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Oracle BI Publisher 12c: Fundamentals
This Oracle BI Publisher 12c training will help you build a foundation of understanding how to best leverage this solution. Through Classroom Training or Live Virtual Class Training, you'll learn the...
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$3,600 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
12cBIPUBLISHER
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Overview
This Oracle BI Publisher 12c training will help you build a foundation of understanding how to best leverage this solution. Through Classroom Training or Live Virtual Class Training, you'll learn the ins and outs of how to use this solution.
Learn To:
- Create data models by using the Data Model Editor.
- Create BI Publisher reports based on data models.
- Create report layouts by using the Layout Editor (online).
- Create reports based on OBI EE data sources.
- Publish the reports on OBI EE Dashboards.
- Schedule reports and burst these reports.
Creating Reports
Furthermore, you'll learn how to create layouts for reports, then publish the highly formatted reports to a wide range of destinations (printers, faxes, email, and document repositories via FTP or WebDav). Publisher's report formats can also be designed by using familiar Microsoft Office tools like Microsoft Word and Excel.
Scheduling and Bursting Reports
Oracle BI Publisher 12c provides best of breed capabilities for scheduling and bursting reports. By investing in this course, you'll learn how to schedule and manage scheduled jobs, along with bursting reports to other destinations.
Skills Gained
- Schedule and Burst Reports
- Perform Translations
- Create Reports Integrated With Oracle BI EE
- Administer BI Publisher Server
- Describe BI Publisher Technology and Architecture
- Create reports from OBI EE data sources
- Create and Modify Data Models
- Create RTF Templates by Using Template Builder
- Explore and Use the Form Field Method for Creating RTF Templates
- Create Layouts by Using the Layout Editor
Who Can Benefit
- Analyst
- Developer
- End User
- Implementer
Course Details
Topics
- Introduction to Oracle BI Publisher 12c
- BI Publisher Technology and Architecture
- Getting Started with BI Publisher
- Using the Data Model Editor
- Working with Layout Editor
- Using Template Builder to Create RTF Templates
- BI Publisher Server: Administration and Security
- Scheduling and Bursting Reports
- Integrating BI Publisher with Oracle BI Enterprise Edition
- Creating Data Models and BI Publisher Reports Based on Other Data Sources
- Performing Translations
- Course Agenda
- Overview of Oracle BI Foundation Suite
- Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Overview of Oracle BI EE
- Functions of Reporting Systems including Challenges
- Introducing BI Publisher Paradigm
- BI Publisher as a Strategic Reporting Solution for All Applicationss
- Salient Features of BI Publisher
BI Publisher Technology and Architecture
- Functional Components
- Layout Templates
- Multitier Architecture
- Enterprise Server Architecture and Performance and Scalability
- Document Generation Process and Output Formats
- Supported Data Sources
- Bursting Overview
- Internationalization and Language Support
Getting Started with BI Publisher
- Logging In, the Home Page, and Global Header, and Setting Account Preferences
- Viewing Reports
- Managing Repository Objects
- Managing Favorites
- Using Create Report wizard to Create Reports
- Selecting Data: Data Model, Spreadsheet, and BI Subject Area
- Configuring Report Properties
Using the Data Model Editor
- Exploring the Schemas Used in the Course
- Exploring the Data Model Editor UI and the Supported Data Sources
- Creating a Private Data Source
- Creating a Simple Data Model based on a SQL Query Data Set
- Using Query Builder to Build a Query
- Viewing Data and Saving Sample Data Sets
- Adding Parameters and LOVs to the Query
- Configuring Parameter Settings and Viewing Reports with Parameters
Working with Layout Editor
- Opening the Layout Editor and Navigating the Layout Editor UI
- Creating a Layout by Using a Basic Template
- Inserting a Layout Grid
- Adding a Table, Formatting Columns, Defining Sorts and Groups, and Applying Conditional Formats
- Inserting and Editing Charts, and Converting Charts to a Pivot Tables
- Adding Repeating Sections, Text Items, and Images
- Working with Lists, Gauges and Pivot Tables
- Creating Boilerplates
Using Template Builder to Create RTF Templates
- Using the BI Publisher Menu Bar
- Creating an RTF Template from a Sample, Changing Field Properties, and Previewing Table Data
- Adding a Chart to an RTF Template
- Designing an RTF Template for a BI Publisher Report
- Creating a BI Publisher Report by Using Template Builder in Online Mode
- Exploring the Basic and Form Field Methods
- Exploring Advanced RTF Template Techniques Including Conditional Formats, Watermarks, Page-Level Calculations, Running Totals, Grouping, and Sorting
BI Publisher Server: Administration and Security
- Describing the Administration Page
- Creating the JDBC Connections
- Setting, Viewing, and Updating Data Sources
- Describing the Security Model for BI Publisher and Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Describing Groups, Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Describing Delivery Options Including Print, Fax, Email, WebDav, HTTP Server, FTP, and CUPS
- Describing and Configuring BI Publisher Scheduler
- Integrating with Oracle BI Presentation Services and Oracle Endeca Server
Scheduling and Bursting Reports
- Scheduling and Describing a Report Job and Related Options
- Managing and Viewing a Report Job
- Viewing Report Job History
- Scheduling a Report with Trigger
- Describing Bursting
- Adding a Bursting Definition to a Data Model
- Scheduling a Bursting Job
Integrating BI Publisher with Oracle BI Enterprise Edition
- Configuring Presentation Services Integration
- Navigating Oracle BI EE
- Creating a Report based on OBI EE Subject Area
- Creating a Data Model and Report based on a BI Server SQL Query
- Creating a Data Model and Report based on an Oracle BI Analysis
- Adding a BI Publisher Report to an Oracle BI EE Dashboard
Creating Data Models and BI Publisher Reports Based on Other Data Sources
- Configuring Presentation Services Integration
- Describing the Web Services Data Source
- Describing the HTTP (XML/RSS Feed) Data Source
- Explaining Proxy Setting for Web Services and HTTP Data Sources
- Creating a BI Publisher Report based on an External Web Service
- Creating a BI Publisher Report based on an HTTP Data Set
- Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on XML File
- Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on CSV Data source
Performing Translations
- Describing Translation Types
- Translating by Using the Localized Template Option
- Translating by Using the XLIFF Option
- Managing XLIFF Translations on BI Publisher Server
- Describing the Overall Translation Process
- Describing Catalog Translation
- Exporting and Importing the XLIFF for a Catalog Folder
Schedule
4 options available
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Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 13, 2025 (3 days)
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Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 17, 2025 (3 days)
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Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 8, 2025 (3 days)
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Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025 (3 days)
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