Installation and configuration of the Apache FOP report server

Apache FOP enables you to print report regions and report queries by using either the built-in templates (provided with a standard XSL-FO processing engine) or other formats created by you. The output formats include PDF and XML. This setting does not support Rich Text Format (RTF).

Application Express calls apex_fop.jsp through the UTL_HTTP RDBMS package.

The following diagram shows the printing architecture against the Apache FOP report server:

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The Apache FOP is only supported against the OC4J web server, due to the XML parser being used. Currently, it is not supported with the GlassFish and/or WebLogic Servers. Support for WebLogic Server and GlassFish with the Apache FOP solution is planned, especially when running the APEX Listener on one of those servers. However, it is not yet decided when this will be implemented (official statement from Oracle Support Services).

The Apache FOP installation is included in the...