Oracle Report Services:
Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle9i Application Server
Version 1.0.2

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Symbols

<!-- --> XML tag reference, 7-30
<![CDATA[]]> XML tag reference, 7-31
<condition> XML tag reference, 7-32
<customize> XML tag reference, 7-34
<data> XML tag reference, 7-36
<dataSource> XML tag reference, 7-37
<exception> XML tag reference, 7-39
<field> XML tag reference, 7-41
<formLike> XML tag reference, 7-46
<formula> XML tag reference, 7-47
<function> XML tag reference, 7-50
<group> XML tag reference, 7-51
<groupAbove> XML tag reference, 7-53
<groupLeft> XML tag reference, 7-54
<labelAttribute> XML tag reference, 7-56
<layout> XML tag reference, 7-58
<link> XML tag reference, 7-61
<matrix> XML tag reference, 7-64
<matrixCell> XML tag reference, 7-67
<matrixCol> XML tag reference, 7-68
<matrixRow> XML tag reference, 7-69
<object> XML tag reference, 7-70
<programUnits> XML tag reference, 7-72
<properties> XML tag reference, 7-74
<property> XML tag reference, 7-75
<report> XML tag reference, 7-78
<section> XML tag reference, 7-80
<select> XML tag reference, 7-82
<summary> XML tag reference, 7-84
<tabular> XML tag reference, 7-89

A

access control
availability calendars, 5-12
batch registering reports, 5-3
debugging, 5-24
example, 5-6
installing security in Oracle WebDB, 5-4
Oracle Reports Services system administrator, 5-11
overview, 5-3
printers, 5-17
report definition files, 5-19
setting default parameters, 5-26
accessing
database, 5-6
demo tables, 5-6
information in Oracle WebDB, 5-3
ActiveX request method, 4-2
adding
a report request to a folder in Oracle WebDB, 5-29
another slave server to the master, 6-8
Apache, 3-9, 3-10
Apache server See Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache
applying in XML
multiple report definitions, 7-20
report definition at runtime, 7-19
report definition in PL/SQL, 7-21
report definition stored in a file, 7-21
report definition stored in memory, 7-21
architecture
Oracle Reports Services, 1-2
Oracle Reports Services tier, 1-2
database, 1-2
thin client, 1-2
Web server, 1-2
Web server configurations, 1-3
authentication cookie
expiring, A-29
setting domain, 5-5
availability calendar, 5-12

B

batch
modifications to reports, 7-25
registering, 5-3
reporting
from an Oracle WebDB site, 4-8, 5-31
BUILD IN privileges, 5-11

C

cache
destination type, 5-19
output parameters
COPIES, 5-25
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-25
DESTYPE, 5-24
P_LASTNAME, 5-25
P_SSN, 5-25
PRINTER, 5-24
SERVER, 5-24
USERID, 5-25
size, B-1
CACHESIZE parameter, 4-4
CLUSTERCONFIG parameter, 6-2, 6-5
clustering
configuring
master server, 6-5
Oracle Reports Servers, 6-3
Oracle Reports Services, 6-3
enabling communication between master and slave, 6-4
overview, 6-2
resubmitting, 6-7
running reports, 6-7
combined availability calendar, 5-15
command line arguments, A-1
AUTHID, A-29
CURRENCY, 4-3
CUSTOMIZE, 7-3, 7-19, 7-20, 7-25
DECIMAL, 4-3
DESFORMAT, 4-3, 5-17
DESNAME, 5-17
DESTYPE, 4-3, A-4
mapping URL parameter, 4-4
MODE, 4-3
ORIENTATION, 4-3
PAGESIZE, 4-3
PARAMFORM, 4-3
REPORT, 4-3, 7-3, 7-19
RWCLI60, 4-6, 4-8, A-1
SCHEDULE, 6-7
SERVER, 3-16, 3-17, 4-3, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7, A-22, C-2, E-5
THOUSANDS, 4-3
TOLERANCE, 4-3
USERID, 4-3, A-2, D-1
commands
line arguments, 1-4, 1-5
Oracle Reports Runtime, 4-3
READONLY, A-9, A-13
RWCLI60, 4-2, 4-3, 7-20, 7-25
RWRUN60, 7-10, 7-21, 7-25, A-3, A-17
SCHEDULE, A-23
setenv, 3-12
SHOWAUTH, A-2, A-29
sqlplus, 5-5
SRW.RUN.REPORT, 4-3
concepts, 1-1
configuring
master server clustering, 6-5
Oracle Reports Server
modifying, 3-18
UNIX with environment variables, 3-14
Windows NT with environment variables, 3-13
with environment variables, 3-12
Oracle Reports Server CGI, 3-8, 3-10
Oracle Reports Server clustering, 6-1, 6-3
Oracle Reports Server servlet, 3-4
with JSDK, 3-5
with JServ, 3-7
Oracle Reports Services, 1-7
Oracle Reports Services Security with Oracle WebDB, 5-4
Web server, 3-9
COPIES parameter
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-26
runtime, 5-26
system, 5-20
user, 5-30
creating
a list of values, 5-20
a service entry for Oracle Reports Server, 3-11
an Oracle WebDB site, 5-27
availability calendar, 5-12
combined availability calendar, 5-15
daily calendar, 5-13
maintenance calendar, 5-14
Oracle WebDB
a folder, 5-28
personal folder, 5-31
TNSnames alias for connecting to Oracle WebDB, 5-8
user accounts, 5-10
for running reports, 5-11
system administrator, 5-11
XML
report definition required tags, 7-4
report definitions, 7-2, 7-3
CURRENCY command line argument, 4-3
CUSTOMIZE
command line argument, 7-3
keyword, 7-29
customizing
overview, 7-2
reports at runtime, 7-1
XML report definition, 7-3

D

daily calendar, 5-13
database tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-2
DBA privileges, 5-12
debugging
restricted reports, 5-24
tracing options, 7-26
XML report definitions, 7-26
DECIMAL command line argument, 4-3
default printer, set access, 3-3, 3-15
demo table, accessing, 5-6
DESFORMAT
command line argument, 4-3, 5-17
parameter
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-25
runtime, 5-26
user, 5-30
DESNAME
command line argument, 5-17
parameter
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-26
runtime, 5-26, 5-27
destination
format
HTMLCSS, 5-19
PDF, 5-19
type
cache, 5-19
printer, 5-19
DESTYPE
command line argument, 4-3
parameter
cache output, 5-24
restricted printer output, 5-25
runtime, 5-26
user, 5-30
directories
ORACLE_HOME ET80ADMIN, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME ETWORKADMIN, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/ADMIN, 3-15
ORACLE_HOMELISTENERCFG, 5-6
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60RBBR60, 5-19
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60USRBBR60, 5-6
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60, 4-5
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60SERVER, 3-14, 5-10
duplicate job detection
multiple output destinations, 4-3
Oracle Reports Services handling, 4-3, A-23

E

ENGLIFE parameter, 6-5
environment variables
configuration, 3-16
REPORTS_PATH, 3-14
TNS_ADMIN, 3-14
REPORTS_REPORTS_SERVER, 3-17
REPORTS60_CGIMAP, 4-5
REPORTS60_COOKIE_EXPIRE, 3-16
REPORTS60_DB_AUTH, 3-16
REPORTS60_ENCRYPTION_KEY, 3-16
REPORTS60_PATH, 3-13, 3-14, 4-7, 5-22
REPORTS60_REPORT_SERVER, E-5
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER, 3-12, 3-16, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7
REPORTS60_SSLPORT, 3-16
REPORTS60_SYS_AUTH, 3-16
TNS_ADMIN, 3-13, 3-14
examples
<!-- --> XML tag reference, 7-31
<![CDATA[]]> XML tag reference, 7-31
<condition> XML tag reference, 7-34
<customize> XML tag reference, 7-35
<data> XML tag reference, 7-37
<dataSource> XML tag reference, 7-38
<exception> XML tag reference, 7-41
<field> XML tag reference, 7-45
<formLike> XML tag reference, 7-49
<formula> XML tag reference, 7-47
<function> XML tag reference, 7-50
<group> XML tag reference, 7-52
<groupAbove> XML tag reference, 7-54
<groupLeft> XML tag reference, 7-55
<labelAttribute> XML tag reference, 7-58
<layout> XML tag reference, 7-59
<link> XML tag reference, 7-63
<matrix> XML tag reference, 7-65
<matrixCell> XML tag reference, 7-68
<matrixCol> XML tag reference, 7-69
<matrixRow> XML tag reference, 7-70
<object> XML tag reference, 7-71
<programUnits> XML tag reference, 7-73
<properties> XML tag reference, 7-74
<property> XML tag reference, 7-77
<report> XML tag reference, 7-79
<section> XML tag reference, 7-82
<select> XML tag reference, 7-83
<summary> XML tag reference, 7-88
<tabular> XML tag reference, 7-89
access control, 5-6
full URL syntax, 4-8
key mapping, 4-5, 4-6
RWCLI60 command line request, 4-2
simplified URL syntax, 4-8
XML report definitions
additional objects, 7-11
formatting, 7-7
formatting exception, 7-9
full, 7-12
hyperlink, 7-10
PL/SQL, 7-10
execute privilege, 5-11

F

files
RDF, 4-7, 5-19
REP, 4-7, 5-19
RWRUN60 executable, 4-2
security.rdf, 5-6, 5-19
sqlnet.ora, 5-9
tnsnames.ora, 5-8, 5-10, 5-18
uiprint.txt, 3-15
wdbsvr.cfg, 5-6
XML, 5-19

H

HTMLCSS destination format, 5-19

I

installing
Oracle Reports Services Security, 5-4
Oracle WebDB, 5-4
Oracle WebDB security package, 5-4
Oracle9i Application Server, 2-1
starting as a non-service in Windows NT, 3-3
starting Oracle Reports Server on UNIX, 3-3, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15
invalid package procedure, 5-24
IP address for Oracle WebDB, 5-9

K

key map file
cgicmd.dat CGI, 4-5
enabling, 4-5
example, 4-5, 4-6
mapping entries, 4-6
mapping URL parameters, 4-6
using, 4-4
when to use, 4-4
keywords
CUSTOMIZE, 7-29
REPORT, 7-29

L

load balancing
resubmitting jobs, 6-7
running reports, 6-7

M

maintenance calendar, 5-14
making a report available in Oracle WebDB, 5-27
MAXENGINE parameter, 6-2, 6-3
MAXIDLE parameter, 6-5
migration from Web cartridge to CGI, E-1
MINENGINE parameter, 6-2, 6-3
MODE command line argument, 4-3

O

OAS (Oracle Application Server), E-1
Oracle Application Server (OAS), E-1
Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache, 2-2
Oracle Reports Queue Manager
monitoring job status, 3-17
scheduling jobs to run, 4-8
Oracle Reports Server
configuring
UNIX with environment variables, 3-14
Windows NT with environment variables, 3-13
with environment variables, 3-12
creating a service entry, 3-11
database queue, 3-18
setting the default, 3-12
UNIX, 3-12
Windows NT, 3-12
starting, 3-2
UNIX, 3-3, 3-13, 3-14
Windows NT, 3-2
Windows NT as a non-service, 3-3
stopping, 3-2, 3-4
UNIX, 3-4
Windows NT, 3-4
Oracle Reports Services
architecture, 1-2
configuring
for clustering, 6-1
parameters, B-1
duplicate job detection, 4-3
installing security in Oracle WebDB, 5-4
tier, 1-2
view job status on UNIX, 3-3, 3-15
Oracle Universal Installer, 2-2
Oracle WebDB
accessing
information, 5-3
Oracle Reports Services, 5-18
Oracle Reports Services printer, 5-17
report definition file, 5-19
adding a report request to a folder, 5-29
component request method, 4-2
configuring Oracle Reports Services Security, 5-4
creating
a folder, 5-28
a site, 5-27
personal folder, 5-31
TNSnames alias for connecting, 5-8
installing, 5-4
installing, security package, 5-4
IP address, 5-9
making report available, 5-27
running a report as a user, 5-30
scheduling
a report to run and push output, 5-31
reports, 5-31
setting authentication cookie domain, 5-5
viewing pushed report output, 5-33
Oracle WebDBl
scheduling
a report, 5-32
ORACLE_HOME ET80ADMIN directory, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME ETWORKADMIN directory, 5-8
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/ADMIN directory, 3-15
ORACLE_HOMELISTENERCFG directory, 5-6
ORACLE_HOMEOOLS#OC60USRBBR60 directory, 5-6, 5-19
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60 directory, 4-5
ORACLE_HOMEREPORT60SERVER directory, 3-14, 5-10
ORIENTATION command line argument, 4-3
output destination sites, 5-32
overviews
clustering, 6-2
XML, 7-2

P

P_LASTNAME parameter
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-26
runtime, 5-26
user, 5-30
P_SSN parameter
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-26
runtime, 5-26
user, 5-20, 5-30
PAGESIZE command line argument, 4-3
parameters
cache output
COPIES, 5-25
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-25
DESTYPE, 5-24
P_LASTNAME, 5-25
P_SSN, 5-25
PRINTER, 5-24
SERVER, 5-24
USERID, 5-25
CACHESIZE, 4-4
CLUSTERCONFIG, 6-2, 6-5
ENGLIFE, 6-5
MAXENGINE, 6-2, 6-3
MAXIDLE, 6-5
MINENGINE, 6-2, 6-3
Oracle Reports Services configuration, B-1
restricted printer output
COPIES, 5-26
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-26
DESTYPE, 5-25
P_LASTNAME, 5-26
P_SSN, 5-26
PRINTER, 5-25
SERVER, 5-25
USERID, 5-26
runtime
COPIES, 5-26
DESFORMAT, 5-26
DESNAME, 5-26, 5-27
DESTYPE, 5-26
P_LASTNAME, 5-26
P_SSN, 5-26
PRINTER, 5-26
SERVER, 5-26
USERID, 5-26
RWCLI60 command line arguments, A-1
SECURITYTNSNAME, 5-9, 5-10
SOURCEDIR, 3-13, 3-15, 4-7, 5-22
system
COPIES, 5-20
USERID, 5-20
user
COPIES, 5-30
DESFORMAT, 5-30
DESTYPE, 5-30
P_LASTNAME, 5-30
P_SSN, 5-20, 5-30
USERID, 5-30
PARAMFORM command line argument, 4-3
parser error messages for XML, 7-26
PDF destination format, 5-19
performing batch modifications in XML, 7-25
printer destination type, 5-19
PRINTER parameter
cache output, 5-24
restricted printer output, 5-25
runtime, 5-26
privileges
BUILD IN, 5-11
DBA, 5-12
execute, 5-11
processing
reports, 1-6
Web reports, 1-4

Q

queue activity, database, 3-18

R

RDF
adding access, 5-21
file, 4-7, 5-19
registry entries, C-1
REP file, 4-7, 5-19
REPORT
command line argument, 4-3, 7-3
keyword, 7-29
report definition file See RDF
report definitions, XML, 7-1
report output
to cache, 5-24
to restricted printer, 5-25
report requests
building reports, 4-7
duplicate job detection, 4-3
from Manage Component page, 5-24
in Oracle WebDB site, 5-27
methods
ActiveX, 4-2
Oracle WebDB component, 4-2
RWCLI60 command line, 4-2
SRW.RUN_REPORT, 4-3
URL syntax, 4-2
running from a browser, 4-7
scheduling in Oracle WebDB, 5-31
specifying request, 4-7
when servers are clustered, 6-7
report source path setting, 3-13
REPORTS_PATH configuration environment variable, 3-14
REPORTS60_CGIMAP environment variable, 4-5
REPORTS60_COOKIE_EXPIRE environment variable, 3-16
REPORTS60_DB_AUTH environment variable, 3-16
REPORTS60_ENCRYPTION_KEY environment variable, 3-16
REPORTS60_PATH environment variable, 3-13, 3-14, 4-7, 5-22
REPORTS60_REPORT_SERVER environment variable, E-5
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER environment variable, 3-12, 3-16, 3-17, 4-6, 4-8
REPORTS60_REPORTS_SERVER environment variables, 6-7
REPORTS60_SSLPORT environment variable, 3-16
REPORTS60_SYS_AUTH environment variable, 3-16
restricted printer output parameters
COPIES, 5-26
DESFORMAT, 5-25
DESNAME, 5-26
DESTYPE, 5-25
P_LASTNAME, 5-26
P_SSN, 5-26
PRINTER, 5-25
SERVER, 5-25
USERID, 5-26
resubmitting jobs, 6-7
roles
RW_ADMINISTRATOR, 5-11
RW_BASIC_USER, 5-11
running
a report request from a Web browser, 3-17
Oracle WebDB, a report as a user, 5-30
report output to cache, 5-24
report output to restricted printer, 5-25
reports in a clustered configuration, 6-7
XML
report definition by itself, 7-25
report definitions, 7-19
runtime
customization
overview, 7-2
XML report definition, 7-3
parameters
COPIES, 5-26
DESFORMAT, 5-26
DESNAME, 5-26, 5-27
DESTYPE, 5-26
P_LASTNAME, 5-26
P_SSN, 5-26
PRINTER, 5-26
SERVER, 5-26
USERID, 5-26
RW_ADMINISTRATOR role, 5-11
RW_BASIC_USER role, 5-11
rw_server.sql script, 3-19
RWCLI60
command, 4-2, 4-3
command line argument, 4-6, 4-8, A-1
command line request, 4-2
RWRUN60 executable file, 4-2

S

SCHEDULE command line argument, 6-7
scheduling
Oracle WebDB
report to run and push output, 5-31
reports, 5-32
reports, 5-31
script, rw_server.sql, 3-19
security, 5-1
implementation, 5-3
Oracle Reports Services system administrator, 5-11
setting up access control, 5-3
security.rdf file, 5-6, 5-19
SECURITYTNSNAME parameter, 5-9, 5-10
SERVER
command line argument, 3-16, 3-17, 4-3, 4-6, 4-8, 6-7, E-5
parameter
cache output, 5-24
restricted printer output, 5-25
runtime, 5-26
servlet, 1-4
setting
authentication cookie domain in Oracle WebDB, 5-5
default Oracle Reports Server, 3-12
UNIX, 3-12
Windows NT, 3-12
default parameters for users at runtime, 5-26
parameter values, 5-24
SOURCEDIR parameter, 3-13, 3-15, 4-7, 5-22
specifying report requests, 4-6
by building a report, 4-7
by scheduling to run automatically, 4-8
from a Web browser, 4-7
sqlnet.ora file, 5-9
SRW.RUN_REPORT request method, 4-3
SRW.RUN.REPORT command, 4-3
starting Oracle Reports Server, 3-2
UNIX, 3-3
Windows NT, 3-2
Windows NT (non-service), 3-3
stopping Oracle Reports Server, 3-2
UNIX, 3-4
Windows NT, 3-4
system parameters
COPIES, 5-20
USERID, 5-20

T

tags
reference, XML, 7-30
XML for report definitions, 7-30
text conventions, xv
thin client tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-2
THOUSANDS command line argument, 4-3
TNS_ADMIN
configuration environment variable, 3-14
environment variable, 3-13
tnsnames.ora file, 5-8, 5-10, 5-18
tolerance, A-23
TOLERANCE command line argument, 4-3
tracing options for XML, 7-26

U

uiprint.txt file, 3-15
UNIX, Oracle Reports Server
configuring with environment variables, 3-14
setting the default, 3-12
starting, 3-3
stopping, 3-4
URL syntax
adding as a hyperlink, 4-8
full syntax example, 4-8
hiding command line arguments, 4-4
report request method, 4-2
running from a browser, 4-7
simplified syntax example, 4-8
simplifying requests, 4-4
user parameters
COPIES, 5-30
DESFORMAT, 5-30
P_LASTNAME, 5-30
P_SSN, 5-20, 5-30
USERID, 5-30
USERID
command line argument, 4-3
parameters
cache output, 5-25
restricted printer output, 5-26
runtime, 5-26
system, 5-20
user, 5-30
using, XML report definitions, 7-2

V

viewing Oracle WebDB, the pushed report output, 5-33

W

wdbscr.cfg file, 5-6
Web
CGI, 1-4
key map file, 4-5
server tier, Oracle Reports Services, 1-2
server, configuring, 3-9
Windows NT, Oracle Reports Server
configuring with environment variables, 3-13
setting the default, 3-12
starting, 3-2
starting as a non-service, 3-3
stopping, 3-4

X

XML
applying
multiple report definitions, 7-20
report definition at runtime, 7-19
report definition in PL/SQL, 7-21
report definition stored in a file, 7-21
report definition stored in memory, 7-21
creating
report definition, 7-3
report definition required tags, 7-4
report definitions, 7-2
debugging report definitions, 7-26
file, 5-19
parser error messages, 7-26
report definitions, 7-1
additional objects, 7-11
applying, 7-20
applying via PL/SQL, 7-21
batch modifications, 7-25
debugging, 7-26
for building reports, 7-5
formatting example, 7-7
formatting exception example, 7-9
full, 7-12
hyperlink example, 7-10
overview, 7-2
parser, 7-26
partial, 7-5
PL/SQL example, 7-10
required tags, 7-4
running, 7-25
running to Oracle Report Builder, 7-29
tags, 7-30
writing to files, 7-29
running
report definition by itself, 7-25
report definitions, 7-19
RWBLD60, 7-29
tag reference, 7-30
TEXT_IO, 7-29
tracing options, 7-26
using report definitions, 7-2

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