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The Runtime contains the ReportEngine which can be used to run and render reports using the Report Engine API (RE API), and the DesignEngine which can be used to create report, library and template designs using the Design Engine API (DE API). The Runtime also contains the Chart Engine which can be used to build and display charts outside of a BIRT report or to manipulate charts within a design using the Chart Engine API (CE API). | The Runtime contains the ReportEngine which can be used to run and render reports using the Report Engine API (RE API), and the DesignEngine which can be used to create report, library and template designs using the Design Engine API (DE API). The Runtime also contains the Chart Engine which can be used to build and display charts outside of a BIRT report or to manipulate charts within a design using the Chart Engine API (CE API). | ||
− | The ReportEngine directory also contains a bat file (genReport.bat) or shell script (genReport.sh) to run reports from the command line using the Report Engine API. | + | The ReportEngine directory also contains a bat file (genReport.bat) or shell script (genReport.sh) to run reports from the command line using the Report Engine API. To use the command line file, extract the ReportEngine directory to a local file location (eg c:\birt3.7). To run a report you must set the environment variable BIRT_HOME first. The shell/bat file uses this to locate the jars. |
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+ | set BIRT_HOME=c:\birt3.7 | ||
+ | cd c:\birt3.7\ReportEngine | ||
+ | genReport samples/Hello_World.rptdesign | ||
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+ | This will produce Hello_World.html in the samples directory. Use the following to get more parameter options. | ||
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+ | genReport --help runrender | ||
+ | genReport --help run | ||
+ | genReport --help render | ||
==BIRT POJO Viewer Deployment== | ==BIRT POJO Viewer Deployment== |
Revision as of 13:48, 16 June 2011
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BIRT POJO Runtime
BIRT 3.7 features a new POJO based runtime. The new Runtime consists of a set of jars that can simply be added to the classpath of your application. While this affects the Runtime of BIRT the designer will continue to use the same OSGi based approach as previous versions of BIRT. The new Runtime is available for download on the BIRT web site and is structured as illustrated in the following diagram.
The Runtime contains the ReportEngine which can be used to run and render reports using the Report Engine API (RE API), and the DesignEngine which can be used to create report, library and template designs using the Design Engine API (DE API). The Runtime also contains the Chart Engine which can be used to build and display charts outside of a BIRT report or to manipulate charts within a design using the Chart Engine API (CE API).
The ReportEngine directory also contains a bat file (genReport.bat) or shell script (genReport.sh) to run reports from the command line using the Report Engine API. To use the command line file, extract the ReportEngine directory to a local file location (eg c:\birt3.7). To run a report you must set the environment variable BIRT_HOME first. The shell/bat file uses this to locate the jars.
set BIRT_HOME=c:\birt3.7 cd c:\birt3.7\ReportEngine genReport samples/Hello_World.rptdesign
This will produce Hello_World.html in the samples directory. Use the following to get more parameter options.
genReport --help runrender genReport --help run genReport --help render
BIRT POJO Viewer Deployment
BIRT 3.7 API Changes
If you have existing code (RE, DE or CE API) that you plan on migrating to BIRT 3.7, no changes should be required, but it is advised to remove the setBirtHome method from your EngineConfig instance.
BIRT RE API code config = new EngineConfig( ); config.setBIRTHome("pathtoruntime"); Should be changed to: config = new EngineConfig( );
BIRT DE API code config = new DeisgnConfig( ); config.setBIRTHome("pathtoruntime"); Should be changed to: config = new DesignConfig( );
If you are using the Chart Engine API PlatformConfig pf = new PlatformConfig(); pf.setBIRTHome("pathtoruntime"); Should be changed to: PlatformConfig pf = new PlatformConfig();