Title and Copyright Information
Preface
- Audience
- Documentation Accessibility
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Related Resources
- Conventions
1 Introduction to Publisher Administration
- Introduction
- Configurations Performed by the Installer
- Flow of Tasks for First Time Setup of Publisher
- Start and Stop Publisher
  - Use Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
- About the Administration Page
  - Navigate to the Administration Pages for Pixel-Perfect Reporting
- About Integration with Oracle Analytics Server
- About the Security Model Options
- About the Data Source Connections
- About Report Delivery Destinations
- About Setting Runtime Configuration Properties
- About the Server Configuration Settings
2 Configure Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Model
- Understand the Security Model
- Key Security Elements
- Permission Grants and Inheritance
- Default Security Configuration
  - Default Users and Groups
  - Default Application Roles and Permissions
    - Grant the BIServiceAdministrator Role Catalog Permissions
- Manage Authentication
  - Access Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  - Manage Users and Groups Using the Default Authentication Provider
- Manage Authorization
- Manage Credentials
  - Manage BI System User Credentials
- Customize the Default Security Configuration
3 Alternative Security Options
- About Alternative Security Options
- Authentication and Authorization Options
- Understand Publisher Users, Roles, and Permissions
  - Options for Configuring Users and Roles
- About Privileges to Use Functionality
- About Catalog Permissions
- How Functional Privileges and Permissions Work Together
- About Access to Data Sources
- Configure Users, Roles, and Data Access
- Security and Catalog Organization
- Use LDAP with Publisher
- Integrate with Microsoft Active Directory
- Configure Publisher with Single Sign-on (SSO)
  - How Publisher Operates with SSO Authentication
  - Tasks for Setting Up SSO Authentication with Publisher
- Configure SSO in an Oracle Access Manager Environment
- Set Up Oracle Single Sign-On
  - Setup Procedure
4 Other Security Topics
- Enable a Local Superuser
- Enable a Guest User
- Configure Publisher for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Communication
- Enable Secure Cookies
- Configure Proxy Settings
- Restrict Embedding of Publisher in iframes
5 Integrate with Other Oracle Security Models
- Integrate with Other Oracle Security Models
- Before You Begin: Create a Local Superuser
- Integrate with Oracle BI Server Security
  - Configure Publisher for Oracle BI Server Security
  - Add Data Sources to BI Server Roles
- Integrate with Oracle E-Business Suite
- Integrate with Oracle Database Security
- Integrate with Oracle Siebel CRM Security
6 Configure System Maintenance Properties
- Set Server Caching Specifications
- Set Retry Properties For Database Failover
- Set Report Viewer Properties
- Clear Report Objects from the Server Cache
- Clear the Subject Area Metadata Cache
- Enable Diagnostics
  - Enable Diagnostics For Scheduler Jobs
  - Enable Diagnostics For Online Reports
- Purge Job Diagnostic Logs
- Purge Job History
7 Configure the Scheduler
- Understand the Scheduler
- About Scheduler Configuration
- Configure Processors and Processor Threads
- Review Scheduler Diagnostics
8 Set Up Data Sources
- About Private Data Source Connections
- Grant Access to Data Sources Using the Security Region
- About Proxy Authentication
- About Connection Creation and Closure Functions
- About Backup Databases
- Choose JDBC or JNDI Connection Type
- Set Up a JDBC Connection to a Data Source
- Set Up a Database Connection Using a JNDI Connection Pool
- Set Up a Connection to a File Data Source
- Set Up a Connection to an LDAP Server Data Source
- Set Up a Connection to an OLAP Data Source
- Set Up a Connection to an HTTP Data Source
- Set Up a Connection to a Content Server
- Set Up a Connection to a Web Service
- View or Update a Connection to Data Source
9 Set Up Delivery Destinations
- Configure Delivery Options
- Understand Printer and Fax Server Configuration
- Add a Printer
- Add a Fax Server
- Add an Email Server
  - Deliver Reports Using Email Delivery Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Add a WebDAV Server
- Add an HTTP or HTTPS Server
- Add an FTP or SFTP Server
  - SSH Options For SFTP
- Add a Content Server
- Add an Object Storage
- Add a Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) Server
- Add an Oracle Content and Experience Server
10 Define Runtime Configurations
- Set Runtime Properties
- PDF Output Properties
- PDF Digital Signature Properties
- PDF Accessibility Properties
- PDF/A Output Properties
- PDF/X Output Properties
- DOCX Output Properties
- RTF Output Properties
- PPTX Output Properties
- HTML Output Properties
- FO Processing Properties
- RTF Template Properties
- XPT Template Properties
- PDF Template Properties
- Excel Template Properties
- CSV Output Properties
- Excel Output Properties
- EText Output Properties
- All Outputs Properties
- Memory Guard Properties
- Data Model Properties
- Report Delivery Properties
- Define Font Mappings
  - Make Fonts Available For Publishing
  - Set Font Mapping at the Site Level or Report Level
  - Create a Font Map
  - Predefined Fonts
  - Open-Source Fonts Replace Licensed Monotype Fonts
    - What do I need to know about fonts in reports?
    - What can I do now about fonts in my reports?
- Define Currency Formats
  - Understand Currency Formats
11 Secure Reports
- Use Digital Signatures in PDF Reports
- Use PGP Keys for Encrypted Report Delivery
- Encrypt PDF Documents
  - PDF Document Encryption Algorithms
12 Audit Data of Publisher Catalog Objects
- About Audit Data of Publisher Catalog Objects
- Enable or Disable Viewing of Publisher Audit Data
- Specify the Data Source Connection For Publisher Audit Data
- View Publisher Audit Data
13 Add Translations for the Catalog and Reports
- About Translation in Publisher
  - Limitations of Catalog Translation
- Export and Import a Catalog Translation File
- Translate Templates
- Use a Localized Template
  - Design the Localized Template File
  - Upload the Localized Template to Publisher
14 Move Catalog Objects Between Environments
- Overview
- Prepare to Use the Catalog Utility
  - Configure the Environment
- Export the Reporting Objects
  - Example Export Command Lines
- Import the Reporting Objects
  - Example Import Command Lines
- Generate Translation Files and Checking for Translatability
  - Generate a Translation File for a Report Definition File (.xdo)
  - Generate a Translation File for an RTF Template
15 Customize the Publisher User Interface
- What are Skins and Styles?
- About Style Customizations
- Modify the User Interface Styles
- Customize the Style
A Scheduler Configuration Reference
- Introduction
- Configure Publisher for ActiveMQ
- Configure the Quartz Scheduler
B Integration Reference
- About Integration
  - Prerequisites
- Integrate with Presentation Services
- Set Up a JDBC Connection to Oracle Analytics Server
C Configuration File Reference
- Publisher Configuration Files
- Set Properties in the Runtime Configuration File
- Structure of the Root Element
  - Attributes of Root Element
  - Description of Root Element
- Properties and Property Elements
  - <properties> Element
    - Description of <properties> Element
  - <property> Element
    - Attribute of <property> Element
    - Description of <property> Element
- Font Definitions
- Predefined Fonts
  - Included Barcode Fonts
D Update the Publisher Context Root
- Update the Publisher URL Context Root
- Example
E Use Command-Line Utilities
- Generate the Utilities
- Configure Memory Guard Properties Using the Command-Line Utility
  - Memory Guard Properties
F Frequently Asked Questions for Publisher
- Top FAQs to Configure and Manage Publisher