Oracle Reports 6i

Oracle Reports Builder is a powerful enterprise reporting tool used to build reports that dynamically retrieve data from the database, format, display and print quality reports. Reports can be stored in File or Database (Report Builder Tables).

Report file storage formats
.rdf Report
• Binary File Full report definition (includes source code and comments)
• Modifiable through Builder. Binary, executable Portable if transferred as binary.
• PL/SQL recompiles on Open/Run

.rep Report
• Binary Run-Only File
• No source code or comments. Not modifiable binary, executable.
• Report Executables

RWBLD60 Report Builder
RWRUN60 Report Runtime
RWCON60 Report Converter/Compiler [File => Administration => Compile (rdf to rep)/Convert]

Oracle Reports Builder Tools

Oracle Reports Builder comes with the following components

• Object Navigator
• Property Palette
• Data Model Editor
• Layout Model Editor
• Parameter Form Editor