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In this article we are going to show some tools that can be used to develop reportsto Oracle e-Business Suite. Most of organizations that have installed OracleApplications have their data base systems with a lot of data about their business.However their data is trapped inside the database, being very difficult to find itand to convert into valuable information, very important to make decisions to runthe business.
Knowing all the problems regarding reporting, Oracle has a number of offeringshelping organizations to solve the reporting needs they have. Some of these toolsare part of Oracle E-Business 11i and others are Oracle products that access thedata stored in Oracle Applications database.
The most common reporting tools for Oracle Applications are:  Oracle Reports: the fixed format reports delivered with the 11i release were builton this tool. Nowadays, this is the most used tool for reporting on OracleApplications. Most of reports customizations are built with this tool.  Oracle Discoverer: is an intuitive tool for creating reports and performingon-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 touse wizards for creating reports to suite individual needs. Oracle XML Publisher: is a new Oracle tool for reporting. It enables users toutilize a familiar desktop tool, like MS Word or MS Excel, to create and maintaintheir own report. At runtime, XML Publisher merges the custom templates with theconcurrent request extracts data to generate output in PDF, HTML, RTF and EXCEL.  RXi Report: (Variable reports)  variable format reports delivered with theE-Business 11i. With this tool a user have the ability to print the same report withmultiple layouts. This tool is most used on Oracle Financials Applications. FSG Reports (Financial Statement Generator): is a powerful report building toolfor Oracle General Ledger. Some of benefits of using this tool are that a user cangenerate financial reports, generate presentation quality, design custom financialreports and schedule reports to run automatically. Business Intelligence System (BI): is a set of tools to provide high levelinformation for the managers (decision makers) to run their business. Theinformation this tool provides helps managers to take the right decision with thedaily data that is upload on their systems.
Every organization is unique and the standard reports delivered with OracleApplications are never going to meet all the requirements in every organization.Customizing reports is a must on all Oracle e-Business implementation and ourcompany  Alba Spectrum can help you in this task.
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