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Discover the secret of perfectly formatted Oracle EBS Excel report creation in under 10 minutes

Avatar photoCustomer January 31, 2022 at 11:18 pm

I’m looking for a tool that genuinely speeds up report delivery. Is the claim of creating a *perfectly formatted* Oracle EBS Excel report in under 10 minutes realistic, considering how much time BI Publisher takes?

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    • Support February 3, 2022 at 1:35 am  

      Yes, this speed is one of Blitz Report’s core benefits. The secret lies in bypassing the complex overheads of traditional reporting tools. The rapid development process typically involves just three main technical steps: pasting your tested SQL query, defining the necessary runtime parameters, and configuring the basic Excel report template.

    • Avatar photoCustomer February 4, 2022 at 10:03 pm  

      But what about the formatting? Usually, that takes hours of template design, linking fields, and handling different data types.

    • Support February 6, 2022 at 5:13 am  

      Blitz Report handles the final output formatting seamlessly. The Excel output file is automatically generated and formatted with filters applied. This saves the EBS user time by delivering native Excel data immediately, completely eliminating the labor-intensive process of XML or XSL template design required by BI Publisher.

    • Avatar photoCustomer February 8, 2022 at 2:29 am  

      Once the report is created and tested, how quickly can it be distributed and managed within the Oracle E-Business Suite framework?

    • Support February 9, 2022 at 10:07 am  

      The distribution is immediate and integrated. Since Blitz Report uses the application foundation functions such as concurrent requests and value sets , the report runs immediately through the concurrent request mechanism. You then assign it to the necessary users or responsibilities for testing, potentially securing sensitive data by configuration.

    • Avatar photoCustomer February 9, 2022 at 6:06 pm  

      If a user requires a slightly different set of columns for their analysis, do they need to ask a developer to modify the underlying SQL query?

    • Support February 9, 2022 at 9:53 pm  

      No, that’s where flexibility for business users comes in. While a business user cannot create reports themselves, they can easily modify the report layout by leveraging the folder style template functionality. They can add, reposition, or remove columns with just a few mouse clicks, ensuring they only receive the data they need, reducing IT dependency significantly.

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