Level: Intermediate Scott Delap (scott@clientjava.com), Desktop/Enterprise Java Consultant
Robert Thornton (ret1@acm.org), Java Consultant, Daugherty Business Solutions
25 Apr 2006 The Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project comprises a set of open source plug-ins for Eclipse that you can use to create compelling reports for Web applications. Learn how to install BIRT V2.0, configure it for use with a database, employ its functionality to design dynamic reports and charts, and create templates for future reports.
In this tutorial
Our goal here is to help you get familiar with BIRT and with the BIRT Report Designer so you're prepared to connect to data sources and create dynamic reports. The tutorial also provides an overview of BIRT's formatting and layout abilities, as well as template-creation capabilities.
Prerequisites
This is written for Java™ developers who will be generating reports or report developers who will be using BIRT, and whose skills and experience are at a beginning to intermediate level. You should have a general familiarity with Eclipse and installing plug-ins.
System requirements
To run the examples in this tutorial, you must have a system capable of running Eclipse (Microsoft® Windows®, Linux®, Solaris, AIX®, HP-UX, Mac OS X) with at least 200 MB of free disk space. Download and install the following tools and technologies:
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