Navigate to the saved location and open the XSL file in an appropriate viewer. When a template section is selected, the Field Browser displays only the corresponding instructions.
Im able to create reports but with limited functionality. As the preceding screenshot shows, you can search, edit, and update any line that you choose. Select Tools, then Generate XSL file from, then Excel Template.Īt the prompt, save the generated XSL file. I am running Windows365, Word 2016, and there is nothing that seems to work so I can use the BI Publisher plug in. Select the data and template files and choose Excel output. Please check if you are able to Update Template or Update Template As from. and check if there is any prob with the template. Template 0 Layout Template types / Layout Template types 0 Template Builder, installing for Word / Installing Template Builder for Word 0 Oracle BI. After you open the template in word, Please go to Addin> publisher > Validate Template. View the log messages in the message box. After installing the Template Builder from the Publisher, generally it should not give any problem. The Template Viewer merges the selected data with the selected master template and sub-template and opens the appropriate viewer. set the report parameters in the Setting (Default) tab.įrom the Output Format list, select the output format. If you want to test a sub-template, browse and specify the sub-template in the Style Template File field. The Data and Template regions display the data files and template files present in the directoryĬlick the appropriate data and template files to select them. In the Files tab, select the appropriate option.
The data file and template file must reside in the same folder.
To preview template with Template Viewer and view log messages:įrom the Windows desktop, click Start, then Programs, then Oracle BI Publisher Desktop, then Template Viewer.Ĭlick Browse to locate the working directory that contains the sample data file and template file. Rich Text Format (RTF) is a specification used by common word processing applications, such as MS Word. If you already use XSL, you’ll quickly learn the debugging features in Template Viewer. Template Builder is an extension to MS Word (2003 or later) that simplifies RTF template creation for Oracle BI Publisher reports. You can also save and view the intermediate XSL file generated after the sample data and template are merged in the XSL-FO processor.