.0/secure/o11idev_dev1.dbc]
[040306_011610152][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.runtime.name]:[Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition]
[040306_011610153][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [user.home]:[u02/app/dev1app]
[040306_011610153][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.specification.version]:[1.3]
[040306_011610154][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.info]:[mixed mode]
[040306_011610154][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [user.dir]:[u02/app/dev1app/dev1appl/dev1csf/log/DEV1_o11idev]
[040306_011610155][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.io.tmpdir]:[var/tmp/]
[040306_011610155][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [LONG_RUNNING_JVM]:[true]
[040306_011610155][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.ext.dirs]:[opt/java1.3/jre/lib/ext]
[040306_011610156][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [dbcfile]:[oracle/app/dev1app/dev1appl/fnd/11.5.0/secure/o11idev_dev1.dbc]
[040306_011610156][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [FND_JDBC_BUFFER_MIN]:[1]
[040306_011610157][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.awt.fonts]:[]
[040306_011610157][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.class.version]:[47.0]
[040306_011610158][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [OVERRIDE_DBC]:[true]
[040306_011610158][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [sun.cpu.endian]:[big]
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ev1comn/java]
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[040306_011610163][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [CACHEMODE]:[DISTRIBUTED]
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[040306_011610164][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.specification.name]:[Java Virtual Machine Specification]
[040306_011610165][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.vendor]:[Hewlett-Packard Company]
[040306_011610165][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [user.language]:[en]
[040306_011610166][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.library.path]:[/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0/native_threads:/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib
/PA_RISC2.0/server:/opt/java1.3/bin/../jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0:/oracle/app/dev1app/dev1ora/iAS_1.0.2/lib:/oracle/app/dev1app/dev1ora/8.0.6.9/network
/jre11/lib/PA_RISC/native_threads:/oracle/app/dev1app/dev1appl/cz/11.5.0/bin::/oracle/app/dev1app/dev1ora/8.0.6.9/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/lib]
[040306_011610167][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [path.separator]:[:]
[040306_011610167][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.specification.version]:[1.0]
[040306_011610168][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.awt.printerjob]:[sun.awt.motif.PSPrinterJob]
[040306_011610168][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [file.separator]:[]
[040306_011610169][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.runtime.version]:[1.3.1.09-030418-12:59]
[040306_011610170][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.specification.vendor]:[Sun Microsystems Inc.]
[040306_011610171][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vendor]:[Hewlett-Packard Co.]
[040306_011610172][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [file.encoding.pkg]:[sun.io]
[040306_011610172][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vendor.url]:[http://www.hp.com/go/Java]
[040306_011610173][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [logfile]:[oracle/app/dev1app/dev1appl/dev1csf/log/DEV1_o11idev/FNDOPP72156.txt]
040306_011610174][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [os.arch]:[PA_RISC2.0]
[040306_011610174][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [os.version]:[B.11.11]
[040306_011610174][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.home]:[opt/java1.3/jre]
[040306_011610175][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.specification.name]:[Java Platform API Specification]
[040306_011610175][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [sun.boot.library.path]:[opt/java1.3/jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0]
[040306_011610176][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [line.separator]:[
[040306_011610176][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [file.encoding]:[8859_1]
[040306_011610177][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [user.name]:[oradev]
[040306_011610177][][EXCEPTION] [DEBUG] [java.vm.version]:[1.3.1 1.3.1.09-_18_apr_2003_14_01 PA2.0]
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>
Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 1 11.1.1.6.2
Studio Edition Version 11.1.1.6.2
Build JDEVADF_11.1.1.6.2_GENERIC_120329.1447.6268
Copyright © 1997, 2012 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_bank_acc><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_bank_acc ||']]></c_bank_acc>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_bankadress1><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_bankadress1 ||']]></c_bankadress1>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_bankadress2><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_bankadress2 ||']]></c_bankadress2>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_bankadress3><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_bankadress3 ||']]></c_bankadress3>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_bankcity><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_bankcity ||']]></c_bankcity>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_branch><![CDATA['|| rec1.c_branch ||']]></c_branch>');
for rec in c_bank_child(rec1.c_bank)
loop
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output, '<G_CHECK>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_currency_code><![CDATA['|| rec.c_currency_code ||']]></c_currency_code>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_pay_currency_code><![CDATA['|| rec.c_pay_currency_code ||']]></c_pay_currency_code>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_cleared_amount><![CDATA['|| rec.c_cleared_amount ||']]></c_cleared_amount>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_nls_status><![CDATA['|| rec.c_nls_status ||']]></c_nls_status>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_nls_status><![CDATA['|| rec.c_nls_status||']]></c_nls_status>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_check_stock_name><![CDATA['|| rec.c_check_stock_name ||']]></c_check_stock_name>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<status_lookup_code><![CDATA['|| rec.status_lookup_code ||']]></status_lookup_code>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_check_number><![CDATA['|| rec.c_check_number ||']]></c_check_number>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_sum_amount><![CDATA['|| rec.c_sum_amount ||']]></c_sum_amount>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_vendor_name><![CDATA['|| rec.c_vendor_name ||']]></c_vendor_name>');
fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,'<c_doc_sequence_value><![CDATA['|| rec.c_doc_sequence_value ||']]></c_doc_sequence_value>');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output, '</G_CHECK>');
end loop;
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output, '</G_BANK>');
end loop;
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output, '</G_HEAD>');
end

Hi,
You can do grouping in either place. But ideally to avoid re-grouping in the BI Publisher Template your XML would be generated such that it is appropriate for your template.
This is really important when it comes to very large datasets as you should avoid regrouping in the template in this case.
Regards,
Gareth
http://garethroberts.blogspot.com
http://www.virtuate.com

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Hi,
Is there a separate forum for XML publisher? :)
I got this white paper:
Check Printing Using XML Publisher in Oracle Applications Release 12
An Oracle White Paper
January 2007
Oracle XML Publisher offers integrated functionality that allows customers to
design their own check format using familiar desktop tools that can then be
applied to a check print data source, whether that is the seeded Oracle Report
or a custom solution. This format is easily maintainable and can include all the
necessary components required in the final output to be printed onto blank check stock.
Taking this approach reduces the complexity of the systems surrounding the check
generation and thereby reducing the total cost of ownership of the E-Business Suite.
Prerequisites
This solution will work with XML Publisher 4.5 and forward. This paper has been revised
for use with Oracle Applications Release 12. This white paper assumes the following:
Check Printing Using XML Publisher in Oracle Applications Release 12 Page 3
1. XML Publisher has been successfully set up with PDF printing enabled.Does the pre-requisite refers to the EBS R12 setup?
How do I know if my EBS R12 has been setup with XML publisher? I thought it is by default included?
Thanks a lot,
Ms K

Hi again;
Does the pre-requisite refers to the EBS R12 setup?XML Publisher comes as part of Oracle E-Business Suite.
Please check Hussein Sawwan greatest previous post about same topic
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=3834445&#3834445 *<< Posted by Hussen Sawwan*
You can find many many good article in this thread
Regard
Helios

Need help in printing text at back page using XML Publisher

Hi,
I need to print instructions (static text) at the back page of my report ouput using XML publisher. Oracle Application used is 11.5.10. Please help me to reslove.

Hi,
Did you see "Oracle XML Publisher User's Guide" manual available at --> http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/applications.html
Regards,
Hussein

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Hi All,
I have created a custom xml publisher report. All the setups in xdo.cfg and the fonts have been installed. When i run the report as concurrent program using the XDODTEXE as the executable this report executes fine displaying the arabic characters in the PDF output.
I have integrated this xml report to a OAF page where am getting the output of the arabic characters as ???????
Following is the java code i have used to generate the blob for the xml publisher report.
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Kindly let me if i had missed something.
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Anoop

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If it is set to AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8, I get characters like this:
Ø±Ù‚Ù… Ø§Ù„Ù…ÙˆØ¸Ù�
If it is set to ARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256, I get characters like this:
ÑÞã ÇáãæÙÝ
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Generating pdf report via concurrent manager and xml publisher

I have report (rdf) which works fine in eBusiness Suite but Id like to create translatable reports with reach layout (comparing with the Report Builder) based on the functionalities of the XML publisher. Ive made all necessary steps (first change the output format for that report in concurrent manager from pdf to xml, submit the report to get xml file, which Ive used in Microsoft Word Template Builder to make layout in rtf file, and create data and template in XML Publisher Administrator in eBusiness Suite).
When Ive submitted that report from concurrent manager, after the concurrent manage finished his job I got the warning message.
Also the output file is not generated and in log file there is a message: One or more post-processing actions failed. Consult the OPP service log for details.
Concurrent manager works fine, but there are problem when concurrent manager send the xml output of the report to XML Publisher which have to create pdf layout based on rtf template.
I think there might be a problem with report complexity, while Ive used layout formatting, api calls to eBusiness Suite, parameters, placeholders, attached library etc.
If it is impossible to get new report based on xml publisher template, what is the purpose of xml publisher if it is so limited, while every eBusiness Suite Report is so complex.
I hope there will be a person on this forum with the same problem, otherwise Ill give up at all from XML Publisher, at least until it come a better version of that tool which it seems to be in early development phase and not ready for the market yet.

All of the complex report logic is handled in your Oracle Report (rdf) file.
If your Oracle report is working OK, then this report should be generating XML.
After running your report, go to the View Requests window. Highlight your request, and click the Diagnostics button. Then click the 'View XML' button. If you see XML data, then you should be OK.
When I faced a similar issue, it was because the '1 step' process didnt work for the particular report I was using. The '1 step' process doesn't work for every report. Which report are you using?
If the report is submitted via a form (not the concurrent manager request form), then you probably need to use 2 steps to produce the desired output.
For more information, see the following thread:
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HTH,
Mark K

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