Business Objects Software Limited

Terry Wayne Penner

Michael Tsumura

Ryan Wayne Hanna

David Michael MacLean

Todd Hanna

Ken Chi Ho Wong

Francis Wai Gee Lui

Wai Sing Wang

A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to create a publication object, associate a set of report templates with the publication object, and define a set of recipients for the publication object. A format and a destination for each report template associated with the publication object is defined. A delivery rule for the publication object is also defined, where the delivery rule specifies a condition for delivery of distinct reports to the set of recipients.

Apparatus and method for defining and processing publication objects

A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to integrate a write-back module in a report document, to publish to a recipient the report document and metadata identifying the recipient, and to update a data source based on received write-back information, including the metadata identifying the recipient.

Apparatus and method for distribution of a report with dynamic write-back to a data source

A computer readable storage medium comprises a publication definition module to create and define properties for a publication object. The publication definition module includes executable instructions to associate a set of static documents and a set of report templates with the publication object. Executable instructions define a conditional delivery rule for the publication object. The conditional delivery rule specifies a condition for the inclusion of a report template from the set of report templates to be merged with a static document from the set of static documents.

Apparatus and method for creating publications from static and dynamic content

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