R12: How to add Microsoft Excel as Type to the Create Template List of Values in BI Publisher (Doc ID 1343225.1)

Modified: 27-Oct-2013 Type: HOWTO

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Goal

Solution

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APPLIES TO:

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 11.5 to 12.1 [Release 11.5 to 12.1]

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 5.6.3 to 5.6.3 [Release 5]

Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL

This document has been consolidated into Note 1546377.1. Please reference Note 1546377.1 for the latest updates.

How to add Microsoft Excel (XLS) as layout template type in Oracle XML Publisher and enable Excel functionality for XML

Publisher in E-Business Suite (EBS)?

SOLUTION

Please note:

Applying these patches do NOT endorse Excel templates in EBS BI Publisher.

The patches here are specifically for an FSG template issue even though these are XDO patches.

At this time, BI Publisher Enterprise standalone is the only version supporting true excel templates.

For 12.0.x

Excel Templates are only partially supported on the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0.x. There are no current plans to

backport this feature to the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i, nor will it be fully supported in 12.1.x.

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0:

Patch 7237006 R12.ATG_PF.A.DELTA.6

This patch includes some basic functionality for Excel templates. You can run a very basic spreadsheet.

For the full functionality associated with Excel layouts you have to license and install BI Publisher Enterprise 10.1.3.4.2,

11.1.1.5 or later version.

We are not logging new defects for enhancements to this functionality in EBS at this time.

Refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Report Designer's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher, chapter Creating Excel

Templates.

For 12.1.3

Please apply Patch:12415414 - 1OFF:11873050:12.1.3:12.1.3:FRM-41830, FRM-40212 Submitting Program - Publisher FSG.

This patch updates the looktype ("XDO_XLS_TEMPL_OUTPUTS") and lookup code (Excel) to support the Excel templates for

BI Publisher R12.1 release.

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This patch will add the "Excel" Template type to the LOV.

After patch 12415414 is aplied do the following to enable EXCEL output option for BI publisher templates:

1. Enable option 'XLS' in XDO_TEMPLATE_TYPE lookup code :

(Responsibility) Application Developer > Application > Lookups > Application Object Library > Query out Type

'XDO_TEMPLATE_TYPE'

Check 'Enable' checkbox of record 'XLS', and enter 'XDO_XLS_TEMPL_OUTPUTS' in 'Tag' field of this record, Save.

2. Enable option 'EXCEL' in XDO_XLS_TEMPL_OUTPUTS lookup code :

(Responsibility) Application Developer > Application > Lookups > Application Object Library > Query out Type

'XDO_XLS_TEMPL_OUTPUTS'

Make sure option 'EXCEL' is enabled.

3. Go to responsibility 'XML Pulisher Administrator' > Templates > Create Template, make sure there is an option 'Microsoft Excel'

in 'Type' list of value.