OBIEE11g - Print PDF Options

 We are having an option to print the reports in the PDF format. 

It is having various flexible options to show with the printed PDF report. This PDF Print option

 is available in two place.

Use:

This options is used to do various formatting with the printable PDF Reports such as,
* We can add Header in PDF Reports
* We can add footer in PDF Reports
* We can add various information like username, image, data, time and custom description 
  in the PDF report

To Add this option we can add for a separate separate or whole dashboard page.

1. In Each Saved Requests/Analysis Results -> This allows us to do formatting for each 
    Analysis

2. In Dash Properties window -> This allows to do formatting the pdf format for the whole 
    page 

11g Pdf Control

In Results Tab, click on 'Print Control' which will shows an pop-up window to add the page settings 

for the printable pdf

With the below Page settings we can add Page Setting, Orientation, header, footer and etc.,

Changed the paper size to A4 and Paper Orientation to 'Landscape'

Check the option 'Include Header' and click Edit button which is available beside that check 

option and add what you to add.

Here 'Insert Field' allows us to add information such as Date, Time, Author Name and etc.,

 We can just click on that button and can add the option which we want and where 

we want in the pdf option. 
In below screenshot I have added the username (@{authorName}) who is running this report 

and Header of the report is Samplesales and click 'OK'

Now check the 'Include Header' and Edit the footer option. I have added DataCreated, Custom 

Description and Time created

Now Click 'OK' with the above screen and Print the report in 'PDF'. We can see the samplesales

 header in the middle and username in the right side upper corner of pdf report.

If we want to print a dashboard page in PDF then 'Edit Dashboard' and click 'PDF and Print Properties'.

 User below screen for reference

Just I have added some text and option with the options and saved the dashboard page and 

printed that page to pdf.

                         

See the output.