This book contains information about Oracle BIP in detail.

It describes the BIP Architecture , Installation and Post Installation Tasks , Performance considerations , Optimization steps and Troubleshooting recommendations.

The following types of reports are covered in depth with screen shots for each step.

• Creating a BI Publisher Report Based on Oracle Database
• Creating an RTF Template with a Table and Chart
• Publishing the Template for a BI Publisher Report
• Formatting the Template Using MS Word Native Features
• Viewing Report Data in BI Publisher Using Templates
• Creating a Report with Parameters and List of Values
• Configuring the BI Publisher Scheduler
• Scheduling and Viewing Saved Output
• Creating BI Publisher Reports Based on Various Data Sources
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Answers Request
• Creating a Report Based on Oracle BI Server Subject Area
• Creating a Report Based on Web Services 110
• Creating a Report Based on HTTP/RSS Data Set
• Creating a Report Based on File Data Set