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Introduction to BI PublisherMike DonohueMike DonohueDirector, BI Product Management

The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver anycontract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.The development release and timing of anyThe development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

Oracle BI Publisher

<Insert Picture Here>• Reporting Challengesg g• BI Publisher Benefits• Availability and Integration• Customers• Q&A

Reporting ChallengesRequirements are DiverseRequirements are Diverse

• High Fidelity ReportsP t R t• Partner Reports

• Financial Statements• Government forms Checks

Invoices• Marketing materials• Contracts• Checks, Labels

Invoices

Checks, Labels• XML• EFT / EDI

M lti l d ti ti

ReportsLabels

• Multiple destinations

XML / EFT / EDIDestinations

Reporting ChallengesComplex InfrastructureComplex Infrastructure

• Multiple reporting solutionsHi hl kill d i

Check PrintInvoiceS

Checks• Highly-skilled engineers required to maintain servers and report formats

Invoices

ServerServer

ReportF tt

LabelManager

CostlyTime consumingC l t

Payment

Formatter

Reports

ManagerLabels

Delivery

Complex systemsExpensive maintenanceLabor intensive

PaymentServerServer

XML / EFT / EDIDestinations XML / EFT / EDI

Reporting Challenges Slow DevelopmentSlow Development

Iterate on Report RequirementsIterate on Report Requirements

Report Requirements

Report files Report Output

Must be same geometry, font, margin size, etc.

Reporting ChallengesDifficult to MaintainDifficult to Maintain

Combined query, layout, and translation

Data logic Layout1 Query 10 Layouts

• 1 Query• 10 Layouts

y y

Translation

10 Layouts• 10 Translations= 100 report files

10 T l ti High development costHigh customization costDifficult upgrade

10 Translations

Difficult upgrade

Reporting ChallengesOther IssuesOther Issues

• Production Issues• Huge load on the transactional Data Base, shuts down the

operation• Output file size, time to produce the reports …• High maintenance, proprietary report programming languages

require expensive specialists and consultants

• Global Deployment Issues• Multiple Instances required for different character sets• Insufficient support for Bi-Directional LanguagesInsufficient support for Bi Directional Languages• Dependence on Printer Character sets require language

specific printers

Oracle BI Publisher

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BI Publisher BenefitsSimplified MaintenanceSimplified Maintenance

Separate query, layout, and translation

Data Logicg

LayoutReportoutputTranslation

BI Publisher

FlexibilityReduced maintenanceReduced maintenance

GallupChallenges • Cumbersome report

repositoryD li t t ith

Requirements

• Duplicate reports with minor layout changes and to support multi-languageq

• Event Docs: Surveys, Name Tags, Certificates

• Gantt ChartsI l t tiImplementation• RTF Templates• Conditional Formatting• Sub TemplatesSub Templates • 200 Crystal reports to

30 Publisher reports (85% reduction)

• 3 months w/ one f/t3 months w/ one f/t report developer

BI Publisher Benefits Faster DevelopmentFaster Development

• Business users create layouts with familiar desktop toolsfamiliar desktop tools

• IT builds data model

Layouts

XML

Report Outputs

Multiple Data Sources Rapid DevelopmentMultiple Data Sources Rapid Development

MasterCard Worldwide

Challenges• 90 days and 3 people

(incl. 3rd party vendor) to implement POs

Requirements• Vendor Country Terms

d C diti

implement POs• 50 Operating Units

and Conditions• Send PO by Email or FaxImplementation• RTF templates designed by

B i A l tBusiness Analysts• Mutli-Language T&Cs

handled via Sub template• End-to-End process using

O t f th B f ti litOut of the Box functionality• 3 days and 1 person to

implement POs • 12x faster w/ 1/3 fewer

lpeople

BI Publisher Benefits One EnvironmentOne Environment …

Oracle BI Publisher

ChecksInvoices

• Author• Manage• Deliver

Invoices

ALL Your Business DocumentsMeet Business Requirements

ReportsLabelsRemove ComplexityReduce Maintenance CostReduce Total Cost

XML / EFT / EDIDestinations

BI Publisher Benefits From Data to Destination

EmailOracle 10g, PDF

Interactive

… From Data to Destination …

Layouts Printer

Oracle BI EE,

Oracle BI Apps

SQL ServerXSL

PDF

HTML

ExcelLayouts

BI Publisher Fax

E-Business Suite,

PeopleSoft,

Siebel JDE

PowerPoint

Flash

RTF

Repository• Publisher

• Word

• Excel

• Flex

Siebel, JDE

OLAP XML

CSV

RTF

O t t F t D ti ti

e-Commerce• Acrobat

L t T l

• Others

Web Services

EDI

EFT

Output Formats DestinationsData Sources Layout Tools

BI Publisher BenefitsFor All your Business Documents

Purchase Orders

For All your Business Documents

Government Forms

Labels / Bar Codes

Collateral

Order Forms

Invoices

eText

Operational Reports

Correspondence

Financial Statements

Checks

BI Publisher BenefitsExtract Data Once Publish Many Docs

Payment DataEFT

Extract Data Once, Publish Many Docs

Payment Data BankingEFT

ControllerExcel

HTMLBI Publisher

CEO

XML

PDF

XML

XML

GovernmentDifferent TemplatesFor different Output Formats

XSL

B2BFor different Output Formats

Qualcomm

Business Requirementsq

• 60 Reports• 30 Invoice variants• Barcodes• Graphics• Electronic banking

ImplementationImplementation• Implemented in

3 Month• Business Analysts

create Templatescreate Templates• RTF Templates• eText Templates

BI Publisher BenefitsGlobal ConsolidationGlobal Consolidation

• Create ONE template for any of 185 languages and 244 territories• Single Global Instance – Translated User Interface• Single Global Instance – Translated User Interface• BI Publisher ships with full set of Unicode Fonts • No need for expensive language-specific printers• BI Publisher is alone in supporting

• Chinese, Japanese, KoreanBidi ti l• BidirectionalLanguages

• Unicode• Multiple Language• Multiple Language

Support

Bank of Egypt

Business Requirements

• Report from transaction database

• High Volume Reporting• Minimize Load on

Database• Bursting• Bidirectional language

support: Arabicpp

Implementation• iFLEX Customer• Converted 400 reports• Converted 400 reports

from BO to BI Publisher• Bidirectional RTF

Templates• Bursting• Bursting

BI Publisher BenefitsHot-PluggableHot-Pluggable

• Pure Java application - any J2EE application serverRi h t f J API f t li ti d l t• Rich set of Java APIs for custom application development

• Web Services for SOA development• Any data source: JDBC and Web services XML data sources• MDX OLAP Data sources: Essbase, Analysis Servers, SAP/BW• Standard W3C XSL-FO style sheets• Output formats in PDF, PS, RTF, HTML…Output formats in PDF, PS, RTF, HTML…• Delivery Support for

• Internet Printing Protocol, CUPS• Internet Fax Protocol• Internet Fax Protocol • SMTP email protocol• WebDAV, FTP, SFTP

D E M O N S T R A T I O ND E M O N S T R A T I O N

Oracle BI Publisher

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BI Publisher Availability & Integration

• Oracle BI Publisher Enterprise• BI Publisher is Reporting and Publishing in BI EE Plus• BI Publisher is Reporting and Publishing in BI EE Plus

• BI Server semantic layer as a data source• BI Answers request as a data source• BI Publisher report in a Dashboard w/ prompts • Security

• Integration withIntegration with • Oracle Discoverer• Oracle Application Express (APEX)

O l W kS• Oracle WorkSpace

BI Publisher in Oracle Applications Limited Use License• Oracle E-Business Suite

• In 11i -- 500 templates

Limited Use License

In 11i 500 templatesIn R12.1 -- ALL reports are BI Publisher: 2724 templates and 2092 data sources or data templates across 95 productsOracle Reports to Publisher Conversion Assistant

• PeopleSoft• Integrated into 8.48• Products shipping content in R9• Products shipping content in R9

• Financials HCM SCM• Grants CRM Student Admin

• Siebel CRM• Integrated in 8.1.1 119 reports OOTB • Actuate to Publisher Conversion Assistant

BI Publisher in Oracle Applications Limited Use License

• J.D. Edwards Enterprise One

Limited Use License

• Integrated into 8.96• Allow customers to develop their own templates• Subsequent releases will add Apps content

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne JDBC driverJD Edwards EnterpriseOne JDBC driver

• J.D. Edwards World• Integrated in A9 1Integrated in A9.1

Produce XML that can be used as input to BI PublisherAutomated integration in newly released A9.2JD Edwards World JDBC Driver

BI Publisher in Many Oracle Products

• Oracle Identity Management• Oracle Life Sciences AERS• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub

• Oracle SOA Governance • Oracle Retail• Oracle Global Risk & ComplianceOracle Life Sciences Data Hub

• Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking• i-Flex FLEXCUBE Retail• Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking

Oracle Global Risk & Compliance• iFlex FLEXCUBE – IFLEX Reinsurance• Oracle FLEXCUBE Lending and Leasing• Oracle Communications Applications• Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking

• Oracle Reveleus• Oracle Mantas

Agile Product Lifecycle Management

• Oracle Communications Applications• Oracle Transportation Management • Oracle Insurance Insbridge Rating and

Underwriting• Agile Product Lifecycle Management for Process• Agile Product Lifecycle Management• Oracle Hyperion Planning

g• Oracle Application Express (APEX)• Enterprise Manager - Configuration Change ConsoleOracle Hyperion Planning

• Oracle Hyperion Financial Management

Oracle BI Publisher

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Some of our Customers• Avago / Agilent / HP• Bank of Egypt• The Boeing Company• City of West Palm Beach• Dell• Dubai e-Government• European Parliament• Fidelity Investments• German Ministry of Financey• Metro Group• NCR• Pfizer• Toyota Europe• URS Corporation• QualcommQualcomm

DELL Inc.

Business Requirements• Generate Customer Facing Output

M lti l D t S• Multiple Data Sources• Translation support• Multiple Delivery Channels• High Volume ~20000 docs/hr• High Volume 20000 docs/hr• Keep database load to a minimum

ImplementationImplementation• RTF Templates• Delivery Manager• Watermarking support

BI P bli h t• BI Publisher on separate server

NCR

Business Requirements• Generate Bill of LadingGenerate Bill of Lading• Barcode support• Multiple Delivery Channels• Supplemental Pages

ImplementationImplementation• RTF Templates• Conditional Formatting • External Font Mapping• Delivery Manager

URS Corporation

Business Requirements• Project Management

reports, labels and transmittals

• Integrate into custom SOA application3 d t t t• 3rd party content management application

ImplementationImplementation• Java APIs and

Enterprise with Web ServicesServices

• RTF Layout Templates• Data Templates and

Complex graphsp g p

Oracle BI Publisher

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W t th l i t d t t liWe encourage you to use the newly minted corporate tagline“Software. Hardware. Complete.” at the end of all your presentations.This message should replace any reference to our previous corporate tagline “Oracle Is the Information Company.”

The preceding is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver anycontract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.The development release and timing of anyThe development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.