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Faster and BeAer: Oracle E-
Business Suite Desktop
IntegraJon Enhancements
Web ADI and Report Manager
Senthilkumar Ramalingam
Group Manager
ATG Development
Oracle E-Business Suite
September 22, 2016
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informaJon purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or funcJonality, and should not be relied upon
in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and Jming of any features or
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Agenda
EvoluJon
Web ADI – Overview, New features and Roadmap
Report Manager – Overview, New features and Roadmap
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Desktop IntegraJon in E-Business Suite
Con6nuous Evolu6on of Architecture and Capabili6es
11.5.10 12.0 12.1 12.2
ADI
4 Desktop Integrators
Web ADI
150+ integrators
Report Manager
Web ADI
200+ Integrators
Report Manager
Desktop Integra6on
Framework
Web ADI
400+ Integrators
Report Manager
Desktop Integra6on
Framework
Usability
enhancements

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Web ApplicaJon Desktop Integrator
• Enterprise framework for integraJng EBS with desktop applicaJons
– Leverages the power and ease of Microso_ Office Suite products (MS Excel, MS Word
and MS Projects)
• Browser-based integraJon with no client installaJon
• Metadata driven with middle Jer processing
• Secure communicaJon and single sign-on compliance
• Customizable to user requirements using Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Overview

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Web ApplicaJon Desktop Integrator
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Architecture
Poin
t
Poin
t Web ADI Framework
Financials HCM SCM
CRM Projects MFG
Data
Sources
Desktop Integrators
Download
Spreadsheet
Upload
Spreadsheet
Enter /
Modify Data

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Web ADI New Feature Overview
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• Desktop IntegraJon
Framework
• Office Open XML (OOXML)
Standards support
• Usability enhancements
• Digital signature support
• Flex fields enhancements
• Enhanced DiagnosJcs
• New cerJficaJons
• Simplified UI for
• Create Document flow
• Define Layout
• Desktop IntegraJon
Framework
• Refresh Interfaces
• OA Framework Table
IntegraJon
• Download
• Simplified UI for
• Define Mapping
• Desktop IntegraJon
Framework
• Copy Integrator
• Enhanced OA Framework
Table integraJon
• Upload
• Dynamic Content Re-
download
Up to Release 12.2.5
October 2015
Release 12.2.6
September 2016
What’s Next

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
• A design Jme framework to create custom integrators
• Graphical user interface to define metadata of an integrator
• Provides insight into Oracle seeded integrators
• Allows preview and debugging of integrator document during creaJon
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Overview

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Architecture
Desktop Integra6on Framework User Interface
HCM
SCM
MFG
CRM
ATG
Design Time
Interface Content Uploader Importer
Financials
Metadata Repository
Integrator Services
Oracle
Web ADI
Component Parameter
Integrator
Run Time

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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View Integrators
Consistent access to Oracle
seeded and custom
integrators

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Create Integrator

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Create Interface

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Create Content

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Create Uploader

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Create Importer

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Summary
§ Leverage exisJng investment in enterprise and desktop
applicaJons
Lower Cost to Customer §
§ SSO enabled IntegraJon
§ AOL Security
Secured Desktop IntegraJon SoluJons
§ Extensible Desktop IntegraJon Framework for custom
integrator development
Upgrade safe
§ Wizard-based intuiJve UI
§ Single console for Oracle Seeded & Custom Integrators
Reduced ImplementaJon Time
Agile and Extensible Desktop IntegraJon Architecture
§ Minimal development efforts
Enhanced ProducJvity
§ Support for EBS UI widgets in Microso_ Excel
Tighter IntegraJon with EBS

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Usability Enhancements
• Oracle menu available as a
prominent Excel ribbon
• AcJons present under well
organized groups
• Spacious and easy to access
• Replaces old menu under Add-
ins tab
Excel Ribbon Support

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Usability Enhancements
• Data and Graphs
• EdiJng
• Upload and Download
• Roles
• Request
• Senngs
Excel Ribbon Groups
Prominent Oracle
Tab
Colored Ribbon
Icons for easy
access

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Usability Enhancements
• Switch responsibiliJes to upload
mulJple worksheets in the same
Excel session
• Simplifies and opJmizes upload
operaJons
Switch Responsibility
Menu opJon to switch
responsibility

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Usability Enhancements
• Support for custom corporate
branding on downloaded
spreadsheets
• Specify image file name in
Layout definiJon
• Set profile “BNE Viewer Display
Images” to Yes
Custom Branding
Replace with Custom
Branding image

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Usability Enhancements
• Control upload behavior based
on validaJon
• All Rows
– Either all rows are commiAed or roll
backed
• Each Row
– Only valid rows are commiAed
Configurable Upload
Commit Behavior on
ValidaJon Failure

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Digital Signature Support
• Macros downloaded for
spreadsheet generaJon are
digitally signed
• Tightens security standards for
Excel spreadsheets
Enhanced Security
Secure Macro
configuraJon

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SHA – 2 Digital Signature
Note: MS Office 2007 does not support SHA – 2 based digital signature, please check the release notes on appropriate releases for
workaround
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DiagnosJcs
• New diagnosJcs tests to
improve troubleshooJng
– Web ADI Module Versions and
Profile OpJons test
– Web ADI Integrator Metadata
test
Diagnos6c Tests

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
• Office Open XML (OOXML) is a zipped, XML-based document for
represenJng spreadsheets, charts, presentaJons, and word documents
• OOXML is the default file format for Excel files since Microso_ Office 2007
• Web ADI Documents conform to Office Open XML Standard
– Enables document automaJon without needing Microso_ Excel and VBA Macros
– Documents are created and processed at the server side
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Overview

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
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Architecture
Web
ADI
Framew
ork
FIN
Desktop Integrators
Download
Spreadsheet
Upload
Spreadsheet
Enter /
Modify Data
HCM
SCM CRM
MFG PROJ
PROC LEAS
OOXML
Generator
& Parser
Apache
POI

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
• Compliance with new Excel format OOXML
• Enables beAer security measures
– Eliminates the need for “Trust Access to VBA project model” senng in Microso_ Excel
– VBA Macros are limited only for Oracle Menu funcJonaliJes
• Desktop resource usage is significantly reduced
• Extremely fast document creaJon and document upload; upload Jme
improves by at least 20%
• File size reduced by up to 30% compared to .xls format
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Benefits

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
Number of rows
Upload Time with pre-12.2.5
binary .xls format (seconds)
Upload 6me with 12.2.5 OOXML
format (seconds)
5,000 42 34
10,000 68 60
30,000 243 195
50,000 501 403
100,000 1439 1173
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Upload Time Improvement
Average improvement of around 23% in upload 6me

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
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VBA Macro Se[ng
Can now uncheck
Developer Macro
Senng

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
• No change in steps to create Web ADI documents a_er enabling this
feature
• The created document has different file extension (.xlsm)
• All the in-document ediJng features like LOVs and Oracle Ribbon Menu are
supported
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Document Crea6on

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
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File Extension
Generated
spreadsheet
has .xlsm extension

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
• Download creates an enJrely new document at the server and opens in
place of the currently opened one
– Does not use VBA Macros and desktop resources to download content
• Upload will send the enJre document to the server for the upload
processing
– Uses minimal VBA Macros to send the document to server
• Download and Upload are iniJated by the Oracle ribbon menu as before
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Download and Upload

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Office Open XML (OOXML) Support
• Feature not enabled out-of-the-box in release 12.2.5
• Customers can enable the feature by senng the profile opJon “BNE:
Enable OOXML Standard”
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Configura6on
Profile Op6on Values Descrip6on
Yes Enables OOXML Standard for Web ADI Documents
No
This is the default opJon and retains pre 12.2.5 way of creaJng and uploading Web
ADI Documents

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Data Set Support in Flexfields
• Key Flex Fields (KFFs) validaJon support added for Data Set and Where
Clause in Web ADI
• This feature is already supported in Forms and WebADI supports it from
12.2.5
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Overview

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Data Set Support in Flexfields
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Key Flexfield
filtered by data set
Data set field

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DeclaraJve Dependent LOVs
• Enables LOV for an Interface
AAribute to depend on the
value of another Interface
AAribute
• Dependent LOVs could only be
created using Java classes prior
to this release
Overview
WHERE clause
contains
dependent field

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DeclaraJve Dependent LOVs
• Dependent LOV can be defined using $INTERFACE$.<INTERFACE-
ATTRIBUTE> in the where clause of LOV definiJon
• Dependent LOV is only supported for Table validated LOVs and Standard
LOV type
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Web ApplicaJon Desktop Integrator
• Simplified UI
– Create Document Flow
– Define Layout Flow
• Desktop IntegraJon Framework
– Refresh Interfaces
• Dynamic Content Re-download
• OA Framework Table IntegraJon
– Download
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New Features in Release 12.2.6

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Demo of Web ADI 12.2.6 New Features
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Usability Enhancements
• 5-step Create Document flow reduced to a single page
• Responsive page with fields enabled based on selected integrator and
contents
• Provides feature to save commonly downloaded documents as shortcuts/
favorites
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Simplified Create Document

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Usability Enhancements
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Simplified Create Document

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Usability Enhancements
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Simplified Create Document
Save as Shortcut
window

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Usability Enhancements
• Simplified Define Layout page
• Single page with three secJons
– Context
– Header
– Lines
• SecJons correspond to final spreadsheet layout desired
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Define Layout Page

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Usability Enhancements
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Define Layout Page
Context
Region

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Usability Enhancements
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Define Layout Page
Header
Region
Lines
Region

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
• Common requirement to allow Interface definiJon to be updated when
schema changes occur
– Data type change
– AAribute change, like length
– PosiJon change
– New columns added to tables, or new parameters in PL/SQL procedures
• Update Integrator flow shows schema changes in Interface aAributes page
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Refresh Interface Aributes

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Refresh Interface Aributes
InformaJonal message
showing schema
changes in Update
Interface page
Interface Table
updated with
schema changes

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OA Framework IntegraJon
• Allow OA Framework page table data to be downloaded as a Web ADI
spreadsheet
• May eliminate the need to define custom desktop integrators wherever
the product has a page with a table defined with the requisite number of
columns
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Table Data

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OA Framework IntegraJon
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Table Data
Excel icon on an
OA Framework
Table

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Web ApplicaJon Desktop Integrator
• Simplified UI for
− Define Mapping
• Desktop IntegraJon Framework
− Copy Integrator
• OA Framework Table integraJon
– Upload
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What’s Next

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
• Allows duplicaJon of either an Oracle seeded or custom Integrator
• Copied integrator can be modified for changes to interface, content or
parameter values
• Allows rapid development of similar desktop integraJons
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Copy Integrator

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Copy Integrator
Select and
Copy
Integrator

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Desktop IntegraJon Framework
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Copy Integrator
Update Integrator and
other metadata for
new integrator

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Oracle Report Manager
Overview, New Features and Roadmap
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Oracle Report Manager
• Built on top of Web ADI to provide out-of-the-box desktop integraJons for
reports, primarily financial reports
• Supports three output formats
– MS Excel
– PDF
– HTML
• Supports Report drill down to General Ledger Account Analysis
• Secure Reports Repository for storing and accessing reports
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Overview

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Architecture
Report Manager
Generator
Engine
Templates Report
Repository
Report
DefiniJons
Standard Reports
FSG Reports XML
Delivery
Engine
Publishing
Engine
Email
Shared Drive
GL Analysis
Drilldown

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• New features in 12.2:
– Report Manager Home page
– Report BursJng
– Advanced Scheduling
– Folder-level Security for Reports
– Digital signature support
– Row and column headers support
– Excel Ribbon support
– Office Open XML Standards Support
– Simplified Report Manager Home page
– Oracle Report Manager menu
informaJon hierarchy
– Simplified Report Submission page
– Parallel Content Set support
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Oracle Report Manager

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Oracle Report Manager
• Deliver reports to configured
network drives
• Deliver reports through email
• Configurable setup to
accommodate mulJple users
and mulJple locaJons
Report Burs6ng / Delivery

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Oracle Report Manager
• Schedule based on months,
dates and days
• Schedule based on recurring
dates
• Use pre-Saved schedule opJons
Advanced Scheduling

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Oracle Report Manager
• Secure reports repository with
user level access to folders
• Add users with privileges
• Add recursive access to sub
folders and reports
• View based on access to specific
folders
Folder-Level Security
Access control list at folder
level

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Oracle Report Manager
• Submit and Publish Report Set
from Report Manager
Report Set Submission

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Oracle Report Manager
• Macros downloaded for
spreadsheet generaJon are
digitally signed
• Tightens security standards for
Excel spreadsheets
Digital Signature Support

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Row and Column Headers
• Adds support for showing
default Excel row and column
headers in addiJon to Report
headers
• Set profile FRM: Excel View Row
and Column Headings to enable
feature

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Oracle Report Manager
Excel Ribbon
• Prominent Oracle tab and
ribbon
• Categories
– Upload Template
– Template OperaJons
– Insert Fields
– Insert Columns and Rows

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Office Open XML Support
• Support for publishing reports in OOXML format
• FSG reports rendered in Excel as OOXML
– Excel file extension xlsx
– No VBA macro code
• FSG in OOXML Excel format can be delivered via e-mail, s_p, file system at
report execuJon Jme
• FSG Excel reports get rendered faster in new OOXML
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Overview

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Office Open XML Support
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No VBA Macros
Disable
all
Macros

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Office Open XML Support
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Report generated
with .xlsx extension

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Office Open XML Support
• Custom templates need to be migrated to new OOXML format
– Running Template Converter concurrent program
• FSGs can be rendered in OOXML using
– Migrated custom templates
– New OOXML custom templates
– Generic templates
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OOXML Templates

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Office Open XML Support
• Report GeneraJon happens on the server side instead of on the client
desktop
• OOXML report generated in the server downloaded to desktop client
• No desktop client resource uJlizaJon required for generaJng reports
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Report Genera6on

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Office Open XML Support
• Compliance with new Excel format OOXML
• Extremely fast report generaJon and publishing
• Report BursJng / Delivery possible for Excel reports as well
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Benefits

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Office Open XML Support
• Set Profile OpJon - FRM: OOXML Enabled – to Yes to enable the feature
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Configura6on
Profile Op6on Values Descrip6on
Yes FSG reports rendered in Excel will be created in .xlsx format
No
This is the default value that retains the pre-12.2.5 behavior. FSG reports
generated in Excel will be in .xls format.

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Report Manager Home Page
• New simplified user interface for Home page
• Follow Oracle Alta UI landing page design paAern
• Single and central locaJon where user can:
– see Report Manager concurrent requests
– submit reports
– access Report Manager administrator features
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Overview

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Report Manager Home Page
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Overview
New Menu
hierarchy

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Report Manager Home Page
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Sliding panel for
related applicaJon
links

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Report Manager Home Page
• Accessed from ‘Oracle Report Manager’ responsibility
• Easy and intuiJve navigaJon within Report Manager UI screens
• Groups all Report Manager UI in one screen
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Report Manager Menu Hierarchy
• New menu with top-level tabs:
– Dashboard
– Report Submission
– Repository
– Financial Report Template Editor
– Report AdministraJon
Menu

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Simplified Report Submission
• New User Interface to submit financial reports
• Quick financial report submission
• Minimizes data entry and navigaJon
• Does not require a Reports Repository locaJon
• Allows navigaJon to the regular 5-step financial report submission flow
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Overview

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Simplified Report Submission
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Simplified Report Submission
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Parallel Content Set
• Supports financial report submission when Content Set type is parallel
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Parallel Content Set
• Choose the parallel content set
while subminng a report
Report Submission

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Parallel Content Set
• MulJple FSG programs are submiAed in parallel
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Parallel Content Set
• Report publishing results are stored as a single document in Report
Manager
• All FSG concurrent program results go to the same Report Display Page
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DemonstraJon of Report Manager
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Summary
• Significant new desktop integraJon funcJonality in both Web ADI and
Report Manager
• ConJnuous improvements in usability, core funcJonality and security
• Improved end user producJvity in every successive release
• Improved design Jme support for building custom desktop integraJons
• Improved standards compliance
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Classroom Training
Learning SubscripJon
Live Virtual Class
Training On Demand
Keep Learning with Oracle University
educa6on.oracle.com
Cloud
Technology
ApplicaJons
Industries

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