Using the BIRT Report Designer
This topic describes how to use the BIRT Report Designer to design data-pull reports.
Before you begin
The instructions in this topic are specific to using Business Reporting and Intelligence Tools
(BIRT) with the HCL Compass Client.
- Download a HCL Compass supported version of the BIRT Report Designer from the BIRT Project and install it.
- Configure BIRT with the HCL Compass Reporting Driver to provide access to HCL Compass authenticated data sources.
Procedure
To design a simple report with BIRT:
- Open the BIRT perspective by clicking .
- Create a new report:
- Click .
- Specify the file name for the report. Optionally, you can change the directory where the report is saved. Click Next.
- Specify the report template to copy and click Finish.
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Create a new HCL Compass data
source:
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Create a new data set (which is equivalent to a HCL Compass query) based on the data source:
- To add the data set to the report layout, right-click the data set and select Insert in layout.
- Complete the report layout. When you are done, click the Preview tab
to ensure that there are no errors in the report design. The .rptdesign file is saved when you preview the report design.