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Configuring Rational Data Architect to generate a PDF report with BIRT
List of steps necessary to get PDF report output from Rational Data Architect. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21292103
Deploying BIRT WebViewerExample in Tomcat 5.5
Blog post that describes tips for getting around the AccessControlException error when trying to deploy the BIRT Web Viewer example into Tomcat…
Using IBM Rational Systems Developer, UPDM, and BIRT
Tutorial by Steven Hovater from IBM developerWorks site showing how to use IBM Rational Systems Developer v7.0.5, UPDM, and BIRT to create DoD architectural framework views.http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/07/1211_hovater/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX54&S_CMP=A1214&ca=dnw-848
Tivoli Common Reporting with BIRT
This is a link to the Tivoli Common Reporting space on the IBM developerWorks website that has several tips for using BIRT with Tivoli products. It also includes a nice overview of Tivoli reporting and example BIRT report…
An Introduction to the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools
Article written by Jason Weathersby that introduces BIRT and shows the new features of BIRT 2.2.http://www.infoq.com/articles/birt2-intro
BIRT: Resort Columns After Report Has Been Run
Blog post by John Ward showing how to re-run a report passing in a parameter that determines the sort order of the table in the BIRT report.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/05/birt-strong-suit-is-in-realm-of-online.html
BIRT: Using the Design Engine API and Open Libraries
Blog post from John Ward showing an example of using the BIRT Design Engine API to create a report. It also shows how to get data from a report library.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/08/birt-using-design-engine-api-and-open.html
BIRT: Parameterized Page Break Interval
Blog post from John Ward that shows how to use a parameter to control the number of rows on each page of a BIRT Report. This is achieved with scripting in the tables onPrepare event…
BIRT: Dynamic Adding Tables and Columns
Blog post by John Ward showing how to dynamically add a table and columns in a BIRT report using scripting.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/11/birt-dynamic-adding-tables-and-columns.html
BIRT: Passing Serialized Objects as Parameters
Blog post by John Ward showing how to pass a serialized Java Object to a BIRT Report as a parameter.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/12/birt-passing-serialized-objects-as.html
BIRT: Dynamic Images
Blog post from John Ward showing how to use a parameter to control which image is displayed on the report and includes script examples and screenshots.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/12/birt-dynamic-images.html
BIRT: Progressive Viewing during Render
Blog post by John Ward showing tips on getting one page of a report while the rest of the report is still rendering. http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2007/10/birt-progressive-viewing-during-render.html
BIRT: Creating Event Handlers in Java
Great blog posting from John Ward that includes code samples and screenshots showing how to use Java event handlers with a BIRT report design.http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2008/01/birt-creating-event-handlers-in-java.html
Eclipse BIRT and AccuRev for Developer Reporting cont
Part 2 of the BIRT Reporting from the AccuWork data blog posts. This post describes some additional massaging of the data using XSLT plus BIRT charts added.http://blog.accurev.com/2008/01/11/eclipse-birt-and-accurev-for-developer-reporting-contd/
Eclipse BIRT and AccuWork
Blog posting showing Eclipse BIRT reporting from AccuWork data. This post covers getting the AccuWork data as XML and using that as a data source for a BIRT report.http://www.accurev.com/blog/2007/12/06/birt-and-accuwork/
BIRT Scripted DataSource Example Design
This is a simple BIRT report design example that uses POJOs as a data source. In this example, the data set has script in the fetch and open method to get data from a Java class. This example works with BIRT 2.2.1 and higher - Updated on 6/16/08 with another example that fills the parameter selection from the…
Dynamic location for BIRT Connection Profile Store
This is a simple BIRT report example showing how you can control the location of an exported connection profile with a parameter. Report created in BIRT 2.2.0
BIRT Scripted Data Source Tips
This is nice and concise blog post providing tips for using BIRT\''s scripted data source to get data from Plain Old Java Objects.http://darevay.blogspot.com/2007/11/scripted-data-sources-with-birt.html
BIRT Pie Chart with Drill to Detail
This example works from the Classic Models database and presents a pie chart showing the percentage of employees in each country. The user can click on a pie piece and drill to a detailed report for that country. This example was created with BIRT 2.2.
Crosstab with Two Summary Fields
This is an example of a crosstab that has two summary fields. One summary field holds the SUM and one summary field holds the PERCENTAGE of the total. This example uses the Classic Models database and was created with BIRT 2.2.
Convert String Date to Date Object in BIRT
If your dates are coming out of a database as a String field, then it is difficult to format or use that date in a chart so you can easily convert the date string into a real date object. There are several places this can be done like directly on…
Using the BIRT Chart Engine in Your Plug-in
This is an article written by Qi Liang on how to use the BIRT Chart Engine is a standalone application. This specific article gives technical details on using the Chart Engine on a SWT canvas within an Eclipse…
Parse XML from Database Field in BIRT Report
This example selects a String of XML from a database field, and then parses that string into several fields for the report. The code in this example is found in the computed columns of the Data Set as well as an expression of a data element and looks like the code below. Javascript code to parse the…
Simple Control Chart in BIRT Report
This is an example of a BIRT report that contains a Control Chart. The control chart in this example is a line chart that uses multiple Y-axis series for the measure, upper and lower control lines, and the center line(mean). This example was built with BIRT version 2.2. *Updated - now includes 2.1.3 and 2.2…
BIRT Web Services Example
This example BIRT report uses the Amazon Web Services as a data source. It accepts a keyword parameter and will display book title, author and image based on that keyword. A page number is used as a parameter and hyperlinks were added to navigate through the result pages. This report was created by following the steps in…
Hints and tips for parameterized BIRT reports
This article from the IBM DeveloperWorks, written by Craig Tomlyn, Abdul Rasid, and Yan Larsen, provides several techniques to get additional functionality out of BIRT. The article describes how to use parameters from…
BIRT Presentation at Eclipse Forum Europe
This Presentation from Jason Weathersby was used as an Introduction to BIRT at Eclipse Forum Europe 2006. Source Code and examples are included and were built with BIRT 2.0.1
BIRT - Writing an XML emitter
This blog entry by John Ward shows how to create a custom emitter for BIRT. For this example, he creates a custom XML emitter using JaxB and provides instructions for creating, configuring, and deploying the emitter…
Simple Design Engine API Example
This is a simple example showing how to create a report design from scratch entirely from the API. This example was created for BIRT 2.1.1 <div class=\"xoopsCode\" style=\"border: 1px…
First Experiences with BIRT
A JDJ article by Chris Beels, an IT professional in the Financial Services industry, describing creation of a sales report and why his organization selected BIRT. The BIRT version discussed is 2.0.http://java.sys-con.com/read/204706.htm

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