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• Install the Template Builder. You can download the template builder from here.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/publishing/index.html

• You will be able to see the extra icons on your MS Word as :

• Let us consider an example to start with by designing the report in JDE.

They say try and make your Life Simpler . So just considering two fields from the Business View (V0411G) i.e. Address Number (AN8) and Amount Gross (AG).

After designing the report start following the below steps :

Step 1: Generate the respective XML file of your report by using the option “OSA Interface Name” as displayed while executing your report.

Select “XMLPOSA” on the torch available for OSA Interface Name

Step 2: Load the XML File using the Data Menu of Template Builder.

Step 3: Save the template as your report name .rtf (for e.g. R5804112.rtf).

Step 4: Place the Fields that you want to display on your report by making use of Menu InsertàField of Template Builder placed after Data.

Click on Insert

Step 5: Preview PDF

Voila!

For sure you must have noticed something, only the first record gets printed a’nt it. Let’s Tickle our brain cells a bit and think the processing of our Do section in JDE. Each record from a Business View needs to be processed. Read your XML Code generated once. For me it is

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<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {This is the Business View Name used in the report}

<AddressNumber_ID4>903066</AddressNumber_ID4>

<AmountGross_ID6>0.00</AmountGross_ID6>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

- <A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<AddressNumber_ID4>903066</AddressNumber_ID4>

<AmountGross_ID6>42800.00</AmountGross_ID6>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

- <<>A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<AddressNumber_ID4>903066</AddressNumber_ID4>

<AmountGross_ID6>-1080.00</AmountGross_ID6>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

===================================================

I have received three lines of Data Present in Business View (V0411G-A/P Detail Reports) based on some Data Selection. I have to print this data on our .rtf template.

Here comes one of the Key Player of programming language which we all know as “For Loop”. It is called Repeating element in BI.

Syntax for XML For Loop is:

Insert the following tag before the first element:

<?for-each:XML group element tag name?>

Insert the following tag after the final element:

<?end for-each?>

For our example it would be:

====================================

<?for-each: A_P_Detail_Reports_S1?>

AddressNumber_ID8         AmountGross_ID12

<?end for-each?>

====================================

After adding this Syntax to your template all records present in the Business View will get displayed on the PDF. Carrying the Journey forward, Lets enhance the report by Grouping it on Address Number. Add a Level Break Header and Footer to your report.

Step 6: Generate the XML file again as you have added the Level Break Header and Footer. Read the XML File generated:

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<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {Open the recordset to read from the Business View}

<On_Address_Number_S5> {Call for first Group Header}

<AddressNumber_ID2>100853</AddressNumber_ID2> {Data loaded for 1st LBH}

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>       {Read first Value grouped from BSVW for 1^st LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>529.96</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {Read second Value grouped from BSVW for 1^st LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>4345.60</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

</ On_Address_Number_S5> {Call to close for first Group Header}

<On_Address_Number_S5> {Call for Second Group Header}

<AddressNumber_ID2>903066</AddressNumber_ID2> {Data loaded for 2nd LBH}

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {Read first Value grouped from BSVW for 2nd LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>903066</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12 />

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>{Read second Value grouped from BSVW for 2nd LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>903066</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>42800.00</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {Read third Value grouped from BSVW for 2nd LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>903066</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>-1080.00</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

</On_Address_Number_S5> {Call to close for Second Group Header}

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1> {Close the recordset of Business View}

===================================================

For sure you would think of writing a piece code like this, If not then you drive on the right Highway

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<?for-each: A_P_Detail_Reports_S1?>

<?for-each: On_Address_Number_S5?>

AddressNumber_ID8         AmountGross_ID12

<?end for-each?>

<?end for-each?>

=================================================

Well have a look at your XML Code generated, it says:

=====================================================

<On_Address_Number_S5> {Call for first Group Header}

<AddressNumber_ID2>100853</AddressNumber_ID2>{Data loaded for 1st LBH}

< A_P_Detail_Reports_S1 >       {Read first Value grouped from BSVW for 1^st LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>529.96</AmountGross_ID12>

</ A_P_Detail_Reports_S1 >

< A_P_Detail_Reports_S1 > {Read second Value grouped from BSVW for 1^st LBH}

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>4345.60</AmountGross_ID12>

</ A_P_Detail_Reports_S1 >

</On_Address_Number_S5> {Call to close for first Group Header}

=================================================

Within Group the recordset is enclosed in Business View, So the code would be:

==========================================

<?for-each: A_P_Detail_Reports_S1?>

<?for-each: On_Address_Number_S5?>

<?for-each: A_P_Detail_Reports_S1?>

AddressNumber_ID8         AmountGross_ID12

<?end for-each?>

<?end for-each?>

==============================================

Let’s add Total to the Level Break Footer now:

Let’s print Total on our .rtf by including the field. Generate the XML File once again be. You can now see that the Total for each Group is enclosed within the new Tag generated marked in Green.

============================================

<On_Address_Number_S5> {Call for the Level Break Header}

<AddressNumber_ID2>100853</AddressNumber_ID2>

<On_Address_Number_S6 {Call for the Level Break Footer}>

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>529.96</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<AddressNumber_ID8>100853</AddressNumber_ID8>

<AmountGross_ID12>4345.60</AmountGross_ID12>

</A_P_Detail_Reports_S1>

<AmountGross_ID1>4875.56</AmountGross_ID1>

</On_Address_Number_S6{Closing Level Break Footer}>

</On_Address_Number_S5> {Closing Level Break Header}

====================================================

In .rtf you would need to write the code as:

Note: Always check the section name if you do a Copy/Paste for the For Loop, remember to change it to respective section.

In most of the requirements handed over to you shall require a format which would be in the form of Tables embedded into it along with Company Icon getting printed.

You can create a Table and include the above Code respectively as:

You can create similar formats as per your requirements.

will be continued…:)

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For UNIX/Linux it may be – “/usg/filespace/exxx/dvxxx/” etc.

If you notice the above, not only the file path is different, but also the directory separator. The following C BSFN helps get the Install Path, the Separator, if its Client/Server.

I’m not sure if a similar BSFN exists in the latest versions of JDE, one thing I’m sure Oneworld XE does not have it, and that’s why the Business Function was created.

The “BuildPathFromEnvDataX” API is used to retrieve the complete install path. You can get the Import or Export directory by appending the directory separator & “import” or “export” at the end of Install path retrieved.

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