I have to add text or background image as "DRAFT" for report when it match certain condition.I have to dynamically enable or display birt report back ground text ?
I am looking forward to hear any ideas.
Thanks In Advance. Thillakan.
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A:
To set up a static background image as you would:
- Select the master page in your report workspace.
- Select the "Properties" tab.
- Expand the Simple Master Page" section.
- Set the background image.
However, to make it dynamic based on something (such as a parameter), you can use Javascript to manipulate the report items directly. This is covered in chapter 13 of "Integrating and Extending BIRT" which, along with "BIRT, A Field Guide to Reporting", every BIRT report designer should have.
The easiest way is to name your master page specifically in the report designer and use ReportDesignHandle.findElement(<name>) to get its handle. Then use a setter to dynamically change the background image. The beforeRender script is the one where you want to put all this code which sets the background image.
paxdiablo
2009-07-30 03:10:58
Hi pax, Thanks for your info. In addition to this, I created a style and set the style to Simple Master Page" section. I put the static background image but when i tried to view as PDF report, back ground image does not appear. It works for html viewer. I had access to A Field Guide to Reporting but it is some where lost :(. Anyway thanks for your time, I will look in to the scripting part.Thillakan
Thillakan
2009-07-30 08:35:49
The field guide is okay but you'll need the integrating/extending book if you want to do really fancy Java/Javascript report manipulation.
paxdiablo
2009-07-30 10:52:30