![]() Picture: This is a placeholder of the dynamic images, but if you want use a static image in your template then please use the standard image inserting feature in MS Word. Content Controls in PL/PDF Reporter: PL/PDF Reporter uses 2 types of Content Controls: - Rich Text: This is our commonly used Control, we use it as a placeholder of text, PL/SQL code or repeating rows in a table. When you switch the Design Mode on you can easily select and modify existing Controls. Developer ribbon in MS Word 2013 Switching the Design mode on/off: This is a big feature of the Content Control because the switched off state does not contain the Control items and the layout is 100% equal with original content. Select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box, and then click OK. Click the Microsoft Office Button image, and then click Word Options. You can find the content controls for your document in the Developer tab in MS Word. These are available since Microsoft Word 2007 and the PL/PDF Reporter stores templates in DOCX files. ![]() Content controls are individual controls that you can add and customize in the documents. MS Word Content Control usage PL/PDF Reporter uses the MS Word Content Control feature for adding dynamic Oracle database related content to PDF reports. Everything is PL/SQL: All parts of the PL/PDF Reporter are implemented in native Oracle PL/SQL language, so there is no need to learn a 3rd-party programming language. When control items are switched off then the report s layout contains no data, you can only see the previously built template. Separated Placeholders: PL/PDF Reporter uses MS Word Content Control items and users can switch visibility of the control items off/on. Separated Data Model and Layout: Simplified Report Maintenance, easy modification. MS Word is a well-known desktop tool, there is no need of learning a new program. Benefits PL/PDF Reporter provides a single PL/SQL for authoring, managing, and delivering reports, and all types of highly formatted documents: - Fast Development: End users can easily create report layouts using Microsoft Word. ![]() PL/PDF Generator: Generator can run already built PL/SQLL packages as a standard PL/PDF Generator program and produces PDF outputs as a BLOB variable. PL/PDF Reporter Processor: The Processor interprets the template structure and the data model and build a PL/PDF conform PL/SQL code (package), which contains all required parts to create the PDF output. PL/OFFX DOCX Parser: PL/OFFX Suit can load a DOCX based template into an internal structure and store all the required information in a standard PL/SQL structure. Data Model: PL/PDF Reporter s Data Model is a collection of PL/SQL objects which describee the required data sources (cursors) and variables in a PL/SQL package header. Templates created using this tool contain embedded placeholders with properties that determine how the Oracle data should be merged into the template using PL/SQL syntax to precisely match the server s engine. ![]() Components of this solution are: - Template: PL/PDF Reporter templates can be designed using the Microsoft Word. Components PL/PDF Reporter separates the data logic from the layout design and processes the components into a runnable PL/PDF Generator package. PL/PDF Reporter is simply the easiest and most flexible way to create professional reports from your Oracle database. PL/PDF Reporter extends PL/PDF Generator with a MS Word based template mechanism and separates the creation of data from the process of formatting. Concept PL/PDF Generator is a well-known way of creating PDF files using only standard Oracle PL/SQL language. Concept Components Benefits MS Word Content Control usage PL/PDF Reporter Controls How to select elements is MS Word Creating the Data Model Processing the PL/PDF DOCX Template Move the report to PROD Questions and Answersģ 1. Critical Patch Update (CPU) Program Apr 2020 Patch Availability Document (PAD) (Doc ID 2633852.2 Contents 1.
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