{"id":31207,"date":"2026-01-06T08:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kovaion-new1.local\/generating-custom-xmlp-reports-in-peoplesoft-with-desired-file-names\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:28:52","slug":"generating-custom-xmlp-reports-in-peoplesoft-with-desired-file-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.kovaionplay.com\/stage-kovaion\/generating-custom-xmlp-reports-in-peoplesoft-with-desired-file-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Generating Custom XMLP Reports in PeopleSoft with Desired File Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Generate XMLP Reports in PeopleSoft with Desired File Name?<\/h3>\n

Certainly, in PeopleTools version 8.49 and earlier, generating XMLP reports with desired output file names can be achieved by customizing the code within the Application Package PSXP_RPTDEFNMANAGER, Class ReportDefn, and Method ProcessReport. This involves manipulating the code to set a custom file name for the generated XMLP report.<\/p>\n

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Below is the code for the \u2018method ProcessReport\u2019 with the changes highlighted in red:<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Update Method Declaration In the method declaration of ProcessReport, add an additional parameter for setting up the custom report name:<\/p>\n

method ProcessReport(<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&TemplateID As string,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&LanguageCd As string,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&AsOfDate As date,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&OutputFormat As string,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&sCustomRptName As string);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Implement Changes in Method Definition Inside the method definition of ProcessReport, add the following code changes to enable generating reports with custom names:<\/p>\n

method ProcessReport<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CreateDirectory(&sOutputDir | &sDirSep | “RptInst” | &sDirSep | String(&i), %FilePath_Absolute);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\/* Generate the report with a custom name *\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If %This.UseBurstValueAsOutputFileName Then<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&sOutFileName = &sBurstValue | &sCustomRptName;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Else<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&sOutFileName = &ID;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End-If;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&oReportOut = create XX_RPTDEFN:ReportOutput(&sBurstValue, String(&i), &sOutFileName | “.” | Lower(&sFileExt), &sBurstDataFile);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&arOutput.Push(&oReportOut);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End-For;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End-If;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Else<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\/*******Include report name here if you want to change******\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If &sCustomRptName <> “” Then<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&ID = &sCustomRptName;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End-If;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&sLocalOutputFile = %This.GetLocalOutputFile(&ID | “.” | Lower(&sFileExt), “”, 1);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

end-method;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Generate XMLP Report with Custom Name Use the following sample code to generate an XMLP report with the custom report name prefix:<\/p>\n

&CustomRptName_prefix = “User Report”;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&ReportDef.ProcessReport(&sTemplateId, “ENG”, %Date, &OutputFmt, &CustomRptName_prefix);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

&ReportDef.publish(“”, “”, “”, 0);<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This code snippet invokes the ProcessReport method with the specified parameters, including the custom report name prefix. The method will generate the report with the custom name if the conditions are met.<\/p>\n

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In PeopleTools Version 8.50 and later, PeopleSoft has introduced a convenient feature that allows you to generate XMLP reports with customized names directly from the user interface.<\/p>\n

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Here’s how to do it:<\/h3>\n