XML Bursting without an attachment

[ssmukher]

Hi All,

I have a requirement where in i need to send a message without any attachment ina specific format.

I tried using XML bursting however there isa parameter attachment which i specified as 'false'.However when i run the program
it errors out giving the following message
XML/BI Publisher Version : 5.6.3
Updating request description
Retrieving XML request information
Preparing parameters
Set Bursting parameters..
Bursting propertes.....
{user-variable:cp:territory=US, user-variable:cp:ReportRequestID=35352548, user-variable:cp:language=en, user-variable:cp:responsibility=50532, user-variable.OA_MEDIA=https://oadev1app.test.net:8012/OA_MEDIA, burstng-source=EBS, user-variable:cp:DebugFlag=N, user-variable:cp:parent_request_id=35352548, user-variable:cp:locale=en-US, user-variable:cp:user=XUH6, user-variable:cp:application_short_name=XDO, user-variable:cp:request_id=35352595, user-variable:cp:org_id=1, user-variable:cp:reportdescription=NOHR Auto Term Pay Notification}
Start bursting process..
Bursting process complete..
Generating Bursting Status Report..
--Exception
ZIP file must have at least one entry
java.util.zip.ZipException: ZIP file must have at least one entry
at java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream.finish(ZipOutputStream.java:291)
at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.cp.JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.zipOutputFiles(JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.java:534)
at oracle.apps.xdo.oa.cp.JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.runProgram(JCP4XDOBurstingEngine.java:292)
at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.request.Run.main(Run.java:161)
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Start of log messages from FND_FILE
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
End of log messages from FND_FILE
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing request completion options...
+------------- 1) PUBLISH -------------+
Beginning post-processing of request 35352595 on node X0319VT93 at 27-JUL-2010 17:29:00.
Post-processing of request 35352595 failed at 27-JUL-2010 17:29:00 with the error message:
One or more post-processing actions failed. Consult the OPP service log for details.


My query is , is it mandatory to have a attachment file specified in XML bursting control file?

Thanks & regards,
Sati

[AshishRaj]

What exactly you want to achive. You want the Message body and no attachment ?

Design the template which generate your Body content, use the bursting engine and set the output type as HTML in bursting control file, make the body part null in email delicery. This way Report content will be render as Email Body and there will be no attachment.

Let me know if this help.
-Raj