Oracle E-Business Suite: Query, Report & Print Output Options
The most common reporting tools used in the Oracle E-Business Suite are: Oracle Reports : Fixed format reports delivered with the 11i release were built on this tool. This is the most used tool for reporting on Oracle E-Business Suite. Most customizations of available reports are built with this tool. Once customized the output of the report can be delivered in Excel, Word, Acrobat documents or text format. Oracle Discoverer : is an intuitive tool for creating reports and performing on-line analysis. Discoverer uses the EUL (End User Layer), a metadata definition, which hides the complexity of the database from the end user and provides easy to use wizards for creating reports to suite individual needs. The flexibility of this tool allows the user to create cross tab reports that perform like pivot tables in Excel. Oracle XML Publisher : is a new Oracle tool for reporting. It enables users to utilize a familiar desktop tool, like MS Word or MS Excel, to create and maintain the...