XML Publisher Business Applications Government Forms Government Forms
XML Publisher Business Applications
Government Forms
Government Forms ŸGovernment Forms – – High fidelity Fixed formats ŸExample: – – – SF 52 W-2 1099
Using Classic Reporting Tools Mimic Public Sector Templates Report files Report Output Must be same geometry, font, margin size, etc.
Using Classic Reporting Tools More templates… Report files Report Output More resources…
Using Classic Reporting Tools Add another field Template updates… Font size change Reflect all changes Margin chang e Report files Maintenance forever… Report Output
Using PDF Forms Utilize original templates Government Templates XML Publisher XML Data PDF filled with data Take template as it is
Using PDF Forms More and more reports… XML Publisher XML Data No additional resources
Using PDF Forms Template updates… Take the latest Government Templates XML Publisher XML Data Minimum maintenance
Using XML Publisher PDF Forms Benefits Ÿ Exact format for government reports Ÿ Performance / Scalability Ÿ Security / encryption Ÿ MLS Support (Font Embedding) Ÿ WYSIWYG printout Ÿ Compressed PDF output
Partner Reports
Partner Reports Ÿ Requirements – – – High fidelity (company logos…) Exact Layout Tables Ÿ Example: – – – Purchase Order Invoice Check
PDF Form Table Support Ÿ Extension to PDF forms PDF Form template with table field
PDF Form Table Support Ÿ Extension to PDF forms No space in the template More data…
PDF Form Table Support Ÿ Duplicate pages More data…
PDF Form Table Support Ÿ Or, fill in supplemental pages More data…
PDF Forms Advanced Features Benefits Ÿ Handling of repeated table rows Ÿ Table and large text field over multiple pages Ÿ Repeating header and footer Ÿ Greater flexibility of customization
Marketing Materials / Contracts
Marketing Materials / Contracts ŸExamples: –Proposal –Quoting –Campaign –Contract letter
Marketing Materials / Contracts Ÿ Marketing materials / Contracts – – High fidelity Ÿ Image Ÿ Graph Ÿ Color Conditionally structured texts Ÿ Table of contents Ÿ Sections and subsections Ÿ Bullet points Ÿ Highlight, underline, bold Ÿ Page numbers
Using RTF Template PDF or RTF output formats MS Word Authoring by marketing personnel RTF XSL: FO XML Publisher Data • Converts from RTF to XSL: FO internally • Layout, paginate, and render to different formats Report Output
Using RTF Template Flexible delivery Delivery Server Editable in RTF Not editable in PDF RTF / HTML TIFF PS PDF Same layout, multiple formats
Using RTF Template Benefits Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Utilize the most common authoring tool Utilize existing marketing materials in Word RTF output for editing HTML output for Marketing Campaign PDF output format for secure document, Archiving – Reduce Archiving Size Problem Ÿ Schedule Print and FAX directly from the server
Financial Reporting
Financial Reporting Ÿ Requirements – – – High fidelity Tables Multiple formats Ÿ Example: – – – Financial Statements Aging Reports Dunning Letter
Using RTF/Excel Template PDF, RTF or Excel output formats Authoring by finance personnel RTF XSL: FO XML Publisher Data • Converts from RTF to XSL: FO internally • Layout, paginate, and render to different formats Report Output
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