Update Excel BI Publisher Template to XLSX (Current Excel Versions)

Brian Burns

Description

I would really like Oracle to do whatever they can to update the Excel BI publisher Template to be compatible with the current excel (XLSX).

I think the BI Publisher Excel template is a really powerful tool for accounting users. 90% of the time reports are created, run, and then exported to Excel to be used in a Pivot Table.

I've been able to save users time by creating Excel Template reports. This way the pivot tables and calculations dynamically update upon running the report. I haven't found any other way to have some of the more complex pivot table functionality. I don't have the same options with OTBI or even creating an RTF and trying to add in a pivot table.

In my opinion, reporting can be enhanced a great deal with full Excel compatibility.

Use Case and Business Need

I would really like Oracle to do whatever they can to update the Excel BI publisher Template to be compatible with the current excel (XLSX).

I think the BI Publisher Excel template is a really powerful tool for accounting users. 90% of the time reports are created, run, and then exported to Excel to be used in a Pivot Table.

I've been able to save users time by creating Excel Template reports. This way the pivot tables and calculations dynamically update upon running the report. I haven't found any other way to have some of the more complex pivot table functionality. I don't have the same options with OTBI or even creating an RTF and trying to add in a pivot table.

In my opinion, reporting can be enhanced a great deal with full Excel compatibility.

Original Idea Number: c8543c6c2d