How To generate Birt Report

BIRT Help File

After creating the service container edit the BCP classpath found in Cordys installation directory and

paste the below found jars into bcp.classpath.

E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\chartengineapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEng

ine\lib\chartexamplescoreapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\chartitemapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\

birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\com.ibm.icu_4.2.1.v20100412.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\commonscli-

1.0.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\coreapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportE

ngine\lib\crosstabcoreapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\dataadapterapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\bi

rt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\dataaggregationapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\dataextraction.jar;E:\

BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\dteapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\emitt

erconfig.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\engineapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\Rep

ortEngine\lib\flute.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\modelapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2

_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\modelodaapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\odadesignapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromY

esBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\

ReportEngine\lib\org.eclipse.emf.common_2.6.0.v20100607-0756.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\org.eclipse.e

mf.ecore.xmi_2.5.0.v20100521-1846.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\org.eclipse.emf.ecore_2.6.0.v20100607-07

56.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\org.w3c.css.sac_1.3.0.v200805290154.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\bi

rt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\scriptapi.jar;E:\BirtSoftwaresFromYesBank\birt-runtime-2_6_0\ReportEngine\lib\js.jar;

Dont forget to edit the path of this jars to your actual path where you have copied the BIRT REPORT

ENGINE.

How to create BIRT Report Design ::

Step 1 : Get the required birt eclipse and create a new java Project

Step 2: Under the java project create a report say new report and select the template as blank

report.

Step 3 : Under outline of the project create a new data source.

Step 4: Specify the Driver details , url , username , password , no need of filling JNDI URL.

Step 5: Create Data set for the above Data source.

Step 6: Select table or write query for which the report is to be generated.

Step 7: For taking/ passing input parameter you need to create a parameter under report parameter,

specify the name and default value.

Step 8: Double Click the data set which you created and select Parameters , click new and specify

name and linked to report parameter .

Step9 : Click in preview and enjoy the report .

How to use this report using cordys ::

Go to system resource manager of cordys explorer and click web service explorer.

Type getreport and find click the webservice found and test it .

Specify parameters like ‘report design path’ in report name.

Format : html, pdf, xls etc.