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What choices are there available for reporting with ADF, including pros and cons? This is a summary of a thread raised on the ADF Methodology Group.Available options:From OracleBIpage's Publishercontents (previously XML Publisher)Popular modern choiceIntegration with Oracle AppsIntegration withhave MSbeen Officemoved suiteExpensiveNot as sophisticated as other reporting solutions (ie. can't achieve matrix style reports similar to Oracle Reports)No dedicated ADF-APIXSQL PagesExamples in the ADF Toy Store demo (a forum example, XSQLAndExcelApp-v0.01.zip, to illustrate multiple worksheets in MS Excel)Use the Apache FOP serializer for PDFNo dedicated ADF-APItbc: Pricing?Oracle ReportsSophisticated paper based reporting solutionAntiquated user interface with difficult frame based solution; steep beginner learning curveOracle Application Server 10.1.2 only, not supported by WLS 10.3, willEnterprise be in Fusion Middleware (FMW) Server 11gNo dedicated ADF-APIOpen SourceJasper ReportsOpen source tool for report designJava implementation and integrationFairly popular "free solution"Link to how-to information in OTN JDeveloperMethodology Forum:http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=971776Group'sNo dedicated ADF-APIBIRTOpen source Eclipse based reporting toolNo dedicatedGoogle ADF-APIgroup.