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XML Publisher Interview Questions and Answers

This document contains answers to frequently asked questions about Oracle XML Publisher. It discusses XML Publisher tables, how to create reports without an RDF file using data templates, how to write loops in RTF templates using tags, and how to design sub-templates. It also provides examples for calling headers and footers, breaking pages under certain conditions, using section breaks, creating multiple layouts using choose/when tags, calculating running totals, submitting layouts to the backend, displaying images, passing page numbers, and formatting the last page differently.

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XML Publisher Interview Questions and Answers

This document contains answers to frequently asked questions about Oracle XML Publisher. It discusses XML Publisher tables, how to create reports without an RDF file using data templates, how to write loops in RTF templates using tags, and how to design sub-templates. It also provides examples for calling headers and footers, breaking pages under certain conditions, using section breaks, creating multiple layouts using choose/when tags, calculating running totals, submitting layouts to the backend, displaying images, passing page numbers, and formatting the last page differently.

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XML Publisher Interview Questions and Answers

1. What are the XML publisher tables.


Ans>PER_GB_XDO_TEMPLATES
XDO_DS_DEFINITIONS_B
XDO_DS_DEFINITIONS_TL
XDO_DS_DEFINITIONS_VL
XDO_LOBS
XDO_TEMPLATES_B
XDO_TEMPLATES_TL
XDO_TEMPLATES_VL
XDO_TEMPLATE_FIELDS
XDO_TRANS_UNITS
XDO_TRANS_UNIT_PROPS
XDO_TRANS_UNIT_VALUES
2. how to create report with out .rdf?
Ans> Using Data template…..see below link
http://appstechnical01.blogspot.in/2012/08/using-multiple-quires-data-template-code.html
3. how to write a loop in rtf template design ?
Ans> <?for-each:G_invoice_no?>
……………………..<?end for each?>
4. how to design sub templates in rtf layout ?
Ans> using following tags..
<?template:template_name?>
This is Last Page
<?end template?>
5. how to call a header or footer ?
Ans> using this tag <?call:header?> and <?call:footer?>
We have to use header section and footer section of the page.

6. How to break the page in specific condition ?


Ans> <?split-by-page-break:?>
7. How to use section break ?
Ans> <?for-each@section:G_CUSTOMER(This is group name)?>
8. How to create multi layouts in XMLP ?
Ans> using below conditions
<?choose:?>
<?when:CF_CHOICE=’VENDOR’?>
Your template….
<?end when?>
<?when:CF_CHOICE=’INVOICE’?>
Your template….
<?end when?>
<?when:CF_CHOICE=’RECEIPT’?>
Your template….
<?end when?>
<?end choose?>
9. How to calculate the running total in XMLP?
Ans> <?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, 'RTotVar', xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX,
'RTotVar') + ACCTD_AMT(This is column name)
)?><?xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX, 'RTotVar')?>
10. How to submit a layout in the backend ?
Ans> we have to write a procedure for this using the below code
fnd_request.add_layout
(template_appl_name => 'application name',
template_code => 'your template code',
template_language => 'En',
template_territory => 'US',
output_format => 'PDF'
);
11. How to display the images in XMLP?
Ans> url:{'http://image location'}
For example, enter:
url:{'http://www.oracle.com/images/ora_log.gif'}
url:{'${OA_MEDIA}/image name'}
12. How to pass the page numbers in rtf layout?
Ans> <REPORT>
<PAGESTART>200<\PAGESTART>
....
</REPORT>
Enter the following in your template:
<?initial-page-number:PAGESTART?>

13.How to display last page is differently in XML Publisher Reports.

Ans> what you want to dispay the test anything write in last of page

last page header

<?start@last-page-first:body?> <?end body?>

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