Implementing Barcodes in Bip_bi publisher (case)
2014-05-31 Baoxinjian
I. Summary
When reporting, you will often encounter customer requirements for printing barcodes
In fact, the realization of printing barcodes is not complicated, bar code is essentially a special envoy font
So to use a new barcode, it must be installed and set up on the EBS application and installed locally in the font in Windows at development time
Must do two-point setup.
- On Windows Local, install the barcode into Windows fonts
- Creating font files and mapping sets in EBS applications
Second, the case
Requirements: Print barcodes on product lines, technology based on BI Publisher,
1. Write and test locally
- 1-1. Install fonts in Windows
- 1-2. Add a file under the BI Publisher installation folder Xdo.cfg
- 1-3. Test the barcode locally after loading the data
2. Server settings and Testing
- 2-1. Create a font file
- 2-2. Create a font mapping set and specify the created font file
- 2-3. Configure the FO process mapping set
III. implementation of the case
1-1. Install fonts in Windows
Copy the font file to the folder: C:\windows\Fonts\
1-2. Add a file under the BI Publisher installation folder Xdo.cfg
I. Path: D:\Program files\oracle\bi publisher\bi Publisher desktop\template Builder for word\config\
1-3. Test the barcode locally after loading the data
Iv. editing barcodes on the server specific steps
2-1. Create a font file
Path:administration->font files->create Font Files
2-2. Create a font mapping set
Path:adminstration->font mappings->create Font Mapping Set
I. Creating a font mapping set
II. Specify the font file to use under the font mapping set
2-3. Configuring the mapping Set
PATH:ADMINISTRATION->CONFIGURATION->FO processing
V. Case Test
Test1. Call report to see if the barcode is output
When setting the barcode, just right click on the selected font, should be the barcode itself is a font, the essence and the Arial Italic no Difference
When using BI Publisher, because you use Word to define layout templates, it's easy to do local and server-side settings
Thanks and regards
Realization of Oracle ERP report barcode