This is different than actually running the report using either
the Outline or the Run options under the File menu. For one, it does not provide
pagination, so report previews will come out as one giant HTML page. There are no
navigation options under the report preview either.
Setting up a Simple Project
So now that we are familiar with the different aspects of the BIRT Workspace,
what now? What does it all mean? How does it all work together? And how do we
use it? Well, that is what we are going to explore next as we build a very simple
report. We will describe components more in detail in the next chapter; so for now
just follow along and see how to navigate in the BIRT environment.
The first thing we want to do when setting up our simple report project is to define
what the project is going to be, and what our first simple report will be. Our first
report will be a simple dump of the employees who work for Classic Cars.
So, the first thing we need to do is set up a project. To do this, we will use the
Navigator. Make sure you have the BIRT report perspective open, as described
. earlier. Use the following steps to create our project:
1. Open up the Navigator by single-clicking on the Navigator tab.
2. Right-click anywhere in the white-space in the Navigator.
3. Select New from the menu, and under New select project.
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