Oracle Fusion eText Templates are used to format and structure electronic documents generated by Oracle Fusion Applications. These templates are crucial for creating readable and well-organized documents that can be used for various business processes such as invoices, purchase orders, contracts, and more. Here are some key points about Oracle Fusion eText Templates:

1. Purpose: Oracle Fusion eText Templates are designed to transform data into human-readable electronic documents. They can be used to generate documents in various formats, including PDF, XML, and HTML.
2. Template Design: eText Templates are designed using the Oracle BI Publisher Template Builder or Oracle XML Publisher Template Builder for Word. These tools allow you to create templates with specific formatting, layouts, and placeholders for data.
3. Data Integration: These templates are integrated with Oracle Fusion Applications and can pull data from various sources within the application. You can define data extraction rules within the templates.
4. Flexibility: eText Templates offer flexibility in designing document layouts, including adding logos, headers, footers, tables, and conditional formatting based on data values.
5. Multilingual Support: You can create templates that support multiple languages and locales to accommodate global business requirements.
6. Output Formats: eText Templates can generate documents in different output formats depending on the needs of the business process. For example, you can generate a PDF invoice or an XML purchase order.
7. Data Mapping: Templates include mapping instructions to define how data should be extracted from the application and placed within the document.
8. Data Security: Oracle Fusion eText Templates are designed to ensure data security and compliance with privacy regulations by controlling access to sensitive information.
9. Version Control: You can manage different versions of eText Templates to accommodate changes in document formatting or data requirements.
10. Testing and Debugging: Before deploying eText Templates in a production environment, you can test and debug them to ensure that they generate documents correctly.
11. Integration with Workflow: eText Templates can be integrated with Oracle Workflow to automate the generation and delivery of documents as part of business processes.
12. Audit Trail: Oracle Fusion Applications maintain an audit trail of generated documents, ensuring traceability and compliance.