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The PL/PDF Template Engine uses MS Word Content Control items, in which the user can switch visibility on/off. When the control items are switched off the layout of the report contains the visible items only.
Create a template in Microsoft Word More info
Create your data sources in PL/SQL More info
Execute the merged code as a simple PL/SQL program
The PL/PDF Template Engine uses MS Word Content Control items, in which the user can switch visibility on/off. When the control items are switched off the layout of the report contains the visible items only.
You can think that using the PL/PDF Template Engine must be difficult but it sure isn't. You don't even need to have PL/SQL knowledge to create your layout as the reporting tags can be added later.
Your layout and data model are created separately. You don't have to create templates for every data model, therefore your Oracle reporting will become much faster.