Sending Images to BI Publisher using PeopleTools

PT3 E016 Sending Images to BI Publisher using PeopleTools

PeopleTools Tech Tips
Randy Groncki 2021-10-31

Using PeopleTools, we can generate BI Publisher reports containing images from our PeopleSoft environment. For example, an employee report listing with the employee’s photo or an asset report containing the item pictures.

To accomplish this, we need to use several technologies previously covered:

• Create an XML File with PeopleTools using the Rowset Method
• Invoke BI Publisher with PeopleCode
• Using Design Time Images in PeopleTools
• User Uploaded Images in PeopleTools
• File Image Utilities PeopleSoft forgot

This is not something we can accomplish using a PSQuery data source and the generic BI Publisher App Engine. The above subjects are outside the scope of this document. See the included links for detail instructions, downloadable objects and code for each of these subjects

Web Posting: https://peopletoolstechtips.com/sending-images-to-bi-publisher-using-peopletools/

Walkthrough Documentation: See PDF

YouTube demo: https://youtu.be/cvzGF4jpvnY

Contact:

• randy@peopletoolstechtips.com
• PeopleToolsTechTips@Gmail.com

This file contains all the objects referenced in the video and document.

Walk Through PDF

• PT3 Sending Images to BI Publisher.pdf

PeopleTools Project is using PeopleTools 8.59.04

• This contains all the components, pages, records and PeopleCode used in the demonstration.

• The target database must be minimal 8.58 PeopleTools

• X_PT3_016_BI_PUB_IMAGE (folder)

• X_PT3_016_BI_PUB_IMAGE.zip