1 Introduction to the Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Data Modeling Guide

This chapter provides an introduction to using Oracle BI Publisher's data model editor. It covers the following topics:

Section 1.1, "Introduction to Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher"

1.1 Introduction to Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

Oracle BI Publisher is an enterprise reporting solution for authoring, managing, and delivering all your highly formatted documents, such as operational reports, electronic funds transfer documents, government PDF forms, shipping labels, checks, sales and marketing letters, and much more.

The Oracle Fusion Middleware Data Modeling Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (this guide) describes how report developers use BI Publisher's data model editor to fetch and structure the data for use in the many different types of report layouts that BI Publisher supports. Table 1-1 provides more information about using the product for other business roles.

Table 1-1 Business Roles, Sample Tasks, and Related Documentation

Role	Sample Tasks	Guide
Administrator	Configuring Security Configuring System Settings Diagnosing and Monitoring System Processes	Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
Application developer or integrator	Integrating BI Publisher into existing applications using the application programming interfaces	Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
Report consumer	Viewing reports Scheduling report jobs Managing report jobs	Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
Report designer	Creating report definitions Designing layouts	Oracle Fusion Middleware Report Designer's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher