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Extending BIRT with Plug-Ins
What is BIRT?
What is BIRT?
•Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT)
•Collection of APIs (DEAPI, REAPI, CEAPI)
Designing Reports
•Eclipse based designer for WYSIWIG designing
•Can also create reports with Java & API’s
Deploying Reports
•Deploy to application server (Tomcat, JBoss, etc.)
•AJAX based web viewer
•Using Java to call API directly
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What is BIRT?
Demo: Creating a BIRT Report
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BIRT Extension Points
Can use extension points to create:
•Report Items
•Charts
•Emitters
•Aggregation Functions
•Data Sources (ODA’s)
•And More…
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Using Wizard to Create ODA Plug-in
Demo: ODA Plug-In Wizard
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
Demo: Downloading from CVS
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
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Downloading the BIRT Source Code
If you are using BIRT 3.7.1 or higher, you’ll use
GIT, instead:
http://wiki.eclipse.org/BIRT/FAQ/Birt_Project#Q:_How
_to_Build_BIRT_3.7.1.2B_from_GIT.3F
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Chart Plug-In Example
Example BIRT Chart (source & jars):
http://www.birt-exchange.org/org/devshare/designingbirt-reports/1480-adding-a-new-chart-type-3.7.2/
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Plug-In 2 BIRT Contest
•Extending BIRT with Plug-Ins
•March 26th – April 30th
•Top 3 entries will win a 3rd generation iPad
•See contest rules and details at BIRTExchange.org
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Plug-In 2 BIRT Contest
BIRT Data Plug-Ins
BIRT Output Types
ODAs
Emitters
BIRT Report Items
Numbers to Words
571
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EclipseCon 2012 BIRT Sessions
Monday
Getting Started with BIRT Tutorial - John Ward - 9:00am (Lake Fairfax B)
Tuesday
Extending BIRT with Plug-Ins – Michael Williams - 5:00pm (Lake Anne)
Wednesday
What is BIRT?– Virgil Dodson - 1:30pm (Lake Anne)
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Questions?
Questions?
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Resources
BIRT Exchange Community Site
Centralized hub for BIRT developers
• Access demos, tutorials, tips and techniques, documentation…
• Enables developers to be more productive and build applications faster
• Marketplace for applications
Explore
• Search/sort
• Rate, comment
• Forums
Download
• Documentation
• Software
• Examples
www.birt-exchange.com
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Contribute
• BIRT designs, code
• Technical tips
• Applications