Use this page to learn how to configure the IFS Business Reporter Execution Server (also called BRES in this document) for generation of PDF reports and to support previewing without Microsoft Excel in programs such as Outlook mail when using Office OpenXML SDK (OOXML) mode.
Note: The information about Azure is provided as a guideline only. The screenshots, links and the instructions were acquired during the time of writing this document. Due to the nature of Azure, this information may have got changed significantly or may have become obsolete. Always refer to the latest Azure documentation on registering a Azure Active Directory App.
A Microsoft Azure tenant.
A Microsoft OneDrive organization account.
Below steps describes how to make an Azure App registration to be used with IFS BR Execution Server. BRES requires Read/Write access to the OneDrive of a user logged in from IFS BR Execution Server.
Figure 1-1: Microsoft Azure Portal
Figure 1-2: Microsoft Azure Portal - Header
Figure 1-3: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registrations
Figure 1-4: Microsoft Azure Portal - New App Registration
Figure 1-5: Microsoft Azure Portal - New App Registration - Register
Figure 1-6: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registration - Redirect URI
Figure 1-7: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registration - Redirect URI and Client type
Figure 1-8: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registration - API Permissions API permission
Figure 1-9: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registration - API Permissions - Graph API permission
Figure 1-10: Microsoft Azure Portal - App Registration - API Permissions - One Drive
Below steps describes the necessary configurations to be done in IFS BR Execution Server.
Figure 2-1: IFS BRES Config File
Figure 2-2: Azure Client ID
Figure 2-3: BRES - Granting Cloud Access
Note: The Authority URI should be provided by the Azure tenant Administrators. When the Additional folder is empty, the BRES files will be saved to a folder called IFS Business Reporter folder in OneDrive. If this value is provided, a sub folder will be created inside IFS Business Reporter folder and the BRES will use this additional folder. This is useful in cases where the same OneDrive account needs to be used for different environments.
Figure 2-4: Login URL and code
Figure 2-4-1: Login Screen
Now Proceed through the next windows.NOTE: Additional screens may be displayed based on the permissions given to the user. Refer Microsoft documentation in such cases.
Figure 2-4-2: Login Screen - 1
Figure 2-4-3: Login Screen - 2
Figure 2-4-4: Login Screen - 3
Figure 2-5: OneDrive successful login
Figure 2-6: Testing the Cloud flow
Figure 2-7: OneDrive folder