Word Properties <?ref:xdo000X?> - BIP Deskotop 11.119.00.0 (32-bit) with Office 2013 (32-bit) on Win 7 64-bit

BIP Deskotop 11.119.00.0 (32-bit)
Office 2013 (32-bit)
Win 7 (64-bit)
The current certification matrix seems to say this is supported, however I am having the following problem:
1. I have an existing RTF template, with data template that works. I have run it to be sure, and can view output and verify.
2. If Iopen that RTF template in BIP Desktop, then remove a field, and then using the field browser ( or insert > field ) add that same field back, or a new one the report will not generate output.
Upload the RTF, and the process will finish with status warning, and it fails during post processing. I look at the Output Post Processor error. edit the RTF template with a text editor and see that instead of putting in a <?YOUR_FIELDNAME?> BIP Desktop has instead inserting something similar to the following: <?ref:xdo0001?>. The only solution I currently have is to manually change these tags, however for large BIP reports this is cumbersome, and unacceptable for a long term solution.
Is there a workaround? or reported bug? I couldn't find anything on MOS for this.
Here's the OPP log, you can see the error points to the "REF" element that was added by BIP:Desktop.
[5/29/12 1:26:38 PM] [8629358:RT6176186] Executing post-processing actions for request 6176186.
[5/29/12 1:26:38 PM] [8629358:RT6176186] Starting XML Publisher post-processing action.
[5/29/12 1:26:38 PM] [8629358:RT6176186]
Template code: XX123XML
Template app: MUTL
Language: en
Territory: US
Output type: RTF
[5/29/12 1:26:39 PM] [8629358:RT6176186] Output file was found but is zero sized - Deleted
[5/29/12 1:26:39 PM] [UNEXPECTED] [8629358:RT6176186] java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at oracle.apps.xdo.common.xml.XSLT10gR1.invokeNewXSLStylesheet(XSLT10gR1.java:611)
at oracle.apps.xdo.common.xml.XSLT10gR1.transform(XSLT10gR1.java:239)
at oracle.apps.xdo.common.xml.XSLTWrapper.transform(XSLTWrapper.java:182)
at oracle.apps.xdo.template.fo.util.FOUtility.generateFO(FOUtility.java:1044)
at oracle.apps.xdo.template.fo.util.FOUtility.generateFO(FOUtility.java:997)
at oracle.apps.xdo.template.fo.util.FOUtility.generateFO(FOUtility.java:212)
at oracle.apps.xdo.template.FOProcessor.createFO(FOProcessor.java:1665)
at oracle.apps.xdo.template.FOProcessor.generate(FOProcessor.java:975)
at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.schema.server.TemplateHelper.runProcessTemplate(TemplateHelper.java:5936)
at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.schema.server.TemplateHelper.processTemplate(TemplateHelper.java:3459)
at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.schema.server.TemplateHelper.processTemplate(TemplateHelper.java:3548)
at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.opp.XMLPublisherProcessor.process(XMLPublisherProcessor.java:302)
at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.opp.OPPRequestThread.run(OPPRequestThread.java:176)
Caused by: oracle.xdo.parser.v2.XPathException: Namespace prefix 'ref' used but not declared.
at oracle.xdo.parser.v2.XSLProcessor.reportException(XSLProcessor.java:806)
at oracle.xdo.parser.v2.XSLProcessor.newXSLStylesheet(XSLProcessor.java:571)
... 17 more ============================================================= have you checked backward comparability option without touching anything in the template and don't open the form fields without loadng the xml file. ============================================================= Hi,
Thanks for all the responses on this one. We are using Word 2010 which I think accounts for a lot of the problems we've been having in getting the plugin to work. We have it working now albeit by using a number of workarounds.
The main step we've needed to take is that all of the fields in the report need to be edited via the word properties - Add help text option so that the default fields in the form field help text window beginning with 'ref' are replaced with the actual field names. So for example:
<?ref:xdo0002?>
Replaced with
<?EMPLID?>
Importantly the F and E fields which are at the start and end of all fields listed in a template that has repeating values need to be replaced as follows:
F field at the beginning:
<?ref:xdo0001?> replaced with <?for-each:row?>
And
E field at the end:
<?ref:xdo000??> Replaced with <?end for-each?>
This allows all of the values to be listed in a report table.
By carrying out these steps we are able to use the word templates when running the BI publsher reports in Peoplesoft.
Kind Regards,
Neil ============================================================= In options for BI Publisher - choose tab "Build" and radio button "Backward compatible" - then BIP will create your field names "10g style" as required by you...:-)
BR Martin Z. =============================================================