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Number format in Bi Publisher. If i have a requirement to display different locale number format in same report, how am i supposed to do it. Probably, the locale will be available in the xml itself, How do i use that display the number format for that locale correctly as needed. Oracle has provided with number formatting function, i already have discussed few of them before. There was a question about this in the forum. Here is the real example of how to do it.

How do i suppress row in the loop in BIP ? Obviously, we need to understand the condition what we need to apply. Once you identify the condition , it just we need to apply on the loop. One common mistake , people do is , they dont understand and write the conditions based on xml. The xml element might not be under the parent on what they are looping. So need to understand the xml structure to form the condition. here is the sample .

Adding formatting is easier in BIP. It can be done manually or automated through menu. How to add the BIP formatting manually,  here is an example. Just add the logic and the formatting you needed. How to add the BIP formatting through menu,  here is an example. use the Menu and choose conditional formatting You have to select the data filed and choose the menu option conditional format

Add the condition logic for you requirement inside the IF statement and END IF