Setup StreamServe reports for Operational Reports

The IFS StreamServe integration outputs a StreamServe compatible formatted XML file which contains the result set data. The XML is formatted according to the transformation logic in the XSL layout that is used by the IFS StreamServe framework. The result set data to format is taken from the generated XML data when the report's RDF is executed. Follow the steps below to setup your StreamServe layouts.

  1. First you need to register the your StreamServe XSL layout. To go Solution Manager > Reporting > Operational Reporting > Report Definitions  and get the detailed view of the report you need to register the layout to. Add a new layout detail row and specify the necessary details. Make sure to specify the Layout Type as StreamServe. Select the newly added layout definition and select Import Layout from the context menu to import the layout to the database. Save the layout details. 

Add StreamServe Layout

  1. The next is to specify the output directly This is the location where the transformed XML data file will be saved to. You can specify this using the "Report Plug-in output directory" system parameter. You can specify a shared folder or a folder location. If you are specifying a folder location, the location should should be respective to the Application Server. If the location is a network share, the share should have read and write permission.

StreamServe Output Location