Using the Report Launcher for HCL Compass
Use the Report Launcher for HCL Compass to manage and run reports that are designed with BIRT reporting tools and stored on a shared file server. Authorized users can select reports from the Report Launcher navigation window and view the generated data in the Report Launcher view window.
After deploying the Report Launcher for HCL Compass, use it for running and viewing reports from the Report Launcher for Compass web interface. The interface operates like a download site. The left pane provides the navigation to run and view reports. The right pane contains the report viewer that renders the selected report.
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Start the Report Launcher | In the address bar of a browser, enter the
Report Launcher URL in one of the following formats: Where
By default, the Report Launcher for HCL Compass web interface is displayed. A logon screen is displayed only if client security is enabled and the security rules require authentication. |
Locate reports | In the left pane of the Report Launcher, click
a folder name to drill down into the directory to the list of reports. For Report Launcher installations that include deeply nested subdirectories, you can also navigate directly to a specific path rather than drilling down to the target subdirectory. For example, you can enter a path like the following to go directly to the reports in the Defect_Reports folder:
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Run reports | When you click on a report name, the Report Launcher for HCL Compass starts the report on the report server and opens the report viewer in the right window. |
Save, Print, Export reports | In the Report Launcher web interface, reports are displayed by using the report viewer for the reporting tool used to create the report. For example, reports created by using the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) display in the BIRT report viewer. The features available for report operations like save, print, and export are provided in the report viewer toolbar or menu. These features are configured using parameters provided by the report viewer runtime environment. For an example of how to customize the available features, see Customizing the BIRT report viewer. |
Provide report credentials | Click the Set credentials link in the
Report Launcher for HCL Compass web
interface to specify credentials that are stored and passed when launching
reports. When user credentials are saved, the name of the user is
displayed in the upper left portion of the page. Use the Clear
credentials link to remove the saved credentials. Note: For more
information about report security, see About HCL Compass reporting security. |
View static content | Users can view static content on the report file server from the Report Launcher web interface. By default, the PDF and HTML formats are supported. You can provide the capability to view other file formats by adding the file type extensions to the reports.launcher.filereader.suffix specification in the Report Launcher configuration file reportlauncher.properties. |
Create report snapshots using PDF | You can create a report snapshot by exporting
the report from the report viewer in the Report Launcher for HCL Compass web
interface and saving it as a PDF file.
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Use sample reports | HCL Compass provides a
collection of sample reports that can be used for testing.
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