Passing input parameters from Siebel Workflow to BIP

Here we have requirement to invoke BIP report using Siebel workflows which are scheduled by batch jobs.

  We can invoke the BIP report using Siebel workflow according to Oracle documentation. But, difficult part is passing input parameters like start date and end date to BIP report.

  As per Oracle support, there is no OOTB functionality to pass parameters from Siebel workflow to BIP report. This was possible in case of Actuate.

  Workaround solution, is to set profile attributes in workflow and set BC search specs based on those profile attributes to filter data.

  But, Some actuate reports have calculations based on the runtime input dates and as per Oracle support the profile attributes stored in BC fields would be empty, when they come to BIP  .rtf template.