Damage Control

A quick post ... it's been a frenetic few months, so blog posts a bit thin lately but plenty of good stuff in the pipeline! Generally when I'm designing a BI Publisher/XML Publisher report I'll create a concurrent program that generates XML, I'll follow the usual steps: Setup the concurrent program to output Text Run it to ensure its working Switch the concurrent program to output XML Run the concurrent program to output XML SFTP/copy the o*.out XML file from $APPLCSF/$APPLOUT Load it into Word via the BI Publisher Desktop plugin and design the layout "on the run". Setup the BI Publisher Data Definition/Template Perform system/unit tests Is there an easier way to get the XML file from a concurrent request? Sure is - nice and easy through the front end. Get the XML File from a BI Publisher based concurrent request/report: View->Requests Find the request you're interested in Click on Diagnostics button Click the Vi
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