Different type of xml tags in bi publisher

Not null:

<?if@column:G_MON1_QTY_MON1!=''?>

If not null

<?xdoxslt:ifelse(UNIT_PRICE!='',UNIT_PRICE,0)?>

If null then

<?xdoxslt:ifelse(UNIT_PRICE ='',UNIT_PRICE,0)?>

<?xdofx:if TOTAL_COST = '' then 0 end if?>

<?xdofx:if TOTAL_COST = '' then TOTAL_COST= 0 end if?>

If with < or > process

<?xdofx:if ITEM_COST <10 then 'John' else 'Smith' end if?>

write decode condition in xml tag

<?xdofx:Decode(tag_name ,'',0,tag_name?>

tamplate with matrix format

<?for-each-group:G_SUPPLIER;ITEM?>// Group name;column name //

cross table xml tag Row act as column process in xml tag
<?for-each-group@column:G_SUPPLIER;PO_CREATION_MONTH?> // group name;column name //

<?for-each-group@cell://G_BUDGET;./TASK_NAME?>

cross table xml tag Row act as column with other details

<?for-each-group@cell:current-group();PO_CREATION_MONTH?>


section command in xml tag:
<?for-each-group@section:G_1;./FK_REF_REGION_CODE?>

<?if@section:count(//G_1)=0?>No Data Found<?end if?>

<?end for-each-group?>


Detail Solution

 I am giving this solution for Standard Check Printing Report. Tree structure of data (Sample XML data is as follow).

<LIST_G_CHECKS>

    <G_CHECKS>  -- Top Most root -- Header

      <C_CHECK_NUMBER>21897</C_CHECK_NUMBER>

      <C_VENDOR_NUMBER>2205</C_VENDOR_NUMBER>

      <LIST_G_INVOICES>

        <G_INVOICES> -- Inner loop - Line Section

          <C_PAYMENT_NUMBER>1</C_PAYMENT_NUMBER>

          <C_INVOICE_NUMBER>ERS-20-SEP-06-243</C_INVOICE_NUMBER>

        </G_INVOICES>

        <G_INVOICES> -- Inner loop - Line Section

          <C_PAYMENT_NUMBER>2</C_PAYMENT_NUMBER>

          <C_INVOICE_NUMBER>ERS-20-SEP-06-244</C_INVOICE_NUMBER>

        </G_INVOICES>

      </LIST_G_INVOICES>

    </G_CHECKS>

</LIST_G_CHECKS>



Below is the step-step guide which I follow.



1) Open the Outermost for loop --  G_CHECKS

<?for-each@section:G_CHECKS?>



2) Declare Global Variable called ‘no_of_lines_per_page’  -- In this case I have fixed 40 lines per page.

<xsl:variable name="no_of_lines_per_page" select="number(40)"/>



3) Declare incontext variable for inner group (G_INVOICES), variable is called ‘inner_group’

<xsl:variable xdofo:ctx="incontext" name="inner_group” select=".//G_INVOICES"/>



4) Open the Inner Loop

   <?for-each:$inner_group?>



5) Before putting any elements with the help of current record pointer 'position()’, I am checking if the current position is modulizing with the no_of_lines_per_page equals zero or not. If it reaches the first record after modulizing then I will create local variable 'first_rec' and initialize it with '0'.

<?if:(position()-1) mod $no_of_lines_per_page=0?><xsl:variable name="first_rec" xdofo:ctx="incontext" select="position()"/>



Note : -- Above 3 steps ( 3,4,5) are created under ‘V_inner_group_And_V_First_rec’ form-field. Here there is limitation of Microsoft-word. We can enter upto 138 characters only in ‘Status’ field of ‘Add help text’ button.If you want to add more , you can do this by clicking on ‘Help Key’  which is adjacent to ‘Status’ tab.



6) If above condition holds true then we will iterate the inner loop.

<?for-each:$inner_group?>



7) I will check with the help of current record pointer 'position()' that the current record position is either greater than 'first_rec' i.e. the first record or less the 'no_of_lines_per_page' value set up earlier. If it is then show the record otherwise not otherwise it will not go in loop.

   <?if:position()>=$first_rec and position()<$first_rec+$no_of_lines_per_page?>



8) Here I am closing the inner for loop and if condition

   <?end if?><?end for-each?>



9) Here I am checking if no_of_lines of invoice is modulizing with the no_of_lines_per_page equals to zero or not ,and the same time I am checking if $first_rec+$no_of_lines_per_page is greater than no_of_lines of invoice or not. This is important step for filling the blank rows.

<?if:not(count($inner_group) mod $no_of_lines_per_page=0) and ($first_rec+$no_of_lines_per_page>count($inner_group))?>





10) Now I am calling sub-template recursively for filling the blank rows. While calling this template I am passing one parameter which is having value of no_of_rows to fill. Sub-template will have just one row table.

<xsl:call-template xdofo:ctx="inline" name="countdown"><xsl:with-param name="countdown" select="$no_of_lines_per_page - (count($inner_group) mod $no_of_lines_per_page)"/></xsl:call-template>



11) Sub-template declaration

   <xsl:template name="countdown">

   <xsl:param name="countdown"/><xsl:if test="$countdown"><xsl:call-template  

   name="countdown"><xsl:with-param name="countdown" select="$countdown - 1"/> 

   </xsl:call-template></xsl:if>

   </xsl:template>



12) I have created page break after the fixed number of rows have been displayed.

   <xsl:if xdofo:ctx="inblock" test="$first_rec+$no_of_lines_per_page<=count($inner_group)">

      <xsl:attribute name="break-before">page</xsl:attribute>

   </xsl:if>



13) Finally closing outer if and inner for loop and outer for loop.

   <?end if?><?end for-each?><?end for-each?>

You can use IF condition directly or using xdofx in RTF Template. Below are few examples

(?xdofx:if LENGTH(/XXBRPRPOP/LIST_G_INIT_INFO/G_INIT_INFO/LIST_G_HEADERS/G_HEADERS/POH_CUSTOMER)=0 THEN 'DELIVER TO:'POD_REQUESTOR_NAME'('POD_QUANTITY_ORDERED')' END IF?)


(?xdofx:if LENGTH(/XXBRPRPOP/LIST_G_INIT_INFO/G_INIT_INFO/LIST_G_HEADERS/G_HEADERS/POH_CUSTOMER) !=0 AND(/XXBRPRPOP/LIST_G_INIT_INFO/G_INIT_INFO/LIST_G_HEADERS/G_HEADERS/POH_CUSTOMER)!=POD_REQUESTOR_NAME THEN 'DELIVER TO:'POD_REQUESTOR_NAME'('POD_QUANTITY_ORDERED')' END IF?)


(?if:string-length(/XXBRPRPOP/LIST_G_INIT_INFO/G_INIT_INFO/LIST_G_HEADERS/G_HEADERS/LIST_G_CANCEL_RELEASE/CANCEL_RELEASE_DATE)!=0?)


(?xdofx:if AMOUNT > 1000 then ’Higher’
else
if AMOUNT < 1000 then ’Lower’
else
’Equal’
end if?>


Note: Replace symbol '(' with '<' and ')' with '>' for starting and ending Tags above