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How to use Grails with BIRT report and show BIRT web viewer

I installed the birt-report plugin on a Grails web application project but I cannot understand to use it. I have 2 use cases: Generate BIRT web viewer and show on GSP Page (Show chart report) Generate BIRT report to some other file format (PDF, Word, etc.) Can anyone please provide examples of how to do this? ...

Birt data source parameters from a property file

Hi it was nice to read answer from you.i was looking for how to set the data source params from properties file.I din't understood the answer what you gave on properties file.can you be mpre specfic for this .looking for positive response from you thank you vijay ...

Rendering reports from multiple folders in BIRT

I have multiple folders containing reports under /report folder in the BIRT WebViewer. I would like to be able to deliver these reports on the web. Directory structure is as follows - BIRTWebViewer - report - Finance - Sales - Marketing I have tried adding the folder to the report parameter value passed to the frameset ...

Birt ajax using webservice axis

My project Birt is already configured with pdf as output and to save as output. I am using strut2 + tomcat + birt reporting with ajax and webservice. For pdf it is working fine, I need to render the report in HTML. For that I have given <birt:viewer id="birtViewer" reportDesign="/reports/Customer Registrations.rptdesig...

Using BIRT 2.3.0 Report Designer with HSqlDB version 1.7

Hello, We are trying to use BIRT 2.3.0 Report Designer with HSqlDB version 1.7 On clicking on the "Test Connection" we get a Connection Successful message. However, on clicking on the "Data Set" menu item we get a message "No Tables found". We have placed the "hsqldb.jar" in the location "plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc-...

Birt - times along the xaxis

I have a chart with time along the x-axis. I want the points on the x-axis to be relative to their actual place in time not equidistantly spaced according to the number of points - is there any way to do this? Thanks Dan ...

BIRT -line spacing in report design

Hi folks, I wonder how to define the line spacing in a multi-line lable or text item for pdf output. While increasing the line height within a style works fine, decreasing the height to reduce line spacing doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions on how to reduce the line pitch? Thanks ...

BIRT - how can you set the title of a chart programmatically

I would like to be able to set the title of the chart I am creating in BIRT through a Java program. How do I do this? Many thanks Daniel ...

Side by Side Bar graph in Birt using Java

Hi, Newbie in Birt. I am suppose to create a side-by-side Bar graph using arraylist. Month- X axis. Freq - Y axis. Duration as Y axis. I am using scripted data source to connect. If possible pl let me know how to do it programetically too :). Regards ...

BIRT how to insert text dynamically

Hi I have a report that will require chunks of text (that will be created dynamically) to be embedded from a Java program that runs the report. Is there a way I can put a text object into the design and then somehow get hold that of that object in my Java program. If this is possible I assume I would be able to insert text into that te...

BIRT: How can I access the current DB connections/session from JavaScript?

I need to run a piece of Java code which builds a complex SQL query. I know how to call the Java methods from JavaScript in BIRT but how can I get a pointer to the current DB session/connection? ...

BIRT: Join too slow

I have a large table in my DB from which I need a couple of rows for a report. The JOIN turned out to be too slow. So my solution was to read the values into a HashMap and simply join them manually in each row of the report. How can I fill the map in the open script of a scripted data source? My current solution was to pass the URL/use...

BIRT, repeating chart in list

Hi, I have a problem using Eclipse BIRT, i'm trying to create a list with group headers including a chart relevant to the specific group header. So lets say i'm trying to create a list with all employees including their sick hours monthly in a bar chart. Name [CHART], Contract hours, Division, job Name [CHART]...

java BIRT grouping

Hello. I'm new to BIRT and looking for some help. I've already set up a basic grouping that for every Computer Host shows a table with the current virtual running and its operative system. In BIRT I have a table with a group "Hosts"(data item). Then I have the data items "Virtual Machinese Name" and the data item "OSnameOfVM". example...

BIRT: How do I include a JAR in the report?

In the BIRT book "Integrating and Extending BIRT" (2nd edition, p. 296), I've found this little piece of text: BIRT searches locations for external classes in the order shown in the following list: [...] JAR files that are included in the report design. How do I include a JAR file in the report design? ...

Birt area chart with dynamic X-axis markers

I have two DataSets application performance measures over time (pairs float/datetime) (SQLDataSource) software version changes (pairs string/datetime) (ScriptedDataSource) I want to generate a grapth with both data mixed which can easily show performance changes over software changes. We are trying to create an area graph and set v...