How to Add Non-Default Font to BI Publisher Report in PeopleSoft

Oracle BI publisher for peoplesoft, support limited number of default-font types. However, when you want to add another font which is not a default font type delivered by BI publisher your report will not display the appropriate font you want. 
In order to change the font you want, you have to take a configuration change in BI publisher. 
BI Publisher system properties settings are defined in the xdo.cfg file. The default xdo.cfg file is located in the $PSHOME/appserver directory, which is shared by all application server and process scheduler domains by default.
For example you want to use font say "Bodoni MT" which is not a default font configured in BI Publisher settings in Application Server. 
Therefore, a xdo.cfg BI publisher config file in App server need to be modified to include "Bodoni MT" font. 
Here is the example xdo.cfg file with added Bodoni MT font. 

<config version="1.0.0" xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/config/"> 
    <!-- Properties --> 
    <properties> 
        <!-- System level properties --> 

        <!-- PLEASE SELECT A VALID TEMPFILE DIRECTORY!!! --> 
        <property name="system-temp-dir">c:/Temp</property> 

        <!-- PDF compression --> 
        <property name="pdf-compression">true</property> 

        <!-- PDF security --> 
        <property name="pdf-security">false</property> 
        <property name="pdf-open-password">user</property> 
        <property name="pdf-permissions-password">owner</property> 
        <property name="pdf-no-printing">true</property> 
        <property name="pdf-no-changing-the-document">true</property> 
    </properties> 


   <!-- Font setting --> 
    <fonts> 

      <!-- Windows Wingdings font --> 
      <font family="Wingdings" style="normal" weight="normal"> 
       <truetype path="C:\WINNT\fonts\wingding.ttf" /> 
      </font> 

      <font family="GnuMICR" style="normal" weight="normal"> 
       <truetype path="C:\WINNT\fonts\GnuMICR.ttf" /> 
      </font> 

      <font family="Times New Roman" style="normal" weight="normal"> 
       <truetype path="C:\windows\Fonts\times.ttf" /> 
      </font> 

      <font family="3 of 9 Barcode" style="normal" weight="normal"> 
       <truetype path="C:\WINNT\fonts\3of9.ttf" /> 
      </font> 
       
      <font family="Bodoni MT" style="normal" weight="normal"> 
       <truetype path="C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\BOD_R.TTF" /> 
      </font> 

    </fonts> 
</config> 

to add a font, add font element (see example above for Bodoni MT) and set the truetype path as above.

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