You may have known different ways of generating the XML data while using the same RTF layout template. In this example, you will generate a BI Publisher report using OA Framework. In OA Framework, you do not need to use a data template or an Oracle Report to generate a BI Publisher report. Instead, the XML data is sourced from something known as view objects.
In this example, you will develop a very simple page with a button on it. When you click the Show BI Report button, the BI Publisher report will be displayed to the user on the screen. Behind the scenes, the following events will happen when the button is clicked:
