Practical Data Analysis and Reporting with BIRT: Use the Open-source Eclipse-Based Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools System to Design and Create Reports as Quickly as Possible
- 2h 45m
- John Ward
- Packt Publishing
- 2008
BIRT, which stands for Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools, is actually a development framework. Including the word "Tools" in the acronym is appropriate, since BIRT is in fact a collection of development tools and technologies used for report development utilizing the BIRT framework. BIRT is essentially not a product, but a series of core technologies on top of which products and solutions are built, similar in fashion to the Eclipse framework.
The focus of this book is on the most visible and familiar product built with the BIRT framework, which is the BIRT Report Designer. The BIRT Report Designer is an Eclipse plug-in that utilizes BIRT technologies to allow users to design reports in the BIRT document format. You can integrate it with your Java/J2EE applications to produce compelling reports.
About the Author
John Ward is a consultant for Innovent Solutions, specializing in BIRT and e-commerce search and navigation solutions. Prior to that, John was an Assistant Vice President for Citibank, North America, managing the training MIS group and overseeing development of new technology-based training initiatives. John actively works with and tests BIRT—an open-source reporting platform built on Eclipse—including development work based on BIRT reports and the BIRT APIs.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Installing BIRT
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The BIRT Environment and Your First Report
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Visual Report Components
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Working with Data
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Report Parameters
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Report Projects and Libraries
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Styles, Themes, and Templates
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Charts, Hyperlinks, and Drill-Downs
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Scripting and Event Handling
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Deployment
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Practical Example—Building Reports for Bugzilla
